Contact the Librarian at your campus for more help!
University Park / World Campus:
Ellysa Cahoy
(ellysa@psu.edu or 814-865-9696)
Altoona:
Cori Biddle
(CLB64@psu.edu or 814-949-5250)
Berks:
Brett Spencer
(DBS21@psu.edu or 610-396-6261)
Erie:
Jane Ingold
(JLI4@psu.edu or 814-898-7278)
Harrisburg / University Park / World Campus:
Bernadette Lear
(BAL19@psu.edu or 717-948-6360)
Scranton:
Kristin Green
(KEG28@psu.edu or 570-963-2633)
Finding Books and Dissertations
- Dissertations & Theses This link opens in a new windowStudent papers, which often contain deep bibliographies and cutting edge research.
- Dissertations and Theses How-To GuideLinks to additional sources of dissertations, especially outside the United States.
- CAT - Penn State Library CatalogList of books (and other items) owned by Penn State.
- Google Book SearchGoogle's search engine for books. Includes some partial and full text.
- WorldCat (OCLC FirstSearch) This link opens in a new windowHelpful for finding books that aren't owned by Penn State, WorldCat lists holdings of more than 10,000 college and research libraries.
- Interlibrary Loan (ILLIAD)A service you can use to request books, articles, and other materials that Penn State doesn't own.