Online Resources
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ABOUT ONLINE RESOURCES
The library provides books, audiobooks, magazines, comics, articles, interactive learning materials, information rich databases, and so much more online. Even one-on-one, live tutoring is available for students and job seekers. Almost all of these resources can be accessed outside the library, 24/7.
These authoritative, subscription-only resources are not freely available online. Many of the resources below were selected by librarians at the Oconee Regional Library System. Others are made available thanks to GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library, an initiative of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. Online resource selections are reviewed annually and depend on available funding.
The following list of online resources includes all of our locally-paid resources and highlights from GALILEO. To see all online resources available to you, please check out GALILEO’s A-Z list of databases or search by subject.
How to access
Most of the library's online resources can be accessed outside of the library. When accessing these resources from home, you will be directed to log into your PINES account using your library card number and PINES password.
Don’t have a library card? Register here and get a library eCard number emailed to you for immediate access. (Learn more about eCards on our FAQ page.)
Tutorials
Business resources
Business Source Complete (Business Searching Interface) provides users with a highly focused user interface created especially for the business searcher. It allows you to easily browse for company profiles, country reports, industry profiles, market research reports, SWOT analyses, and author profiles. Containing over 4000 business journal titles, Business Source Complete provides full-text access to journals that cover all aspects of business, including Business Week, Forbes, and Harvard Business Review, along with hundreds of other scholarly, peer-reviewed journals.
Deadline to register coming soon! Sign-up before September 30, 2024! Upon registration, you will have 365 days to complete the course.
Sign up for free Entrepreneurial Mindset Training and learn how to think (and act) like an entrepreneur. In this self-paced program, developed by the Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative you will learn how to:
Recognize opportunities that others overlook. Drawing from best practices in design thinking, you will learn how to discover opportunities that are hiding in plain sight.
Master the art of bootstrapping. You will learn how cash-strapped entrepreneurs manage to identify, evaluate and transform their ideas into a sustainable success.
Develop a success network that will enable you to avoid costly mistakes, reduce the learning curve and accelerate your growth.
Identify and overcome the self-imposed limitations that may be holding you back.
Tap into a mindset that will inspire and empower you to create a path toward a more meaningful and prosperous life regardless of where you start.
Gale LegalForms helps patrons understand common legal procedures through access to authentic, professional legal documents for businesses and it is the only electronic reference to offer legal forms that are truly state-specific. Useful for filing patents and trademarks, developing leases, creating bills of sale, delegating power of attorney, and more, these forms are ideal for supporting legal tasks that business owners need to manage.
Regional Business News provides comprehensive full-text coverage for more than 50 regional business publications, including titles from Crain Communications. one of the largest privately held business media publishers in the world.
The Vocational & Career Collection provides full-text coverage for almost 350 trade and industry related periodicals including American Machinist, Modern Machine Shop, Pediatric Nursing, Wireless Week, Drug Store News, Video Business, Reeves Journal, Hotel and Motel Management, Restaurant Business, Advertising Age, and many more.
Children's Resources
ABCmouse provides a full online curriculum for children ages 2-8. With 850 lessons in 10 levels, the curriculum encompasses reading, math, science, social studies, art, and music. The lessons of the Step-by-Step Learning Path consist of books, puzzles, games, songs, art activities, and/or printables that relate to a specific topic. Each lesson offers children several different ways to learn, in accordance with the recommendations of early childhood experts.
Available at the library. Can be accessed on any public computer or on any device connected to the library’s WiFi.
A large collection of eBooks and eAudiobooks for kids pre-K to fourth grade. It’s a mix of fiction and non-fiction titles that can be downloaded onto computers, tablets and smartphones.
Access this collection through the website or via the Boundless app for Apple or Android.
NoveList K-8 Plus helps you explore and discover the world of children’s fiction and non-fiction. You can:
• find new books to read
• print a list of all the books in the series you are reading
• search for new books and authors similar to other books and authors you have enjoyed
• look for a book about a particular subject, relationship, geographic area, or period of time
• review award-winning books
Disaster Recovery
Click here to access: bit.ly/RecoveryGA24
Ebooks, EAudiobooks, emagazines, & Comics
Access thousands of ebooks and audiobooks in the easy-to-use Palace app. This app provides access to:
Thousands of new eBooks and eAudiobooks in a shared collection curated by 45 participating libraries
The library’s Libby collection
The eRead Kids collection
A new statewide Biblioboard collection, which includes perpetual, simultaneous-use licenses and consists of 3,104 multilingual children’s titles
The Palace Bookshelf, a collection of over 19,000 "always available" open-access eBooks including classics, children's books, textbooks, and foreign language materials, all free to download and keep
GALILEO-provided eBooks (not yet available, but will be added later this year
To get started:
Download thousands of eAudiobooks or eBooks directly to your home computer, smartphone or tablet. To check out books, you will need your PINES library card number.
How to get started:
1. Download the Libby app from your app store, or visit gadd.overdrive.com.
2. Select “Log In” on the website. “Yes” on the app.
3. When searching for the library, search by name for the “Oconee Regional Library System.”
4. Select “Georgia Download Destination.”
5. Enter a valid library card number.
If your card is expired, please call us at 478-272-5710 (Option 1) Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm to renew.
If you do not have a library card, you can request immediate access to an eCard here: https://gapines.org/eg/opac/register
6. Congratulations! You now have access to thousands of eBooks and Audio Books through the Libby app by Overdrive.
With Libby you can also check out and read books on Kindle devices!
Family and Local History Resources
The Laurens County Library is a FamilySearch Affiliate Library, which allows patrons to access FamilySearch’s vast collection of digital images and indexes whenever they are in the building. You can access this collection by using any of the library’s public computers or by connecting your personal device to the library’s public WiFi connection.
Enhanced access only available within the library.
Access over 4000 genealogical and statistical databases, including the US Federal Census, the Social Security Death Index, marriage records, and more.
In-Library use only.
A searchable online database of newspapers for the Dublin-Laurens County area. Dates range from 1901 to 2008. (Some issues are missing). Only accessible within the library.
Full-text access to 97 eBooks published by the Clearfield Company, a leading publisher of genealogical materials, with a focus on how-to materials and Native American genealogy.
A collection of genealogical and historical sources, including census, Revolutionary War, and Freedman's Bank records, along with local and family histories and finding aids.
GALILEO & General Resources
The gateway to over 200 databases. Find full-text articles, citations, and abstracts from thousands of magazines, newspapers, and journals. GALILEO also includes reference works, business directories, government publications, and literary resources.
The largest food database of its kind focused solely on diverse American cuisine, AtoZ Food America contains more than 2,000 state, regional, and ethnic recipes, along with historical and reference articles about food culture and ingredients.
NoveList Plus helps you explore and discover the world of fiction. You can:
• find new books to read
• print a list of all the books in the series you are reading
• search for new books and authors similar to other books and authors you have enjoyed
• look for a book about a particular subject, relationship, geographic area, or period of time
• review award-winning books
Full-text access to over 350 reference books that cover multiple subjects and disciplines. Access authoritative reference sources either individually by title or by keyword across the entire collection.
Gale LegalForms helps patrons understand common legal procedures through access to authentic, professional legal documents for businesses and it is the only electronic reference to offer legal forms that are truly state-specific. Useful for filing patents and trademarks, developing leases, creating bills of sale, delegating power of attorney, and more, these forms are ideal for supporting legal tasks that business owners need to manage.
Salem Online provides digital access to reference materials, covering literature, history, and health. It also includes city, business, and country information.
- Magill’s Literary Annual from 1977 to the current year, reviewing significant fiction and nonfiction titles published each year.
- A selection of Salem's Critical Insights books
- A selection of Salem's award-winning Working Americans series
- Consumer health encyclopedias
- Searchable Directories provided by Greyhouse:
- Nations of the World 2017
- America's Top Rated Cities, 2016
- America's Top-Rated Smaller Cities
Online access to several visual and performance arts reference eBooks.
NEWsPapers
*** To access newspapers from home, please call the Reference Department at 478-272-5710 or email info@ocrl.org for log-in information. Available to Laurens County patrons only.
Explore Atlanta history through local news, events and people with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.
A username and password is required. Please call the Reference Department at 478-272-5710 or email info@ocrl.org for access.
For full color version (2017 to current), click here.
For text only version (1985 to current), click here.
For text access to the blogs (2008 to current), click here.
For text access to the web-edition articles (2013 to current), click here.
Explore Macon history through local news, events and people with the Macon Telegraph Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.
A username and password is required. Please call the Reference Department at 478-272-5710 or email info@ocrl.org for access.
For full color version (2018 to current), click here.
For text only version (1994 to current), click here.
For text access to the blogs (2006 to current), click here.
FEATURED STUDENT RESOURCES
Online tutoring service for students and job seekers. Real-time tutoring is available every day from 12pm-12am, everyday of the week. Essays and resumes can be uploaded 24/7 for proofreading.
An interactive online learning platform with practice tests, tutorials, and eBooks
For Students: From elementary school through college, students will find tutorials and practice tests to improve their reading, writing, math and grammar skills. High school students will appreciate practice tests and electronic test preparation books for AP exams, PSAT, SAT, ACT, CLEP, and many other college preparation exams. College students will appreciate the tutorials in personal finance, public speaking and GRE exam preparation.
For Job Seekers: Find practice tests for the GED, ASVAB, Firefighter, Police Officer, Paramedic, EMT Basic, U.S. Citizenship, Postal Worker, Cosmetology, Real Estate Exams and many more professional exams. The Job Search &Workplace Skills Learning Center offers lessons in business writing, job searching, resume writing, and interviewing, along with TOEIC practice exams.
Travel and Language resources
For travelers and knowledge seekers alike, AtoZ World Travel is a comprehensive travel resource with information about points of interest, security, transportation, food and restaurants, culture, language, and more. With 202 World City Travel Guides covering over 67 topics each, plus an additional 56 travel resources, AtoZ World Travel provides the knowledge you need to experience the world and all its wonders.
A language-learning resource that offers access to 60 foreign language courses and 17 English courses taught in the user's native language.
Transparent Language Online provides an effective and engaging experience for language learners looking to build their vocabulary, practice their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and maintain what they learn. With courses and supplemental resources in 110+ languages, including American Sign Language.
Create an account using your library card number.