Manderino Library: A to Z List of Library Resources: P

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Pennsylvania News
Search Pennsylvania publications and news about Pennsylvania from other sources. (Westlaw)
Pennsylvania Regulations (Code)
Search the Pennsylvania Code. (Westlaw)
Pennsylvania Statutes & Court Rules
Search Pennsylvania statutes (Purdon's), constitution, and court rules. (Westlaw)
Pennsylvania Superior Court Cases
Search Pennsylvania Superior Court Cases since 1895. (WestLaw)
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Cases
Search Pennsylvania Supreme Court decisions since 1754. (Westlaw)
Philadelphia Inquirer Archive (1860-2010)
Search or browse the complete full text of the Philadelphia Inquirer from 1860-2010, including The Philadelphia Inquirer Public Ledger, as it was known from 1934-1969. This archive includes full-page images of the paper, including stories, advertisements, and classifieds.

Basic Search interface
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (1990-present)
Access current (since 1990) PP-G articles using Westlaw. (Note: Images are not included.) For material dated 2008 and earlier, use Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Archive (1786-2008).
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Archive (1786-2008)
Search or browse the complete full text of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from 1786-2008, including its many alternate titles throughout its history. This archive includes full-page images of the paper, including stories, advertisements, and classifieds.

Basic Search interface
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)

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PolicyMap
PolicyMap is an online data and mapping resource covering demographics, housing, crime, health, jobs and more. This link provides access to the FREE version. You can view maps one data layer at a time. For more features, students can purchase individual subscriptions. See the "More Information" link.

Want more features--like layering 3 data layers on one map? Students can purchase a 4 month subscription for $35.
Political Science Complete
Covers comparative politics, humanitarian issues, international relations, law and legislation, non-governmental organizations and political theory. (EBSCO)

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Primary Search
Designed for elementary school libraries, this database covers popular, elementary school publications. Every full-text article is assigned a Lexile reading level indicator. Unlike Explora: Elementary (see above), this interface uses the standard EBSCO academic interface. (EBSCO)
ProQuest Ebook Central
Access over 170,000 e-books on a range of subjects. For tips on using the platform, check out their training videos.
PsycARTICLES
Contains the full-text of 100 journals, including all of the APA publications. NOTE: You will find more results by searching PsycINFO. Everything in PsycARTICLES is included in the more extensive PsycINFO database. (EBSCO)

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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, behavioral, and social science disciplines. Provides access to journal articles, book chapters, dissertations, and technical reports. (EBSCO)

Journals are 99% peer-reviewed, with extensive coverage since the 1800s, and some coverage into the 17th and 18th centuries.
You can use the Classification Categories and Codes as a search limiter to narrow your results.
More info from EBSCO.

Pennsylvania Library Systems

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) includes the following 14 state-owned universities. Links connect to their libraries:

The Keystone Library Network includes the PASSHE universities, plus the following schools. Links connect to their libraries:

Free Web Resources

PALCI (PA Academic Library Consortium Inc.)
A federation of private and public academic libraries in Pennsylvania, whose primary mission is to promote library cooperation.
PASSHE - KLN Tutorials
Video tutorials covering the research process and how to use library resources. Created by the PA State System of Higher Education's (PASSHE) Keystone Library Network (KLN) office.
PECT (Pennsylvania Educator Certification Tests): Preparation Materials
View a list of PECT study materials available in the Library's Curriculum Collection. For additional preparation resources, visit the PECT Web site and select a specific test.

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This link searches PILOT: Cal U's Library Catalog for "PECT Study Guide". All of the results will be found in the Curriculum Collection (1st floor).
Pennsylvania 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.
Pennsylvania Department of Health
The official source for health information within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry
Information and statistics about labor & industry in the state of Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
Find information about PA taxes, including Personal Income Tax Forms.
Pennsylvania General Assembly
Legislative information, including the PA Senate, House, and Session Info.

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.

Note: Many of the data files on this site are very large! You should determine the file size before attempting to download, since it may take a very long time.
Pennsylvania State Data Center
Pennsylvania's official source of population and economic statistics.

Map of the Month -- View an index of interesting data maps created by the PSDC from census information. Includes maps from July 2002 to the present.

Pennsylvania's Local Governments
A list of county and city Web sites within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Periodic Table Live!
A one-stop site for data on every element! Start with the periodic table of elements and explore data, images, etc.

This site requires Java to display some data.
Perseus Digital Library
Perseus includes texts from: ancient Greece & Rome, papyri, Renaissance, 19th century America, and Arabic materials. You can Browse the Collections or Search the Catalog.
Pew Research Center
A respected nonpartisan "fact tank" that conducts public opinion polling, demographic analysis, and social science research in 7 major categories: US Politics & Policy, Journalism & Media, Social & Demographic Trends, Religion & Public Life, Internet & Technology, Hispanic Trends, and Global Attitudes & Trends.

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.
Popular DVDs: A-Z Title List (Standard & Blu-Ray)
View an A-Z title list of the Popular DVDs (in both standard and Blu-Ray formats) available in Manderino Library.

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This link searches PILOT: Cal U's Library Catalog for ["Popular DVD" OR Blu-Ray]. These DVDs are arranged alphabetically by title along the wall by the Circulation Desk (1st floor).
PRAXIS I Test Preparation Materials
In PA, the PRAXIS I test has been replaced with PECT. Please see the "PECT" link above.
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.

PubMed (MEDLINE, etc.)
PubMed provides public access to MEDLINE and other resources. Cal U patrons: using EBSCO's MEDLINE Complete provides more full-text.

More info from the NIH:
MEDLINE, PubMed, and PMC (PubMed Central): How are they different?
PubMed Factsheet
MEDLINE Factsheet
NCBI Journals Database Use this to identify journal abbreviations in PubMed