Educational Psychology 14
Library Research Guide

BOOKS

The CAT is Penn State's online catalog of over 5 million items including books, videos, cds, maps, musical scores, dissertations, newspapers, and journals. To borrow an item from another Penn State campus, click "Details" and then "I Want It."

If The CAT doesn't have what you're looking for, try WorldCat , the online catalog of 38 million items in libraries across the U.S.

The resources below are available from any location using a Penn State Access ID and password.

REFERENCE SOURCES

• Gale Virtual Reference Library offers the full-text of many encyclopedias and other reference works.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

• ERIC Database (Educational Resources Information Center)
• Education Abstracts
  
• PsycINFO (American Psychological Association)
• ProQuest Psychology Journals
• Sociological Abstracts

Check Find Articles by Subject for additional online article resources.

How to get the full text of articles

Many of the resources listed above include the full-text of the article. If a Get It! button appears with the title of the article, click it. If any of the Penn State online resources offer the entire article, you will be able to link to it via the Get It! screen.

If full-text is not available, click the Go button next to interlibrary loan on the Get It screen. The ILLiad request form will be automatically generated with the citation information. Just click submit. Generally articles ordered via ILLiad are available online within 24-48 hours.

CURRENT ISSUES RESOURCES

• Opposing Viewpoints - Search, then use the tabs to view different types of information (e.g. viewpoints, references, statistics).
• CQ Researcher

APA STYLE GUIDES

• Diana Hacker's Online Documentation: Social Sciences (APA)

For more information, stop by the library reference desk or contact
Judy Sandt, Reference Librarian at 610-285-5020 or jsandt@psu.edu.

last updated March 2007