Penn Libraries News

Here's a look at what the Penn Libraries is doing to promote environmental activism and sustainability this week—and year-round.

In celebration of National Library Week, we asked Penn Libraries staff to tell us about some of the ways that libraries have impacted their lives.

How the Penn Libraries Community Engagement Team is improving the classic “storytime” or “read-aloud” experience for elementary school students in Philadelphia.

According to the Copyright Act of 1909, a work enters the public domain 95 years after it was published. But what does "published" mean? That’s a more complicated question than you might think.

Information resources at the Libraries can help fuel research, innovation in addressing climate change.

Penn students, faculty, and staff can now access Inquirer.com while connected to the Penn network through campus ethernet or AirPennNet Wi-Fi.

Penn is home to the largest library collection of Frisian-language literature outside of Europe.

As a member of the Libraries' senior leadership team, Pearce will direct collection strategy, scholarly communications, academic and community engagement, and the administration of eleven departmental libraries and centers.

With these agreements in place, Penn authors publish nearly 50% of their publications with publishers who have entered into open access agreements with the Penn Libraries.