Pennsylvania Library Association October 26, 2010 Open Access to Deep Collections: Understanding Pennsylvania’s Statewide Library Resource Centers Pennsylvania Library Association October 26, 2010

Overview of Session Introduction – M Clare Zales Each Institution will review Recent acquisitions Digitization highlights Service innovations for improving access for Pa. residents Access to Our Services Contact Information Questions

Statewide Library Resource Centers Background 1961 Library Code intent Subject assignments

Statewide Library Resource Centers Today Current Status Continue to provide ILL across the state without charge Slight change was the elimination of the “Subject strengths” Continue to permit walk-ins from all over the state Two new emphases were: Online Reference– The result was AskHere PA Digitization -- efforts continue

The Resource Center Libraries

Accessing Our Services Ask Here PA ACCESS: PA Catalog ACCESS: PA Content DM server Digital Collections via Web pages Free Library of Philadelphia http://www.freelibrary.org/ State Library of Pennsylvania http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/bureau_of_state_library/8811 The Pennsylvania State University Libraries http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/home.html Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh http://www.clpgh.org/

Contact Information M Clare Zales Deputy Secretary for Libraries PDE/Office of Commonwealth Libraries 717.787.2646 mzales@state.pa.us Alice Lubrecht Library Director State Library of Pennsylvania 717.783.5968 alubrecht@state.pa.us Siobhan Reardon Executive Director Free Library of Philadelphia 215.686.5300 reardons@freelibrary.org Sheila Jackson Assistant Director, Main Library Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh 412.622.3110 jacksons@carnegielibrary.org   Barbara Dewey Dean of University Libraries and Scholarly Communications Penn State University Libraries 814.865.0401 bdewey@psu.edu

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