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Pennsylvania Chooses
Biography Reference Bank
Acclaimed Wilson Database
Available Statewide through POWER Library Initiative
New York, New York, January 28th, 2004
Through the Pennsylvania Online World of Electronic Resources
(POWER), H.W. Wilson's Biography Reference Bank is now
available in Pennsylvania libraries statewide, H.W. Wilson today
announced. Every K-12 student and public library user in the state
can now take advantage of the rich resource of biographical
information contained in this acclaimed web-based reference.
Selected a Library Journal Best Reference
Source and as one of Booklist's Top Ten Biography Reference
Sources, Wilson's Biography Reference Bank brings users
information on more than 470,000 people and is illustrated with over
30,000 images. To ensure that the information presented remains
timely and authoritative, Biography Reference Bank also
provides links to full text articles (over 175,000 at present) on
the people profiled, plus links to feature articles, interviews,
speeches, book reviews, performance reviews, obituaries and more
from the thousands of periodicals indexed on other Wilson databases.
The POWER Library Initiative brings Pennsylvania
library users access to full-text reference databases to support
education, career and business needs, and personal interests.
Pennsylvanians can access POWER resources in the state's public and
school libraries, or from home through public library web sites.
Contact:
Roseward Sky
Phone (800) 367-6770, x2272
Email: rsky@hwwilson.com
Eileen Sutter
Phone (800) 367-6770, x2312
Email: esutter@hwwilson.com
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