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New E-Resource Descriptions

Note that we are working with each vendor to add these e-resources to POWER Library, and will announce when each is available.

Inspire emergent learners to create, play, and explore in a vibrant, enriching environment with Britannica School Elementary. This captivating tool is packed with tiered nonfiction articles across various subjects, and makes learning fun and accessible with:

• Natural audio read-aloud
• Multimedia
• Interactive elements

It is an excellent starting point for each young scholar's educational adventure.

This collection includes hundreds of e-books from renowned family publisher Cricket Media. It can help build strong literacy skills in students from grades pre-K to 8 by offering digital access to award-winning, short-form fiction and nonfiction titles. This unique e-book collection explores a wide range of subjects to help young readers explore and expand their worlds.

This multilingual family history research database includes billions of historical documents from 48 countries, millions of historical photos, public records, indexes, and additional resources that span the past five centuries.

Content Includes: 

• More than 19.4 billion historical ​records from all over the world
• The U.S. federal census (1790-1950) with images
• The U.K. census (1841-1901) with images​
• Nearly 5 billion exclusive family tree profiles from MyHeritage and Geni
• More than 816 million US public records
• Hundreds of millions of Nordic records
• More than 100 million gravestone photos
• More than 500 million historical photographs
• Military records, immigration records and passenger lists
• Citizenship and naturalization records
• Directories, guides, references, biographies and yearbooks
• Government, land and court records
• Wills and probate records
• Exclusive databases
• Additional content under license including Tributes obituaries, WikiTree, BillionGraves, Canadian Headstones and many others
• More than 100 million records added every month

This database provides coverage in areas including history, health, language arts, math, science, social studies, and technology.

All newspaper, magazine, and reference book content is 100% full text, editorially-selected and indexed from over 2,200 reliable, high-quality global sources, including 400 full-text nonfiction books and around 300 full-text book chapters from publishers such as Britannica, World Book, Rosen Publishing Group, Enslow, and ReferencePoint Press. 

Also find:

• Controversial Issues: Over 80 issues including Alien Life and UFOs, Animal Shelters, Coral Reefs, Coronavirus, Cryptozoology, Election 2020, Fake News, Girls and Women in Sports, Honeybee Population, Prisons, Racism, School Lunches, Service and Support Animals, Student-Athlete Compensation, and Transportation.
• Animal Facts: Over 325 animal fact pages including Asian Water Buffalo, Brown Recluse Spider, Elk, Funnel Web Spider, Howler Monkey, Piranha, Quetzal, Quokka, Spider Monkey, Yak
• Famous People: Over 200 famous people/biographies pages including Bill Clinton, Christa McAuliffe, Chuck Berry, Frida Kahlo, John Lewis, Kobe Bryant, Langston Hughes, Marion Anderson, Pele, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Greta Thunberg, Hank Aaron, Joe Biden, Joy Harjo, and Kamala Harris.
• Country Facts: 200 Country Fact pages with sections including information on population, government type, government official, agriculture, language, and holidays.

Whether you’re a true language learning beginner, dusting off your old high school Spanish, or eager to tackle your tenth language—Transparent Language Online will help you get started and stick with it.

With Transparent Language Online you can:

• Learn any of the 120+ languages, including:
• American Sign Language 
• English (ESL/ELL) learning content for speakers of over 30 languages
• 30+ endangered North American and world languages (with more added every year!)
• Practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing/typing with interactive lessons and courses
• Build and maintain your vocab with vocab-focused lessons and a strategic review system that keeps it all fresh
• Learn anytime, anywhere with mobile apps that include offline and hands-free modes
• Explore a wide range of interests through courses focused on travel, workplace language, and beyond

Here's the full list of e-resources that will be available in POWER Library moving forward.

Academic Search Main Edition
AP Newsroom
Auto Repair Source
Black Freedom Struggle
BookFlix
Books, Movies, & More (Access PA Catalog)
Contemporary Authors
Cricket Media E-Books - New
EBSCO E-Books
Elementary (In Context) - Continuing
Britannica Elementary School - New
GALE E-Books
GreenFILE
High School (OneFile) - Continuing
LISTA
Middle School (In Context) - Continuing

MyHeritage Library Edition - New
News - Continuing

PA Job Resources
PA Online Learning (Niche Academy)
PA Photos and Documents
ProQuest E-Book Central
Science Reference Center
Science Reference E-Book Collection
SIRS Discoverer - New
Small Engine Repair Reference Center
Teacher Reference Center
Transparent Language Online - New
TrueFlix

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