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![]() Email: refdesk@simslib.org
Computers | WiFi | Available Databases | Temporary Computer CardsThe Reference/Genealogy department houses five collections: Reference, Genealogy, Texas, Granger and Periodicals. We offer a quiet study area for our adult and teenaged patrons. All children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult in the Library. ComputersSims Library has many computers available for public use, including Internet access and Word Processing. Patrons without a Sims Library Card have access to the Email computers for a limited time. All computer users must be at least 14 years old in the Reference Department and must complete a Computer Policy form.
Free Wi-Fi @ Sims LibrarySims Library now offers free Wi-Fi Internet access, but you must supply your own wireless device (laptop computer, etc.) and all necessary software. All Wireless users will be required to be aware of the Sims Library Wireless Policy.
Available Databases
The Texas Genealogical Records, Ellis County, compiled by Mrs. A. L. Feltenberger and the Rebecca Boyce Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution between 1954 and 1970, includes unique records and accounts of the history of Ellis County, Texas, including family Bible records, family histories, church histories, cemetery records, wills, and marriage records, Ellis County pioneers, school records and histories, and biographical sketches of the people of Ellis County. It provides details about the Parson’s Texas Cavalry Brigade from 1861 to 1865 as well as other military records. This digitization project was funded by the Friends of Sims Library and is hosted by the University of North Texas’ Portal to Texas History. Patrons with a Sims Library Card have access to the TexShare Databases, a collection of authoritative and commericial-free databases covering hundreds of subjects, from education to genealogy. TexShare Databases are made available to the library by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and are available from any computer with Internet access. ProQuest has partnered with MyFamily.com to create Ancestry® Library Edition, one of the most important genealogical collections available today. It has unparalleled coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas. The Gale Databases offer comprehensive access to literature, medical references and more. Databases include ContemporaryAuthors, Contemporary Literary Criticism, Dictionary of Literary Biography, Twayne Author Series, InfoTrac Custom Newspapers, and Health and Wellness Resource Center. Live Homework Help is available for Kindergarten – 12th grade, college introduction level students, and adult learners seven days a week from 2 PM to Midnight CST. This program connects students to a real live tutor. Log on to the website, enter your grade level, then subject, and you will be connected to an expert tutor. Students can receive help in math, science, social studies or English. Live Homework Help will be closed on July 4th, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year's Day With Cypress Resume, your patrons can effortlessly create professional resumes in minutes! Resumes need to grab the attention of an employer almost immediately in order to have the best chance of making it through the weeding process. Cypress Resume’s gigantic library of tens of thousands of professional statements are designed to do exactly that. Our database covers virtually all professions, grouping job types by core tasks. With Cypress Resume, there is no need to compose anything, ever. Users simply type basic information about themselves and leave the difficult task of writing concise, descriptive statements detailing abilities to us.
For login information, visit the Reference Department!
Temporary Computer CardsSims Library offers Temporary Computer Cards for full Internet access to adults 18 and older. Temporary Computer Cards are available for 30 days for $5 or 60 days for $10. You must read the Temporary Computer Card policy and fill out an application in the Reference Department. Sims Library accepts cash or checks. We cannot accept credit or debit cards.
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