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Loanne Snavely
Title: Head Library Learning Services


Finding a Topic

  • CQ Researcher – search for high-quality, researched reports on current social issues. If you're looking for a topic, use the left navigation bar to help you. Click on “Browse by Topic” or  “Browse by Date” to see categories to help you brainstorm.
     
  • Opposing Viewpoints in Context – search for articles that discuss viewpoints on current social issues. If you're looking for a topic, check the list of popular topics here to get some ideas.
     
  • Gale Virtual Reference Library – The library’s version of Wikipedia! Good for a short, authoritative summary of a topic
     
  • Research Project Calculator

Finding Sources

  • Select a database
     
  • Lion Search – one single search box that searcheslionsearch logo across all library resources for books, scholarly journals, e-books, newspapers, and more!
     
  • Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost): Provides full-text results from scholarly journals in a wide variety of topic areas.
     
  • Research Guides – find a guide relevant to your major or topic to locate recommended databases
     
  • List of Databases – an alphabetical list of databases (handy when you already know the name)

Books

 

Articles

Getting Help

  • Email a question: UL-instruct@lists.psu.edu
     
  • In person help: visit any reference or welcome desk
     
  • Research Calculator – a personalized guide and reminder system for your research paper
     
  • Online help – chat with a librarian

Citing Sources