Access to New Databases – Granted!! PCPL has received permission to share access to the following databases for our community during this time.
About AtoZ Food America:
AtoZ Food America is a database unlike any other on the market today. From regional cookbooks to an exploration of ethnic culinary influences, from fun collections of historic cookbooks and television commercials to “how to” food preparation videos, AtoZ Food America has something sure to educate and entertain everyone.
Benefits Include:
- Supplement your cookbooks section while saving money on cookbooks
- Provide patrons with cookbooks on a wider range of cuisine
- Allow patrons to create their own accounts to save and share their favorite recipes
- Give local cookbook clubs a resource they can use to easily share recipes without worrying about book checkouts
- Teach patrons how to properly prepare food with “how to” videos
- Provide patrons with an educational resource on America’s culinary heritage
Features Include:
- Cookbooks for all 50 states
- Cookbooks for six US regions
- Cookbooks for each of 33 major US ethnic groups
- 700+ Ingredient Articles
- 100+ Historic cookbooks dating back to the late 1700s
- 3,200+ original TV food commercials dating back to the 1940s
- Food preparation Instruction Videos
- What Did They Eat? Articles
- Bartenders’ Guide to Traditional Cocktails
Here is the login information:
Username: apl
Password: hartford
Access good through August 31, 2020
About Global Road Warrior:
Global Road Warrior is the most comprehensive country cultural database on the market today. Featuring in-depth information on 175 countries, Global Road Warrior will give your patrons a level of insight into each country that cannot be found anywhere else. Categories include:
- Culture & Society
- Food & Recipes
- Language Video Dictionary
- Royalty-free Maps
- Royalty-free Images
- National Symbols
- Business Culture
- Music
- Education
Global Road Warrior is an excellent resource for student projects and a great companion for international travelers.
Here is the login information:
Username: apl
Password: hartford
Access good through August 31, 2020
About AtoZ World Travel:
AtoZ World Travel consists of 202 city travel guides, featuring in-depth information on attractions, neighborhoods, excursions, dining tips, language, insider tips, transportation, and much more!
AtoZ World Travel will allow you to:
- Supplement your travel books section
- Provide coverage on more destination cities for your patrons
- Provide a great resource for students working on country related projects
AtoZ World Travel functions as a “web-based” app on your smartphone or tablet, meaning you can access this resource on any device at Wi-Fi hotspots around the world.
Here is the login information:
Username: apl
Password: hartford
Access good through August 31, 2020
About AtoZ World Food:
AtoZ World Food is a food culture and traditional recipes database for 174 countries. AtoZ World Food dramatically increases the scope of what libraries can offer their patrons, while reducing costs at the same time.
Benefits:
- Supplement your cookbooks section while saving money on cookbooks
- Provide patrons with cookbooks on a wider range of cuisine
- Allow patrons to create their own accounts to save and share their favorite recipes
- Give local cookbook clubs a resource they can use to easily share recipes without worrying about book checkouts
- Provide patrons with an educational resource for country and food related projects
Features:
- 174 Countries
- 1,700+ Food Culture Articles
- 7,000+ Recipes
- 500+ Ingredient Articles
- 6 Food Glossaries
- 14,000+ Color Photos
Here is the login information:
Username: apl
Password: hartford
Access good through August 31, 2020
About AtoZ Maps Online:
With AtoZ Maps Online, you have approximately 145,000 maps at your fingertips. This combination of proprietary maps and maps from other reputable sources gives you a “one-stop shop” for content that can be downloaded and used without any copyright restrictions. Notable categories include:
- World Maps
- Continent Maps
- Country Maps
- State Maps
- Antique Maps
- Historical Maps
- Outline Maps
- U.S. Topographic Maps
- Geography Quiz Game
- Geography Lesson Plans
AtoZ Maps Online is a great resource for local students, teachers, genealogy researchers, hikers, hobbyists, and more.
Here is the login information:
Username: apl
Password: hartford
Access good through August 31, 2020
About AtoZ World Culture:
AtoZ World Culture is the most comprehensive country cultural database on the market today. Featuring in-depth information on 175 countries, AtoZ World Culture will give your patrons a level of insight into each country that cannot be found anywhere else. Categories include:
- Culture & Society
- Food & Recipes
- Language Video Dictionary
- Royalty-free Maps
- Royalty-free Images
- National Symbols
- Business Culture
- Music
- Education
AtoZ World Culture is an excellent resource for student projects and a great companion for international travelers.
Here is the login information:
Username: apl
Password: hartford
Access good through August 31, 2020
About AtoZ the USA:
AtoZ the USA is the most comprehensive database for U.S. information on the market today. With the option to explore the country as a whole, or research a specific state or one of five US territories, AtoZ the USA will give your patrons in-depth access to a broad range of topics, including:
- Official State Animals & Plants
- Historical Timelines
- Modern & Antique Downloadable Maps
- National Symbols
- State Symbols
- Food & Recipes
- Demographics
- Culture & Society
- Geography Learning Resources
- Government & PoliticsAtoZ the USA is a great resource for school projects and patrons traveling the country.
Here is the login information:
Username: apl
Password: hartford
Access good through August 31, 2020
About Lingo LITE:
Lingo LITE uses images, text, and native speaker video to help you learn vocabulary up to four times faster than any other method. Lingo LITE uses Associative Multimedia Learning to help your brain associate an image with the correct word in a language without first translating it from your native language, for a faster and easier learning experience.
Users can change the interface language at the click of a button.
**Please Note: Significant portions of Lingo LITE are contained in AtoZ World Travel, Global Road Warrior, and AtoZ World Culture.
Here is the login information:
Username: apl
Password: hartford
Access good through August 31, 2020