Library News

Library-Anywhere

Posted by Nelson Public Libraries on 1 December 2011

Instructions Download instructions for your device     Basic functions Our library catalogue and other online resources are now available for your cell phone and other mobile devices - in a new and improved version! Search, check your account online, place reserve requests, see the latest Libraries' news and events, Ask a Librarian, find out about opening hours   - and interact with our libraries - anywhere you are. How to install this free application Android 1. Visit Android Marketplace on your phone.…

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Search and Discover

Posted by Nelson Public Libraries on 1 December 2011

Nelson Public Libraries’ new online catalogue, Discovery Search, is one of the most exciting innovations the libraries have embraced in recent years and gives the public the ability to “Discover” a huge range of resources from right across library collections. Searching the catalogue and Libraries' online resources In fact, it can seem a little overwhelming at first. A simple search for a book title might bring up hundreds of results because the Discovery Search will search across physical resources as well as databases, and through journal articles, book reviews and so on.…

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Library searches faster, easier from anywhere at anytime

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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Libraries trial Virtual Shelf Browser

Posted by Nelson Public Libraries on 5 March 2010

Introducing Virtual Shelf Browser Browse your library’s shelves electronically! Shelf Browser lets you to see where a book sits on your actual shelves, and what’s near it. It gives another smart look and feel to our catalogue. Shelf Browser runs together with other LibraryThing for Libraries enhancements, like reviews, recommendations and tags.…

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Libraries launch cell phone friendly catalogue

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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