The Campus Library has a dedicated and knowledgeable staff to help students and faculty find material for their projects and research. The librarians are available during normal working hours or by special appointments. If you have a question or research need, please stop in the library or contact us via phone, email or chat.
The online catalog , or The CAT, is the system used to locate books and other materials owned by the university libraries. Items not at DuBois may be requested from other Penn State locations. The library catalog can be accessed from any computer with Internet access and searches a collection of nearly 5 million items.
Penn State Libraries subscribe to many electronic periodical databases that are available to students, faculty and staff. These databases provide full-text access to articles in scholarly journals and popular magazines.
If you're just getting started on your research, check out the "Try These First" resources. If your research is more advanced, consult the "Databases by Subject" page for information on databases covering periodicals in business, HDFS, education, wildlife, literature, health sciences, and controversial issues.
Penn State DuBois students, faculty, and staff have access to all Penn State Library items, as well as materials at other libraries through ILLiad, the University Libraries' interlibrary loan system. For more information on InterLibrary Loan, go to the Penn State DuBois InterLibrary Loan page.
Reserve items faculty select for specific classes are shelved at the Circulation desk. Most items are loaned for 2 hours to be used within the Library. Be prepared to give the course number and name of your instructor. In order to borrow reserve materials, students must be registered with the library and present a Penn State ID.
Electronic Reserves (E-Reserves) are photocopied materials available through The CAT, and can be accessed 24 hours a day from any computer with Internet Access.
To see whether an instructor has placed materials on reserve, go to the Course Reserves Lookup and login. Enter your search term (you can search by instructor, course name, or course number) and click on the search type. The list of materials for your instructor or class will appear.
For questions about Course Reserves, call the library at 814-375-4756.
The library subscribes to the Centre Daily Times, the Courier Express, the Daily Collegian, the Jefferson Democrat, the Progress, USA Today and the Wall Street Journal. Some newspapers are available full-text on-line.
The library maintains subscriptions and back files for approximately 50 magazines and journals. Articles from periodicals not owned on campus are often available full-text through one of our many databases.
Check the E-Journal List for specific titles.
ILLiad can be used to request copies of articles not available at the Penn State DuBois Library.
The Campus Library has a coin operated Xerox for making copies 8 1/2 x 11, or 8 1/2 x 14 . Cost for either size is $.10.
The library has computers for library research and general use. A scanner is also available.
Wireless Internet access is available in the library using your own laptop computer or one borrowed from the library. Please consult the Wireless Access on Campus page for more information.
A Penn State user ID is required to access the Internet. Public Internet access is not available. Work can be saved on a USB flash drive or your Penn State Storage Space (PASS). If you need a way to save your work, you can borrow a USB flash drive from the library for 72 hours. Ask at the circulation desk.
Computers are available for members of the community without a PSU ID who would like to search the library catalog or access available research databases.
There are two computers in the library available specifically for group study. These computers feature either a 24" wide-screen display or two 19" displays for easy group viewing.
Laptop computers are available at the circulation desk for loan to registered students. Laptops are available on a first-come, first-serve basis and cannot be reserved ahead of time. Laptops can be checked out for 7 days.
Equipment offered by the Library that may only be used in-house by students, faculty and non-PSU patrons may include but is not limited to:
If there are questions regarding use of any media equipment, please contact the Library at (814) 375-4756.
Media Commons provides an opportunity for DuBois faculty and students to learn about creating digital media such as video and audio to positively impact their coursework. You (or a member of your group) will need your Penn State ID card to check out the Digital Commons key or equipment from the Library Circulation Desk.
Equipment checkout is for 3 days. Equipment must be returned to the Library during regular open hours.
Media Commons Equipment Includes:
Visit Media Commons at DuBois for more information.
