For patrons of the Southwest Harbor Public Library there are three primary divisions in the Maine State Catalog.
MINERVA - The Southwest Harbor Public Library catalog joined with those of almost sixty other libraries. The combined catalog includes over six million items including books, DVD’s, audio books, magazines, and music CD’s. Try searching MINERVA before you go to InfoNet.
In MINERVA, search first in the Southwest Harbor Public Library catalog. Then search ALL MINERVA LOCATIONS.
To go directly to MINERVA.
To go to our MINERVA Tutorial.
To jump back to the Library pages – just close the Minerva page.
If you don’t find what you are looking for in MINERVA, expand your search by going to InfoNet.
MAINE InfoNet - The Statewide Library Catalog - InfoNet combines and links library collections, including MINERVA. A single search scans more than 2,500,000 unique titles and nearly 6 million items. The system will eventually include more than 300 library collections.
To go directly to InfoNet.
To go to our InfoNet Tutorial.
MARVEL! – Maine’s Virtual Library - is a series of databases that are portals, provided by the state, to published material owned by commercial enterprises that offer access to magazines, newspapers, manuscripts etc. online.
To go directly to MARVEL!
To go to our MARVEL! Tutorial.
We have a new aid to understanding Marvel, thanks to The Maine Regional Library System. They have produced a delicious DVD tutorial, filmed
in Southwest Harbor’s very own library, about how to use Marvel.
The DVD is enlivened by Tim Sample…learning to search the Marvel database. Tim did his homework before the filming and came to the production, educated and ready to learn – not something just any old actor would do.
Stop by the Library to see the DVD and, if you look carefully, you will see
a “cameo appearance” by library board member, Ralph Stanley!