Address:
3420 Walnut Street
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
19104-6202
United States
County: Philadelphia 
Phone: 215-898-7555
Connect to: Library Web Site✔ Online Catalog
Library details: Penn Libraries is an Academic library.
This library is affiliated with University of Pennsylvania (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 7,544,324 volumes. The library circulates 421,477 items per year. The library serves a population of 22,683 FTE Enrollment.
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Administration: The director of the library is Brigitte Weinsteiger .
Organizational structure: The library is part of a privately-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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment | 22,683 | FTE Students |
| Collection size | 7,544,324 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 421,477 | transactions |
| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Alma | 2016 |
| Previous Automation System | Voyager | 1996 |
| Previous Automation System | NOTIS | 1987 |
| Discovery Service (w/index) | Ex Libris CDI | 2015 |
| Discovery Interface | Blacklight | 2017 |
| Previous Discovery Interface | Locally developed | 2013 |
| Authentication Service | EZproxy | |
| Institutional Repository | DSpace -- Atmire | 2023 |
| Reading List Manager | Leganto | 2023 |
| Interlibrary Loan or Resource Sharing |
ReShare |
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| Resource Sharing Networks |
BorrowDirect EZBorrow -- PALCI |
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| Web Content Management | Drupal | 2016 |
| The library's automation system is hosted by the vendor through an Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) arrangement. | ||
| 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 Alma.
| Identifiers | |
|---|---|
| libraries.org ID | 1305 |
| OCLC Symbol | PAU |
| WorldCat Registry ID | 2583 |
| NCES LIBID | 215062 |
| Ringgold ID | 6572 |
Record History: This listing was created on Jul 9, 1997 and was last modified on Feb 14, 2025.
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