CLAY COUNTY – The library system has expanded its digital content collection to now include thousands of national, regional, and local newspapers, newswires including the Associated Press and Reuters, and web content including videos, blogs and articles from around the globe.

“Our public libraries now offer instant and unlimited web-based access to tens of millions of articles and video clips from local, state, regional, national, and international news sources,” County Commission Chairman Wayne Bolla said. “Industry professionals, researchers, employers, job seekers, educators, and students can access current and historical content specific to their needs and all in one place.”

Clay County library card holders can read current and past editions of the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal online. Readers can also log into NewsBank inc., a database resource that provides archives of media publications including a comprehensive global collection of reliable news sources covering a wide array of topics and issues.

To access the new collection, visit www.claycountygov.com/community/library and click on the digital library tab, and then select Newspapers. The landing page features select local titles from the Florida Collection including The Florida Times-Union and The Gainesville Sun and national titles like USA Today. Under the America’s News link, suggested topics including business and economics, jobs and careers, sports, health and education are highlighted.

Readers can also search more than 12,000 titles spanning a wide variety of source types. Enter a topic into the search bar and all articles containing that word or phrase are listed along with a preview of the content containing the searched words.

Director of Library Services Karen Walker said, “Our library system is constantly seeking new ways to support learning, enhance research, and help develop critical thinking skills for adults and children. With this new community asset, library cardholders can have any time access to wide-ranging informational and educational resources, anywhere there is an internet connection.”