Ordering materials

To suggest additions of books or other materials for the libraries collections, contact David Van de Streek, ext. 4023, sdv1@psu.edu. Please provide the author, title, and any additional information that you have. We encourage you to browse the collection in your subject area to look for enhancement possibilities.

Library Instruction

Library instruction can be arranged.

Reserves

Books, articles, notes, sample exams, etc., can be placed on reserve for your students by contacting the library at 771-4020. We can place these materials on electronic reserve if you would like. This enables students to access your reserves remotely. Please provide either a list of materials or the materials themselves. Materials can be placed on reserve for one of the following limited loan periods: two hours; 6 hours; overnight; 3 days; or, one week. The library staff encourages faculty to periodically review the materials they have on reserve to determine their condition and viability.

Interlibrary Loan

If you prefer to have the library staff place requests on your behalf, contact the library at 771-4020.

Books from Penn State Libraries that do not have to be recalled from another patron usually arrive within several days. Material requested from non-Penn State Libraries may take considerably longer to arrive. LIAS, the Library Information Access System, currently makes available the full text of articles from thousands of journals and magazines in many of its databases. If you are not sure where to look in LIAS for these, please contact David or Valerie.

Your faculty id card serves as your library card.