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Penn State University Libraries
Pennsylvania State University
Address:
E1 Paterno Library
University Park,
Pennsylvania
16802
United States
County: Centre 
Connect to: Library Web Site✔ Online Catalog
Library details: Penn State University Libraries is an Academic library.
This library is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 5,350,549 volumes. The library circulates 836,469 items per year. The library serves a population of 74,991 FTE Enrollment.
Other Info: Member of the Big Ten Academic Alliance
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Administration: The director of the library is Faye Chadwell .
Organizational structure: The library is part of a publicly-funded organization. It operates on a Non-profit financial model.
Academic Level: The library Serves an educational institution at the University level. The Carnegie Foundation designates this institution as: Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (level 15).
Affiliations: The library is a member of the Association of Research Libraries
| Statistics Academic | ||
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| Enrollment | 74,991 | FTE Students |
| Collection size | 5,350,549 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 836,469 | transactions |
| Technology Profile | ||
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| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Symphony | 2000 |
| Previous Automation System | Locally developed | 1979 |
| Discovery Service (w/index) | Ex Libris CDI | 2010 |
| Discovery Interface | Locally Developed | |
| Digital Collection Management | CONTENTdm | |
| Interlibrary Loan or Resource Sharing |
OCLC Interlibrary Loan ILLiad Resource Sharing for Groups OpenRS |
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| Resource Sharing Networks |
Big Ten Academic Alliance EZBorrow -- PALCI |
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| Item ID Type | Barcode | |
| This library is responsible for the procurement of the library automation system. | ||
Automation Survey: We are conducting a study on the automation systems used in libraries. This survey should be completed by a person familiar with your libraries use of Symphony.
The 2025 Automation Survey has been completed for this Library.
| Identifiers | |
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| libraries.org ID | 2164 |
| OCLC Symbol | UPM |
| WorldCat Registry ID | 2571 |
| NCES LIBID | 214777 |
Record History: This listing was created on Dec 10, 1997 and was last modified on Nov 10, 2025.
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