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Library Guides on ANGEL
If you use ANGEL, please consider adding library links to your ANGEL site. The library has a general guide for Angel, and we can create class-specific guides at your request. Class-specific pages could contain links to databases focused on your subject area and instructions for how to make the best use of these databases, catalog links, and links to valuable web pages. Contact Bonnie Imler at bbi1@psu.edu or 949-5499 for more information.

Suggest a Book/Video

Do you know of a book/video in your subject area that would be beneficial to students in your class?  Fill out our easy web form, or contact your library liaison and give them the order information. If you do not have all of the details listed in our form, just fill in what you have and we'll take it from there.

Requestor's Information:
Name:
Department:
Phone:
Campus Address:
Email Address:

Bibliographic Information:

Author:
Title:
ISBN:
Publisher:
Place of Publication:
Year of Publication:
Edition (If Necessary):
Price:
Reason for Recommendation:
 

Bookplate Award

Do you know a Penn State Altoona employee (Faculty, Staff, full-time or part-time) who has gone above and beyond the call of duty? Would you like to recognize a colleague who consistently provides superior service? Nominate them for a Penn State Altoona Bookplate Award!

Your Name:

Nominee's Name:

Tell us what the nominee has done to deserve this award.

Nominee's Area of Interest (e.g. Art, Music):

Tell us how you would like the bookplate message to be worded. (Please limit yourself to 3 sentences or less.)

Course Reserves

Course Reserves provide student access to additional materials assigned by faculty. If you would like to put material on reserve, please print and complete the request form. Be sure to include course number, semester, and loan period. Materials may be submitted at the Circulation Desk or sent by Intercampus Mail. Reserves are processed on a first come-first served basis. If you have any questions, please refer to the main Course Reserves web page.

Library Instruction

Librarians are available for 50-minute and 75-minute library instruction sessions.  For more information, please take a look at the Instruction page.

Complete the form below to schedule a Library Instruction Session. Please allow sufficient lead time for the Reference coordinator to schedule your class. Classes should be scheduled at least two weeks in advance. Large classes and courses with multiple sections may require a longer lead time.

Name:
Course No.:
Section:
Class Day(s):
Class Times:
Class Size:
Phone:
Campus Address:
Email Address:
Possible Dates for Instruction (list in order of preference): , ,
What type of instructional session would you prefer?
Standard: Covers "The CAT," a General Periodical Index, and a Web Search Engine
Evaluating Web Pages
Citing Electronic Resources
Specialized Instruction
If you chose the Specialized Instruction option, explain the nature of your students' assignment and what you would like to have covered.

Do you have a preference for which librarian you would like to conduct the sessions?

Yes
No
If so, which librarian would you prefer? (Preferred class dates and times may conflict with the schedules of individual librarians).
Amy Deuink
Bonnie Imler
Jeff Knapp
Michelle Tomaszewski
How would you like to have the date of your instruction session(s) confirmed?
By:
Phone
Email
Campus Mail

Library Tours

Library Tours are available for classes or groups of incoming/perspective students.  Tours can be customized to highlight books and other library resources in a particular subject area.  Tours normally last for approximately 30 minutes.  Please schedule tours at least 2 weeks in advance. Complete the form below to schedule a tour.

Name:
Course No.:
Section:
Class Day(s):
Class Times:
Class Size:
Phone:
Campus Address:
Email Address:
Possible Dates for Tour:

Explain the purpose of the tour and any specific areas you want to be covered:

How would you like to have the date of your tour(s) confirmed?
By

Phone
Email
Campus Mail

Web Modules
The Penn State University Libraries provide two excellent web modules: "Information Literacy and You" and "The Information Cycle." Both modules are entirely web-based and the Information Literacy module offers short quizzes at the end of each section. You decide how much or little you would like to present to your class, and you can use the modules without contacting the library. These resources are ideal for First Year Seminar, English 4, or English 15 classes, but can also serve as a good refresher for upper-level classes. Eiche Library's homepage provides local information about how to find material in our library.

Research Alerts
Would you like to help your students become more efficient researchers? Interested in streamlining your own research to learn about new articles in your field as they're published?

Take a look at Eiche Library's new Multisearch information sheets. This new database compiler allows researchers to search multiple databases with one click of the mouse.

Our handouts will help you

  • Set up your personal account
  • Select and save the databases you want to search
  • Save a search on your favorite topic and set it to send a report to your email daily, weekly, or monthly
  • Guide your students to set up their own accounts, saving the databases that you would like for them to use for research

If you would like live instruction in addition to the handouts, contact us and a librarian will be happy to work with you to determine the best databases for your students to use. We can come to your class at the start of the semester and help your students set up their personalized research accounts so that they'll be better prepared for their assignments.

Multisearch: Creating Your Own Database List

Multisearch Automatic Searching

For updates on recent Penn State purchases in your research field, go to Penn State’s Online Catalog (The CAT), find books that best match your research area and set the subject heading as a favorite. Do the same for prominent authors in your area of study.

The CAT : My Favorite Subjects and Favorite Authors