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March 19, 2024

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Learn About Scan PA at the Pennsylvania State Archives Community History Day Event

Digital Collections Specialist Nicole Joniec will be presenting on the Scan PA program on March 27th. Watch in-person or online!

The theme of the event is Planning a Scanning Day for your Community, and Nicole will inform attendees about the Scan PA program and how to contribute to PA Photos & Documents.

Event: Pennsylvania State Archives Community History Day Event
When: Wednesday, March 27
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
Where: In-person or online

Learn more about Scan PA here!

Pro Tip: If your institution already pays the POWER Library Annual Technology Support Fee, there is no additional cost to participate in PA Photos and Documents.

Registration is Free, But You Must Register Here!

Single Sign-On for Remote Access is available for ClassLink, Google, and Clever!

Looking to make it easier for your students?

Are you looking to make it easier for your students to access POWER Library e-resources from home? Single Sign-On (SSO) authentication is now available for school districts using ClassLink, Clever, or Google as their SSO platform.

No more eCards or library cards!
SSO eliminates the need for students to enter library card or eCard numbers.

What will it cost my school to make SSO available?
There is no additional fee to add SSO authentication for public school districts. However, every school in the district must participate in POWER Library. Private schools will be assessed a small annual fee to add SSO authentication.

Learn More About SSO for POWER Library!

Access PA "Not Received/Overdue" Issue - Fix Scheduled For This Evening

Libraries have experienced an issue this week with items going into “not received/overdue” status and SHAREit not allowing staff to change the status of the item.

Auto-Graphics discovered a coding defect that’s causing the issue, and the defect is scheduled to be fixed this evening.

Unless you are an NCIP installation...

For NCIP libraries, please know that Auto-Graphics is still isolating the code that needs to be updated. The solution is more complex due to the communication between SHAREit and Evergreen. We will provide an update as soon as we receive notice from Auto-Graphics.

In the meantime, if/when you run into this issue, please contact HSLC Support to log the issue and we will manually go in and update the status for you. Please include the request number(s) in your ticket to ensure accuracy.

Thanks to everyone who reported the issue and provided use cases to pass to Auto-Graphics.

Need Support? Contact Us!

Chat with a Librarian Training Opportunities for Contributing Institutions

These trainings are for staff members at institutions that contribute to Chat with a Librarian. Thinking about adding some new operators to your service? Now would be a great time so that they can benefit from the April 2nd live training!

Chat with a Librarian New Operator Training
Tuesday, April 2, 10 AM
This training is designed for new chat staff and will familiarize them with all the basic elements of the service, the LibAnswers/LibChat software, and more!

Chat with a Librarian Operator Refresher Training
Tuesday, April 16, 10 AM
This training is designed for existing operators and will revisit some important chat topics, look at some best-practices for conducting chat and answering tickets, and offer time for Q&A for all your burning questions!

Is your institution interested in learning more about the benefits of contributing staff to Chat with a Librarian? Learn more here!

Come Visit Us at One of These Upcoming Events!

You can find us in the exhibits promoting POWER Library and providing attendees with outreach materials. Not attending a given conference yourself? Maybe your colleagues are attending. Tell them to stop by the POWER Library booth.

Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, April 8, 2024, in Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Migrant Education Program Conference, April 9-11, 2024, in Drexel Hill
PA School Librarians Annual Conference, April 11-12, 2024, in Mt. Pocono
PA Museums Annual Conference, April 14-16, 2024, in Harrisburg
PA Workforce Development Association Annual Conference, May 1-3, 2024, in Hershey
PA Intermediate Units Annual Conference, May 29-31, 2024, in Mt. Pocono

Questions? Contact Support!

Staff Changes?

Moving to a new school, retiring, or otherwise leaving your current position? Please let us know! Keeping us updated with contact changes ensures staff are kept up-to-date on lists, newsletters, and invoices issued by HSLC are received.

Help us keep the participant directory up-to-date!

Please Report Contact Updates to HSLC!

POWER Library/Access PA Annual Technology Support Fee Notice

The technology support fee will remain the same for 2024-25.

Invoices will be distributed in April of 2024.

What are the cost-savings of participating in POWER Library?
Statewide contracts for POWER Library resources are paid by the Pennsylvania Department of Education/Office of Commonwealth Libraries. In turn, your school or library benefits by not having to purchase these databases from local funds.

It would cost a school $56,515 to subscribe to all of the e-resources in POWER Library on their own.
It would cost a public library $73,366 to subscribe to all of the e-resources in POWER Library on their own.

In addition to cost-savings, participants are provided with enhanced support, training, and custom programming for access to the e-resources.

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Complete the POWER Library Support Form
Email us at support@hslc.org
Call us at 215-222-1532

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