I watched the introductory videos for NetLibrary. They were helpful. I have had a NetLibrary account for a few years, but have previously only accessed titles through our library's online catalog. Going directly into NetLibrary seems simpler. I did a search for the terms voluntary simplicity and frugality. There were many more results when I searched using Full-Text, compared to searching using Keyword. I narrowed the results down further by typing "voluntary simplicity" in quotation marks. A search for "simple living" brought broader results.
In recognition of Women's History Month, I did search for women's suffrage. There were several results, so I played with the program for a while. Somewhere along the line there was a tab for Knowledge Builders, or something like that. It let me search in encyclopedias or by using a browers. When I tried to get back to it again, I couldn't find it. Puzzling.
I even found a LEGO book with projects in it. I'm sure that would appeal to some of our patrons.
Gentle Reader, you did well and followed good sleuthing techniques by trying different terms when one didn't yield the results you wanted. Thanks for the comments.
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