R 271422Z APR 15
MARADMIN 214/15
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS GENERAL LIBRARY PROGRAM VIRTUAL RESOURCES//
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF//
POC/C. SHIPLEY/CIV/UNIT: MFR/-1 TEL: 703-784-9550//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MARADMIN PROVIDES AWARENESS AND ACCESS REQUEST INFORMATION FOR THE USE OF RESOURCES THROUGH THE MCCS VIRTUAL LIBRARY PORTAL LOCATED AT HTTP: (SLASH)(SLASH) LIBRARY.USMC-MCCS.ORG.
2. BACKGROUND. THE MARINE CORPS GENERAL LIBRARY PROGRAM PROVIDES ONLINE ELECTRONIC RESOURCES TO SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL AND LIFELONG LEARNING PURSUITS, ENHANCING THE READINESS OF THE MARINE CORPS. THE FOLLOWING RESOURCES ARE CONTINUOUSLY ACCESSIBLE: (1) RESEARCH DATABASES, (2) ENCYCLOPEDIAS, (3) FOREIGN LANGUAGE LESSONS, (4) CONTINUING EDUCATION CLASSES, (5) EBOOKS AND (6) DIGITAL MAGAZINES.
3. ACTION. THE VIRTUAL LIBRARY RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE MARINES, RETIREES, MARINE CORPS CIVILIANS AND FAMILY MEMBERS.  PERSONNEL STATIONED ON A MARINE CORPS INSTALLATION WITH AN MCCS LIBRARY ARE REQUIRED TO VISIT THE FACILITY TO REGISTER AS A LIBRARY PATRON FOR ACCESS TO THE VIRTUAL LIBRARY PORTAL. REMOTELY STATIONED OR DEPLOYED ELIGIBLE PERSONNEL SHOULD CONTACT USMCLIBRARIES(AT)USMC.MIL TO REQUEST PASSWORDS AND ACCESS INFORMATION. PLEASE INCLUDE NAME, RANK OR MARINE CORPS AFFILIATION AND DUTY STATION IN YOUR REQUEST.
4. AVAILABLE PROGRAM RESOURCES.
   A. RESEARCH DATABASES.
      (1) EBSCO PROVIDES CUSTOMIZED RESOURCES FOR K-12 AND COLLEGE LEVEL RESEARCH. COLLECTIONS INCLUDE FULL TEXT ARTICLES, ABSTRACTS, PERIODICAL RESEARCH, BIOGRAPHY, LITERATURE, LAW, MILITARY INTELLIGENCE, SOCIAL SCIENCE, HISTORY, HEALTH AND SCIENCE.
      (2) GALE OFFERS SEVERAL ACADEMIC DATABASES, CAREER ADVICE, JOB SEARCH, RESUME BUILDING AND NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ARCHIVES (1888-1994).
   B. ENCYCLOPEDIAS.
      (1) WORLD BOOK ONLINE INCLUDES ACADEMIC REFERENCE CENTER AND RESOURCES FOR LIVING GREEN, INVENTIONS AND DISCOVERIES, DRAMATIC LEARNING, CRAFT IDEAS AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL AGES. VERSIONS ARE INCLUDED IN ENGLISH, SPANISH AND FRENCH.
      (2) BRITANNICA ONLINE INCLUDES BRITANNICA ACADEMIC, AMERICAN HISTORY, SPANISH REFERENCE CENTER, WORLD DATA ANALYST AND ACCESS TO MILLIONS OF RIGHTS-CLEARED IMAGES THROUGH IMAGE QUEST.
   C. FOREIGN LANGUAGE LESSONS. TRANSPARENT LANGUAGE IS A COMPLETE ONLINE LANGUAGE LEARNING SYSTEM PROVIDING PRONUNCIATION, SPEECH, GRAMMAR, WRITING, AND VOCABULARY BUILDING LESSONS FOR OVER 100 LANGUAGES.
   D. CONTINUING EDUCATION CLASSES. UNIVERSAL CLASS LIBRARY EDITION OFFERS A UNIQUE ONLINE EDUCATION EXPERIENCE WITH OVER 540 COURSES WITH REAL INSTRUCTORS, VIDEO-BASED LESSONS, COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, GRADED TESTS, CERTIFICATES OF ACHIEVEMENT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS. COURSES A RE OFFERED IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP, ARTS, MUSIC, HOME, GARDEN, COOKING, COMPUTERS, TECHNOLOGY, HEALTH AND MEDICINE AND HUNDREDS MORE. PATRONS MAY ENROLL IN UP TO FIVE CLASSES AT A TIME WITH SIX MONTHS TO COMPLETE A CLASS.
   E. EBOOKS. EBOOKS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH EBSCO, GALE AND WORLD BOOK ONLINE RESOURCES. EBSCO PROVIDES ACCESS TO EBOOKS ON SUBJECTS SUPPORTING TRANSITIONING MARINES AND FAMILIES, INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL CAREERS, HIGHER EDUCATION, JOB SEARCH, GOAL SETTING AND LIFE CHANGES. GALE PROVIDES ACCESS TO EBOOKS ON A WIDE RANGE OF ACADEMIC REFERENCE WORKS, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR ALL AGES, TRAVEL BOOKS AND GENERAL INFORMATION TITLES. WORLD BOOK ONLINE PROVIDES EBOOKS FOR GRADES K-12 EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL PURSUITS ACROSS ALL SUBJECT AREAS, AS WELL AS THE CLASSICS COLLECTION SPANNING LITERATURE AND FICTION, DRAMA AND POETRY.
   F. DIGITAL MAGAZINES. ZINIO FEATURES FULL DIGITAL COPIES OF OVER 250 POPULAR AND INFORMATIONAL MAGAZINES WHICH ARE AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD ON A VARIETY OF MOBILE DEVICES OR ONLINE PC VIEWING.
4. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN R. A. C. SANBORN, DIRECTOR, MARINE AND FAMILY PROGRAMS DIVISION.//