Internal Impact Stories

Wegner named Libraries’ head of Preservation, Conservation and Digitization

Alia Wegner, digital collections librarian at Miami University Libraries in Oxford, Ohio, has been selected as the next head of Penn State University Libraries’ Preservation, Conservation and Digitization (PCD) Department, a faculty administrator appointment, effective Sept. 1.

Behind-the-scenes library work to document reports’ metadata, shared with global library organization OCLC for other libraries’ access and reuse, supports access to federal government records and makes searchable significant, previously hidden information

A Penn State University Libraries team, including Fletcher L. Byrom Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) Library employees, completed a large-scale cataloging of nearly 400,000 federal records to the University Libraries catalog that is having an impact on researchers across the country and the federal government itself.

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Libraries Open Publishing adds Manifold for publishing Open Access monographs

Penn State University Libraries’ Open Publishing program is now using a hosted instance of Manifold, an open source, virtual publication platform, to publish Open Access monographs.

Penn State University Press transitions inventory to new distributor

Penn State University Press has transitioned its book inventory to an off-site warehouse through a new distribution partnership with Longleaf Services and its warehousing and fulfillment source, Ingram, the largest book wholesaler in the United States.

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Wegner named Libraries’ head of Preservation, Conservation and Digitization

Libraries’ cataloging of 400K AEC, DOE reports boosts global research impact

Behind-the-scenes library work to document reports’ metadata, shared with global library organization OCLC for other libraries’ access and reuse, supports access to federal government records and makes searchable significant, previously hidden information

Libraries Open Publishing adds Manifold for publishing Open Access monographs

Penn State University Press transitions inventory to new distributor