PENN STATE LIBRARIES

LIBRARY RESOURCES FOR TECHNICAL WRITING

Daniel Hickey | Business & IST Librarian | dhickey@psu.edu

Core Library Resources:

LionSearch* A place to discover the librarys electronic and physical holdings. LionSearch links into The CAT, the librarys catalog.

CQ Researcher* Contains scholarly reports on hot topics and controversial issues. Reports attempt to represent all facets of a debate and contain a substantial list of references.

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)* A general database that searches a wide range of academic disciplines, with strong representation of science and technology topics. Consider using Google Scholar in the same way.

Library Research Guides http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/researchguides.html Librarians have outlined the most important databases* for research in each area of study at Penn State. Need in-depth assistance? Reach out to the subject librarian for expert assistance.

* Must be accessed from the Penn State Libraries website.

Find Data to Support Your Argument:

Statistical Abstract of the United States http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/ An indispensable compilation of data relating to the United States.

Pennsylvania State Data Center http://pasdc.hbg.psu.edu

Penn State Factbook http://www.budget.psu.edu/factbook/

Going Local:

Centre Daily Times, Daily Collegian, and Voices of Central PA http://www.centredaily.com, http://www.collegian.psu.edu, http://voicesweb.org

Onward State http://onwardstate.com

Citing Resources: Citation Guides/Style Manuals

* Must be accessed from the Penn State Libraries website.

http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/findmaterials/citationstyles.html

KnightCite citation generator http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/

* Must be accessed from the Penn State Libraries website.