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An Introduction to the University of Pittsburgh Libraries

An Introduction to the University of Pittsburgh Libraries Fern Brody Associate University Librarian 271 Hillman Library feb@pitt.edu Divided administratively into: University Library System: Director: Rush Miller ( rgmiller@pitt.edu ) Health Sciences Library System:

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An Introduction to the University of Pittsburgh Libraries

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  1. An Introduction to theUniversity 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

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

  5. 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

  6. Lets talk about: • Finding tools • Resources • Services

  7. ULS Web site

  8. Library catalog plus… • Integrated article searching • Local digital materials (photos, books, manuscripts, etc.) fully integrated • Tables of contents • Book reviews, jackets, and summaries • Word cloud of associated terms, spelling variants, translated terms, and thesaurus terms • Options to easily refine your search based on library location (what can I get here in Hillman?), format (show me books only), how recently published (show me only things published in the last five years), etc.

  9. New catalog…Spring 2011 • Library catalog PLUS full text articles

  10. Faculty Express • Find many services listed in one place

  11. Libraries to Go

  12. 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.

  13. Work with us to … • 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

  14. 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

  15. D-Scribe Digital Collections

  16. 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

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

  18. Barco Law Library

  19. Falk Library

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

  21. Electronic Book Search Unique tool searches the full-text of all health –related electronic books

  22. 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 universities—Penn State, U of Penn, Rutgers, WVU, etc. via “E-Z Borrow” in PALCI.

  23. 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.

  24. 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”

  25. 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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