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Academic OneFile

Find peer-reviewed, full-text articles from journals in subjects such as science, technology, medicine, engineering, the arts, literature, and more.

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Academic Search Main Edition

Designed specifically for academic institutions, this tool provides scholarly content from over 2,000 full-text and peer-reviewed journals.

Agriculture (Gale Topic Collections)

Includes broad coverage of agriculture and its related fields. Content spans from practical aspects of farming to cutting-edge scientific research in horticulture.

Black Freedom Struggle

“Black Freedom Struggle” by ProQuest features select primary source documents related to critical people and events in African American history. 

Business (Gale Topic Collections)

Provides updated full-text coverage of business disciplines such as accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management, and strategy from leading business and trade publications.

Communication and Mass Media (Gale Topic Collections)

Browse over 400 journals covering all aspects of communications including advertising, public relations, linguistics, and literature.

Criminal Justice (Gale Topic Collections)

Inform the research process for law, law enforcement, terrorism, homeland security, and forensic science studies.

Culinary Arts (Gale Topic Collections)

Offers more than 5 million articles from more than 250 major cooking and nutrition magazines, as well as book reference content.

Digital Public Library of America

Explore the DPLA’s collection of digitized resources from all across America. With exhibits, documents, photos, videos, and maps, history is alive and accessible to everyone!

Diversity Studies (Gale Topic Collections)

Explores cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community. This collection includes more than 2.7 million articles from 150 journals, updated daily.

Economics and Theory (Gale Topic Collections)

Access full-text academic journals and magazines. Emphasis is on subjects including capital markets, country studies, monetary theory, urban economics, and more.

Educator’s Reference Complete (Gale)

Discover this collection of academic journals and reports in the field of education. Subject areas include administration, child development and psychology, technology, testing, and more.

Entrepreneurship (Gale Topic Collections)

Review more than 500 active full-text periodicals with business insights, tips, strategies, and success stories. Topics include real estate, restaurants, entrepreneurship, economics, and more.

Environmental Studies (Gale in Context)

Discover news, documents, and statistics related to the environment and sustainability. Topics include energy systems, healthcare, food, climate change, population, and economic development.

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Environmental Studies and Policy (Gale Topic Collections)

Answers inquiries about environmental concerns with coverage of more than 5.4 million articles from more than 300 journals and book reference content. Topics include soil science, agronomy, and farming.

Fine Arts and Music (Gale Topic Collections)

Explore the collection of over 10.4 million articles surrounding drama, music, art history, and film-making. Over 250 journals are available in full text.

Gale eBooks

Explore topic collections from 29 e-resources. Subjects include business information, communications, diversity, environment, fine arts, hospitality, military, nursing, pop culture, psychology, religion, and more.

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Gale General OneFile

Explore this general-interest periodical resource that offers more than 15,000 titles! With more than 8,800 titles in full text, collections are supplemented by reference, newspaper, and audio content.

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Garden, Landscape, and Horticulture (Gale Topic Collections)

Serves horticultural enthusiasts of all levels with more than 3.6 million articles from more than 100 journals, as well as more than 20 reference titles.

Gender Studies (Gale Topic Collections)

Offers access to scholarly journals and magazines covering topics including gender studies, family and marital issues, LGBTQ issues, and more.

GreenFILE

Draw connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology with this e-resource.

Health and Wellness (Gale)

Discover reliable health information. Access full-text articles from nursing and allied health journals, pamphlets, newsletters, periodicals, newspapers, encyclopedias, and more.

HeritageHub

Explore genealogical records from 1704 – today, including hard-to-find obituary content from the mid 1900’s, coverage from all 50 states, and original obituary images from historical newspapers. Access is available 24/7.

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High School Edition (Gale in Context)

Secondary school students will have access to age-appropriate content from magazines, journals, newspapers, reference books, and engaging multi-media covering a wide range of subjects, from science, history, and literature to political science, sports, and environmental studies.

Home Improvement (Gale Topic Collections)

Browse over 4.5 million articles from various improvement-focused titles. Topics include architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and others.

Hospitality, Tourism, and Leisure (Gale Topic Collections)

Access journals, magazines, and trade publications surrounding the cultural and economic aspects of travel and tourism. Content covers both current and historical state affairs.

Information Science (Gale Topic Collections)

Locate periodical content covering all aspects of managing and maintaining information and technology. Topics include usability, cataloging, circulation, business information, and more.

Informe Académico (Gale)

Informe Académico proporciona acceso a periódicos y revistas especializadas de lengua española y portuguesa. La base de datos ofrece una amplia gama de contenidos sobre América Latina.

Insurance and Liability (Gale Topic Collections)

Connects researchers to updated articles from leading journals. Key focus is on business insurance, health insurance and liability, employee-related inquiries, investments, and more.

Leadership and Management (Gale Topic Collections)

Discover authoritative periodical content covering professional development topics. Topics range from 21st century leadership skills, to learning disorders, to standardized testing and home schooling.

LISTA (Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts )

Review more than 700 journals in library science & technology plus books, research reports, and proceedings that date back to as far as the mid-1960’s.

LitFinder (Gale)

Discover literature content from more than 150,000 full-text poems, short stories and novels, essays, speeches, and plays. Access diverse works from hundreds of authors and nationalities.

Middle School (Gale in Context)

Discover trusted information to support middle school student research. Topics include government, history, geography, literature, science, and social issues.

Military and Intelligence (Gale Topic Collections)

This annually updated e-resource covers past and present military affairs. Topics also cover governmental policies, socioeconomic effects of war, armed forces structure, and more.

Nursing and Allied Health

Access authoritative content including full-text titles cited in CINAHL supporting specialized care, treatment, and patient management. Tools for note-taking and highlighting make this database ideal for research.

PA Online Learning

PA Online Learning is a FREE growing collection of tutorials on how to use software, social media, and library resources, such as POWER Library! Explore now and check back later to see how it grows! Selecting the link will take you to directly to PA Online Learning.

PA Photos and Documents

Explore thousands of digitized documents and photographs from unique collections in libraries across Pennsylvania.

PADigital

Showcases historical collections and resources from PA’s libraries, historical societies, museums, and cultural heritage institutions.

Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine (Gale Topic Collections)

Offers a wide spectrum of information such as proven treatment techniques and experimental research with access to academic journals and magazines covering the fields of fitness and sports.

Pop Culture Studies (Gale Topic Collections)

Provides access to scholarly journals and magazines that both analyze and contribute to popular culture. The database offers useful information for researchers in social science, history, art, and other liberal arts courses.

Power Search (Gale)

Search many of the Gale e-resources available in POWER Library in one place! Find articles and information from Academic OneFile, General OneFile, News, and more!

POWER Teens

Curated POWER Library research resources especially for teens.

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ProQuest eBook Central

This resource includes 112 titles on diversity, equity, and inclusion, and cover subjects such as business, education, fine arts, history, political science, social science, juvenile literature, and sports and recreation.

Psychology (Gale Topic Collections)

Explore periodical content in all fields of psychology: abnormal, cognitive, comparative, developmental, personality, social and all areas of applied psychology. Researchers, psychologists, counselors, and behavioral scientists alike will benefit from this database.

Religion and Philosophy (Gale Topic Collections)

Dig into this daily updated collection covering topics across a wide range of philosophies and religions. Gain valuable insight about the impact religion has had on culture throughout history, including literature, arts, and language.

Science (Gale Topic Collections)

Keep current with the latest scientific developments in particle physics, advanced mathematics, nanotechnology, geology, and hundreds of other areas.

Teacher Reference Center

Teachers can read indexing and abstracts for 280 peer-reviewed journals in this e-resource.

U.S. History (Gale Topic Collections)

Access scholarly journals and magazines useful to novice historians and advanced academic researchers alike. This daily updated resource offers balanced coverage of events in U.S. history as well as current scholarly work in the field.

Vocations and Careers (Gale Topic Collections)

Provides access to journals and magazines for vocational research. Find an appropriate learning institution, search for jobs, and maintain your career with these resources. Subjects range from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals.

War and Terrorism (Gale Topic Collections)

Gain insight into conflicts and their causes, impact, and perception on a global scale. For analysts, risk management professionals, and researchers of military science, history, and social science.