I'm fairly certain I already mentioned that this place is governed by a witch. Once you start factoring in magic and the supernatural into an equation, using standard logic and rationality will only cause frustration.

Unfortunately getting information that is painfully slow since she seems to have blocked an extensive amount of my access to this world's bookshelves.

[He pauses, remembering back to when he was able to actually unlock a few entries.]

...Though with proper keywords, I seem to be able to trump her access...

If that "scanner" of yours can raise the right questions, I may be able to get answers.