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Find information on the Library & its services, as well as answers to many reference questions.
Find information on the Library & its services, as well as answers to many reference questions.
Reserve a Group Study Room
Use the online Room Scheduler to reserve a room in the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center or Lippincott Library.
Use the online Room Scheduler to reserve a room in the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center or Lippincott Library.
Research Basics
Starting points for research in a wide range of disciplines, including links to the most significant article indexes & basic reference sources for individual areas of study.
Starting points for research in a wide range of disciplines, including links to the most significant article indexes & basic reference sources for individual areas of study.
Research Guides
Subject-specific guides to help you start your research.
Subject-specific guides to help you start your research.
Tutorials
Online help with research, database searching, citation styles, & software.
Online help with research, database searching, citation styles, & software.
BorrowDirect+/ILL
Get books & articles not available at the Penn Library.
Get books & articles not available at the Penn Library.

...that the Library offers dozens of workshops
each semester? Workshops cover a variety of
topics, from web searching techniques to Power
Point & RefWorks, to discipline- & subject-based
topics. Browse the current offerings and register
online.
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Contact information, reference hours, & services for all Penn Libraries.
Contact information, reference hours, & services for all Penn Libraries.
Send us an email
We will try to respond to your question by the next business day.
We will try to respond to your question by the next business day.
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Make an appointment with a librarian for help with your research needs.
Make an appointment with a librarian for help with your research needs.
Suggest a purchase
Your request will be forwarded to the appropriate subject bibliographer.
Your request will be forwarded to the appropriate subject bibliographer.
Workshops
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Make the most of the Library & its resources.
Make the most of the Library & its resources.
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