iCONN

What is it?

iCONN

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i C O N NIt’s free

It’s on the Web

It’s available 24 x 7

It’s accessible from home

Access From Home

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Need News?

Access the full text of any article from: Christian Science Monitor – 1997 to the present The Hartford Courant – 1992 to the present The London Times – 1985 to the present The New York Times – 1985 to the present The Wall Street Journal – 1984 to the present*

*Academic libraries only

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Hartford Courant - Historical Search any article from the first issue in

1764 to the last issue in 1922 280,000 pages of text

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Need a Book?Search over 400 library catalogs in CT

simultaneously over the Web Request the item you want Track the status of your request

Search any other library catalog In Connecticut In the world

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reQuest Statewide Library Catalog

Need an Audiobook?

All available at: http://connstatelib.myilibraryaudio.com/

Search K-12 and Best Seller titles Checkout & place holds with public library

card Download to PC or Mac computers Transfer to iPhone/iPod or MP3 players

Downloadable Audiobooks

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Need a Biography?

Choose from over 120,000 biographies Linked to full-text articles, book review

excerpts, images and much more From antiquity to the present

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Biography In Context

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Need an article? Search over 4,000 magazine titles

simultaneously 1980 to the present 25+ million articles Images from Connecticut Digital Collections

Search hundreds of magazine titles appropriate for students at: Elementary schools Middle schools High schools Colleges

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Articles for Elementary Schools

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Articles for Middle Schools

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Articles for High Schools

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Articles for Colleges

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Articles for Adults

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Need Information in Spanish?

Choose articles from 50 popular Spanish-language and bilingual magazines

Search interface in English and Spanish

Presents titles in both Spanish and English

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Informe

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Need Business Information?

Accurate, current information on more than 450,000 companies

Company profiles, inc. parent/sibling relationships

Industry rankings

Products and brands

Company performance ratings

Industry statistics

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Need Business Information?

Investment reports

Current investment ratings

Pricing momentum and key ratio measures

Financial ratios

Coverage of major business events and trends from 1983 to present

And much more …

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Business and Company Resource Center

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Need Health Information?

Search nearly 400 health/medical journals 800 pamphlets 2,100 general interest publications Encyclopedias of medicine, childhood &

adolescence Alternative health module And much more …

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Health and Wellness Resource Center

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Need Genealogy Research?

A collection of over 25,000 family and local history books (every word searchable)

Complete U.S. Federal Census (1790 –1930) Search by name, place of birth, age, ethnicity, etc

1.5 million citations to 6,500 genealogy and local history periodicals published since 1800

Detailed records of 80,000+ individuals who served in the Revolutionary War

Freedman's Savings & Trust Company (primary bank for America's freed slaves and others from 1865-1874) records of more than 70,000 bank depositors and nearly 480,000 of their dependants and heirs.

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HeritageQuest Online

Connecticut Digital Collections

Connecticut History Online Treasures of Connecticut Libraries Connecticut State Library's Digital

Collections Collections are searchable in iCONN

using PowerSearch and at: http://www.iconn.org/digitalcollections.aspx

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The iCONN Start Page

Simultaneous searching of nearly all searchable databases

A simple keyword search widget (with the option for advanced search)

Easy access from any location using your library card number

Concise and organized screen of search results

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Try It!

www.iCONN.org

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Why?

Provide equitable access to a substantial, core level of information resources for

every resident - all ages every school - students and teachers; all grades every library – regardless of community size or

wealth

Provide access anytime and anywhere

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Dollars and Sense

It costs the state almost $2 million per year to provide these electronic information databases

It would cost libraries, schools and colleges more than $27 million per year to purchase the same databases individually

Value of investment accrues directly to its intended users - Connecticut residents

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Users Want It!

From July 2006 through June 2009:

Over 26.6 million search results viewed in iCONN databases

More than 6.9 million searches in reQuest statewide library catalog

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Brought to you by

State of Connecticut

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At the recommendation of

Governor M. Jodi Rell

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Administered by

Connecticut State Library

in conjunction with

State Department of Higher Education

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Certificate of Commendation

iCONN was awarded a Certificate of Commendation from the Affiliate Assembly of the American Association of School Librarians, a division of the American Library Association. The Certificate was awarded “in recognition of valuable contributions to the field of school librarianship.” The accompanying letter further stated: “By providing an online database of reference materials and journals free to every school and home in the state, you are giving everyone equal access to a wealth of materials. With school districts struggling with budget constraints, this service means that no matter the socioeconomic status of a locality, quality information is available to all.”

Users Want It!

Over 8 million search results viewed in iCONN databases

Over 2 million searches of the statewide library catalog

Over 130,000 items lent through the statewide library catalog

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From July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010:

For further information Contact your local library Contact the iCONN office:

(888) 256-1222 (toll-free in CT)

(860) 704-2220