Showing posts with label Freegal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Freegal. Show all posts

Listen to the music and read the latest gossip

Keep up with celebrity chit chat, whilst you get lost in the music of your choice.


With Freegal you can stream and download the latest hits by The Veronicas, Justin Timberlake, Robbie Williams, Delta Goodrem, Ryan Adams, Kylie Minogue and many more.  - it’s free and legal! You just need to login to access content and play samples. Download and keep 3 songs per week, or one song and one video clip. Stream live up to 3 hours per day, so sample the songs before you download.
Choose from thousands of artists and hundreds of thousands of songs, all free and legally yours to keep. These files do not expire. They are free of DRM and can be transferred to iPods and MP3 players or burnt to CD.
Then, use Zinio digital magazines, to catch up on the best celebrity news. Download the latest issues of Rolling StoneOK MagazineHello! Magazine, Total FilmTV Soap magazine and more. Read them at your leisure on any device: PC, Mac, iPad or Android. Previous issues may also be available.

Sutherland Shire Library has partnered with RB Digital to provide access to a collection of over 100 magazine titles that library members can download for FREE.
Once downloaded they are yours to keep. There are no time constraints, keep them as long as you like.

Use your library membership to check them out today.

Party in AusMusic month with Freegal

There is no better way to participate in AusMusic month than by downloading Australian artists legally, and giving them their due. Freegal is the way to do it.

Freegal allows free music and music video downloads and live streaming of thousands of artists on the Sony catalogue, to library members.

All files downloaded are yours to keep. They are DRM free, so can be transferred to secondary devices like iPods, MP3 players or burnt to CD.

Use the app to login to Sutherland Shire Library with your membership number and download or stream directly to your device.

Search by artist, song title or genre and sample before downloading, so you only get what you like.

Freegal has created playlists to help liven up your party. The 15 playlists include One Hit Wonders, Dance/Electronic Hits, Classic Rock and Country.
Create and keep your own playlists. Easily find Top Singles, Top Artists and Recent Releases.

Wondering where to start? Give some of these Aussie artists a go.

 
 Jessica Mauboy



                              Paul Kelly
Justice Crew


Little Sea           Nick Cave         Parkway Drive          Midnight Oil  Josh Pyke      Samantha Jade      Australian Chamber Orchestra

Or just pick from the best!
  
Download 3 songs or 1 song and 1 music video each week to keep, whilst live streaming 3 hours of music per day.




Take Time for Yourself - October is Mental Health Month

 Sutherland Shire Libraries has a range of downloadable resources that you could use in your 'me' time.
Reading has long been recognised as a good way to relax. Have you ever thought of letting someone else do the reading?  Sutherland Shire Libraries have eBooks and Audiobooks that can be downloaded to your mobile devices. You can find out what eBooks and Audiobooks the library has by searching the library catalogue. Overdrive has recently improved content offering books from best selling authors such as Lee Child, Lisa Jackson, Jodi Piccoult, Patricia Cornwell, Clive Cussler, Judy Nunn, Peter Fitzsimons, David Hill, Tom Keneally. This library never closes and lets you read or listen on your PC or transfer to your e-reader, iPod or tablet.

eBooks and Audiobooks are shown in your library catalogue search results by these two icons:
eBook
2014
 
eAudio
   2014    
 The icons with the 'e' as part of the caption indicate the titles which are Electronic Resources. They can be used from anywhere you have an internet connection. No need to physically visit the library to use them.


You can also go directly to the library's Audio and eBook page.
Overdrive
eBooks from Overdrive do not open directly from the search results. First time users should look at the instructions supplied from the library's Overdrive Audiobooks and eBooks  Learn More link help with setup of Overdrive.










Overdrive has a great range of Fiction and Non-fiction titles, which can be found via Encore or in Overdrive itself.
Overdrive allows you to borrow titles for a 3 week period, (shorter if you wish), renew them and place or cancel holds on titles. You can have a maximum of 10 titles out at a time, whether that is a mix of eBook or eAudio.
TIP: Overdrive titles do not appear on your regular library online account, a separate Overdrive account has to be created for each member and loans, returns and holds etc. are managed from there.

eAudio is also available from Overdrive, with the titles coming from over 2,000 publishers and new ones being added all the time, there is something for everyone.
OneClickdigital

eAudio is the only format available from OneClickDigital, so if you want something to listen to while driving or on your morning walk browse through the range offered by OneClickDigital. Like Overdrive to borrow audiobooks from Oneclickdigital you have to create a new account, which enables the creation of preferences, alerts and collection lists. 
Overdrive and OneClickDigital require software to be downloaded to your PC or portable device on the first use. All the information required to access these all these titles is contained on the library website under each resource.
Zinio
Do you like to keep up to date with your favourite magazines? Then you’ll love Zinio – a free digital magazine service available at Sutherland Shire Libraries as part of its range of online collections.
The current issue of popular magazine titles can be downloaded onto many devices including PC, Mac, iPad or Android tablet.  Zinio enables readers to move seamlessly between text, graphics, animated illustrations and videos; making reading their favourite titles an interactive experience.
Titles cover a wide range of interests and age groups including Elle, Gardening Australia, Harper’s Bazaar,  MacUser, PC & Tech Authority, Popular Mechanics, Popular Science, Donna Hay, Taste, Star, OK, Vogue Australia, Weight Watchers,
Gourmet Traveller, Australian Womans Weekly, New Idea and many more.
A list of magazines included in Sutherland Libraries zinio subscription can be found on the library catalogue.
Information and step-by-step instructions on setting up and using Zinio are available on the Sutherland Shire Libraries website
Freegal
Get free music and music videos from thousands of artists from the Sony catalogue. Using Freegal, library members can download up to 3 free song MP3s, or 1 song MP3 and 1 music MP4 video per week from the Sony Music catalogue. Choose from thousands of artists and hundreds of thousands of songs, all free and legally yours to keep.  Library members can now also access 3 hours of music streaming per day. Information and step-by-step instructions on setting up and using Freegal are available on the Sutherland Shire Libraries website.

These resources are available to members of Sutherland Shire Libraries.

Freegal Has Arrived

Library staff are tapping their feet and humming along to the newest online offering from shire libraries - Freegal!

Members can now download up to 3 songs per week from the Sony Music Collection legally and freely through the library website.

There are thousands of artists across a range of music genres to choose from including Michael Jackson, John Farnham, Britney Spears, Beyonce, the Glee cast and many more.

Purchased as a one year trial using funds from the library's annual Book Sale, we think Freegal will be a hit with people from all ages.

Simply use your library card number and pin to login to Freegal and start downloading songs in MP3 format. The songs are yours to keep and can be transferred to CD, MP3 player and computer.

For more information on this great new resource, a live demo on how to download songs and a live music performance come along to the official Freegal launch at Sutherland Library on Tuesday, November 8th - 6.30pm.