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Research & Online Resources: Arts & Entertainment

The Thousand Oaks Library subscribes to a variety of highly specialized electronic databases.
All of these resources may be used in the library, and many can be accessed from home via the Internet.

Arts & Entertainment

General Arts Sites
Archives Unbound Available everywhere with a library card
Archives Unbound presents digital content from: "County and Regional Histories & Atlases: California, 1867-1910"; and "Through the Camera Lens: The Moving Picture World and the Silent Cinema Era, 1907-1927." search tips

Available everywhere with a library card
Offers authoritative full-text reference titles from Gale and other premier publishing partners. Special features include: on-demand machine-aided content translations into 14 languages and text-to-speech technology in 19 languages.  search tips

Price It! Antiques and Collectibles Available everywhere with a library card
Antiques prices based on GoAntiques.com database; including full-text articles on pottery, furniture, toys and other antiques. search tips

Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center Available everywhere with a library card
Offers "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby-enthusiast. Full text from the leading hobby and craft magazines, including Bead & Button, Birder's World, Creative Knitting, FineScale Modeler, PaperWorks, Scrapbooking, Quilter's World, and many more. search tips
Literature — eBooks and eAudiobooks
OneClickdigital Available everywhere with a library card
A new beta platform for downloadable audiobooks by Recorded Books, Inc., previously NetLibrary. Compatible with iPod and most media players. For details please visit Downloadable Digital Media page on the Library's web site.  

Online Book Clubs Available everywhere with a library card
Join one or more book clubs and receive 5-minute selection from a chapter of a book each day, Monday  through Friday.  

Overdrive Available everywhere with a library card
Download free bestseller eBooks and eAudiobooks onto your computer, e-reader device or portable MP3 player, including iPods and iPads. Quick Guide

  see also Literature, Books and Reading  
Music
All Music Recommended Web Resources
Comprehensive critical, and discographic information for all genres and styles of music.  

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Available everywhere with a library card Available from home. A Thousand Oaks Library card is required.     

Available only in library Available only in Library    

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