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An Introduction to the University of Pittsburgh Libraries

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An Introduction to the University of Pittsburgh Libraries

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    1. An Introduction to the University of Pittsburgh Libraries Fern Brody Associate University Librarian 271 Hillman Library feb@pitt.edu

    2. Divided administratively into: University Library System: Director: Rush Miller (rgmiller@pitt.edu) Health Sciences Library System: Director: Barbara Epstein (bepstein@pitt.edu) School of Law Library: Director, George Pike (pike@law.pitt.edu)

    3. Hillman Library

    6. Regional campus libraries are also part of the ULS and have access to full resources of Pittsburgh campus libraries Bradford, Johnstown, Greensburg and Titusville

    7. Overall Collections More than 5.8 million volumes More than 87,000 journal titles (including e-journals) Hundreds of thousands of e-books More than 700 electronic database resources

    8. Lets talk about: Finding tools Resources Services

    9. ULS Web site

    12. New catalogSpring 2011 Library catalog PLUS full text articles

    16. Faculty Express Find many services listed in one place

    17. Libraries to Go

    18. Getting you the books and articles you need: HSLS: Document Express is the document delivery service for the Health Sciences Library System The charge for regular service is $5.00 per document for affiliated users. Rush also available. Barco Law Library delivers books to faculty offices for Law School faculty only All faculty must have valid University of Pittsburgh ID cards to borrow at any library.

    20. Start a new scholarly E-journal Transition a print journal to electronic format (including print on demand services) Build a digital collection to support your research and teaching: Image based collections Text based collections Audio collections Create a subject-based archive for global research communities to share research Work with us to

    21. Publishing services we provide: Hardware and software hosting services Graphic design services Scanning and digitization services Consultation in editorial workflow management Training for editors, reviewers, etc. ISSN, DOI (Digital Object Identifier) registration Help in establishing formal acceptance and recognition of your scholarly content Advice on Open Access & e-publishing to share research on a global scale

    22. D-Scribe Digital Collections

    23. Provide stable long-term storage and preservation for your research Help you share your work with researchers worldwide Get your work noticed through Google and other search engines Store a variety of formats and file types: Preprints Published articles Technical reports, white papers, policy reports, etc. Conference materials Multimedia files (audio and video) Datasets and other material to support your written research

    24. Mobile iPhone & Android apps Hours Contact via phone, email, instant messaging Mobile version of library catalog Fall 2010

    27. Falk Library

    28. Health Sciences Library System (HSLS): 6 Schools of the Health Sciences (Medicine, Dental Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, Health & Rehab Services

    29. Electronic Book Search

    30. General Library Services and Policies for Faculty Unlimited number of books may be borrowed for one term. Items have unlimited renewals. Renew online or by phone Borrow books directly from local libraries including CMU and Carnegie Public Library Borrow books online from more than 50 other near-by universitiesPenn State, U of Penn, Rutgers, WVU, etc. via E-Z Borrow in PALCI.

    31. More Services for Faculty Library instruction classes and online guides tailored for any course. Course reserves and E-reserves available in the ULS and HSLS libraries. Audio E-reserves via I-Tune U. See web pages for details. Online request for items from storage. Maybe eliminate this slide if youre going to mention instruction separately and course reserve and requests from storage on another slide.Maybe eliminate this slide if youre going to mention instruction separately and course reserve and requests from storage on another slide.

    32. Reference Services University Library System has Ask a Librarian from homepage or call 648-3330 (phone, email, IM reference service available) Barco Law Library call 648-3125 or email reference is available from the homepage. HSLS has email reference service available from homepage or call 648-8796 and Ask a Librarian

    33. Next Steps Visit your library on campus to learn more about the resources and materials of that specific collection. Contact any library for additional information. Explore the libraries websites!

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