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Search print books and e-books owned by the Bishop McDevitt Library, as well as resource collections prepared for specific courses.
Search collections from over 1,500 PA libraries with 41 million books, audio, reference, movies, and more. See Mrs. Carbon to request books.
Search the Dauphin County Library System for eBooks, audiobooks, music & movies through Overdrive and other online resources.
Continuously updated information and opinions cover hot issues
Points of View Reference Center presents differing perspectives on over 500 important issues & events in order for students to better understand controversial issues and enable them to craft persuasive arguments.
Easy-to-use search interface organizes more than 2,000 full-text sources into trending topics and common research assignments.
An engaging student experience merges magazines, news, multimedia and more.
Academic articles, images, topic selections, and more for middle schoolers
Complete source for peer-reviewed scholarly articles across all academic disciplines
Designed for academic institutions, Academic Search Main Edition provides full-text and peer-reviewed journals. Subjects covered include biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion and theology, and more.
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Search for articles general reference, science, technology, education and careers.
View the greatest events in world history with photographs, audio sound bites, video, and graphics, for over 185 years. Over 3,000 photos/images/sound bites/graphics added daily, including audio and visual snapshots.
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Classroom Video On Demand provided unlimited access to thousands of videos for ALL departments. This multisubject solution features a wealth of material appropriate for all levels. Videos are added regularly from outstanding educational producers and programs, including BBC, HBO, CNN & more.
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Select from over 16,000 eBooks from the world's leading publishers across all major subject areas. Perform full-text searches of a single eBook, search thousands of volumes simultaneously, browse topic categories, or read eBooks directly online.
Includes over 100 titles on diversity, equity, and inclusion, and covers subjects such as business, education, fine arts, history, political science, social science, juvenile literature, and sports and recreation.
POWER Teens provides online resources including full-text research e-resources, collections of photographs and documents, the statewide catalog of materials held in libraries throughout Pennsylvania, and the option to chat with a librarian.
Search full-text articles available on ProQuest on subjects related to business.
Explore and research various careers using the Salem Press career e-books.
The Pennsylvania Career Guide is a valuable resource as you make those all-important career decisions. The Education Planner is a public service of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) and serves as your one-stop career and college planning website. Pennsylvania's Career Link helps match employees to jobs;
Search the full text of the Wall Street Journal online through ProQuest.
Access these ebooks: Adolescent Health & Wellness; Magill's Medical Guide; Nutrition Obesity & Eating Disorders; and Salem Health: Addictions, Substance Abuse & Alcholism
Academic articles, videos, primary documents, and more on topics in U.S. history
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Spanning our nation’s history—from prehistory to the present day—American History was developed and curated by leading editors and scholars in the study of American history. It offers a variety of sources, including articles, images, primary source documents, timelines, videos, and slideshows.
Presented in a pro/con format that clearly explains both sides of the historical dispute, each article is supported by a timeline and a wealth of primary sources.
Read and search history topics in e-books from Salem Press.
Biographical and contextual information on notable people throughout history
Black Freedom Struggle features select primary source documents related to critical people and events in African American history.
Enjoy unlimited access to top reference eBooks.
Israel & Palestine features important information on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine throughout world history. This content is intended to provide a deeper understanding of the political, economic, and social impacts of this conflict from an historical perspective.
Search the digital primary sources available through the Library of Congress.
Read current issues of National Geographic or search the archives dating back to 1888.
Explore thousands of digitized documents and photographs from unique collections in libraries across Pennsylvania. You’ll be amazed by what you find!
Search articles from Smithsonian Magazine and other news from the Smithsonian Institution focusing on science, history, art, popular culture and innovation.
Bloom's LIterature includes critical essays, author biographies and character analyses, the full text of hundreds of books and over 1,000 classic works of literature, discussion questions, full-length poems, essays on writing papers, full-length videos of classic stage performances and film adaptations of literary works, and a Shakespeare Center that pulls together all of Bloom's content relating to Shakespeare.
Gain a deeper understanding of literary texts through a wide variety of contextual resources.
Read Salem Press Critical Insights series for literary criticism.
Literary content integrates with subject indexing for a full research experience.
Academic articles, videos, experiments, and more
The ProQuest STEM database includes more than 500 scholarly journals and popular science magazines. All coverage is front-to-back full-text, with images and graphics reproduced exactly as they appear in the original editions.
View all Salem Press e-books on science, technology and the environment.
This comprehensive e-resource draws on the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology. Topics covered include: global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy & recycling
Perform research from hundreds of full text science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other reliable sources. View more than 280,000 high-quality science images from sources such as UPI, Getty, NASA, National Geographic and the Nature Picture Library.
Explore science from over 230 full-text eBooks! This collection of reference titles covers a wide variety of topics such as animals, biology, climate change, computing, engineering, experiments, life science, nature, oceans, physical science, and weather.
Read current issues of National Geographic or search the archives dating back to 1888.
Search articles from Smithsonian Magazine and other news from the Smithsonian Institution focusing on science, history, art, popular culture and innovation.
With Transparent Language Online you can: learn any of 120+ languages, including: American Sign Language, English (ESL/ELL) learning content for speakers of over 30 languages & 30+ endangered North American and world languages. Practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing/typing with interactive lessons and courses. Note that in order to track your progress it is necessary to create an account in Transparent Language. If you do not want to create an account, select 'Continue as Guest' on the login screen.
Watch videos and read children's books. Enjoy read aloud with words highlighting and interactive games. Some films and books are available in Spanish too!
View the greatest events in world history with photographs, audio sound bites, video, and graphics, for over 185 years. Over 3,000 photos/images/sound bites/graphics added daily, including audio and visual snapshots.
Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1777-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690 and thepresent.
Since its founding in 1857, the goal of The Atlantic has been "to publish the most urgent essays, the most vital literature; they wanted to pursue truth and disrupt consensus without regard for party or clique."
Access digital editions of Time and Time for Health.
Read current issues of National Geographic or search the archives dating back to 1888.
Search articles from Smithsonian Magazine and other news from the Smithsonian Institution focusing on science, history, art, popular culture and innovation.
Create customized K-12 lesson plans with Gale In Context resources.
This e-resource for teachers provides indexing and abstracts for 280 peer-reviewed journals. Subjects include: assessment, best practices, continuing education, current pedagogical research, curriculum development, higher education, instructional media, language arts, literacy standards, school administration, science & mathematics, teacher education.