Pennsylvania (USA) Libraries Now Available Online

Posted by admin on Sep 21, 2009

Penn’s libraries are busy making thousands of hard-to-find books and publications available online in a multifaceted effort intended to make rare literature more available to academics at Penn and around the world.

Of the University’s 5.7 million volumes, nearly 300,000 are rare books and manuscripts, only readable on campus or by short-term loan.

Joe Zucca, director for Planning and Communication for Penn Libraries, aims to change that. “Demand is immediate,” he said. “Online access is invaluable for research purposes.”

In addition to several in-house projects, the University has engaged in partnerships with Kirtas Technologies, Lyrasis Mass Digitization and other groups.

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