Back to School
August 1, 2024
Starting the year strong can make a big difference, and the Lackawanna County Library System offers a variety of free online resources to help students of all ages get a great start.
Explore some of our resources below and find more at LCLShome.org!
Academic Search Main Edition
Discover full-text scholarly content for major college courses. Designed specifically for academic institutions and college-level students, Academic Search Main Edition provides authoritative full-text and peer-reviewed journals from nearly 1,900 full-text journals and nearly 1,300 full-text peer-reviewed journals. Subjects covered include biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion and theology, and more.
HelpNow
HelpNow™ offers live tutor access for homework help, skills building and test preparation as well as a writing lab, online study group functionality and more! Live tutors are available daily from 2 to 11 pm.
Power Kids
Pennsylvania’s Electronic Reference Library for Kids
Chat with a librarian, find great pictures and facts for your papers and projects and more!
Sirs Discoverer
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.
Teacher Reference Center
This e-resource for teachers provides indexing and abstracts for 280 peer-reviewed journals.
Transparent Language Online
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.