Get Access to POWERful online Databases with Your Public Library Card or eCard!
Finding reliable resources, educational materials, and affordable e-books online can be quite a challenge—but it doesn’t have to be! If you’re a Pennsylvania resident, you can access popular online databases and digital resources such as Gale, ProQuest, and EBSCOhost through POWER Library. All you need is a public library card or eCard!
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Here are three popular online databases that you can find on POWER Library.
Ebsco
Explore Gale’s encyclopedias and specialized reference sources on a variety of topics from history, government, environment, math, business, and more!
Includes access to: EBSCO Academic Online & Research Databases.
ProQuest
ProQuest E-Book Central includes 112 titles on diversity, equity, and inclusion, and covers subjects such as business, education, fine arts and history.
Includes access to: ProQuest Dissertation Search & ProQuest Newspapers.
Gale
Browse over 16,000 titles from leading publishers in ESBCO’s extensive e-book collection all with your Pennsylvania Library Card.
Includes popular resources such as: Gale In-Context & Gale Business Center.
And that’s just scratching the surface! We also have access to other resources such as BookFLIX & TrueFLIX!
Want to see what other databases we have to offer?
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