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Human Development and Family Studies

Links to databases and other resources for Human Development and Family Studies. Also helpful for topics such as childhood, adolescence, and adulthood; aging/gerontology; juvenile delinquency; and social services.

Finding Books and Dissertations

Dissertations & Theses This link opens in a new window
Student papers, which often contain deep bibliographies and cutting edge research.
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global is the most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses in the world, with more than 2.5 million available in full text PDF.

Dissertations and Theses How-To Guide
Links to additional sources of dissertations, especially outside the United States.
CAT - Penn State Library Catalog
List of books (and other items) owned by Penn State.
Google Book Search
Google's search engine for books. Includes some partial and full text.

WorldCat (OCLC FirstSearch) This link opens in a new window
Helpful for finding books that aren't owned by Penn State, WorldCat lists holdings of more than 10,000 college and research libraries.
OCLC WorldCat database is the OCLC online union catalog. It contains over 43 million records describing library holdings around the world.

Interlibrary Loan (ILLIAD)
A service you can use to request books, articles, and other materials that Penn State doesn't own.