Educational Theory & Practice 115S
Library Resources

The resources below are available from any location using a Penn State Access ID and password. For a full listing of resources available, visit the University Libraries site at www.libraries.psu.edu.

BOOKS

The CAT is Penn State's online catalog. To borrow an item from another Penn State campus, click "Details" and then "I Want It."

REFERENCE SOURCES

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

JOURNAL ARTICLES

• ERIC Database ( About ERIC )
  
• PsycINFO
• Sociological Abstracts
  
• ProQuest Psychology Journals
• ProQuest Direct

Check Find Articles by Subject for additional online article resources.

How to get the full text of articles

If a Get It! button appears with the title of the article, click it. If any of the Penn State online resources offer the text of the 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 information will be automatically generated. 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 viewpoints, journal articles, reference materials, statistics, etc. Enclose a phrase in quotes. "no child left behind"
• CQ Researcher provides indepth summaries of current issues.

APA STYLE GUIDES

• Diana Hacker's Online Documentation: Social Sciences (APA)
• Zotero helps you organize and then automatically format your references

For more information, stop by the library reference desk or contact
Judy Sandt, Reference Librarian at 610-285-5028 or jsandt@psu.edu.

last updated September 2007