Comparative Healthcare Seminar -
Library Pathfinder
The purpose of this pathfinder is to provide
you with an overview of services and resources available via Clearfield Campus Library
and Stevenson Library that can be of benefit as you conduct research for
your seminar topic. Resources identified are not meant to be comprehensive
but to serve as a starting point for identifying and locating needed books and
articles.
Who to Contact for Help
Stephanie Kulas, Librarian Phone:
814-768-3411 E-mail:
skulas@lhup.edu
Reference assistance is available to help you with any stage of your
assignment or research process. You can either stop in the
library, call, e-mail or use the Ask A Librarian
online form.
How do I....
- Find a book...
- Use PILOT, the library's online catalog to locate books.
You can search by:
- Keywords
- Exact title
- Author name
- Subject
- Use
UBorrow or
EZBorrow to search the catalogs of other libraries.
- Find articles in magazines, journals or newspapers...
- Use any of the article databases listed below to find journal, magazine or
newspaper articles on your topic. A number of the databases
provide access to the full text of the articles.
- Access article databases off campus...
- A valid LHUP ID number is required to access databases from
off-campus. Simply enter your ID number or 14 digit barcode at
the prompt.
- Know if we own a particular journal...
- Find Reserves...
- reading materials placed on reserves by your professor are located
at the circulation desk in the library.
- Cite a book, article or web site...
- APA - Students are to use the APA style manual for creating citations.
Visit the
Style
Guides page for examples view the print APA style manual
available at the circulation desk.
-
Renew
your books online. - Use this link to renew your books
online. Your username and ID are required.
- Use Interlibrary Loan...
- ILLIAD is the
interlibrary loan system used for borrowing books and articles not
available through PILOT, UBorrow, EZBorrow or a full-text article
database. First time users must create an account prior
to requesting materials.
- Evaluate a web site...
- Use the 5 point checklist from
"The Good,
the Bad & the Ugly" written by Susan Beck of New Mexico State
University Library to determine if the web site you are reviewing is
of quality.
|
Starting Points |
| Clearfield Library Home Page |
Access to all library information. |
| PILOT
(Including UBorrow access) |
Search for books, magazines titles, journal
titles
and related materials owned by the libraries of LHUP and our sister
PASSHE universities. |
|
EZBorrow |
Search for books and other materials owned by
consortia member libraries. |
| Article Databases |
The databases listed on the left
represent good places to begin searching for articles on
National Health Insurance. Abstracts are provided for
most
articles and many include the full-text as well. View All
Databases to identify additional databases to search. |
|
All Databases |
An alphabetical listing of all available databases. |
|
Full Text Journals |
An alphabetical listing of all full text periodicals
accessible via LHUP databases or available in print in the LHU
Libraries. |
|
"The
Good, the Bad & the Ugly": Evaluating Websites |
Use the 5 point checklist developed & written by
Susan Beck of New Mexico State University Library to determine
if the web site you are reviewing is of quality. |
|
Scholarly vs. Popular Articles: How to tell the difference |
Not sure which is which? Use this handy
guide developed by Stewart Library @ Webster State University. |
Clearfield Campus Library, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, State System of Higher Education
URL: http://www.lhup.edu/clearfield/library/hs_path.htm
Updated:
01/23/2008 S. Kulas
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