How do I use POWER Library?

To access POWER Library remotely you will need to click the POWER Library link above or any of the links to individual resources below  enter PL3109 and the five digits from your library card. If your card does not have five (5) digits add zeros in front of your number. If you have any further questions call the Ross Library at: 570-748-3221.

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What is available on POWER Library?

 Access Pennsylvania Database - NO Library card needed for this.
Catalog holdings of almost 3,000 Pennsylvania school, public, academic and special libraries are included in this database. Search by author, title, subject or keyword to locate over 44 million items.

AP Multimedia Archive
More than 500,000 current and historical photographs and graphics can be searched by date, place and subject. More than 800 photographs are added to the archive daily.

Auto Repair Reference Center
Supplied by Point 5 Technologies with complete automotive repair information supplied by Nichols Publishing, publisher of Chilton© information. Most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles are listed. Repair information is available for most manufacturers as far back as 1954.

Biography Reference Bank
Links to biographical articles on over 470,000 individuals. Full text articles, abstracts and photographs are available from periodicals, feature articles, interviews, essays, performance reviews, speeches and obituaries.

Book Index with Reviews
Provides information on over 3.8 million book titles in a wide range of formats, including large print, books on tape, etc. Fiction and non-fiction titles are included in the database, in all genres. The product contains over 800,000 full text searchable reviews from Library Journal, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, CHOICE, and others.

BookSource: Nonfiction
A research database containing full text and abstracts for 1000 popular nonfiction books. Full text articles on literature, social studies, history and science are available and career, health, sports, adventure and technology information is also included.

Business Source Premier
Provides full text articles from general business magazines, trade publications, business journals and business publications with an international scope. Some titles start as far back as 1985 and more than 200 journals have PDF full text materials back to 1965 or first issue published. Over 10,000 company profiles are included. Topics include accounting, management, marketing, economics, finance, international business and more.

Clinical Pharmacology
Provides information for all U.S. prescription drugs, herbal and nutritional supplements, over-the-counter products and new and investigational drugs.

Contemporary Authors
A guide to current writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures and television. Biographies of these authors are included.

EBSCOhost Español
A Spanish version of the EBSCOhost databases.

EBSCO Animals
Find in-depth information including the nature and habitat of familiar animals. Indexes, abstracts and full text formats are available. This database is designed for children’s interest in the world of animals.

ERIC
The Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC) provides full text of 2,200 digests in addition to citations and abstracts from over 980 education or education-related journals.

Facts For Learning
The Elementary School Module teaches younger students how to ask questions, use core reference resources, understand indexes, choose research topics, search online, and read charts and graphs. The Middle School Module provides content written for students in grades 5-8 and is designed for students able to use a more sophisticated format.

Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia
For students and adults alike, the Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia database indexes over 25,000 records, covering an array of topics. Full text for each record may be easily accessed by double clicking on the topic from the display. The database contains various images, offers brief biographies as well as information in a variety of subject areas. This encyclopedia is updated annually. You can find this also in Searchasaurus in a more user friendly format.

Grove Art Online
Provides access to the complete text of the 34-volume Dictionary of Art. Newly-commissioned articles and links to images from galleries and museums from around the world are included.

Grove Music Online
Provides access to the complete text of the 29-volume New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians and the New Grove Dictionaries of Opera and Jazz. Links are available to musical sites on the Internet; some examples use Sibelius (music notation software.)

Health Source Plus: Consumer Edition
Search for information on medicine, food and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Over 200 general health publications and more than 190 journals can be searched, including Consumer Reports on Health and Men’s Health.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Full text articles from nearly 600 medical journals are provided. Abstracts and indexing is available from nearly 850 medical journals.

LitFinder
Search for full text poems, citations and excerpts using Poem Finder. Poet biographies, a Kids’ Korner, and the Year’s Best Poetry are included. Story Finder provides thousands of full text short stories with explanations, biographies, and more. Use Essay Finder to locate full text essays and discursive writing based on books published in the 20th century. The essays focus on humanities and social sciences and include biographies and literary criticisms.

MAS Online Plus
General interest and current events magazines are indexed and abstracted. Full text articles are available for nearly 300 publications and 400 pamphlets. Some full text reference books are also available.

MasterFILE Premier
Covering virtually every general interest subject area, this database provides full text information dating as far back as 1975. Reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and a collection of photos, maps and flags are included.

Middle Search Plus
Suggested for middle and junior high research, full text information is available from more than 150 magazines – some from as far back as 1990. All articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexile.)

netLibrary
Electronic books (eBooks) are available through this link. netLibrary eBooks are full text searchable and available for use on personal computers in online formats.

Newspaper Source
Selected full text articles are available from over 180 regional U.S. newspapers, international newspapers, newswires, newspaper columns and other sources. Indexing and abstracts are available for national newspapers.

NoveList
Includes fiction authors, titles and themes. Provides suggestions of books that are similar to those of a particular author or a certain title. Expand your reading horizons with Novelist. Librarians can use this database as a readers’ advisory service to assist patrons who enjoy fiction. Teachers can use this resource for enhancement of curriculum.

NoveList K-8
Information about more than 38,000 fiction titles of interest to students in grades K-8. Full text reviews from professional journals and book talks for selected titles are available in this database. A good resource to expand student reading interest by introducing new authors or additional books in a subject area.

Oxford Reference Online
Provides information on many subjects including general reference, language and quotations, science and medicine, humanities and social sciences, business and professions. Bilingual dictionaries provided in English/French, English/German, English/Spanish, and English/Italian.

Primary Search
Suggested for elementary school research, full text information is available from more than 60 magazines – some from as far back as 1990. All articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexile.)

Professional Development Collection
Designed for professional educators, 550 full text journals are included in the collection

Regional Business News
Provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

Searchasaurus
Suggested for children, this resource includes an encyclopedia, an encyclopedia of animals, magazine searches for primary and middle school grade levels, a dictionary, photos, maps and flags. A good homework resource.