Improve student engagement
with library resources.
PowerNotes integrates directly with your licensed databases — JSTOR, ProQuest, and more — so students discover credible sources inside the workspace where they actually do their research. Every search, annotation, and citation stays organized. Licensed content finally gets used.
The research workflow is broken. Your licensed content is paying the price.
When students' workflow is outside the library's ecosystem, your licensed subscriptions go unused — and you lose the data to prove their value. PowerNotes fixes the broken workflow. It puts your licensed content directly inside the research process students already prefer, ensuring discovery happens in a place where credibility is built in.
Surface library resources
where students need them.
PowerNotes surfaces licensed content inside the research workflow — not buried in a separate portal students never open.
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01Your licensed databases, injected directly into Google Search.
When students search on Google inside PowerNotes, a library panel appears alongside organic results — surfacing licensed articles from your databases before they ever reach a paywalled page or a portal they don't know how to use.
Students add sources to their project with one click. Citation metadata is generated automatically.
Injected into Google: library results appear right inside Google Search — no separate portal, no separate loginOne-click capture: use our extensions to add a source from any database with accurate citation metadata generated automaticallyYour databases: we support the licensed databases and content you already pay for — no new subscriptions requiredGoogleclimate policy urban sustainabilityAll Images News VideosLibrary Resources · via PowerNotesProQuestMunicipal Climate Action Plans: Policy FrameworksUrban Policy Quarterly · 2024JSTORUrban Sustainability Transitions in Mid-Sized CitiesJournal of Planning · 2023ProQuestGreen Infrastructure and Stormwater Policy in Urban WatershedsEnvironmental Policy Review · 2024JSTORCarbon Pricing Mechanisms and Equity OutcomesClimate Economics Journal · 2022c40.org › resources › climate-actionC40 Cities: Climate Action Planning GuideA practical framework for cities to develop and implement climate action plans aligned with Paris Agreement goals...epa.gov › climate-change › urban-heat-islandUrban Heat Island Effect — US EPAUrban heat islands occur when cities replace natural land cover with dense concentrations of pavement, buildings...ipcc.ch › report › ar6 › wg2IPCC AR6: Impacts, Adaptation and VulnerabilityThe Sixth Assessment Report examines climate change impacts on human and natural systems and adaptation options...brookings.edu › research › urban-climate-policyUrban Climate Policy: What Cities Can Do — BrookingsCities account for over 70% of global CO₂ emissions. This analysis examines local policy levers available to municipal governments...
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02One login. Every database. No friction.
PowerNotes supports library proxy authentication, so students access licensed content through your institution's existing access controls. No new credentials. No manual VPN setup. The library's access framework stays intact — students just don't notice it.
Library proxy support: your existing authentication infrastructure works — no new systems, no IT project requiredNo VPN required: students access all licensed content through the same PowerNotes workspace, from anywhereInstitutional SSO: log in once with school credentials — access everything, including databases, AI tools, and LMS assignmentsConnectedLibrary AccessAuthentication statusAuthenticated via Institution LibraryLibrary Proxy · SSO activeJSTOR Full accessProQuest Congressional Full accessEBSCO Academic Full accessVPN required Not neededAll databases accessible · No additional credentials -
03Your library's catalog, searchable right inside the research workspace.Coming soon
PowerNotes Library Search is a dedicated search tool built into the PowerNotes app — not a portal students need to leave the workspace to reach. Every result comes from your institution's licensed databases. No open-web noise. No paywalled dead ends. Just credible, accessible sources, ready to work with.
Because the search is library-only, academic integrity is built into the workflow by default. When AI-powered discovery tools suggest sources inside PowerNotes, they draw from the same verified catalog — not the open web.
Licensed sources only: every search returns peer-reviewed, full-text content from your institution's databases — no filtering, no noiseWork directly on source material: annotate and highlight without leaving PowerNotes — full attribution flows automatically into the student's projectAI discovery on verified content: AI-powered suggestions inside PowerNotes are grounded in your licensed catalog, not the open webLibrary Search Licensed sources onlyclimate policy urban adaptation 4 resultsProQuest Urban Policy Quarterly · 2024Municipal Climate Action Plans: Policy FrameworksJSTOR Journal of Planning · 2023Urban Sustainability Transitions in Mid-Sized Cities
Data that justifies renewals. Help that reaches students.
Two of the hardest problems in academic libraries — proving value to administration and getting expert help into student workflows — addressed in one platform.
Show administration what your subscriptions are actually worth.
PowerNotes tracks which licensed sources students annotate, cite, and build arguments from — not just what they click. That's a fundamentally different signal than traditional database access logs. Use it to demonstrate real research impact, justify renewal decisions, and identify which resources faculty and students value most.
Your help desk, inside the research workspace.
A direct path to your library's help desk appears inside PowerNotes — so when students hit a wall, they ask a librarian instead of asking ChatGPT. Keeps expert guidance in the loop without requiring students to leave their workflow.
Research that starts in ProQuest
now finishes in PowerNotes.
PowerNotes is embedded directly within ProQuest's Congressional Database. When students find a source worth keeping, they save it — highlights, annotations, and all — back to their PowerNotes project in one click. Their research stays connected from the moment of discovery through to the final citation.
No separate login. No app switch. No friction between finding a source and using it.
What PowerNotes means for your library.
Track real usage — annotations, citations, and arguments built from your databases — not just click-through. Bring this data to your next renewal conversation.
When PowerNotes is the research workspace, your databases are the default source of credible content. Library-curated knowledge stays in the workflow.
PowerNotes teaches students to build from sources, not generate from nothing. That's the AI literacy outcome faculty and accreditors are asking for.
Students can purchase PowerNotes access directly through your campus bookstore.
PowerNotes is available as a purchasable license through participating campus bookstores — so students can buy access the same way they buy course materials. No institutional procurement process required for individual student access.
If your institution already has a bookstore integration, students may already have access. Contact us to confirm or set up your bookstore partnership.
Make PowerNotes available in your campus bookstore alongside course materials.
Set up bookstore access →Bring your licensed content into the workflow
Request a demo — we'll walk you through the ProQuest integration, show you the usage dashboard, and answer questions specific to your institution's database setup.
Request a demo