Penn State DuBois Campus Library How Do I?

Get a library card?
If you are a Penn State student, faculty or staff member, your student or faculty id is your library card. If you are a non-PSU patron, you must stop at the circulation desk to get a card.

Register to borrow books?

To register to borrow books, visit the campus library to fill out a registration card. This will be good as long as you are at Penn State. If your address changes, you will need to notify the Libraries either in person or online by going to My Library Account and clicking on Update Address. 

Find books on a topic? 

To find books, use The CAT located on the University Libraries' web page at http://www.libraries.psu.edu.

Order materials from another Penn State campus? 
When you see a description of the individual book displayed on the CAT screen, check the top of the screen for the I WANT IT button. Click that button and fill in the requested information. This will not work on a screen that lists several books; you must be at the Single Item Display screen describing an individual book. In order to take out books you will need to be registered with the University Libraries. 

Order materials from another University?

As a Penn State student, faculty or staff member, you can request materials not available at Penn State. To request materials from other universities, order from PALCI. If you cannot find the material from this source, you will need to request the item through ILLIAD.

How do I recall a book if someone else already has it checked out?

Materials already checked out are subject to recall after the current borrower has held them for seven days. The library will allow an additional ten days of use after it sends a recall notice. To recall a book from the single item display screen, click on I WANT IT and enter the information requested just as you would for a normal reserve.

Renew books? 

To renew books, click on My Library Account on the Libraries' page (www.libraries.psu.edu) and follow the link to renew books; You will be alerted if not all your books may be renewed. You can also call the Library at 814-375-4756.

Find articles on a topic? 

To find articles in magazines, journals, newspapers go to http://www.libraries.psu.edu, select Articles & More and click on the E-Resource List. You can select from over 250 databases. Try ProQuest Direct or Academic Universe for broad subject coverage. 

Find out if the journal I need is online? 

To find out if a journal is available online go to http://www.libraries.psu.edu, select Articles & More and click on Full Text Electronic Resources. The item display for the title will give you a hyperlink to the full text if available. To find out if it is available at DuBois, check the CAT online catalog for the journal title or go to the DuBois List of Periodicals.

How do I order articles?

To order periodical articles, first check to see if the journal or newspaper you need is online or at the DuBois Campus Library. If it's not easily available, go to ILLIAD and request a photocopy or stop at the circulation desk for help.

Find information on the Internet? 

To find information on the Internet use search engines such as Google (http://www.google.com) or Teoma (http://www.teoma.com).

Format bibliography entries and citations? 

Sample citation formats for bibliographies and footnotes are available at
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/crsweb/gateway/refshelf/writ.html or through our Style Manuals link.

Search the library from home?

To search the library from home and have unrestricted access to all databases you must connect to Penn State by authenticating with your access account. To get more information on searching from home, check out Penn State's link to remote access.

Get an Access Account for online access from home? 

See the Computer Lab staff to get your access account userid and password. Once your access account is activated, you can check out the access software pack (Cacpac) from the Library to set up on your home computer for use in dialing the campus from home. 
 
Detect plagiarism? 

To detect plagiarism, search unique language by doing a "phrase" search in Google or one of the other search engines. Contact the library for other possible tools. 

 
Get my own web site?
Contact the Computer Lab staff. They will explain the options available to you depending upon the purpose and requirements for the site.

Schedule library instruction for my class?

To schedule library instruction for a class, contact: 
Karen Fuller (814) 374-4754

Janice Norris (814) 375-4753