iCONN What is it? iCONN

2 It’s free It’s on the Web It’s available 24 x 7 It’s accessible from home

Access From Home 3

4 Need News? Access the full text of any article from: Christian Science Monitor – 1997 to the present The Hartford Courant – 1992 to the present The London Times – 1985 to the present Los Angeles Times – ( present) The New York Times – 1985 to the present The Wall Street Journal – 1984 to the present Washington Post – ( present)

5 Hartford Courant - Historical Search any article from the first issue in 1764 to the last issue in ,000 pages of text

6 Need a Book? Search over 400 library catalogs in CT simultaneously over the Web Request the item you want Track the status of your request Search any other library catalog In Connecticut In the world

7 reQuest Statewide Library Catalog

Need an Audiobook? All available at: Search K-12 and Best Seller titles Checkout & place holds with public library card Download to PC or Mac computers Transfer to iPhone/iPod or MP3 players

Downloadable Audiobooks

10 Need a Biography? Choose from over 120,000 biographies Linked to full-text articles, book review excerpts, images and much more From antiquity to the present

11 Biography In Context

12 Need an article? Search over 4,100 magazine titles simultaneously 1980 to the present 25+ million articles Images from Connecticut Digital Collections Search hundreds of magazine titles appropriate for students at: Elementary schools Middle schools High schools Colleges

13 Articles for Elementary Schools

14 Articles for Middle Schools

15 Articles for High Schools

16 Articles for Colleges

17 Articles for Adults

18 Need Information in Spanish? Choose articles from 50 popular Spanish- language and bilingual magazines Search interface in English and Spanish Presents titles in both Spanish and English

19 Informe

20 Need Business Information? Accurate, current information on more than 450,000 companies Company profiles, inc. parent/sibling relationships Industry rankings Products and brands Company performance ratings Industry statistics

21 Need Business Information? Investment reports Current investment ratings Pricing momentum and key ratio measures Financial ratios Coverage of major business events and trends from 1983 to present And much more …

22 Business and Company Resource Center

23 Need Health Information? Search nearly 400 health/medical journals 800 pamphlets 2,100 general interest publications Encyclopedias of medicine, childhood & adolescence Alternative health module And much more …

24 Health and Wellness Resource Center

25 Need Genealogy Research? A collection of over 25,000 family and local history books (every word searchable) Complete U.S. Federal Census (1790 –1930) Search by name, place of birth, age, ethnicity, etc 1.5 million citations to 6,500 genealogy and local history periodicals published since 1800 Detailed records of 80,000+ individuals who served in the Revolutionary War Freedman's Savings & Trust Company (primary bank for America's freed slaves and others from ) records of more than 70,000 bank depositors and nearly 480,000 of their dependants and heirs.

26 HeritageQuest Online

Connecticut Digital Collections Connecticut History Online Treasures of Connecticut Libraries Connecticut State Library's Digital Collections Newspapers of Connecticut Collections are searchable in iCONN using PowerSearch and at: ections.aspx ections.aspx

28 The iCONN Start Page Simultaneous searching of nearly all searchable databases A simple keyword search widget (with the option for advanced search) Easy access from any location using your library card number Concise and organized screen of search results

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31 Why? Provide equitable access to a substantial, core level of information resources for every resident - all ages every school - students and teachers; all grades every library – regardless of community size or wealth Provide access anytime and anywhere

32 Dollars and Sense It costs the state almost $2 million per year to provide these electronic information databases It would cost libraries, schools and colleges more than $30 million per year to purchase the same databases individually Value of investment accrues directly to its intended users - Connecticut residents

Users Want It! Over 7.5 million articles viewed in iCONN databases Over 1.3 million searches of the statewide library catalog Over 134,000 items lent through the statewide library catalog 33 From July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011:

34 Brought to you by State of Connecticut

35 Administered by Connecticut State Library in conjunction with your local library

36 Certificate of Commendation iCONN was awarded a Certificate of Commendation from the Affiliate Assembly of the American Association of School Librarians, a division of the American Library Association. The Certificate was awarded “in recognition of valuable contributions to the field of school librarianship.” The accompanying letter further stated: “By providing an online database of reference materials and journals free to every school and home in the state, you are giving everyone equal access to a wealth of materials. With school districts struggling with budget constraints, this service means that no matter the socioeconomic status of a locality, quality information is available to all.”

For further information Contact your local library Contact the iCONN office: (888) (toll-free in CT) (860)