TCCL Featured Services

Consumer Reports offers information on product performance ratings and advice on how to determine which model is best for you. You can search and read Consumer Reports articles on our website. From our catalog perform a title search for Consumer Reports Online. Follow the link to a selection of databases. Any of these will lead you to the interface for Consumer Reports but MasterFILE is the easiest to use.

Once you are on the EBSCO Consumer Reports page, you can browse by year and volume, or click Search within this publication to search for a specific topic.

For this search, go to Search within this publication and add your search words, ‘digital cameras’, in the space directly under the JN “Consumer Reports” field. This will search for the keywords within all back issues. You will find that the December 2008 issue ran a cover story specifically on digital cameras. Click on the article title to display options to read, print, e-mail, or save the article.

Questions? Don’t hesitate to call us (596-7977) or send us an e-mail at www.tulsalibrary.org/askus .

You can learn more about Michael Chabon and his career through the Biography Resource Center database. First click on the Research tab at the top of the library home page, then select Find Articles and Databases. Select Alphabetical List of All Databases and scroll down and click the Biography Resource Center. Perform a search for the name Chabon, and you should receive 3 entries about the author.

To find out more about his novels, try Novelist, which provides book summaries, reviews, read-alike lists and even book discussion group guides. Novelist can be found under the Books and Reading tab of the library page. You can perform searches by author or title.

For a discussion of Chabon’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay and how it relates to the world of pop culture, be sure to attend our Novel Talk program on Tuesday November 18th, 6:30pm at the Central Library.

And of course don’t forget that Michael Chabon himself will be joining us in December to accept his award. For information on his visit, check out the Helmerich Award website.

To find information on flu, including symptoms, prevention and treatment, go the Research tab at the top the library homepage and select “Find Articles and Databases”, select Alphabetical List of Databases, and scroll down to Medline Plus.

In the Medline Plus search field, enter the word ‘flu’ and hit ‘search’. Click on the first result from the National Library of Medicine. This will bring up a new page with an overview of the disease, and several headings. Under the category of Diagnosis/Symptoms, there is a link to page that will help you determine whether your symptoms indicate a cold or the flu.

The Tulsa City-County Library has a Genealogy Center, a special library dedicated solely to genealogical (family) research materials. You’ll find a wealth of resources there, including reference books, CDs, maps, and more. The Genealogy Center also frequently offers workshops and classes on different aspects of family research. Check the online event guide for upcoming programs. For help getting started on your family research, click on the Research tab at the top of the library’s homepage, then select Genealogy Center. You’ll find links to helpful information such as How to Begin Your Family History Research, American Indian Research, and the Tulsa Newspaper Death Notice Index.

The library’s Government Documents page is a great place for resources dealing with the upcoming elections. It provides links to several top news sources, voting guides, and voter registration information.

To see what is available, first click on the Research tab at the top of the home page, select Government Documents, then scroll down to the Additional Resources category near the bottom of the page and select "Resources by subject or type". From the alphabetical list of subjects, select ‘elections‘.

The debate archives are offered through the New York Times, and can be found in the Election 2008 - Get Educated section under the title Debate Videos and Transcripts.