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New updates for Magazines in Libby!



Libby will soon introduce the following enhancements to how users discover and enjoy magazines:
One tap to read: When a reader discovers a magazine anywhere in the app, they can open it and start reading with one tap.

Streamlined access: Instead of appearing alongside eBook and audiobook loans, magazines will be moved to a new dedicated section of the Shelf summary, called the Magazine Rack. From the Magazine Rack, users will see the latest issue of their magazine subscriptions and any other issues they choose to check out.

Easier subscriptions: Users can subscribe to magazines via a new, convenient Subscribe option from magazine search results and title details pages. When a new issue is released, it will automatically be added to the user’s Magazine Rack.

Improved discovery: From the Magazine Rack, users can navigate to the Newsstand, a new view of a user’s recently opened issues and other popular magazine titles in your collection.

Hope these changes roll out soon, because they all sound GREAT!

–Heather Auman, Western Allegheny Community Library
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Changes to POWER Library

POWER Library is in the process of changing their eResouces line up. They have dropped several of their Gale offerings and are going to add in some Ebsco and ProQuest resources.

The Gale resources they have discontinued are

Gale Academic OneFileGale Environmental Studies (GREENR)Gale InfoTrac Student Edition
Gale Books & AuthorsGale General OneFileGale LitFinder
Gale Business InsightsGale Health & WellnessGale News
Gale Educator’s Reference CompleteGale Informe AcademicoGale Topic Collections

They have also discontinued Cybersmarts

We have removed the discontinued resources from the eLibrary site. If you link directly to any of these resources on your library’s website, please remove these resources as they no longer work.

POWER Library has not announced the full line up of new resources yet. POWER Library anticipates the resources will be available for libraries to add to our websites in late September. We will share a list of the upcoming resources once we receive them.

Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!

~ Hilary Lewis, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

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Tutor.com Training Session

It’s important to understand the different databases and learning tools at your disposal. Join us on Tuesday, August 22 at 11 am to learn more about Tutor.com and all of the features within it. This will be a comprehensive 30 minute overview of Tutor.com and will strengthen your ability to guide patrons when they approach you with questions. Please stick around for the Q&A session at the end!

Register to join the live session, or to receive a link to the recording to watch at your availability.

Click here to register

-Erin Weaver, Bridgeville Public Library

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Back to school is right around the corner!

As summer reading is winding down for many libraries, we are switching gears into the Back-to-School season. There are many resources available to library staff and patrons. Here is the link to showcase just a few – handy for bookmarking or social media posts!

Back To School Resources

Gabi – Robinson Library

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