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!