by Compendium News Staff | Sep 11, 2016 | Children's Services, POWER Library, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
The list of e-resources available in POWER Library now includes High School Student Research. High School Student Research is an EBSCO Explora interface that searches the following: Academic Search Main Edition MasterFile Main Edition Business Source Main Edition...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 31, 2016 | Access PA, POWER Library, Professional Development, School Libraries
Registration for the live 2016 Fall training sessions for the Access PA Catalog and the POWER Library e-resources continues! There are 11 sessions scheduled across the state. A complete list of the training locations is available on the POWER Library Portal. To...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 18, 2016 | Children's Services, POWER Library, School Libraries
From the POWER Library newsletter: CyberSmarts Interactive eBooks are updated for the 2016/2017 school year. This 5-eBook set for ages 8 to 12 covers topics including: cyberbullying, online behavior, safe profiles, online privacy, and more. Hands-on interactive...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 24, 2016 | Children's Services, POWER Library, School Libraries
As a result of EBSCO discontinuing the Searchasaurus and Kids Search interfaces on July 1, those interfaces will no longer be available in POWER Library. While these interfaces were replaced in June 2015 by Explora, EBSCO’s new interfaces, EBSCO allowed the...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 2, 2016 | POWER Library, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
It’s not too soon to make plans for the 2016 Fall Access PA/POWER Library e-Resources training! HSLC has scheduled the dates and locations for the 2016 Fall Access PA/POWER Library e-Resources training. Click here for a list of the dates and locations and...
by Compendium News Staff | May 21, 2016 | Data, PA Digital Collections, POWER Library, Resources of Interest
PEW Research released a new study on the sharing economy and on-demand services. They report that 22% of Americans have contributed to an online fundraising project on a site like Kickstarter or GoFundMe; 15% have used ride-hailing apps like Uber or Lyft; and 11% have...