OCPL has added Brainfuse to its databases
New York Times
Library patrons of Onondaga County Public Library System libraries now have access to The New York Times
New York Heritage website
New York Heritage has launched a redesigned website
Database survey
OCPL will be conducting a survey about its research databases from September 13 through September 30.
OverDrive Encourages Patrons to Move to Libby
If you use the old OverDrive app, OverDrive now encourages you to switch over to Libby
Lynda.com has become LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn acquired Lynda.com, so patrons who were using the Lynda.com app will need to download the free LinkedIn Learning app and set it up.
The Post-Standard Online
Read the Post-Standard online.
Ancestry Library Edition
During the time we (and all of OCPL) were closed, ProQuest had made it possible for patrons to access the Ancestry Library database from home (normally it’s only available when connecting from a library). They have now told us that…
Hoopla Extends Bonus Borrows Through May 31
From Hoopla’s May 8 blog post: Due to the overwhelmingly positive response and the continued need of our library partners and their communities, we have extended the availability of the hoopla Bonus Borrows collection through May 31! We have changed…
From the Internet Archive:
Announcing the National Emergency Library, a collection of books that supports emergency remote teaching, research activities, independent scholarship, and intellectual stimulation while universities, schools, training centers, and libraries are closed.