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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 094 727 IR 000 925 TITLE Directory of Pennsylvania Library Resources: A Guide to the Resources and Services of Academic, Special, and Large Public Libraries. INSTITUTION Pennsylvania State Library, Harrisburg. PUB DATE 73 NOTE 198p. EDRS PRICE MF-$0.75 HC-$9.00 PLUS POSTAGE DESCRIPTORS *Directories; Librarians; Library Circulation; Library Collections; Library Services; *Public Libraries; Resource Centers; *Special Libraries; State Surveys; *University Libraries IDENTIFIERS *Pennsylvania ABSTRACT The resources and services of academic, special, and large public libraries in Pennsylvania are described in this directory. The information was collected from questionnaires sent to the libraries, and the substance of the directory--mostly personnel, volume and type of collections--reflects the responses to those questionnaires. Separate indexes are provided for each of the three types of libraries and also for subjects. (WH) ( Directory of Pennsylvania Library Resources: A Guide to the Resources and Services of Academic, Special, and Large Public Libraries Als't\' Pennsylvania Department of Education 1973 Directory of Pennsylvania Library Resources: A Guide to the Resources and Services of Academic, Special, and Large Public Libraries OF HEALTH, U.S DEPARTMENT&WELFARE EDUCAILONINSTITUTE OF NATIONAL EDUCATION HAS BEENREPRO THIS DOCUMENT_Y AS VFCLIvEDFROM DUE ED 'EXACT ORIGIN CRC,ANIZAT THE PERSON OR VILw OR OPINIONS AT MO POIN7'. RCPI4E NLCUY-.A14 OF STATED DO NOTNATIONAL INSTITUTE SENT OFF ICIAL !Cs (Tq POLICY DUCAT ;ON PO Prepared by the Bureau of Library Development State Library of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Department of Education 1973 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Milton J. Shapp, Governor Department of Education John C. Pittenger, Secretary David W. Hornbeck, Executive Deputy State Library of Pennsylvania Ernest E. Doerschuk Jr., State Librarian Marvin W. Mounce, Director of Library Development John A. McCrossan, Coordinator of Interlibrary Cooperation State Library of Pennsylvania Box 1601 Harrisburg, Pa. 17126 INTRODUCTION The first edition of this directory was published in 1971 under the title - Directory of Pennsylvania Academic and Research Libraries. It was produced under the direction of John McCrossan, the State Library's Coordinator of Interlibrary Cooperation. Major purposes of this volume, as of its predecessor, are to promote interlibrary cooperation and to improve access to the resources and services of libraries which have extensive special or unique collections. For information about public libraries which are not included, the reader is referred to another State Library publication - Pennsylvania Public Libraries Directory. John McCrossan served as overall supervisor of this project which was funded by the State Library with Library Services and Construction Act Title III monies. Project research was carried out by Brigitte Kenney and assistants at the Library School of Drexel University.I would like to thank both Dr. McCrossan and Mrs. Kenney for the production of such an excellent and useful second edition of the Directory of Pennsylvania Library Resources. Ernest E. Doerschuk, Jr. State Librarian PREFACE A Directory of Pennsylvania Library Resources: A Guide to the Resources and Services of Academic, Special, and Large Public Libraries has been completed cn request by the State Library of Pennsylvania and with an LSCA Title III grant to support the work. Because of the rapid increase in library resources in Pennsylvania it was thought that the first directory should be updated and expanded. This has been done, and the results follow. Approximately 700 questionnaires were mailed to academic, selected public, and special libraries in Pennsylvania.The first directory was used as a beginning mailing list; additions were made from the American Library Directory, Philadelphia Special Libraries Directory, Pittsburgh Special Libraries Directory, Kruzas' Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers, and The Education Directory; Higher Education published by the U.S. Government Office of Educational Opportunity. Responses were received from 491 libraries; of those responding 51 did not wish to be included in the directory. 205 libraries did not respond; we used information from the above sources for 37 of these. Total number of entires in the directory is as follows: Academic Libraries 226 Special Libraries 224 Public Libraries 27 Two follow-ups resulted in the excellent return rate of almost 71%. We wish to acknowledge with gratitude the help of all the busy librarians who took time to fill out the extensive questionnaire. We have tried to be careful in the compilation of this directory. However, it is likely that errors have crept in. We ask that you note corrections and submit them to the State Library of Pennsylvania, Bureau of Library Development. I want to express my special thanks to Lois Bronstein who managed the entire project with resourcefulness, imagination, and patience. She received a great deal of help from Robert W. Ditmer and Lee Lourea. I am grateful to all three of these people. We hope that the Directory will be another step toward increased interlibrary cooperation in Pennsylvania. Because it pinpoints specific resources of major libraries in the state, it should contribute materially to the sharing of resources among them. Brigitte L. Kenney Assistant Professor Graduate School of Library Science Drexel University April, 19 73 ii HOW TO USE THIS DIRECTORY The Directory is arranged in a single alphabet by name of parent institution, and by name of library for parent institutions with more than one library. An asterisk next to an institution or library name indicates that no response was received to our ques-14onnaire. We have used information from other sources to include thirty-seven OT the non-respondents. In order to make it easier for librarians to complete the questionnaires, we indicated that we would use information from Lee Ash's Subject Collections, 3d ed. if so indicated on the questionnaire. Several libraries took advantage of this offer and we have included their subject collections as listed in Ash. The first index is by type of library and is divided into three sections listing academic, special, and public libraries separately. Within each group libraries are arranged as above. The second index is by subject. Library of Congress subject headings were used insofar as possible. Numbars following each subject heading indicate pages on which this particular subject may be found. Wherever libraries indicated subject strengths rather than specific subject headings, we either translated them into L.C. headings or created new headings (in cases where appropriate L.C. headings could not be found). Some headings were changed which seemed archaic. Headings were used for special collections, subject strengths or specialities, and current acquisitions of special libraries. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Preface ii How To Use This Directory iii Table of Contents iv Directory of Libraries and Their Resources 1 Type of Library Index Academic Libraries 163 Special Libraries 166 Public Libraries 170 Subject Index 171 iv ABINGTON LIBRARY SOCIETY Telephone: 215-564-3521 Librarian: Ruth E. Brown York and Vista Roads Key personnel: Maruta Camerota, circulation Jenkintown, Pennsylvania 15046 assistant Martha Pilling, manuscript Telephone: 215-TU4-0593 assistant Librarian: Lucille Wallower Type of Institution: Special Library Key personnel: Jane Walker, Cataloger Number full-time library employees: 7 Type of institution: Public Library Number full-time professional librarians: 1 Number full-time library employees: 4 Number of hours per week library is open: 35 Number full-time professional librarians: 1 Services available: Borrowing privileges Number of hours per week library is open: 36 limited to staff and members of the Services available: Circulation: free to Academy, collection is available to anyone residents of Jenkintown Borough and to all for consultation in the reading room; children; $3.00/ year to other adults; Interlibrary loans; Photocopying Facilities Interlibrary loans; Photocopying at (25t per exposure, $2.00 minimum) 10t per page. Number of volumes in the library: 150,000 Cooperative groups to which library belongs; Number of periodical and serial titles Montgomery County District currently received: 3,000 Number of volumes in the library: 41,473 Current acquisitions are particularly strong Number of periodical and serial titles in: Systematic biology, Geology, Paleonto- currently received: 134 logy, Ecology, Animal behavior Current acquisitions are particularly strong Special collections: in: Literature; History; Social Sciences; Applied Sciences MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION Special collections: Size of collection: 250,000 items Description: Correspondence, field notes, L. C. Headings to describe collection: journals, drawings, etc. of naturalists; Pennsylvania - History archives of the Academy Size of collection: 636 volumes Collection is organized for use Description: An excellent collection, Collection is currently being added to including some rare books and genealogy. Collection is organized for use. LIBRARY OF THE AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SICIETY Time span covered: 1843-1572 L. C. Headings to describe collection: Entomology L. C. Headings to describe collection: Entomology - Societies, etc. Children's Literature - Historical Collection is currently maintained Size of collection: 121 books Description: First editions, signed editions, and books of particular