September 18, 2009

EXCITING NEW CHANGES TO THE LIBRARY'S REFERENCE OFFERINGS!

The Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative is pleased to announce new changes to two of its very popular reference offerings, Homework Help (powered by Tutor.com) and NetLibrary.

Homework Help (powered by Tutor.com):

  • New videos, sample work sheets, study guides and tutorials.
  • Proof Point allows a live tutor to review and edit a student’s documents.
  • New access to graph paper aids student interaction with a math tutor.
  • The Career Center assists with career paths for young adults or changing careers for older adults by providing help with resumes and cover letters.
  • Avatars in the upper left-hand corner that represent the tutor and the student.
  • Students can now email a transcript of their session with their tutor to themselves to reference at a later date.
  • NetLibrary:

  • Media Center is a new application that makes listening to eAudiobooks easy and simple.
  • Connect, click, listen - the Media Center will transfer your eAudiobooks to your PC or to your portable player with just one-click.
  • iPod and iPhone compatible audiobooks are now available from NetLibrary. Find compatible titles through "Quick Search" function of the library’s catalog and use the words iPod audiobook or iPhone audiobook, and view a listing of more than 800 titles!
  • For more information about this and other FREE services and programs @ your library®, please call (813) 273-3652 or visit hcplc.org.