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New Online Subject Guides

Two new subject guides are available on the Library's website.

One relates to Consumer Information, and includes resources such as Consumer Reports, Boston Consumer Checkbook, lists of buying guide books in the library, and links to websites offering product/service ratings, information on shopping and buying, and resources from the government.

The second guide covers Health Resources, including research databases provided by the library, a listing of where in the collection books of various health topics can be found, and a long list of web links to health-related websites, organized by topic. Many of the website are "starred resources," as they are recommended by the Health Studies Librarian of Simmons College.

Links to both of these subject guides, as well as many others, can be found on the Library's website. For help in using the guides, or with researching other topics, please contact the Reference Desk.

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Historical Photographs Online

Starting in February 2007, the Chelmsford Library has benefited from the work of the Chelmsford Historical Society and Chelmsford Telemedia in digitizing historical photographs held in the library's archive.

These photographs are part of the Royal Shawcross photograph collection. This collection includes over 150 photographs taken in the North Chelmsford, Massachusetts area around 1901. The subjects include residences and businesses of the area, including the fire ruins of a major mill.

As they are prepared, these photographs are being uploaded to the Royal Shawcross Photographs set of the Library's Flickr account (read about Flickr), to make them available to the public.

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Housing Authority Applications at the Reference Desk

Application packets from the Chelmsford Housing Authority are available at the Reference Desk, on the lower level of the main library.

These packets are for applying to the first-time homeownership lottery of 2 three-bedroom units that will be located at 8 Main Street, North Chelmsford.

Applications must be turned into the Housing Authority office no later than 4pm on July 12, 2007, to be considered. Questions should be directed to Lisa Singleton, Office Administrator for the Chelmsford Housing Authority, at 978-256-7425 x10.

Flash Drives at the Reference Desk

The Reference Desk is now selling flash drives, in addition to the older 3.5" floppy disks and CDs. Flash drives connect to a computer through the USB port, and are also often called USB drives, jump drives, thumb drives, andor a few other names.

If you still use either 3.5" disks or CDs to store or move your data files, switching to a flash drive might be worth considering. They are less susceptible to being corrupted by temperature, being dropped or bent, and are much more user-friendly.

Flash drives range in size from 32 megabytes (about the same storage as 28 3.5" floppy disks) to 2 gigabytes or more (about 1800 floppy disks), and can range in price from a few dollars to a few hundred dollars.

The flash drives for sale at the Reference Desk are Memorex 32 megabyte flash drives, and cost $5 each. If you are interested, please stop by the Reference Desk on the lower level of the main library. We'll also be happy to tell you more about flash drives, help you pick a model that better suits your needs, or help you transfer your files between disks.