Reading period access: From April 30 to May 14, access to the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center and the Fisher Fine Arts Library will be limited to PennCard holders and other Penn affiliates. Find more information.

Overview

Collection Description

The print collection is housed in the Van Pelt Library, with the book collection comprising much of the material located at Library of Congress call numbers beginning with Q (science), T (technology), and some RA (public health). A very small number of print and electronic periodical subscriptions are also supported.

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Doing Research

The collection is not intended to support academic research but can be used as an introduction to scientific topics and as a springboard to more advanced material. Good starting points would be: