The deadline for the SurfRI trial has been extended, so there is still time for you to check out Surf RI, the state's trial run of a state-wide database system. Surf RI offers access to 40 databases covering a wide variety of topics - health, history, literature, politics, reference, etc., - in a variety of "formats" - newspapers, magazines, journals, encyclopedias, and more. A new database has also been added to the trial, Teen Health and Wellness, a database by Rosen, which also publishes a series of books by the same title.
The trial NOW runs through April 30, and no login or password is required for access.
Statewide databases provide all of the public libraries in the state with the same access to information. Databases are expensive, and some libraries cannot afford them; statewide databases provide access to all patrons regardless of their "home" library affiliation.
Currently, 46 states offer statewide databases.
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