Online Resources
Find the information you need.
The library offers a variety of subscription databases available for use by all students, faculty and staff at Central Penn College. You can access these resources using the links provided below. If you need help using these databases or are having trouble accessing these resources, please contact a librarian for assistance.
If you are searching for books available at the library, please check the online library catalog. If you are looking for a book that is not available in the online library catalog, we may be able to borrow the book using interlibrary loan through Access Pennsylvania. Please check the Access PA statewide catalog for availability before submitting an interlibrary loan request.
Visit our subject guide pages for help with online databases or for assistance with finding research resources.
Please use the links below:
Chronicle of Higher Education
Available from within Central Penn locations only, the Chronicle provides News, Opinions, Reviews, and Information in the area of higher education.
Credo Reference
A great place to start your research Credo provides 24/7 access to general reference works (dictionaries & encyclopedias) as well as charts and images. Among other tools there are thousands of topic pages to assist research by highlighting additional resources provided by the library.
Emerald’s HR, Learning & Organization Studies
This electronic journal collection contains over 20 journals covering the field from learning and development, performance management and measurement, organization studies and human resource management.Central Penn is considering adding this to our online resource offerings. This resource is only available within Central Penn locations. Please send feedback and comments to dianeporterfield@centralpenn.edu.
Ebrary
Ebrary offers full-text access to thousands of books. In your personal bookshelf, you may customize your content by adding notes and highlighting text. Use your Blackboard account information to log into Ebrary and your personal bookshelf.
EBSCO
Our most powerful periodicals database, offering the most full text access to scholarly journal, magazines, news articles and e-books through EBSCOhost Web.
Films On Demand
Films On Demand is a Web-based digital video delivery service that allows you to view streaming videos from Films Media Group anytime, anywhere, 24/7! Choose from thousands of high-quality educational titles in dozens of subject areas.
Gale Databases
This collection of databases contains extensive coverage in business, physical sciences, information science and technology, medicine, terrorism, criminal justice and much more.
Hoover's Online
Hoover's contains the best in business and economic intelligence, with company profiles and industry information.
The Leadership Quarterly
This journal covers the broad range of leadership topics and research worldwide. On-campus access only.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
This database provides viewpoint essays, reference sources, statistics, magazine and newspaper articles, primary documents and recommended websites and images (when available) to present various sides of an issue.
OT Search
OT Search is a bibliographic database covering occupational therapy and related subject areas. It is jointly supported by the American Occupational Foundation (AOTF) and the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). For off-campus access please contact the library.
Westlaw is the premiere online legal research service. It provides quick, easy access to a vast collection of statutes, case law materials, public records and other legal resources, along with current news articles and business information.