The University Libraries comprise 36 libraries at 24 locations throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. On this campus, we have fourteen libraries. Most of those libraries are located in the Paterno side of the main library. Here is a link to Locations and Hours.
USING THE CAT
Quick Guide to the CAT.
The CAT contains information on books, encyclopedias, dictionaries, government documents, videos, music and more. It does NOT contain individual articles from journals and magazines or newspapers.
Click on the I WANT IT button in the CAT to have things delivered for pickup.
My Library Account Use this link from within the CAT to renew books, view what items you have checked out and see if you owe any fines.
Annex, The annex is a storage location. If something you need is in the annex, use the I WANT IT button to request it for pickup.
Interlibrary Loan, If Penn State libraries do not own something, we can still get it for you for free. Use the Illiad system to request items. Turn around time for these requests is between 2-3 weeks (but 80% of requests are here within 1 - 7 working days!). You can also use the EZ Borrow system. E-ZBorrow allows you to request books from the catalogs of more than 40 academic libraries throughout Pennsylvania as well as New Jersey and West Virginia. The borrowing period is four weeks with one renewal.
Deciphering citations - is it a book or a journal article? Why does it matter?
Example:
Dating metamorphic reactions and fluid flow; application to exhumation of high-P granulites in a crustal-scale shear zone, western Canadian Shield
Mahan, K H; Goncalves, P; Williams, M L; Jercinovic, M J Journal of Metamorphic Geology, vol.24, no.3, pp.193-217, Apr 2006
What part of a citation to search for in the CAT (or try Citation Linker)
