Cite Your Sources: PSU Library Catalog: My Favorites

This guide provides information on citation styles, how to read a citation and how to avoid plagiarism.

Pin It to My Favorites Video

Cite Books and Articles from the PSU Library Catalog

When searching in the PSU Library catalog, you can find a citation generator for MLA, APA, or the Chicago Manual of Style by selecting Citation under the Share headline.

library catalog citation generator

Using Automatic Citation Generators Video

Managing Your Research Using My Favorites

A great way to manage your research is using My Favorites within the library catalog.  

To start with, make sure to sign in. 

 

Once you are signed in, you can save individual item records to My Favorites by selecting the Pin icon or the Save to My Favorites option in the record.

 

And you can save the entire search, with filters and limiters included so that you can find those resources again.

Save this search to my favorites

 

To access my favorites, select the Pin Icon or the Save to My Favorites Option next to your name in the upper right hand corner of the webpage. If you don't see your name there it means you have not signed in. Select the sign in and follow the prompts to make sure you can use this important tool.

 

In My Favorites you can organize resources using labels.

Using labels in My Favorites