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Find the information you need with the Library’s Enhanced Search Experience!

Access thousands of reliable research resources with just a few clicks using the search box above.  Select “articles” to search individual journal, magazine and newspaper articles or “databases” to find subject-specific collections of information.

Still not sure where to start?  Keep scrolling to browse an alphabetical list of all the Library’s online resources, including genealogy, online learning, language learning, test prep homework help, consumer reports and more

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Pittsburgh Annual Reports

CLP – Main offers a large collection of Pittsburgh area annual reports for public companies in the Local History, Genealogy, Archives & Special Collections Department.

Call 412-622-3114 for help finding these valuable business resources.

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PA POWER Library

Pennsylvania Online World of Electronic Resources provides libraries statewide access to over 20 unique databases for library users of all ages.

  • Academic Search Main Edition
  • AP Newsroom
  • Auto Repair Source
  • Black Freedom Struggle in the United States: A Selection of Primary Sources
  • BookFLIX
  • Access PA
  • Consumer Health Complete
  • Contemporary Authors
  • Ebsco eBooks
  • Gale eBooks
  • Gale In Context: Elementary School
  • Gale In Context: Middle School
  • Gale in Context: High School
  • Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)
  • Pennsylvania Job Resources
  • Power Search
  • ProQuest E-Book Central
  • Science Reference Center
  • Science Reference eBook Collection
  • Small Engine Repair Reference Center
  • Teacher Reference Center
  • TrueFLIX
This project is made possible in part by Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and through Library Access Funds administered by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Department of Education, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Wolf, Governor.

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PA Photos and Documents

Visit PA Photos and Documents to explore photographs and documents exploring African American History and Culture, Disability History, Latinx History and Culture, LGBTQIA+ History, Native American and Indigenous People’s History and Culture, Religion and Spirituality, and Women’s History.

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PA Online Learning

PA Online Learning is a FREE growing collection of tutorials on how to use software, social media, and library resources, such as POWER Library! Explore now and check back later to see how it grows! Selecting the link will take you to directly to PA Online Learning.

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Oxford Reference Online

This resource is available to CLP cardholders only.

Full-text entries from over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries on subjects such as art, history, languages, literature, philosophy, quotations, science, and more.

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Oxford Music Online

This resource is available to CLP cardholders only.

Authoritative reference sources on music history and theory plus musician biographies. Includes: The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, The Oxford Companion to Music, and The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, plus articles from Grove Opera and Grove Jazz. 

 

 

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