Course
Reserves:
Reserve
materials for courses in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
are made available online or in the EMS Library. Online materials are available via the course reserves lists in the CAT. Other reserve materials are available
at the EMSL service desk and may be checked out for two hours.
Note - If there is no reserve list for a course or a title is missing from the list, let us know. It may be because items don't display on the list until they are actually available on-site, however, we may not know that reserves are needed for that course.
Interlibrary
Loan:
(Obtaining Materials
not available at Penn State):
Material
that is not available at Penn State can be obtained through the
Library's FREE* Interlibrary
Loan (ILL) service. Turn around time for ILL requests is between
2-3 weeks (but 80% of requests are here within 1 - 7 working days!).
Request materials by completing a form in ILLiad,
the ILL system.
* Interlibrary Loan service is restricted to Penn State students,
faculty and staff.
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Annex
Requests:
Many
items from the EMS Library are stored in an off-site storage location,
called the Annex. You can request material from the Annex by using
one of the following methods:
Penn State students, faculty, and staff:
- To
request articles and other non-circulating materials use the Interlibrary
Loan request tool, Illiad
(Penn State users only). Articles will be delivered electronically.
- To
request books, maps and other circulating materials use the "I
Want It" button in the
CAT.
Non-Penn State users:
Once a
request is placed it usually takes between 24-48 hours for the item
to arrive at the Library, so please plan ahead.
Help with
Questions:
The
EMS Library staff are happy to help
users locate information. Stop by the library or submit reference
questions using:
- The libraries offer help via chat, IM and other ways via the
ASK!
service, or you can:
- email your question to: ems@psulias.psu.edu
- fax
your question to 814-865-1379
-
call 814-865-9517
-
stop by and ask in-person
Alerts:
RSS Feeds
To subscribe to any RSS feed or other feeds you will need to first sign up for a free feed reader such as Bloglines or others.
Some feeds that may be of interest to those in the college of Earth and Mineral Sciences include:
AAPG Feed To subscribe to this feed, or any others on this page cut and paste the URL [http://www.aapg.org/rss.cfm] into your feed reader
AMS Atmospheric News Feed [www.ametsoc.org/rss.html]
GSA Bulletin: Table of Contents To subscribe, cut and paste the URL [http://www.gsajournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-toc-rss&issn=0016-7606]into your feed reader. GSA Today: Table of Contents To subscribe, cut and paste the URL [http://www.geology.it/rss.xml] into your feed reader
Nature: Current issue feed [http://www.nature.com/nature/current_issue/rss/index.html]
GIS and Mapping News To subscribe, cut and paste the URL [http://gism.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgism/gssgism.rss?id=36711]into your feed reader.
Science Daily News: Materials Science To subscribe, cut and paste the URL [http://www.geology.it/rss.xml] into your feed reader
Science Magazine feeds
Springer List of Feeds by subject area
Database alerts
You can create alerts for new database content. Saved 'Alerts' will be used to automatically
search your selected databases for new content on a regular basis and email you the results. To create an alert in a CSA database such as Metadex or GeoRef, go to the main database search screen and then click on the "Alerts" link at the very bottom of the page.
After creating a free profile You will need to run a search and then save it as an alert. Many other databases also have alerts, simply look for an Alerts link on the database home page.
For additional help, see the help files within the database or ask one of the EMS librarians for assistance.
Podcasts
You can also subscribe to podcasts, which are audio or video files. To locate podcasts of interest, you can search Podcast.net. Click on the Podcast of interest. When you see the RSS Button, click on it to see the URL. That URL (web adddress) can be cut and pasted into your feed reader just like any other feed.
Alternatively you can use i-tunes to listen to Podcasts. I-tunes can be downloaded for free from the Apple web site. Their music store allows you to search for and subscribe to various Podcasts.
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Instructional
Services:
Library
staff will provide one-on-one assistance or consultation to help
meet your information needs. Library instruction on a variety of topics is available upon request. Simply send a message to ems@psulias.psu.edu
to arrange a session. You can also request assistance in person or by calling 814-865-9517.
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Tip: We are happy to assist you in designing assignments that incorporate information literacy concepts. Just contact a librarian.
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Suggest Purchases:
The librarians
play an active role in developing the collection of books and other
materials available at the library. Your suggestions are a valuable
tool in the collection development process! Please e-mail your suggestions
to BUYBOOKS@psulias.psu.edu, submit a general request form,
or make a direct request to the librarian for your subject area.
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Tip: EMS
Librarians act as liasons between EMS faculty and the library
in order to ensure that the appropriate materials are available
for your research and instruction. Don't hesitate to contact
us about library purchases, instruction sessions, or any library
related topics.
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Photocopying:
Two
self-service black and white photocopiers are available for your
use (8-10¢/page). We will also photocopy materials for you
at 25¢/page.
The
nearest color copiers are:
- Copy
center at IST Building
- Kinko's
(corner of College & Atherton Streets)
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World Campus Students:
Photocopies may be requested using ILLIAD. Loans can be requestedby using the I WANT IT button in the CAT. Librarians are available to assist in your research and can be contacted via email.
For more information on library services for World Campus see Library Distance Learning Delivery and Library Resources and Services for World Campus Students.
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Alumni and PA Residents :
Residents of Pennsylvanina have free borrowing privileges. Current members of the Penn State Alumni Association also can borrow materials and in addition have access to the Alumni Library, an online suite of databases including fulltext access to many newspapers and magazine articles.
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