What is PALS? PALS (Public Access Library System) is the library's computerized catalog. PALS provides access to all of the materials in the I.D. Weeks Library, including books, periodical titles, and government documents. For more information on searching PALS, see the handout Searching PALS - Quick Tips or inquire at the Reference Desk. PALS terminals are located on each floor of the library. PALS also contains periodical indexes, including a general periodicals index, health index, business index, company profiles database, and the ERIC database.