Children’s cyberLibrary

There have been a few changes on the Children’s cyberLibrary. The navigation has slightly changed and lots of new sites have been added. Take a look and let us know what you think.

If there any sites you would like added, please let us know.

New this week

A couple of new sites have recently been added to Music:

Last.FM – Social networking for music lovers, added to the cyberLibrary – Music

Lemonrock – a live music guide helping you find gigs anywhere in the UK, added to cyberLibrary – Live music

Getting started

I’ve put together a list of useful websites that will help anyone new to computers and the Internet – Getting started. There’s also a link on the homepage and in the main navigation.

If you have any suggestions for other sites, please email me or leave a comment below.

Learning Languages Online

As today is the European Day of Languages, I’ve added a languages page to the education section of the cyberLibrary. You’ll find links to websites that allow you to learn languages online.

See the cyberLibrary – languages.

Reading escapes

To celebrate this months National Year of Reading theme of reading escapes We’ve added BiblioTravel, a great site that allows you to choose novels by the place in which they are set.

Added to cyberLibrary – Books

Google Translate

Ten new languages have been added to the Google Translate tool, including Czech, Danish, Polish and Finnish.

Find this and other translation tools on the cyberLibrary – Online translators.

Planning

I’ve added a new page on planning to the Environment section. It includes quick links to the building regulations plus other useful websites.

See cyberLibrary – Planning for the full list.

Old Bailey Online

New trial accounts covering the dates 1834 to 1913 have been added to the Old Bailey Online.

For more great websites, see the British History pages on the cyberLibrary.

Site of the Week – LibraryThing

As it’s World Book Day.

Catalogue the books you own and use tags to organise your collection. LibraryThing is social networking for book lovers.

It’s also really useful for finding recommendations based on what you (or your customers) like to read.

See cyberLibrary – Books for more great reading websites.

Christmas greetings

Happy Christmas to all our cyberLibrary partners and users.