ALA Annual Conference 2014
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This document summarizes information about the Pennsylvania State University Libraries system. It discusses that Penn State is a large public university system with 24 campuses across the state and over 98,000 total students. The main library system has over 6.5 million volumes and is ranked 8th among peer libraries. It also introduces the Diversity Residency Program, which is a 2-year program that provides experience in various library departments for recent graduates to increase diversity within librarianship. The summary discusses the rotations and committee work of Rachel Smith, one of the inaugural residents in the program.
ALA Annual Conference 2014
- 1. The Pennsylvania State University Libraries Rachel A. Smith, MLIS Diversity Resident Librarian ALA Annual 2014 June 28, 2014 Barbara I. Dewey Dean of University Libraries and Scholarly Communications
- 2. One University, Geographically Dispersed A public research university 8th among public universities and the 37th best overall among Americas 280 national universities US News & World Report, 2013 24 campuses, 98,097 students total Main campus University Park (46,184 total) 26,024 total faculty and staff at UP campus
- 4. University Libraries 8th Ranked ARL Library (Expenditure Index) 181 Professional Libraries Staff 333 Support Staff 6,575,065 volumes *Totals as of fiscal year ending June 30, 2013 Architecture & Landscape Architecture Library Arts and Humanities Library Dickinson Law Library Donald Hamer Maps Library Earth and Mineral Sciences Library Education and Behavioral Sciences Library Engineering Library Knowledge Commons Life Sciences Library News and Microforms Library Physical and Mathematical Science Library Schreyer Business Library Social Sciences Library Special Collections Library University Park Campus Libraries
- 5. Penn State University Park Penn State Abington Penn State Altoona Penn State Beaver Penn State Berks Penn State Brandywine Penn State DuBois Penn State Erie Penn State Fayette Penn State Great Valley Penn State Greater Allegheny Penn State Harrisburg Library Penn State Hazleton Penn State Lehigh Valley Penn State Mont Alto Library Penn State New Kensington Blissell Library Penn State Schuylkill Penn State Shenango Lartz Memorial Library Penn State Wilkes-Barre Penn State Worthington Scranton Penn State York Pennsylvania College of Technology Penn State Hershey Health Sciences Library One Library, Geographically Dispersed
- 7. Diversity Residency Program How it Came to Be Penn State University Libraries 2013-14 Diversity Committee
- 8. Inaugural Residents, 2013-2015 2 Residents in each biennial cohort 1st year rotation based 2nd year focused in one area Fixed-term Faculty status Full benefits & Professional Travel Stipend Report to Libraries Administration Mentoring Program Diversity Residency Program Quick Facts
- 9. Diversity Residency Program 1st year of my Residency Rotations: Research Hub Business Library Adaptive Technology Services Library Learning Services Digitization & Preservation Committee Work: Libraries Diversity Committee Libraries Open House Committee Accessibility & Adaptability Interest Group Campus-wide MLK Commemoration Planning Committee Presidents Commission for Women Rachel A. Smith Mohamed Berray Inaugural Resident Librarians
- 10. Library Learning Services (Reference and Instruction) Leisure Viewing Collection (Collection Development) 2nd Year of my Residency