Database of the Month | Rusk County Community Library

418 Corbett Ave. W.
Ladysmith, WI 54848
715-532-2604
ladysmithpl@ladysmithpl.org

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T	10 am - 8 pm
W	10 am - 6 pm
Th	10 am - 6 pm
F	10 am - 6 pm
Sat	10 am - 3 pm
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We know you value the services and resources provided by your public library, but just how much are those services worth?

Please enter the number of times you use the following library services each month

Input Your Use	Library Services	Value of Services
	Books Borrowed per Month	$
	Magazines Borrowed per Month	$
	In-Library Magazine Use per Month	$
	Newspapers Read in Library	$
	Videos Borrowed per Month	$
	Music CDs Borrowed per Month	$
	Audio Books Borrowed per Month	$
	Meeting Rooms Use (Hours per Month)	$
	Program/Class Attended per Month - Adult	$
	Program/Class Attended per Month - Child	$
	Computer Use (Hours per Month)	$
	Databases Used per Month (Number of Separate Databases)	$
	Reference Questions Asked per Month	$
Value you receive monthly from your library:		$
For every $1.00 in taxes you spend on your library, you receive $ of value in return*

*Where did these numbers come from? -- Per capita expenditures were collected from Wisconsin's 2010 Public Library Statistics, compiled by the State Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning (DLTCL). The return on investment is calculated by dividing each library's annual per capita expenditure by 12 (the number of months) to get a monthly per capita expenditure. The formula then divides the total value received each month by the monthly per capita expenditure.

This calculator is an adaptation of projects by the Maine State Library and Library Research Service, a unit of the Colorado State Library and the Colorado Department of Education that is operated in partnership with the Library and Information Science (LIS) Program, Morgridge College of Education, University of Denver.

Database of the Month: Please use the databases on our website to find the information you need. If you need help finding material, ask one of the library staff for assistance. They can be found through the Research Page link on the MORE catalog.

The World Flag database may sound just pretty, but it includes a fascinating amount of information about countries and their states, provinces, and/or territories. Did you know that Utah updated the state flag in August 2011? Can you identify all the armed forces flags? Or when Sint Maarten became a country? It is all here!

http://www.flags.net/

You can access a large number of databases directly from our homepage by clicking the the Research box on the right hand side. It isn't visually snappy, but it is the doorway to a large number of databases! Research is your portal to databases from our homepage.

PREVIOUS DATABASES FEATURED ON THIS PAGE:

You will need to login with your MORE library card to use some of these databases.

This philatelic database is for any and all who are interested in stamps.

http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/

Found in Wisconsin

This database has all kinds of wonderful digitized information about Wisconsin history. The Home page lists the newest additions to the database, and "Browse Resources" offers an alphabetical list of where to start looking.

http://rlldigital.dpi.wi.gov/

Ancestry and Heritage Quest are both genealogical databases which are useful in many ways.

http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/default.aspx This can be used only in the library. http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/login/barcode?aid=9339 This database can be used at home.

http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/ It is comics from long ago, and not so long ago.

Auto Repair Reference Center http://arrc.epnet.com/autoasp/index.asp?sid=32042212&uid=s6258775.main.autorefctr

Small Engine Repair Reference Center http://web.ebscohost.com/serrc/search?sid=b09ccde7-d916-478b-a55c-72a7ae65cb13%40sessionmgr113&vid=1&hid=127

Access NewspaperArchive has newspapers from all around the world, and most are of historical interest. They are also mostly in English. There are maps to help you decide what county or state you wish to read about. Click the link to visit Access NewspaperArchive. http://access.newspaperarchive.com/Default

To find the Ladysmith News online please go here http://www.badgerlink.net/papers.html, and then click on this link: Wisconsin Newspapers Digital Research Site. The News is available from 2005 until up to 60 days ago.

A Note about Citations: If you use any information found in a database, remember to say where you found it. Before you leave the site, make sure you note where you found the information, the name of the work and the name(s) of the person(s) who wrote it. If you don't give credit to the author, or authors, you will be plagiarizing the material. Here are a couple of links to very complete explanations about plagiarism.

http://www.ehow.com/about_4680363_definition-of-plagiarism.html

http://www.yourdictionary.com/dictionary-articles/Definition-of-Plagiarism.html

http://www.wadsworth.com/english_d/special_features/plagiarism/definition.html

What is a database? These are not "websites." Databases are information from print sources which are now available on the internet. They are photographs of the pages which were in the magazine, the newspaper, or the book. The information within each document doesn't change, as a website would.

Databases contain material from not just magazines, newspapers, and books, but also have eletronic books, photos, and other images available. There are reference materials here. Having these databases online makes it possible to find information that individual libraries don't own.

Who can use these? If you are a Wisconsin resident with a library card, you have access to the library databases highlighted on this page which are funded by the library, our library system, and/or the state through BadgerLink, a project of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning.