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

2. 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

3. Statewide Library Resource Centers Background
1961 Library Code intent
Subject assignments

4. 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

5. The Resource Center Libraries

6. Accessing Our Services
Ask Here PA
ACCESS: PA Catalog
ACCESS: PA Content DM server
Digital Collections via Web pages
Free Library of Philadelphia
State Library of Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania State University Libraries
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

7. Contact Information
M Clare Zales
Deputy Secretary for Libraries
PDE/Office of Commonwealth Libraries
Alice Lubrecht
Library Director
State Library of Pennsylvania
Siobhan Reardon
Executive Director
Free Library of Philadelphia
Sheila Jackson
Assistant Director, Main Library
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Barbara Dewey
Dean of University Libraries and Scholarly Communications
Penn State University Libraries

8. Questions