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January 9, 2008
Alumni Library features maps for land-use study and more
University Park, PA— The latest "edition" of Penn State's Alumni Library at http://alumni.libraries.psu.edu, features digital fire insurance maps of State College. Some of the most heavily requested maps in the Libraries’ collection, these maps illustrate how communities grow and change over time. Used to study land use and other changes, these maps are fabulous sources for historical research. In addition, the site offers Pennsylvania Geology, a growing collection of materials related to the land and water resources of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Readers can also relive past moments from Penn State’s “Thon,” the Interfraternity Council’s Dance Marathon, the largest student-run philanthropy in the nation available now through the Historical Digital Collegian, featuring 100 years of The Daily Collegian.
These resources, spring planting guides, and more can be found at Penn State's Alumni Library, a joint project of the University Libraries and the Penn State Alumni Association. The Penn State Alumni Association strives to connect alumni to the University, to each other, provide valuable benefits to members, and support the University’s mission of teaching, research, and service. For more information on the Alumni Association, go to www.alumni.psu.edu.
Penn State University Libraries, with more than 5 million volumes, 5 million microforms, 71,000 serial subscriptions, 500 online databases and 15,000 e-journals, most of which have full-text articles, constitute a major resource for students, faculty and staff, as well as residents of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The largest research library in Pennsylvania, it is one of four resource libraries that provide service and collections to all other libraries and citizens of the commonwealth. For more information, go to www.libraries.psu.edu