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To take advantage of our electronic resources, users must be registered patrons of the Valparaiso Library. Some of the electronic resources may require on-line registration on a library computer and others may require that you enter your Borrower ID from your library card. Please contact the Valparaiso Library for membership information and assistance.

 

Online Library Catalog
 With the Online Catalog you can:
  • Look up books
  • Make book requests
  • Check the items on your  card
  • Renew your books online
  • Change your contact information

 
AccessMyLibrary.com
 Using your library card you can search for back issue magazine articles from most magazines.

 

 
Florida Electronic Library
The Florida Electronic Library is a gateway to select Internet resources. Use this site for:
  • Live Reference Service
  • Current Events
  • Business
  • Health Issues
  • Homework help
  • Finding full-text articles
  • Florida History & Info.

     
  eBooks
The VCL has made it possible for you to access a wide range of research, reference and reading materials online. eBooks are easy to use. They are accessible from any location -- your library, home or office. Searching them is fast and efficient. You can search every word in every eBook your library has, as well as search within a particular eBook. Plus, each eBook is embedded with the American Heritage Dictionary of the American Language, 4th Ed. Learn More about eBooks.

 
  NoveList
NoveList provides a Fiction Readers Guide to 74,000 titles. Search by author, subject or title and follow the links to a good book. To access NoveList, you will need to have your Patron ID number which is the 14 digit barcode number on your library card.

 
  BIR
Book Index with Reviews (BIR) helps you find information on the books you want and need to read. Find out what's coming out by using basic or advanced searches. To access BIR, you will need to have your Patron ID number which is the 14 digit barcode number on your library card.

 
  LearnATest.com
LearnATest.com Library is the leading source of test preparation materials and interactive practice exams, based on official tests, that will help you improve your scores on academic, civil service, military, and professional licensing and certification exams. We provide immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and individualized analysis of your score. Your username will be the borrower ID number from your library card.
 
The Librarians' Index to the Internet (LII) is a "searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 8,600 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries."


 
  FirstGov is the federal government's web catalog of U.S. Government sites. This is a good place to start your search for government information and services.



 
  World Wide Web Virtual Library: History: United States contains historical information on the USA.  Other portions of the site also offer information on other countries.
 
  LitFinder A searchable list of bibliographical information.



 
  The State Library and Archives of Florida site supplies information on archival records, documentary history, and more.
 


 
  The Internet Public Library was the first public library of and for the internet community. It started out as a project of the students and faculty at the School of Information and Library Studies at the University of Michigan. Part of IPL's mission is to "...serve the public by finding, evaluating, selecting, organizing, describing, and creating quality information resources."