Pinal Counties Library Database

The Pinal Co. Board of Supervisors are pleased to offer online databases through the Library District's website. All it takes is be the owner of a Pinal Co. Library Card.

"The library card is free," explained Supervisor David Snider, "which acts as a passport of sorts to a world of information on the internet. I encourage anyone from people researching their family tree to auto mechanics to take advantage of this free service we offer."

The databases are a compilation of work between Pinal Co. & the State of Arizona.

Users will find the following databases on the Pinal County Library site:

* Learn-A-Test. Which allows people to learn more about the GED, SAT, GRE & take occupational practice tests.
* Newsbank. Newspapers from across the world.
* Chilton's Automotive Repair Reference Center.
* Two genealogy databases available for use: Heritage Quest & Ancestry Library.
* MasterFile Premier which offers magazines, book reviews World Almanac & Novelist.
* SIRS Discoverer & Knowledge Source offering homework help for students, government reports & more.
* Grolier: English & Spanish encyclopedias.
* Gale-Thomas: Business Resource Center, Opposing Viewpoints, Literature & Science Resource Center & Informe articles in Spanish.

"Our partnership with the State of Arizona allows us to offer a wide variety of information across the internet," said Library District Director Denise Keller. "Everyone from students needing homework help to readers seeking book reviews can find anything with a mouse click."

Keller went on to add that the items found in the databases are copyrighted & cannot be found by using search engines like Google & Yahoo. For more info on the Pinal Co. Library District log on to: pinal.az.us/library.