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July 16, 2024
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PA Photos & Documents

Do You Have Copyright Questions About Digital Collections?
The PA Digital Rights team is hosting a webinar on July 18 on Copyright for Digital Collections. The webinar is open to all staff, so please feel free to share the information with interested colleagues.
 
Event: Copyright for Digital Collections
Date: July 18 (This Thursday!)
Time: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern, on Zoom

At this webinar, Ana Enriquez from the PA Digital Rights Team will explain common copyright justifications for digital collections, including public domain status, fair use, and permission from rightsholders. Also covered will be item-level rights statements. After a short presentation from Ana, there will be time for questions from participants.
Register for the Webinar!

Science Reference Source
ALERT: E-Resource Name Change
Science Reference Center is now called:
Science Reference Source
What do libraries need to do?
If your library provides the icon for this resource on your website, please update the icon with the updated icon available in the Librarians Hub.
 
Please note that this update does not change links. The unique link for Science Reference Source is the same as it was previously. 
Get the Updated Icon!

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POWER Academy:  POWER E-Resources: Primary Sources in POWER Library
Earn Act 48 or CE Credit for completing this course!
This tutorial will review how to find, search, and browse primary source material within POWER Library.

This tutorial is for school librarians, public libraries serving homeschoolers, and libraries serving/answering historical and genealogical reference questions. 
Take The Primary Sources in POWER Library Tutorial!

PA Photos and Documents
June Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Harvest
8 new PA Photos and Documents collections and numerous new records were added to the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA).
 
The new POWER Library institutions now represented in the DPLA:
  • Carnegie Library of Homestead
  • Springs Historical Society via Meyersdale Public Library
The number of records contributed to DPLA by PA Photos and Documents institutions is now 196,296 records!
Learn More About PA Photos and Documents!

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Fall Training -
Save the Date!
We can't wait to see you this fall, so please save the date for Fall Training!
  • October 1st at Intermediate Unit 1 (Coal Center)
  • October 2nd at Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit 27 (Monaca)
  • October 3rd at Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit 5 (Edinboro)
  • October 10th at Capital Area Intermediate Unit 15 (Enola)         
  • October 21st at BLaST Intermediate Unit 17 (Williamsport)
  • October 22nd at Penn State DuBois (DuBois)
  • October 23rd at Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8 (Altoona)
  • October 29th at Carbon-Lehigh Intermediate Unit 21 (Schnecksville)
  • October 30th at Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13 (Lancaster)
  • October 31st at Crowne Plaza Philadelphia (King of Prussia)  
We plan for registration to open in August. Please keep an eye on the Access Pennsylvania News for Fall Training updates. 
Fall Training Information

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