Orientation to the Library for 1L Students
Searching for Books
Use the Penn State Libraries Catalog. You can search for keywords, titles, and authors. You can also enter an advanced search.
The catalog features books (including ebooks), government documents, journals, newspapers, maps, archival collections, music, videos, and conference proceedings. However, if you need to find law reviews or newspaper articles, use LionSearch. LionSearch searches many types of materials at once. (For articles and news, you may also want to search a law database like Lexis+, Westlaw, or HeinOnline.)
Tips for searching the catalog
- Use AND if you want both terms. For example, cat AND dog brings up only those items with both these words.
- Use OR if you are looking for items with either term. Cat OR dog would bring up items with either cat or dog.
- Put phrases in quotes. For example, search for "personal jurisdiction," not personal jurisdiction.
- If you want an item that is at another Penn State library or currently checked out, click on the I Want It button. You will get an email when the item becomes available.
- Here is the full list of search tips.
How to limit your search to the Dickinson Law Library collection
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