Library News for the
Penn State e-Learning Community
Volume 2, Issue 7
October 2013
Newsletter Archive
Points of
Interest:
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Introducing
Google
Scholar!

Get to know
the Blue
Search Box.

There in just
One-Click!

Wikipedia?
Google Scholar and Get It! @ Penn State
Is Google and Google Scholar your first source for information? Google Scholar is great tool to
discover articles, books, and other resources using the Google interface, but did you know you
have access to more of the resources in Google Scholar through Penn State University
Libraries?
How to Get It @ Penn State? Before you
begin your search in Google Scholar, click on
the Settings link at the top of the page. On the
settings page, select Library Links. Type
“Pennsylvania State University” in the search
bar and hit search.
Check the box next to Pennsylvania State
University—Get It! @ Penn State and click
save. You are now ready to begin your
research.
Get It! @ Penn State: When you scroll through the Google Scholar results page, next to the title of the
resource, sometimes there are links to the actual resource in full text. If the Libraries has access to the
resource “Get it @ Penn State” will be listed. Click the Get It! @ Penn State and authenticate with your
Penn State user id and password.
On the Get It! page you will see a list of databases that have access to the resource. Click on the
Article link to access your resource directly.
Audio Electronic Reserves
Quick Links:

Ask a
Librarian
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Course
Reserves
Information

Library
Services to the
WC/ PSU
Online
homepage
To use audio e-reserves for your course, email UL-AUDIORSERVES@lists.psu.edu with the course
name, course number, and semester. Music for this service is sourced from audio databases:
Naxos Music Library, and the University Libraries’ collection of sound recordings. For more
information visit: Arts and Humanities Library Audio Electronic Reserves webpage.
Blue Search Box
Right from the library homepage! Five tabs; each a
different resource:

Books, Articles, and More: single access point to
the combined resources of the library.

Databases: all library subscription databases.
Where to begin? Try These First

E-Journals: Search here if you are looking for a
specific publication?

Course Reserves: items your instructor
has put on reserve.

Site Search: search the library
webpages
Page 2
Go Direct with One-Click!
Find all the information you need directly with only one-click! No need for several
step instructions, use the following links to embed in ANGEL courses. For more
information visit Faculty/Staff Services Tools & Widgets.
In the Spotlight:
World Campus
Library
Facebook Page!
It’s a great hub for all
World Campus
students!
Like our page and

E-Resource URL List (PURL List)

Tutorials

Link directly to a library

Tools and Widgets

Research Guides

Ask a Librarian
Updated Tutorials
get great tips and
tutorials from your
library!
The following is a list of tutorials that have been slightly updated and modified to include closed captions.
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The CAT: How the get the actual book
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The CAT: Advanced Search
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The CAT: Quick Search

Criminal Justice Abstracts: Narrowing Your
Search
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The CAT: Results List

Criminal Justice Abstracts: Basic Search

Criminal Justice Abstracts: Accessing the
Database
Featured Tutorial: How to Use Wikipedia
There isn’t one right way to use a resource. While Wikipedia have a bad reputation when it
comes to it’s use in scholarly work, that doesn’t mean that it shouldn’t or can’t be used at all.
In this short video tutorial, you will learn how to use Wikipedia as a source to learn background
knowledge on a topic and discover keywords.
To find more tutorials like this, browse or search Library Tutorials on the World Campus/ Penn
State Online Library homepage.
Contact Info.
Debora Cheney
Head
Library Services to the
World Campus \
Penn State Online •
Foster
Communications
Librarian
dcheney@psu.edu •
814.863.1345
Featured Streaming
Other Resources:
Video Databases:

Text a librarian. Now Available: text your
question to 814.409.9746

Schedule a research appointment:
Personalized research help. Students
select their campus and include
information on the project or research
topic.

Financial Literacy Workshops and
Research Guide: This guide includes
resources on how to understand and
manage personal finances, and
information on webinars and workshops
about this important topic for students.

Filmmakers Library Online: over 1,000
award winning documentaries.

Global Business and Economics in Video:
includes case studies, documentaries,
interviews, biographies, and lectures with
a focus on the human side of commerce.

Health and Society in Video:
Documentaries, profiles, reports, and
interviews on today’s latest medial
process in health and wellness issues and
impact on society.
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