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Contact

Nancy Henry
Title: Health Sciences Librarian



phone: 814-865-3713
Life Sciences Library
408 Paterno Library

Articles and Databases

Core Resources...

Other Resources...

Don't forget: Try These First if you want general popular interest magazines and newspapers or pro and con debate information.

Article Search Tips

Select an appropriate database.

Enter and combine terms appropriate to your topic

Look at the best references you retrieve and determine the subject terms used for those articles. Then revise your search using these new terms.

Save, write down or print off all pertinent information (called the 'citation') including the journal title, volume, date, and page numbers.

Explore other databases and subject terms (which vary between databases) for more information.

Get the full text

Once you find the citation, try the Penn State Get It Button button to 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 use the InterLibrary Loan link to request it from another library.

Pre-Med Resources UP

  • Anatomy
    Anatomical Models (Bones) may be checked out using your Penn State ID for 2 hour loan periods for use in the Life Sciences (only). Models available include: fully disarticulated human skeletons, human skulls, a leg with a foot, knee joint, eye, ear, brain, kidney.

    Online Information:

            The Skeletal System - a website created by Dr. Strauss for Biology 29.

            The eSkeletons Project - a website devoted to the study of 
              human and primate comparative anatomy.



Internet Sites

Bioethics

Epidemiology

  • The WWW Virtual Library: Medicine and Health: Epidemiology (UCSF)

General

Directories

Disease Specific

History


Global Health

Organizations

Books

To find Penn State Libraries' titles in any format (book, video, dissertation, online, etc.), search The CAT (Penn State Libraries' online catalog).

For more detailed searching information go to the Quick Guide to the CAT.

Learn how to refine your search with this Savvy Searching in the CAT guide.

E-Books are available from a number of academic publishers. Core health related book collections include: Gale Virtual Reference Library, MD-Consult, NCBI Bookshelf, Online Reference Shelf, SpringerLink, STATRef.

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. 

Books Elsewhere: WorldCat

 

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