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Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center Teaching & Resource Rooms

Africana Studies Resource Room
Bodek Seminar Room
Classics Resource Room
Class of 1954 Teaching Seminar/Classroom
East Asian Studies Seminar Room
Joe Glossberg Film/Recording Suite
Information Commons Seminar Room
Marian Anderson Music Study Center
Middle East Studies Seminar Room
South Asia Regional Studies Seminar Room
Weigle Judaica/Ancient Near East Studies Resource Room
Weigle Medieval Studies Resource Room
Weigle Teaching Seminar/Classroom

Location	room 305 3rd Floor, East
Capacity/Seating	9
Collection Policy	Penn Faculty, Staff, and Students must get approval from Ancil George before borrowing materials. Approved patrons can borrow materials for 1 week only.
Room Use Policy	The room can be scheduled by Penn Faculty for small seminar classes either for the semester or one-time use by contacting Ancil George, Africana Studies Bibliographer
Facilities	Whiteboard, Computer workstation
Contact	Ancil George, Africana Studies Bibliographer 215-898-2316 ancil@pobox.upenn.edu

Location	room 301 3rd Floor, East
Capacity/Seating	16
Collection Policy	This is a non-circulating collection.
Room Use Policy	Contact Robert Walther, Humanities Bibliographer (interim)
Facilities	1 computer workstation with Web access
Contact	Robert Walther 215-898-5999 walther@pobox.upenn.edu

Location	room 452.2 within Marian Anderson music Study Center 4th Floor, West
Capacity/Seating	Large seminar table seating 12
Room Use Policy	Available for classes using music materials. No food or beverages are allowed.
Facilities	Large-screen monitor, DVD, CD, VHS, turntable players, & computer in built-in cabinetry, staff-lined whiteboard Upright piano
Contact	Richard Griscom, Head, Music Library 215-898-3450 griscom@pobox.upenn.edu

Location	room 526 5th Floor, West
Capacity/Seating	24
Collection Policy	The East Asian Reference collection is non-circulable. The only exception is that East Asian Studies professors and graduate students can borrow items with the bibliographer's special written permission.
Room Use Policy	No food or beverage is allowed. East Asian Studies classes can be held in this seminar room on a semester-by-semester basis. Contact Alban Kojima for reservation information.
Facilities	1 computer 1 chalkboard 9 carrels 2 large study areas
Contact	Alban Kojima, Japanese Studies Librarian East Asian Collections 215-898-3205 akojima@pobox.upenn.edu

Location	rooms 424.2 to 424.7 (6 rooms) 4th Floor, West
Capacity/Seating	film viewing rooms (5 rooms): maximum 4 patrons each music editing room: 2 patrons
Collection Policy
Room Use Policy	film viewing rooms can be reserved online music editing room use set up at Ormandy Media Center desk
Facilities	film viewing rooms: PC, DVD, VCR, flat-screen monitor, wireless headhones music editing room: specialty voice/computer editing equipment
Contact	Dick Griscom, Music Librarian 215-898-3450 griscom@pobox.upenn.edu

Location	room 452 4th Floor, West
Capacity/Seating	12
Collection Policy	Materials from the room do not circulate.
Room Use Policy	Classes cannot be scheduled in the room.
Facilities	2 PCs for Internet searching (word processing not available), with networked printing; laptop connections; 2 microfilm/microfiche readers with a printer, 2 lounge chairs
Contact	Dick Griscom, Music Librarian 215-898-3450 griscom@pobox.upenn.edu

Location	room 523 5th Floor, West
Capacity/Seating	The room seats twelve at the table, six at the carrels and two in easy chairs.
Collection Policy	The materials in the Middle East Studies seminar room do not circulate.
Room Use Policy	For scheduling, please contact the Interim Middle East Librarian, Dennis Hyde.
Facilities	1 computer workstation with Web access
Contact	Dennis Hyde, Interim Middle East Collection Librarian 215-898-6675 hyde@pobox.upenn.edu

Location	room 551 5th Floor, West
Capacity/Seating	There are four tables each seating four persons, with additional seating at each of the six carrels. There are also an additional six 'lounge' chairs in the periodical/newspaper area.
Collection Policy	Materials in the South Asia Reading Room are all non-circulating. The AIIS/South Asia Photo Archive, containing over 115,000 photos of temple sculpture and architecture, is also housed in the South Asia Reading Room. For access to this collection, please see or contact the South Asia Bibliographer, David Nelson.
Room Use Policy	The room can be scheduled for small seminar classes either for the semester or one-time use by contacting David Nelson, South Asia Bibliographer.
Facilities	1 computer workstation with Web access. One ethernet connection located on the north wall in the middle of the room.
Contact	David Nelson, South Asia Bibliographer 215-898-7460 nelsond@pobox.upenn.edu

Location	room 401 4th Floor, East
Capacity/Seating	4 individual carrel study spaces, 6 additional chairs and 2 study tables, each seating a maximum of 4 people
Collection Policy	Materials must not be removed from the room; items temporarily removed for photocopying must be returned to the room immediately and not left for reshelving
Room Use Policy	No reservations are required or accepted.
Facilities	1 computer workstation with Web access
Contact	Arthur Kiron, Curator of Judaica Collections 215-573-7431 kiron@pobox.upenn.edu

Location	room 405 4th Floor, East
Capacity/Seating	6
Collection Policy	This is a non-circulating collection.
Room Use Policy	Penn Faculty, Staff, and Students may reserve the room by contacting Aleta Arthurs.
Facilities	microfilm reader 1 computer workstation with Web access
Contact	Robert Walther, Humanities Bibliographer (interim) 215-898-5333 walther@pobox.upenn.edu

Location	room 402 4th Floor, East
Capacity/Seating	Circular seminar table seating 18
Room Use Policy	Contact Aleta Arthurs, Libraries Events Coordinator 215-898-1463 arthurs2@pobox.upenn.edu
Facilities	whiteboards
Contact	Aleta Arthurs, Libraries Events Coordinator 215-898-1463 arthurs2@pobox.upenn.edu