1. Torrance Public Library Electronic Collection Map April 2011

2. Detail The electronic resource collection is available on the Library’s website under ‘Online Resources’ Hit statistics are for calendar year 2010 ‘Hits’ are the number of patron clicks on the database link (in most cases taking you to 3 rd party vendors) and include all searches, requests, downloaded pages, and reference materials

4. Resource Description Ancestry Plus – 4,000 databases containing census, vital statistics, church, court, and immigration records from the U.S. and Canada for 1.5 billion names Career Transitions - online career guidance center that walks patrons through the job search process from beginning to end Daily Breeze Archives - electronic editions of Torrance, CA’s local newspaper

5. Descriptions, cont. Legal Forms – State, Federal, Business, Real Estate and General forms from Thomson Gale Mango Languages – online language learning system Auto Repair Reference Center - complete automotive repair information including factory drawings and step-by-step photographs, by the publisher of Chilton guides.

6. Descriptions, cont. Chronicle Career Library – descriptions of more than 2,000 occupations DISCovering Collection – assists students with relating historical people and primary source documents to current events Historic Newspapers – scanned versions of historic local papers the Torrance Herald and Torrance Press, 1913 - 1969

7. Descriptions, cont. Reference USA - detailed information on over 12 million U.S. businesses Biography and Genealogy Master Index – 12 million biographical sketches covering contemporary and historical figures CQ Researcher – reporting/analysis on world issues

8. Descriptions, cont. Learning Express Library – test preparation and skill-building practice Facts on File World News Digest - events, issues, statistics and people of the last 20 years SIRS Researcher – general reference database