Faculty and Staff
Quick Start Guide
WELCOME TO THE LIBRARIES AT UNIVERSITY PARK!
Get Started
For a comprehensive list of resources and services, go to:
www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/infosvcs/faculty.html
Go wireless with
your laptop, tablet, or phone in
any library location. You’ll need
a Penn State access account
and a laptop with an 802.11
compatible wireless network
card. Instructions at ITS Service
Desk, Pattee Library, floor 1,
west, or wireless.psu.edu.
Computers are located throughout the Libraries. Software
includes Adobe CS 6, AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, Minitab, SAS,
SPSS, and more. See
www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/infosvcs/computers.html.
Books; music; videos; and magazine, newspaper, and journal
articles using LionSearch, The CAT (the Libraries’ online
catalog), and more at
www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/databases/trythesefirst.html
Find a library at www.libraries.psu.edu.
8 subject libraries in Pattee and Paterno libraries and 5
additional branch subject libraries include:
Pattee Library: Arts and Humanities Library, Maps Library,
News and Microforms Library
Paterno Library: Business Library, Education and
Behavioral Sciences Library, Life Sciences Library, Social
Sciences Library, Special Collections Library
Branch Subject Libraries: Architecture and Landscape
Architecture Library, Earth and Mineral Sciences Library,
Engineering Library, Physical
and Mathematical Sciences
Library, Law Library
What you need
to borrow books:
Penn State ID card
Penn State Access Account
active Libraries account
Library locations:
www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/
depts/libmaps.html
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Research Services
Census Research Data Center, 206 Paterno Library,
provides approved researchers with a secure connection
to data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau and the
National Center for Health Statistics. It is a vital resource
for research in the fields of economics, demography,
statistics, sociology, and health services. For more
information, contact chris.a.galvan@census.gov or
www.psurdc.psu.edu.
Data Management Plan Tutorial, designed to
help grant proposal writers understand what a data
management plan is and how to write one, at www.eeducation.psu.edu/dmpt
Data Management Toolkit at www.libraries.psu.edu/
psul/researchguides/pubcur/datatoolkit.html
Research Consultation Service at ask.libraries.psu.edu
Research guides by subject at
www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/researchguides.html
Research Hub provides specialized consultants in
subjects such as GIS, data, statistics, citation and research
management, and research methodology at
www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/researchhub.html
ScholarSphere, a secure repository service to collect your
work in one location, create a durable and citable record
of your work, and comply with grant-funding-agency
requirements for sharing and managing research data, at
scholarsphere.psu.edu
Subject specialists for advanced library research help at
www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/researchguides/subjspecs.html
Services and Support for Teaching
24-hour service, fall and spring semesters, 10 a.m. Sunday
to midnight Friday and 10 a.m. to midnight on Saturday,
Pattee Library, floor 1 and ground floor, west
Adaptive Technology and Services (814-865-9257),
adjacent to the Commons Services Desk, offers a wide
range of services for students with disabilities and also
offers quiet study spaces.
The Commons Services Desk
Pattee Library, floor 1, central
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Services and Support for Teaching
BrowZine, an iPad application for using the Libraries’ scholarly
journals, at
www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/toolswidgets/browzine.html
Carrel application form at https://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/
secure/forms/lendingforms/carrelapplication.html
Computer availability in Pattee and Paterno Libraries
at tinyurl.com/psulcomputeravailability or mobile site at
m.libraries.psu.edu
Copyright information at
www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/infosvcs/copyright_info.html
Course Reserves Services to request book or electronic
reserves for courses: www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/reserves.html
Databases
www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/databases.html
Equipment: Media and Technology Support Services
(MediaTech) www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/mtss.html: iPods,
iPads, digital still and video cameras, laptops, recorders, more.
Commons Services, Pattee
Library, floor 1, central:
calculators, headphones,
iPads, iPhone connector
cables, laptops, more
Schedule a film or video
at www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/
secure/forms/reservesforms/
videobooking.html
Interlibrary Loan (ILL),
Commons Services Desk, to
borrow books from other
libraries and to get free
electronic delivery of articles from Penn State’s print journal
collections, at www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/ill.html
ITS Service Desk, the Knowledge Commons, Pattee Library,
floor 1, offers assistance with personal electronic devices,
including laptops, iPads, and more.
Laptops and iPads are available for a 7-day loan at the
Commons Services Desk and selected other service desks.
Overview of lending services and policies at
www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/lending.html
Library instruction request form to schedule library tours and
class sessions at www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/lls.html
Lockers available in Paterno Library, floors 1 (the Special
Collections Library) and 3 and Pattee Library, floor 1, west.
Media and Technology Support Services,
including equipment to support academic instruction, at
www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/mtss.html
The Media Commons, Pattee
Library, floor 1, west, has a
24-hour Mac Lab (closed if
reserved for a class) and a
presentation room with green
screen, podium, and video
camera. Group study rooms in
this location have iMacs and
microphones.
Office delivery, a free service
for faculty and staff on the
University Park campus,
delivers circulating material
from the Libraries and
Interlibrary Loan to your
departmental address via
campus mail. Call 814-865-3480 for information or go to
www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/ill/officedelivery.html.
Online tutorials
www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/tutorials.html
Reciprocal Borrowing and On-Site Access Program for
broader access to scholarly material
www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/access/reciprocal_borrowing.html
Free seminars on basic library research skills and citation
management tools are offered every semester.
www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/lls/classes.html
Tech tutors, Knowledge Commons, W122 Pattee Library,
for assistance and personalized training with popular
software programs, including Excel and PowerPoint.
Walk-in hours are 11 a.m.–8 p.m. Monday–Thursday
and to 6 p.m. Friday, fall and spring semesters.
Tools and Widgets at
www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/toolswidgets.html
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More in the Guide to the Libraries,
available at all service desks and at:
www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/pram.html