| Penn State Harrisburg Library | |
| Country: | United States |
| Type: | Academic Library |
| Branch Of: | Pennsylvania State University Libraries |
| Pop Served: | Faculty, students, all Pennsylvania residents (with some restrictions) |
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Penn State Harrisburg Library (Middletown, Pennsylvania, USA) is an academic library which serves Penn State Harrisburg, the Harrisburg (or Capital) campus of the Pennsylvania State University. It is one of more than 20 libraries in Pennsylvania State University Libraries system. Penn State Harrisburg Library is located at 351 Olmsted Drive and is open more than 90 hours per week (including nights and weekends) http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/harrisburg/information/hours.html. In addition to a print collection, the library provides numerous online resources.
The library's primary users are students and faculty of Penn State Harrisburg. To get started, new student, staff, and faculty must have a Penn State Access Account http://aset.psu.edu/accounts/access.html and password, and must register with the library http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/forms/lendingforms/distanceregistration.html. Adult residents of Pennsylvania may apply for a “community borrower” card and a Friends of Penn State Account http://cat.libraries.psu.edu/libfps/ which provides limited access to the library's resources.
A medium-sized college library serving residential and commuter students, the Penn State Harrisburg Library intends to be a place where students can work comfortably and collaborate effectively. The library adapts to emerging technology while providing friendly, face-to-face service. The building is a 115000square feet facility and opened in January, 2000. The Library Guide http://www.hbg.psu.edu/library/libraryguide.pdf provides contact information, instructions for using the building's wireless network, and a floor-by-floor map.