Not sure where to start with your research, or with this site?
Looking for some more guidance or one-on-one help?
Email your librarian, Elizabeth Nelson, at ezn80@psu.edu for assistance!
But also check out the resources below for tutorials, helpful resources for various research needs, and other research guides
Getting Help with Research in a Few Different Ways
Of course, your first stop should be to email me, Elizabeth Nelson, as the librarian working with your course! You can reach me at ezn80@psu.edu.
The ASK a Librarian chat service is available to anyone with questions and is especially helpful for quick questions that can be answered via instant message or text.
There is no chat-AI, so you'll always be connected to a real live librarian from one of the Penn State campuses.
If you start a conversation by chat, we can answer it there or continue it by email via your Penn State email.
(Please note: the Schedule an Appointment option is only available for select campuses, and not for Lehigh Valley.)
You can access the ASK a Librarian chat via this link, but also look for the ASK pop-up bubble on almost every page of the University Libraries' website and FIND search!
Other Research Guides from the University Libraries That Might Help You!
Quick Citation Formats and Some Citation Guides we Recommend
The following formats were all taken from the Purdue Owl's APA Style guide - please visit the guide in full for more information
Basic Formats:
Book (physical copy) - only include edition # if it’s not the first
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle (# edition). Publisher Name.
Journal or Magazine Article (read online) - if no doi, use the stable url/permalink - for magazines, use browser url
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages. https://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyy
Chapter from an Edited Book - include url if read online
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of chapter. In E. E. Editor & F. F. Editor (Eds.), Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle (pp. pages of chapter). Publisher. URL (if applicable)
Lastname, F. M. (Year, Month Date). Title of article. Title of Publication. URL
Specific Page on a Website - LOTS of variation on if there’s one author, no author, no date, etc - click that link!
Lastname, F. M. (Year, Month Date). Title of page. Site name. URL
Less-Common Formats:
Datasets (quantitative data, infographics, etc)
Lastname, F. M. or Name of Group (Year). Title of dataset (Version No.) [Data set]. Publisher. DOI or URL
Lastname, F. M. (Year, Month Date). Title of post. Publisher. URL
Video (Youtube and other hosted videos) - author name = uploader’s screen name, unless they give their real name
Person or group who uploaded video. (Date of publication). Title of video [Video]. Website host. URL
------ Or, for streaming and/or subscription-only videos ------
Last Name, F. M. [Username]. (Year, Month Date). Title of video [Video]. Streaming Service. URL
For any source, the standard In-Text citation style format is:
(Author Last Name, Year of Publication, p. Page number)
You’ll need specific page numbers if possible - and if your source uses page numbers! If there’s no author listed, sometimes you can use the organization’s name or a shorter version of the title - find more info at The Purdue Owl - APA
Citation Guides for More Examples:
The Concise APA Handbook (eBook - click to read online for free through the University Libraries)
Need something more specific? Email me at ezn80@psu.edu!
Getting In Touch with Career Experts
This guide includes some resources to help you learn more about and search for careers in Supply Chain Management and Project Management.
However, these are just meant to help you get started - they don't replace talking with a career-prep expert, like the ones you all have free access to through being Penn State students!
Reach out to Penn State Lehigh Valley's Career Strategy Office for help with researching career options, preparing for interviews, writing resumes, exploring skill-builders like Linked In Learning, honing your networking abilities, and even searching for jobs you can apply for! You can also email them directly at lvcareerstrategy@psu.edu or call them at 610-285-5075.