New Database Alert! A to Z Maps

Starting today, the Chippewa Falls Public Library subscribes to two nifty WorldPress databases, called A to Z Maps Online and A to Z the USA.

Now, if you're in the library building, you don't have to log in to use them. Just click the link labeled A to Z Maps or A to Z the USA on the computer desktops and you'll go right to them. But if you're at home, you'll need to enter your library card number in the blank at the top right of the homepage. Do that, click "enter" and you'll be in.

A to Z Maps has more maps than can easily be discussed in the space of a blog, but I do have the time and room to tell you that it has country maps, state maps, county maps and even some amazing antique maps, including some of Wisconsin going back to the early 19th century. Also, the antique panoramic maps are really worth taking a look at...here's one of Chippewa Falls in 1886:



Most of the images are in the public domain and can be used for presentations and such with no copyright issues. For more information, contact the reference department.

A to Z the USA, on the other hand, is a more focused database, concentrating on the United States, with far more text-based information, although it, too, offers many maps. Just mouse over the map of the U.S. and click on the state you want to find out more about.

Should you click on Wisconsin, you'll see sidebars that offer to take you to more information about the animals and plants, the economy, the flag and seal, food and recipes, and even the natural hazards of the state. Just like A to Z Maps, you can log in from home, provided you have a library card.

If you don't have a card, get one.

Email me if you have any questions or requests regarding databases...I'll refer you to the right person.