Penn State Great Valley Library Blog

Beliot college just posted their Mindset list for the incoming class of freshmen who will graduate in 2013. For those of us in libraries and technology it is interesting that they list:

They have never used a card catalog to find a book.
They have always been able to read books on an electronic screen.

They have been preparing for the arrival of HDTV all their lives.
Text has always been hyper.
Cable television systems have always offered telephone service and vice versa.
There have always been flat screen televisions.

For the complete list go to: http://www.beloit.edu/mindset/2013.php

RESOURCES FOR ENGINEERING PROGRAMS
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The Penn State Great Valley Library offers many resources for our Engineering Programs. The library’s collection consists of a great assortment of items in print as well as those available through electronic access such as electronic journals and online books.
oElectronic resources - accessed through Penn State’s Library main page (http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul.html) and select Databases by title (A-Z)
o ACM Digital Library
o IEEE Explore
o Inspec (Engineering Village)
o Compendex (Engineering Village)
o Knovel (Engineering and Science Handbooks)
o Safari Books Online

Other Sources relating to Science – accessed through Penn State’s Library main page
o Science Direct
o ProQuest (multiple databases)
o Elsevier Science Direct
o Scientific American Archive Online

If you have any questions or need help please stop in, call 610-648-3215, or e-mail Dolores Fidishun, Head Librarian dxf19@psu.edu.

The Penn State Great Valley Library offers many resources for our Management and Business Programs. The library’s collection consists of a great assortment of items in print, electronic access, and microfilm/microfiche.

• Print Resources – Frequently used print periodicals:
o Harvard Business Review - Print Only (article abstracts can be searched on ProQuest (Multiple Databases))
o Investor’s Business Daily - Also available electronically through LexisNexis Academic
o New York Times - Also available electronically through ProQuest (Newsstand)
o Wall Street Journal – Also available electronically through ProQuest (Newsstand)

• Electronic resources - accessed through Penn State’s Library main page (http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul.html) and select Databases by title (A-Z)
o ABI/Inform
o Hoover’s Online
o LexisNexis Academic
o Mergent (formerly Moody’s)
o ProQuest (Multiple Databases)
o ProQuest (Newsstand) for Wall Street Journal, NY Times, and other national newspapers
o PsycINFO
o Standard & Poor’s NetAdvantage
o TableBase
o Value Line

• Resources available from outside Penn State:
o Business Source Premier – this electronic source can be accessed using ACCESS PA through a public library website such as the Chester County Library (http://www.ccls.org)- please contact the library for more information or help using this source

If you have any questions or need help please stop in, call 610-648-3215, or e-mail Dolores Fidishun, Head Librarian dxf19@psu.edu.