Which MP3 Player?

The Library offers a large number of audio books that you can download onto your computer or MP3 player. But which player works the best? Here is a review that may help you decide.

Sadly, most of the downloadable audio book providers do not work on Apple computers or IPods. Blame it on the Mac vs. PC wars.

Libraries On the Road

A story by Reuters News titled "Libraries Step Into the Age of IPod" is a wonderful promotion for the many downloadable book titles we offer. If you haven't see our list of full text resources, you might want to take a moment or two to do so. We offer Overdrive (mentioned in the article) and a number of other full text online resources.

One note, most companies that offer e-books have not made it to "the Age of IPod" in that they don't work with Apple products. We hope they catch up soon!

Unrelated, but certainly timely!

• Official Olympics site
• Palo Alto Library sets record on number of items checked out
• San Mateo County Fair

Computer Books Online

The library is offering a new collection, Safari Online Books, that contains over 1,100 full text books on technology and computers. You can view these full texts at your home or office with a library card!

To view a listing of the Safari titles the Library offers, search the Library catalog with the words "Safari Books Online". Find a title you like, open it and click on the link in the record. You will need to provide a library card number to access remotely.

Safari Books Online is provided through the collection enrichment partnership between the Friends of the Palo Alto Library and the City of Palo Alto.

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