By Daily Press staff
Even though Santa Monica’s new Main Library is still months a way from completion, the pubic can still access its online library 24 hours a day, seven days a week with its new Web site, www.smpl.org.
The Web site features a large collection of online resources now available through standard Internet search tools and has been developed to provide a user-friendly experience.
“Just as the library builds a physical collection of books, magazines, and media accessed through the online catalog, we subscribe to online databases covering a wide variety of topics,” said Nancy O’Neill, who leads the library’s collection development team.
“This online collection far exceeds what could possibly fit into a physical building, and it is always available, whether it’s 1 a.m. Tuesday or Sunday at 10 p.m.,” she added.
The online resources include thousands of digitized magazines, books, indexes and directories. A new “instant access” feature allows any Web site visitor to do a quick search or perform in-depth research with comprehensive online databases in business,
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 23, 2005. Read the original PDF.