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A to Z List of Library Resources 

Alphabetical list of resources available through the library's Web site.
Last update: Jan 27th, 2010 URL: http://libguides.calu.edu/a-z  Print Guide  RSS Updates

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Subscription Resources

  • Pennsylvania Code, Constitution, Court Rules & ALS  
      
    Search Pennsylvania Code (Statutes, annotated by LexisNexis), Constitution, Court Rules, and Advance Legislative Service (ALS). (LexisNexis)
  • Pennsylvania News Sources  
      
    Search Pennsylvania news sources in LexisNexis Academic.
  • Pennsylvania Statutes, Annotated  
      
    Search all the laws enacted by the Pennsylvania Legislature, annotated by LexisNexis. (LexisNexis)
  • Pennsylvania Superior Court Cases from 1895  
      
    Search state Superior Court decisions from Pennsylvania. (LexisNexis)
  • Pennsylvania Supreme Court Cases from 1754  
      
    Search state Supreme Court decisions from Pennsylvania. (LexisNexis)
  • Philosopher's Index  
      
    Covers philosophical journals and books dealing with: ethics, aesthetics, social philosophy, political philosophy, epistemology, and metaphysic logic. Also covers the philosophy of law, religion, science, history, education, and language. (EBSCO)
  • Physical Education Index  
      
    Covers: physical education curricula, sports medicine, health education, physical therapy, sport law, kinesiology, recreation, sports equipment, coaching and training, sport sociology/psychology, and dance. (CSA)
  • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  
      
    Full-text of the PP-G since 1993. The PP-G is automatically selected as the publication to search. Just enter your search terms and choose the date range to search (default is "All available dates"). (LexisNexis)
  • Points of View Reference Center  
      
    Looking for resources discussing both sides of political and social issues? POV provides guides to the opposing positions, help with developing arguments, and resources for writing position papers. Includes full-text articles and resources. (EBSCO)
  • Praeger Security International  
      
    Find in-depth analysis and information on terrorism and security issues that threaten to destabilize our world. Includes: commentaries, primary documents, terrorism chronology, news feeds, and more.
  • Primary Search  
      
    Designed specifically for elementary school libraries, this database covers popular, elementary school publications--many in full-text. Every full-text article is assigned a Lexile reading level indicator. (EBSCO)
  • Project MUSE  
      
    Full-text of 300+ peer-reviewed journals. Covers literature, history, the arts, culture, education, political science, gender studies, etc. Very current (some journals appear here before they are printed!), but limited to about 10 years of back issues.
  • PsycARTICLES  
      
    Contains the full-text of 51 journals published by the APA and allied organizations since 1987. NOTE: You will find more results by searching PsycINFO. Everything in PsycARTICLES is included in the more extensive PsycINFO database. (EBSCO)
  • PsycBOOKS  
      
    A database of more than 24,000 chapters in PDF from over 2,300 books dating from 1806. Also includes more than 1,500 entries from the Encyclopedia of Psychology. (EBSCO)
  • Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection  
      
    This "collection" is subset of full-text resources from other EBSCO databases on psychological and behavioral sciences topics. (EBSCO)
  • PsycINFO  
      
    The premier research tool for psychology and related disciplines (education, sociology, nursing, etc.). Provides access to journal articles, book chapters, dissertations, and technical reports. (EBSCO)
 

Free Web Resources

  • PA Department of Education  
      
    Information about all levels of education in the state of Pennsylvania, teacher certification, school districts, etc.; plus news about state initiatives, a "Kids Stuff" page, and access to Web-based bulletin boards.
  • PA Department of Health  
      
    The official source for health information within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
  • PA Department of Labor & Industry  
      
    Information and statistics about labor & industry in the state of Pennsylvania.
  • PA Department of Revenue  
      
    Find information about PA taxes, including Personal Income Tax Forms.
  • PA General Assembly  
      
    Legislative information, including the PA Senate, House, and Session Info.
  • PALCI: PA Academic Library Consortium Inc.  
      
    A federation of private and public academic libraries, whose primary mission is to promote library cooperation.
  • PAPowerPort: The Pennsylvania State Web Site  
      
    Gateway to information regarding Pennsylvania, including the state government.
  • Pennsylvania Occupational Outlook Handbook  
      
    Contains detailed occupational information for over 230 occupations, covering the majority of jobs in Pennsylvania. Produced by the PA Department of Labor and Industry, Center for Workforce Information and Analysis.
  • Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA)  
      
    Pennsylvania's official geospatial information clearinghouse. A resource for locating data throughout the Commonwealth.
  • Pennsylvania State Data Center  
      
    Pennsylvania's official source of population and economic statistics.
  • Pennsylvania's Local Governments  
      
    A list of county and city Web sites within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
  • Perseus Digital Library  
      
    Perseus includes texts from: ancient Greece & Rome, papyri, renaissance, 19th century America, and Arabic materials. Since scholarship is a prime concern, many texts include critical notes, textual variants, parsing guides, and links to other resources.
  • PILOT: The Library's Catalog  
      
    Find books and other materials in the Manderino Library collection.
  • Plagiarism Tutorial: How to Avoid Plagiarism  
      
    Learn how to quote, paraphrase, and summarize correctly without plagiarizing. The tutorial can be viewed as HTML or a Flash format. From the University of Maryland University College.
  • Plagiarism Tutorial: The Fraud of Plagiarism  
      
    Learn how to write your papers without plagiarizing. The primary format for this tutorial requires the Flash Player to view. If you don't have this, there is also an Adobe PDF version. From the University of South Florida.
  • Plagiarism Tutorial: What is Plagiarism?  
      
    This tutorial is especially helpful in clarifying how to correctly paraphrase material without plagiarizing. This link takes you to the non-flash, guest version of this tutorial. From San Jose State University Library.
  • Plagiarism.org  
      
    Maintained by Turnitin, the commercial plagiarism detection software vendor, this site offers helpful information on plagiarism, including statistics.
  • Plagiarism: A Guide for ECSU Students and Faculty  
      
    A very useful site created by Susan Herzog at Eastern Connecticut State University. Includes policy statements and additional resources for students and faculty.
  • PrimateLit: A Bibliographic Database for Primatology  
      
    PrimateLit covers scientific literature on nonhuman primates, from 1940 to the present. It includes all publication categories and many subject areas. Maintained by the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • Project Gutenberg  
      
    Project Gutenberg is the first and largest single collection of free electronic books. They offer about 30,000 free, online books. Due to copyright restrictions, most of these are older, "classic" texts.
  • Psychiatric Disorders at ALLPSYCH Online  
      
    A helpful introduction to DSM-IV. Although not the full-text, it covers over 60 adult psychiatric disorders and 8 personality disorders, as well as the names and DSM codes for over 150 disorders.
  • PubMed (MEDLINE, etc.)  
      
    PubMed provides public access to MEDLINE and other resources. Cal U patrons: using EBSCO's MEDLINE with Full Text provides more full-text.
 

Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) includes 14 universities:

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