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Social Studies and World Languages Education

Links to databases and resources for social studies and world language education, with a focus on PreK-12. Also helpful for elementary and secondary teachers of civics, economics, "foreign" languages, history, geography, and related topics.

Contact the Librarian at your campus for more help!

University Park / World Campus:
Karla Schmit
(KMS454@psu.edu or 814-863-5521)

Berks:
Brett Spencer
(DBS21@psu.edu or 610-396-6261)

Erie:
Jane Ingold
(JLI4@psu.edu or 814-898-7278)

Bernadette Lear

Harrisburg / World Campus:
Bernadette Lear
(BAL19@psu.edu or 717-948-6360)

Finding Books and Dissertations

CAT - Penn State Library Catalog
List of books (and other items) owned by Penn State.

Dissertations & Theses This link opens in a new window
Student papers, which often contain deep bibliographies and cutting edge research
With more than 2 million entries, PQD&T is the single, central, authoritative resource for information about doctoral dissertations and master's theses. Includes dissertations from England and Ireland

Dissertations and Theses How-To Guide
Links to additional sources of dissertations, especially outside the United States.
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.