Subject Specialist:
Law, Political Science, International Affairs
814-863-1347
e-mail: hms2@psu.edu
Helen Sheehy
Title: Head Social Sciences Library
Subject Specialist:
Law, Political Science, International Affairs
814-863-1347
e-mail: hms2@psu.edu
Gale Virtual Reference Library — a very large collection of online encyclopedias
CQ Researcher — reports on "hot issues"
CQ Global Research — reports on "hot issues" with an international focus
Opposing Viewpoints — essays and articles about current events
The CAT [Penn State Libraries' online catalog] — all formats (books, journals, audiovisuals, maps, recordings, etc.) are included. Circulation status for individual items is also provided
LionSearch — searches many Libraries'-subscribed databases in addition to The CAT. Use the left-hand menus to limit your search to particular types, e.g., e-book or journal article.
Access World News — the electronic editions of record for local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers as well as full-text content of key international sources
LexisNexis Academic — access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. Covers many news sources for 30 years. Court cases and statutes from all federal and state jurisdictions are included. Most resources can be searched in full text
ProQuest — an easy-to-use general database that covers many subjects. Contains a lot of full text.
PubMed — the premier medical database
Libraries' research guides — the Libraries subscribe to more than 400 database in almost every subject. Use these guides to find the best database for your research
National Center for Health Statistics — statistics on all aspects of health
Statistical Insight [ProQuest] — contains tables with statistics on almost every subject. Also contains PDFs of many full-text documents with more in-depth statistics.
Citation and Writing Guides — Penn State Libraries' research guide.
