408 Paterno Library, University Park
PA 16802-1811
814-865-7056 • IM: lifescilib
814-865-7056 • IM: lifescilib
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408 Paterno Library, University Park
PA 16802-1811
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Don't forget: Try These First if you want general popular interest magazines and newspapers or pro and con debate information. Article Search Tips: Finding the best articles on your topic requires a number of steps:
Get the full text: Once you find the citation in a database,
try the Already have a citation? Use Citation Linker to see if Penn State has it online or in print! Use The CAT for finding books owned by Penn State. CAT Search Tips: The CAT is the list of what is owned by Penn State Libraries. Go to the Browse function if you are looking for a specific title or author (type last name first). Go to the Keyword function and combine terms to search on a topic then use the subject headings from relevant books for additional search terms. Write down the call number and location for any book you want. For more detailed searching information go to the Quick Guide to the CAT. Suggested CAT Search Terms: Try searching for specific animals (i.e. poultry or dairy cattle), diseases (i.e. marek's disease or encephalopathy) or concepts (i.e. immunology or nutrition). Call Numbers: At University Park, most materials in the life sciences are located on the 4th floor of Paterno Library. General call numbers and subject areas are:
Books Elsewhere: WorldCat Libraries Borrowing Policies: Once you have the books, check them out at the nearest lending desk or self check-out station. Loan periods are usually four weeks but books can be recalled for another user, so respond promptly to library notices. For more information see the University Libraries Lending Code.
Evaluating Resources for Content To evaluate print sources and web sites, you should ask a series of questions concerning the source’s currency, authority, validity, intended audience and bias. See this How to Evaluate Information site for details. When using information from another source you must give credit to the original author or you are plagiarizing. You give credit by citing the source. Make sure your citation contains everything you would need to backtrack and find the information again. It is best to pick one citation style and be consistent. Check this Quick Guide to Citation Styles for details and format. Plagiarism, whether you copy a paragraph from a book or cut and paste someone else's words from an e-mail, is a violation of Penn State's academic integrity policy. See this Statement on Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty. You can look for animal science information on the Internet by using one of the 'guides' listed below, or by using an Internet Search Engine like Google. Usually the search engines are most appropriate when you have a narrow, specific information need. If you are just looking for information in a general topic area, a subject guide is most appropriate.
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see if Penn State has the electronic or print version of the article you
need. If the electronic version is available, it will appear as the first
link on the Get it! menu. If the article is not available electronically,
click on The CAT link to automatically search our catalog
and see if Penn State has a print copy. If no other copy is available,
you can use the ILLiad link to request it from another
library.