Harrisburg University Library Blog

Are you ready for academic success?

Explore new resources. 

O’Reilly has a rich collection of programming, cybersecurity, gaming and design books and playlists. 

Try Marketline for company, industry, and financial data.  Do you need to learn or refresh skills?  LinkedIn Learning includes lessons on communication, writing, building charts in Excel, and much more -- even the Desk Yogi,  if you’ve spent too much time working at your computer! 

Do you need something that isn’t in our library collection?

Interlibrary loan helps students get copies of items that are unavailable in our own library.  Just tell us what you need; we will find out which other library owns it and request a copy, free of charge to you. There are two ways to make requests:  

• Use the "Request Interlibrary Loan" link from our library database search results
•  Sign in here. Click "Create Request" and enter the author, title, and other publication details for the item you need.
• Note: We can find almost any resource, given enough time -- except for textbooks.  Textbooks are not available through Interlibrary Loan.

Help other students beat stress and succeed academically.

Share your favorite tips for stress-reduction, or academic success advice in a short video. The videos will be collected and shared as a collaborative resource for the HU community in the Spring semester. 

How to participate:

Create a short video (2 minutes or less) about your favorite stress-busting success tip, then upload your video to our Stream channel:  https://web.microsoftstream.com/channel/a684a97f-bf35-4ac3-94ca-6af780e84115

Suggested topics for videos:

• Your favorite hobby or activity that helps you cope with stress.
• Who you talk to when you’re feeling academic stress, and how connecting with others helps you cope.
• Strategies that have helped you manage your academic workload.

Feeling stressed right now?  Connect with HU resources: 

HU Counseling Center: 

Email:  counseling@harrisburgu.edu 

Sharepoint site: https://myharrisburgu.sharepoint.com/sites/SSCounseling/Sitepages/counseling.aspx

HU offers a free 24/7 Student Assistance Program with BHS. This service provides in the moment support, care coordination, and referrals by master's level clinicians to a variety of mental health and support resources. Students can also access information and services through: https://portal.bhsonline.com and use the username login HarrisburgU. The (800) 327-2251 hotline is available 24.7.365, and texting is available from 8AM-8PM EST Monday-Friday. 

Tutoring information: 

Email: tutoring@harrisburgu.edu

Sharepoint: https://myharrisburgu.sharepoint.com/sites/SSTutoring

HU's Tutoring and Learning Learning Strategies provide writing support for all undergraduate and graduate students at any stage of the writing process.  Visit the SharePoint site for information or to schedule an online appointment.  

Library:  

Email: library@harrisburgu.edu

Bookings: Book a research appointment

24/7 Chat available on the library website: https://library.harrisburgu.edu/home/discover  

The HU Library offers resources for coursework and research, books and journals, and research consultations with a librarian to jump-start your research.  The collection also includes many resources to help build academic success skills.

Best wishes for an amazing Spring 2022 semester, and please reach out to us with any questions!