The University Libraries constitute a phenomenal resource for students and researchers in all fields of study. The Libraries contain more than 5 million volumes, 5 million microforms, and more than 68,000 serial subscriptions. Faculty may recommend books and other library purchases by contacting the Library Director, Richard Fitzsimmons, at rxf7@psu.edu. Faculty may access catalog holdings through The CAT. For access to all of the library's resources, go to the University Libraries' homepage. Please encourage your students to use our group study spaces. In addition, we have laptops, headphones, and jump drives available for circulation
Do you want your students to become more familiar with quality library resources on a particular topic? Schedule an instruction session with the Reference and Instruction Librarian, Jennifer Nace, at jxn19@psu.edu.
If you would like to sign up to view CHOICE cards, which contain current reviews for academic libraries published by the Association of College and Research Libraries, please print this list of subjects and return your requests to the library staff.
Penn State University Libraries participate in many library resource sharing networks. Access to materials not held at this campus is available through Interlibrary Loan.
The University Libraries' Electronic Reserve system provides online access to scanned course materials and exams. If you would like to give your students easy access to course reserves 24/7 from any computer with a connection to the Internet - this service is for you. In addition, faculty may place physical items on reserve in the library.
Faculty need to sign their formal Acceptance of University Libraries Policies in order to use library resources. For more information, see the University Libraries' lending code.
Please fill out your Library Registration Card at the Library's Circulation Desk.
MediaTech, a division of the University Libraries, has a collection of more than 18,000 films and videos. Titles in the MediaTech collection are listed in The CAT, and in the MediaTech database.
