Services for Faculty, Students, and other Library Users
Reference service
The reference desk, located in the Gray and O'Toole Family Reference Foyer, W202 Pattee Library, provides reference assistance during library hours. You can reach the reference desk by phone at 814-865-6481. Click here to contact the library's subject specialists in specific disciplines.
Other services for faculty and students
Subject specialists in the library offer reference and research assistance, collection development, and course-related instruction on the use of the library's collections and resources. To suggest an acquisition, schedule an instructional session for a class, or meet individually with the library's specialist in your discipline, click here.
In-house music listening and video screening
The Music and Media Center provides a variety of playback equipment for audiovisual materials in all formats, including compact disk, LP, cassette tape, video disk, laser disk, and CD-ROM. Small groups can screen videos in the Video Screening Room.
Course Reserve Services
Instructors may place video and audio recordings and music scores on reserve for their courses at the Music and Media Center service desk. Click here for more information.
The University Libraries' electronic course reserve service for audio employs streaming technology to provide Penn State students and instructors access to audio being studied in courses at Penn State University . The service is available to any instructor at any Penn State location. For more information about audio e-reserves, click here.
For information about electronic reserves for articles and books, or to place books and articles on reserve in the Reserve Reading Room, W113 pattee Library, click here.
Photocopying service
Photocopy machines are available throughout the library. Inquire at a service desk for locations. Color and transparency copies can be made in the Music and Media Center, 211 Pattee Library. The library also offers a drop-off photocopy service for 20 cents per page. Forms are available at any service desk.
Services for the disabled
The University Libraries provide a variety of special aids, resources, and services for people with disabilities. For more information, ask at a service desk or click here