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May 28, 2024

Do We Have All Your Patron Barcodes?

Your POWER Library support team at HSLC maintains a barcode registry to which all barcodes in use at your institution must be included for your patrons to successfully access POWER E-Resources.

If you changed your barcode number scheme or added a new set of barcode numbers, please let us know!

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New E-Resources!

The Office of Commonwealth Libraries has added the following resources to POWER Library:

But wait, there's more! These e-resources have been purchased for perpetual access.

Where are the custom links for my institution?

Get them in the Links Generator.

Experiencing an issue accessing a new e-resource?

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Current subscriber?
If your institution currently subscribes to any of the new e-resources, please contact your vendor representative for any possible billing adjustments.

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Small Engine Repair Name Change

The e-resource formerly known as Small Engine Repair Reference Center is now called:

Small Engine Repair Source

There is no change to your link to this e-resource. However, if you provide the icon on your website you should replace it with the updated icon available in the For Librarians Hub.

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New Digital Collections!

Check out these recently added digital collections!

Amos A. Yeakel Civil War Diary made available by the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center

Amos A. Yeakel was born February 26, 1843, in West Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania and died June 25, 1912, in Vineland, New Jersey. The diary is a two-volume pocket diary written during the American Civil War between August 19, 1862, and March 14, 1865.

It covers the entire period of Yeakel’s service in Company G, of the 145th Pennsylvania Volunteers. Following his mustering into service, the diary deals with Yeakel becoming a soldier, including a prolonged time in a military convalescent camp and a military hospital where he suffered...

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David Evans Collection made available by the Chester County History Center

This selection of digitized diaries by David Evans dates from 1835 to 1879. In these diaries, Evans notes his early studies in school; his experiences as a teacher, farmer, and surveyor; his interests in geology, botany, and history; his attendance at Quaker and Anti-Slavery Society meetings; and the daily lives of his family and friends.

From the late 1830s to the early 1850s, many of Evans’ entries provide names and details of aid he provided as a member of the Underground Railroad. There is also one volume by David’s brother, Josiah Evans, dating from March to December 1838, which documents Josiah’s time in Ohio. Early entries describe the passing environs en route to Ohio, and, once there, focus on daily life, visits with family and friends, and his attendance at Quaker and Anti-Slavery...

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Fall Training & Other Events

You can find us in the exhibit hall at events across the state promoting POWER Library resources 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.

PA Intermediate Units Annual Conference, May 29-31, 2024, in Mt. Pocono
POWER Library Fall Training Schedule

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