Books on the move: In preparation for the Zilberman Family Center for Global Collections renovation, materials in the Zilberman Center seminar rooms are moving. See our Service Alerts for details.

Fisher restoration: The Fisher Fine Arts Library Periodicals Reading Room is currently closed for restoration work. The rest of the library remains open and operating normally. Find more details about this restoration project.

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Use of Electronic Resources

The University of Pennsylvania is a private institution and its libraries are private libraries, maintained to support the teaching and research mission of the University. Use of the Libraries' electronic resources is generally restricted to currently enrolled students, faculty, and staff in order to comply with license agreements for educational use and to ensure access to limited resources.

Visitors to the library are invited to use the Penn Libraries online catalog and electronic resources that have on-site access.

Databases and Selected Reference Sources (e.g. MEDLINE, Britannica Online, ISI Citation Indexes) are licensed only for the use of faculty, staff, and currently enrolled students.

In order to sign on to a database Penn faculty, staff, and students must have a valid PennKey with the correct authorization. If you are not able to sign on to a restricted database, contact your library's circulation desk or call Van Pelt Circulation, 215-898-7566.

For more information about discovery and use of the Penn Libraries electronic resources please see our Guide to Using Electronic Resources.

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Staff Information

Resources for Staff Committees