Facts on File Available Remotely
Three separate resources that are searchable together or separately:
Facts on File World News Digest (U.S. and World News, 1940-present);
Issues & Controversies (in-depth investigations of today’s top issues with pro/con discussion and links for many issues); and Today’s Science (science news written especially for students ).
FirstSearch No Remote Access
The main page for searching approximately fifteen FirstSearch databases
on various topics. Popular and scholarly full-text articles are
available from many of these databases. Find the databases listed
by title or by topic from this page.
Freegal Music
Available Remotely
Downloadable MP3 music tracks from Sony Music Entertainment’s catalog containing thousands of artists and over 100 genres of music. Each Lake Forest Library cardholder can download 3 tracks per week beginning each Monday. Once logged in, a usage counter in the upper right corner of the page shows you how many downloads you have used. Access Freegal Music from the library’s website, enter your Lake Forest Library card number, and then search for your selections. You can listen to a 30 second clip of a track before deciding to download it. To download, select “download now,” and save it to your desktop. Once the track is on your desktop, you can play it from your computer or move it to your iTunes or other MP3 library for transferring to your MP3 player.