Friday, May 29, 2009

New Hurstville Library Website


Hurstville City Library, Museum & Gallery service has a new website they would like to share with you.

Hurstville Library Website

The brand new website has a number of exciting new features. Customers will enjoy far greater access to both information and entertainment. The new features include:

The LMG Blog
The Blog allows people to post comments on information ranging from LMG events, book reviews, to new items added to the collection. Don't miss this opportunity to tell us what you think.

HSC Help Wiki
The HSC Help wiki is an extensive resource of HSC material which is available within the library, from home, school, or anywhere with an Internet connection. It includes selected journal articles from the library's electronic databases, links to a number of different websites concerning school and HSC assignments and a list of useful items from the physical collection. Many of these resources cannot be found on the internet and are only available to members using the wiki so make sure you check this out.

Facebook
Want to meet other LMG members or staff? Perhaps see what events are coming up or check out recent photos. Then go to the brand new LMG Facebook profile. It provides all this and more. Become a fan today.

FLICKR
Flickr is a photo/video streaming website which is freely available on the Internet. The site allows users to upload their personal photos and videos to a world wide audience. The LMG Flickr page provides a visual record of current and past events run by the LMG & Hurstville City Council.

Your Tutor
This is a real time virtual homework help service with live qualified teachers for school aged children. What's more, this fantastic service is free of charge to all LMG members. Who said tutoring was expensive.
Increase your grades today.

Assignment Assistant
Our support for students does not end there. Assignment Assistant is another resource which aims to provide a comprehensive suite of resources for students all in the one spot. These resources include the HSC Help wiki, useful student related delicious weblinks, the Your Tutor tutoring service, a complete list of the research databases which contain over 1,000,000 journal articles, and a link to the computer school which provides training for a variety of IT based applications.

Ask Us
If Your Tutor and Assignment Assistant has not answered your question then ask us. Ask Us is a free on-line reference service where you can submit questions to our qualified librarians for assistance. So if you need help with your assignment don't waste time just sitting there. Fill out the Ask Us webform and let us help you.

RSS Feeds to What's On & What's New
Want to be the first to find out when the book you have been waiting for arrives. Then subscribe to What's New and receive an RSS feed which will alert you to a selection of our latest purchases. Alternatively be the first to know what events are coming up in the LMG by subscribing to the What's On RSS feed. You will always be the first to know by subscribing to the RSS feeds.

Discovery Writers group blog
Check out and comment on a selection of short stories and poetry from the local Discovery Writers Group blog. Give them feedback or perhaps join the group. This is an exciting new resource which launched with the new site.

Hurstville Library Website

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