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	Academic Main Search Research Academic Main Search has more than 1900 full text journals, 1300 peer-reviewed, indexed and abstracted journals and nearly 1300 full-text peer-reviewed journals. Subjects include biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion and theology and others.		Middle Search Plus Research – Middle School Designed for middle school students, this e-resource provides full text access to popular magazines, thousands of biographies and historical essays, and an image collection with over 960,000 photos, maps, and flags.
	AP Images AP (Associated Press), one of the oldest and largest news organizations in the world, has been capturing the greatest events in world history with photographs, audio sound bites, video, and graphics, for over 185 years. AP Images provides access to this huge database with over 3,000 photos/images/sound bites/graphics added daily, including audio and visual snapshots.		Newspaper Source Plus Newspaper Articles An e-resource with the latest news from over 1,000 U.S. and international newspapers.
	Consumer Health Complete Health Information The best place to go on the internet for information about health – from mainstream medicine to complementary, holistic and integrated health ideas. The database includes the full text articles from over 250 health reference books and encyclopedias.		Access Pennsylvania Library Collections A combined catalog reflecting the holdings of over 2,600 Pennsylvania libraries and their combined collections of over 73 million books, audio materials, reference materials, movies, and much more.
	Contemporary Authors Writers’ Biographies Access to biographical and bibliographical information on more than 145,000 of today’s most influential authors.		POWER Library Pennsylvania’s Electronic Reference Library. Find trustworthy answers to questions about healthcare, consumer purchases, personal finances, and much more. Access to newspapers, magazines, journals, historical documents and photos, online databases, and eBooks.
	EBSCOHost eBooks Books and Research From a single book to a full shelf of volumes on a chosen subject, across languages and publishers, with a variety of search options available, this database covers all major subject areas. A must-use tool for researchers and readers.		Primary Search Research for Elementary School Students Access to popular magazines dating back to 1990for elementary school research. Articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full-text biographies and books and over 960,000 photos, maps and flags.
	Green File Environmental Research A comprehensive e-resource that draws on the connections between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology.		EBSCOHost Research A comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States.
	The Lackawanna Valley Digital Archives The LVDA is a collection of Lackawanna Valley related books, photos, videos, paintings and other artifacts.		SIRS Discoverer Research for Elementary And Middle School Students SIRS Discoverer is a general reference database for elementary and middle school students, researchers, and educators covering curriculum areas and content sets.
	Legal Information and Reference Forms, definitions, legal and publications to help a lay person understand the law covering business and family matters, real estate, personal finance and taxes, estate planning and more.		Statistical Abstract of the United States The authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States.
	Library, Information Science & Technology E-resource indexes for more than 700 journals in library science and technology plus books, research reports and proceedings from the field.		Teachers Reference Center An e-resource for teachers that provides indexing and abstracts for 280 peer-reviewed journals.
	MasterFile Research Full text articles from more than 1,700 reference resources, magazines, and journals covering general interest subject areas such as business, education, law, science and more.		Westlaw Legal Research Available at Albright Memorial Library Only The most comprehensive computer-assisted legal research service in the world created by the major publisher of legal books. Contains nearly 5,000 databases.
	ReferenceUSA Directory of 12 Million US Businesses. Also includes listings for 675,000 doctors and 180,000 dentists, as well as 135 Million U.S. Households listings.		Readers’ Guide Retrospective (1890-1982) Available at Albright Memorial Library Only This database contains comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and reflects the history of 20th century America.
	Nations of the World Noted for its thoughtful, up-to-date, reliable and careful compilation, this completely-updated 2015 edition offers political, economic and business information on all the nations of the world in an easy-to-use, single source		Public Library Search Use this fun, easy-to-use resource to discover reliable information on thousands of topics covering a wide range of subjects including art and music, literature, language arts, geography, history, social studies, world cultures and languages, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, health, and sports.
	Elementary Student Research Use this fun, easy-to-use resource to discover reliable information on thousands of topics covering a wide range of subjects including art and music, literature, language arts, geography, history, social studies, world cultures and languages, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, health, and sports.		Middle School Student Research Use this fun, easy-to-use resource to discover reliable information on thousands of topics covering a wide range of subjects including art and music, literature, language arts, geography, history, social studies, world cultures and languages, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, health, and sports.
	Critical Insights: Tim O’Brien This collection brings together a selection of recent representative critical essays on O’Brien from a variety of perspectives. After opening with several short introductory essays, the volume moves on to consider O’Brien’s semi-autobiographical coverage of his experience in Vietnam and discusses O’Brien’s most famous work, The Things They Carried, in addition to several of his other works.		Defining Documents in American History: World War I (1914–1919) Provides readers with a new, interesting way to study the impact of World War I on American history. Through in-depth analysis of important primary documents from 1916 to 1919, readers will gain new insight into the causes, issues and lasting effects of this pivotal time in American history.
	Defining Documents in American History: World War II (1939-1946) Contains 80 primary source documents that provide a compelling view of this unique period of American history.		Introduction to Literary Context: American Poetry of the 20th Century Introduction to Literary Context series is designed to introduce students to the world’s greatest works of literature – including novels, short fictions, novellas, plays, and poems – not only placing them in the historical, societal, scientific, and religious context of their time, but illuminating key concepts and vocabulary that students are likely to encounter.
	Critical Insights: LGBTQ Literature Critical Insights: LGBTQ Literature presents a genre of literature that is produced by (or especially relevant to) lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender persons, “queers,” intersexuals, and/or asexual people and this title focuses primarily on American literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.		Careers in Business Careers in Business explores a variety of growing fields to help young adults gain a head start in learning about the many career opportunities available for those who want to pursue a career in business.
	Careers in Human Services Understanding the wide variety of jobs in human services is important for anyone preparing for that career path. Merging scholarship with occupational development, this single comprehensive guidebook provides human services students with the necessary insight into potential careers, and provides instruction on what job seekers can expect in terms of training, advancement, earnings, job prospects, working conditions, relevant associations, and more.		Science Reference Center Research This e-resource contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other reliable sources. In addition, Science Reference Center includes more than 280,000 high-quality science images from sources such as UPI, Getty, NASA, National Geographic and the Nature Picture Library.
	Weiss Financial Ratings Series Online Consumer Guides Easy to use guides to important financial decisions such as Automobile, Homeowners, Long-term Care, Medicare Insurances and Variable Annuities.