ala annual conference 2014
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The Pennsylvania State University Libraries
Rachel A. Smith, MLISDiversity Resident Librarian
ALA Annual 2014
June 28, 2014
Barbara I. Dewey
Dean of University Libraries
and Scholarly Communications
One University, Geographically Dispersed
A public research university
8th among public universities and the 37th best overall among America’s 280 national universities – US News & World Report, 2013
24 campuses, 98,097 students total
Main campus – University Park (46,184 total)
26,024 total faculty and staff at UP campus
University Libraries 8th Ranked ARL Library (Expenditure Index) 181 Professional Libraries Staff 333 Support Staff 6,575,065 volumes
*Totals as of fiscal year ending June 30, 2013
Architecture & Landscape Architecture Library
Arts and Humanities Library
Dickinson Law Library
Donald Hamer Maps Library
Earth and Mineral Sciences Library
Education and Behavioral Sciences Library
Engineering Library
Knowledge Commons
Life Sciences Library
News and Microforms Library
Physical and Mathematical Science Library
Schreyer Business Library
Social Sciences Library
Special Collections Library
University Park Campus Libraries
Penn State University Park
Penn State Abington
Penn State Altoona
Penn State Beaver
Penn State Berks
Penn State Brandywine
Penn State DuBois
Penn State Erie
Penn State Fayette
Penn State Great Valley
Penn State Greater Allegheny
Penn State Harrisburg Library
Penn State Hazleton
Penn State Lehigh Valley
Penn State Mont Alto Library
Penn State New Kensington Blissell Library
Penn State Schuylkill
Penn State Shenango Lartz Memorial Library
Penn State Wilkes-Barre
Penn State Worthington Scranton
Penn State York
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Penn State Hershey Health Sciences Library
One Library, Geographically Dispersed
Diversity Residency Program
Diversity Residency Program“How it Came to Be”
Penn State University Libraries’
2013-14 Diversity Committee
Inaugural Residents, 2013-2015
2 Residents in each biennial cohort
1st year rotation based
2nd year focused in one area
Fixed-term Faculty status
Full benefits & Professional Travel Stipend
Report to Libraries Administration
Mentoring Program
Diversity Residency ProgramQuick Facts
Diversity Residency Program
1st year of my Residency
Rotations:• Research Hub• Business Library• Adaptive Technology Services• Library Learning Services• Digitization & Preservation
Committee Work:• Libraries’ Diversity Committee• Libraries’ Open House Committee• Accessibility & Adaptability Interest Group• Campus-wide MLK Commemoration
Planning Committee• President’s Commission for Women
Rachel A. Smith
Mohamed Berray
Inaugural Resident Librarians
Library Learning Services (Reference and Instruction)
Leisure Viewing Collection (Collection Development)
2nd
Year of my Residency
Sources
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/groups/assessmentcouncil/statistics/collections.html
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/diversity/committee.html
http://www.stats.psu.edu
ALA Annual 2014
June 28, 2014
THANK YOU!