Posted by Live Nelson, Issue 315, 10 November 2011 on 10 November 2011
Finding books, magazines, DVDs, CDs, online articles,
e-books and everything else held in Nelson Public Libraries
has just got easier with the installation of a new library
management system that includes leading edge search
technology. “Our customers will now have more information at their
finger tips,” says acting Library Manager Nicola
Harwood. “Rather than accessing our catalogue and
electronic content separately, at the push of a button,
they can now search across most of what we purchase and
license.…
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Posted by Nelson Public Libraries on 14 September 2010
Research your family history
New Zealand Society of Genealogists Nelson Branch & Nelson
Public Libraries present a series of Researching your Family
History workshops with well known Nelson genealogist Judith
Fitchett. If you have been thinking of doing genealogical research
but haven’t known where to begin then this is the workshop
for you. It will be an exciting journey of discovery as you
learn where and how to research and document your family
information.…
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Posted by Nelson Public Libraries on 3 May 2010
Read newspapers from around the world
Nelson Public Libraries now provide access to
PressDisplay, which offers the digital editions, on the day
of publication, of national and local newspapers published
by Fairfax around the world, and in a range of languages. There is good coverage of New Zealand newspapers,
including local papers the Nelson Mail and the Leader. Papers are available for 90 days from date of publication,
are fully searchable, with print, email, translation and
audio options.…
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Posted by Nelson Public Libraries on 18 March 2010
The Nelson Historical Society Journal is now available
online, from issue 1. Browse the pages as they appear in
print, or use the keyword search function. The digitisation of the Journals is a joint project of the
Friends of the Nelson Library Inc, the Nelson Historical
Society and the New Zealand Electronic Text Centre.…
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Posted by Nelson Public Libraries on 26 February 2010
The Nelson Public Libraries now offer a cell phone/mobile
edition of the library catalogue. It is now even easier to
look up books or any other library items, place reserve
requests, check on your account, and more with the library's
catalogue on your iPhone, Blackberry, or mobile device of
choice!
This cell phone friendly version of the libraries’
catalogue loads quickly and is easy to read on a small
screen. Together with free Wi-Fi offered in the Libraries
it’s an ideal and convenient searching tool for all
library users who are keen on using their own mobile devices
while searching for libraries’ vast resources.…
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Posted by Nelson Public Libraries on 25 August 2009
If you're in a hurry or tired of queuing to issue items, why
not try our new self service issue machines at Elma Turner
Library?
There's a machine in the fiction section, non-fiction
section and in the Children's Library. They'll issue
everything except DVDs, including books, magazines, CDs,
cassettes and multi-items. To use the machines simply:
Scan your library card barcode under the red scan line.…
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