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Victoria Raish

Online Learning Librarian
victoria@psu.edu
814-865-0148

As a World Campus student, you have access to the Penn State library website just as residential students would. World Campus students are able to access course reserves, request course materials be delivered to their door or picked up at any Penn State campus, ask-a-librarian about any research/writing/general library questions you might have, view tutorials on how to find, evaluate, and cite quality information sources for your papers, view subject guides that can help you find the best information for your course, request materials that Penn State does not own through interlibrary loan (ILL), and request a research consultation with a librarian in your major who can help you with any research/writing needs.

World Campus students who live near a Penn State Commonwealth Campus are also able to visit any Penn State library to use as a space for studying or to get in-person help from a librarian. Should you have questions regarding the library, resources, or finding information on the library Web site, use the ask-a-librarian feature. This feature is available from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm EST Monday thru Thursday, and 8:00 am to 8:00 pm EST on Fridays.

The PSU Library website for World Campus students is: https://libraries.psu.edu/world

Important pages from the library for you:

Access course reserves for your class. Course reserves are materials your instructor has placed on reserve that will help you in your class.
Access the databases, journals, and books that will be helpful in your academic career through the FIND box on libraries.psu.edu and request them through interlibrary loan if Penn State does not have them!
Access subject guides that can help you find appropriate information and resources for your courses
Request physical materials to be delivered to you at a distance
View the off-campus users page for answers to FAQ, tutorials, and orientations
Find citation guides on the How to page: Has APA, CSE, Chicago, and MLA citation guides
Complete a microcredential called a digital badge in information literacy to help get you comfortable with finding information all the way to proper citations
Request a personal research consultation