Location
Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, 1st floor
Class of 1963 Microtexts Center
Today's Hours:
8:30am - 12am | Library Hours
Located on the first floor of the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, the Microtext Center features two digital microform readers that can read microfilm and microfiche. These machines can create PDF files of individual pages that can be sent via email or saved to a USB flash drive.
How to Use the Microform Readers
Items in the microtext collection are included in the Penn Libraries catalog. Search the catalog for the item you are interested in viewing and use the call number to locate the film in the microtext center shelving. You can then use the machines to create a PDF that can be sent via email or saved to a USB flash drive. There are no printers connected to these machines.
Both microform readers are on adjustable tables for sit/stand access.
If you would like to have a staff member show you how to use the machines, please fill out our appointment request form. Once we receive your request, we will get back to you to schedule a date a time.
Get Help
Need help using the microform reader? Make an appointment with a staff member.
Location and Accessibility
Accessibility
For Wheelchairs
- Sufficient doorway & hallway clearance
- Automatic doors or no doors
- Table with accessible surface height, knee clearance, and leg clearance
Orthopedic Accessibility
- Chairs have adjustable height
Nearby Bathrooms
- Gender neutral bathrooms with a single accessible stall are located near the elevators on the ground floor (ground floor plan)
- Men's and women's bathrooms, each with an accessible stall, are located near the 2nd floor east elevators (2nd floor plan).
- 2 gender neutral, accessible bathrooms are located near the east elevator lobby of the 3rd floor (3rd floor plan).
- There are no bathrooms on the 1st floor.
Additional Information
Wheelchair access is from the north side of the Microtexts Center, through the Moelis Electronics Research Center. (See 1st floor plan.)
