
All Penn State students qualify as eligible users of the library and can borrow materials."Eligible users include currently enrolled or employed Penn State faculty, staff, and students in good standing who do not have access to a Penn State campus." So just like any on-campus Penn State student, as an online Penn State student you have a wealth of library resources available to you too! All you need to do to gain access is to properly register. So make sure that you complete the Activity at the bottom on the page.
With the Penn State Libraries, you can:
- search for journal articles (many are even immediately available in full-text);
- request articles that aren't available in full-text and have them delivered electronically; (may require login)
- borrow books and other materials and have them delivered to your doorstep;
- access materials that your instructor has put on electronic Library Reserves;
- talk to reference librarians in real time using chat, phone, and e-mail;
- borrow e-books;
- gain access to research and subject guides;
- ...and much more!
All World Campus students should use the World Campus Library home page. Please also review the library information for Off-Campus Users for more information.
Activity
So that we can be sure you are able to access reserve readings and other library resources in this course, follow these steps NOW:
- Go to the Penn State Libraries website and follow all the steps in the "Get Started" section.
- Review the information on the Library Information for Off-Campus Users website
Don't forget! If you have a question you can just ASK! a librarian! They are there to help you! The ASK! page will connect you to librarians in a manner that meets your needs; e-mail, phone, or use the chat window for a quick response!