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Freegal Ending this Week!!
The library's subscription to Freegal ends this week due to ongoing budgetary considerations. Please be sure to download your tracks ASAP. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please contact me at mana.tominaga@sjlibrary.org if you have specific questions.
Fight Frauds and Scams
We who live in the Information Age have incredible wonders and resources available at our fingertips. The downside is that the less-than-honest among us have new tools at their disposal too. Frauds are as old as time, but the Internet has unfortunately been a boon to their spread. It is important to be ever-vigilant in evaluating e-mails, Facebook posts, instant messages, etc., even if they seem to be coming from friends and family, etc. For example, I received an e-mail that appeared to be from a friend explaining that she was in a car accident while vacationing in Madrid and desperately needed a loan to settle foreign hospital bills. I was pretty sure my friend had been nowhere near Madrid and I spoke to her to confirm this.
There are some government resources online to help with spotting this kind of scam and how to combat any damage that might be done by them. Here are a few:
歡迎使用博看网 Introducing Bookan
Our library recently subscribed to a new Chinese electronic magazine database called Bookan.
Bookan is a magazine database which contains over three thousand titles covering a broad range of subjects including politics, business, science, health, literature and entertainment with coverage going back for one to three years. Information is updated daily for over one hundred magazines.
The two browsing formats for Bookan are TEXT and PDF. In TEXT browsing, readers can adjust the font color and the font size from small to medium or large, as well as print the articles. However, the PDF format preserves the original look and format of the magazine. In the PDF format, readers can flip pages, magnify the pages, as well as read the articles in a side-by-side format.
Remote access to Bookan is available at http://sjpl.org/databases#Non-
After simply entering your library card number and PIN, you can browse the database with your smart phone, mobile device and e-reader everywhere and anytime you want. Enjoy!
聖荷西公共圖書館最近訂閱了一個新的電子雜誌資料庫,名字是博看网Bookan.
博看网（Bookan）收录了3000多种畅销期刊，內容包羅萬象，涵蓋了許多不同的主題，包括政治，經濟，科學，健康, 文學和娛樂等等。超過一百多種雜誌，信息每天更新。如果你錯過了新的期刊，博看网也保存了許多過往的雜誌一至三年之久，讀者可以上網自行點閱。
博看网（Bookan）有文本版（TEXT）和原貌版（PDF）兩個瀏覽選擇。在文本版（TEXT）瀏覽，讀者可以調整字體顏色，或者更換大中小字體，也可以打印文章。 原貌版（PDF）格式保留了文章原來的外觀和格式。讀者可以翻頁，隨意放大字體，甚至調整版面，雙頁瀏覽。
在圖書館以外的地方, 可以上網到 http://sjpl.org/databases#Non-
只要輸入你的圖書館證號碼和個人密碼, 就可用你的智能手機或電子閱讀器閱覽。不受時間與空間限制，歡迎使用！
Computer Help at Seven Trees Library
Is your computer driving you crazy? Are you mystified by all the menus in Microsoft Word? Do you want to set up an email account but don’t know where to begin? Do you wish you could start connecting with family and friends using Facebook?
Computers can be frustrating for many of us. Fortunately, help is available at your library. Let our knowledgeable, patient Seven Trees Library volunteers help you solve your computer problems. Here at the Seven Trees Library we have two volunteer Tech Mentors and one volunteer eBooks Coach. A Tech Mentor is available to assist you every Wednesday evening from 5:00-6:00PM and Saturdays from 11:00AM-1:00PM. Our eBooks Coach is available every Saturday from 12:00-2:00PM. No appointment is necessary. Come to the Seven Trees Library and get the one-on-one help you need!
He didn't talk to a Seven Trees Tech Mentor . . .
They did . . .
E-Book Support Tip: Finding A Checked Out E-Book When It "Disappears" For A Kindle Device
You receive an e-mail saying that the e-book you put on request is available for checkout. You log into Overdrive, go to the "my waiting list" link, and check out it for your Kindle device. Everything seems fine, but when you go to your Kindle account the item isn't there. Overdrive doesn't show it in "my waiting list," or "book bag" either. What happened to it? Not to worry! Just be sure to check the "my bookshelf" section of your Overdrive account. This is where an e-book should go if it's checked out correctly. From there download it to your Kindle.
Finding New Sources For Ebook Lending
The Open Library lending program online offers the ability to access a book in a pinch. With the simple touch of a computer or electronic device you can download and be reading in just minutes. A variety of subjects are available including reading for all ages, there are many options, even children's books with pictures. Over 200,000 ebooks are available for lending, and did I mention this is a FREE service. The State of California is now participating in the e-book lending program and it is successfully growing through a large group of volunteers.
E-Book Support Tip: Downloading a Missing Track for an Audio Book
You're downloading tracks to listen to your favorite audio book, but for some reason one track is
having trouble and won't load. What can you do? Overdrive recommends the following solution:
- Delete the title from Overdrive Media Console then close the application.
- Search your computer for the title and delete each instance you find.
- Audiobooks are usually found in Documents > My Media > MP3 Audiobooks or WMA Audiobooks.
- Delete your temporary Internet files. This step is extremely important.
- Close and reopen your web browser.
- Try downloading the title again. You'll find it under your account on the OverDrive website.
Create a Valentine's Mix CD with Freegal!
If you're thirty-plus like me, you probably made, or had gifted, mixed tapes... Consider a modern version this Valentine's Day, using a selection of tracks from Freegal! You can download five tracks a week and burn them to a CD, so if you get started now, you can get ten tracks in time. There's a wide range of genres represented - so you can even create an anti-Valentine set of tracks, maybe from the Emo Anti-Valentine's Day Collection: Valentine's Day Massacre!
E-Book Support Tip: Downloading e-books and other e-materials from the Library
If you go to our Downloads page there are various options for free software to view e-books and other e-materials. You will need to download the software to your computer first before you will be able to access the materials. You will also need a valid library card and and pin number. It is also important to note that Kindles are limited to OverDrive and Axis 360 with Kindle Fire. There is also a "Need Help" section on this page with frequently asked questions and tips.
E-Book Support Tip: Checking out e-magazines and e-newspapers from the library
Newspapers and magazines aren't necessarily checked out and downloaded the same way as e-books are. You can browse them online using a web browser. Please visit our eMagazines and eNewspapers page on our website. Log in with your library card and pin number. You should then be able to view the full text versions of the various magazines and newspapers available in our collection.
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