Your Librarian
Bernadette Lear
she/her/hers/Ms.
Contact:
LIB 301B
Penn State Harrisburg Library
351 Olmsted Dr.
Middletown, PA 17057
Penn State Harrisburg Library
351 Olmsted Dr.
Middletown, PA 17057
(717) 948-6360
Subjects: Adult Education and Workforce Education, Applied Behavior Analysis, Campus: Harrisburg, Community Psychology and Social Change, Education, Education: Organization, Development, and Change / Training and Development, Health, Health Education, Kinesiology, Exercise, and Sport Science, Nursing, Psychology
Encyclopedias and Handbooks
One key to success in finding scholarly literature is using scholarly words in your database searches. To expand your vocabulary on your topic, start here:
- Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new windowSimilar to Sage Reference Online, Oxford offers dictionary definitions, encyclopedia articles, and other brief information.
- SAGE Reference Online This link opens in a new windowShort background information in Psychology and the Social Sciences.
Finding Books
- Catalog (Penn State University Libraries catalog) This link opens in a new windowList 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.