As you prepare your course materials, consider including information about how your students can connect with the library. Please feel free to use or adapt the following language for your syllabus, Canvas course and announcements, assignment instructions, and more. Contact liaison librarian for customized information for your course needs.
Get help
The library is here for you!
The Lehigh Valley Library is committed to supporting students. Librarians can help you to:
- narrow a research topic
- find better sources, and make research easier and more successful
- use the databases to find credible and scholarly sources for your assignments
- request books, articles, and more from other campuses and other universities
- stream videos and music for free through the Libraries
- cite your sources in APA, MLA, Chicago, or any other citation style
- and more!
Contact Lehigh Valley librarians Elizabeth Nelson (ezn80@psu.edu) or Jen Jarson (jmj12@psu.edu) with your questions and needs.
Get library books, articles, and more
- To get started with research on a topic or to find a particular book or article, try the FIND: Books, Articles, & More search. Its broad reach across the Libraries Catalog and some databases means that a search here will get you started with most topics and will offer a broad view of what’s available. >> To get there: use the main search box on the University Libraries website (https://libraries.psu.edu/).
- To focus your search in a particular subject area, check the Subject Guides for recommended databases and other research resources. >> To get there: from the University Libraries website (https://libraries.psu.edu/), choose Subject Guides under Research Help and Tools or go directly to https://libraries.psu.edu/guides/subject.
- Contact Lehigh Valley librarians Elizabeth Nelson (ezn80@psu.edu) or Jen Jarson (jmj12@psu.edu) with your questions and needs.