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Yaw A. Asamoah , Dean
Amber N. Racchini, Dean’s Associate
D. Edward Zimmerman, Assistant Dean, IUP Libraries
Patricia A. Cornman, Assistant to the Dean, IUP Libraries
Kelly L. Heider, Chairperson, IUP Libraries
Luke E. Faust, Chairperson, Undergraduate Studies & Student Success
Craig R. Dillaman, Director of Academic Services
Brian Carothers, Instructional Design Specialist
Nancy R. Evans, Instructional Design Specialist
Hillary B. Stitt, Assistant Director for Student Success
Megan A. McCue, Assistant Director for Academic Services & Student Advocate
Allison Baker, Student Success Specialist
Jeremy B. Risinger, Student Success Specialist
Website: www.iup.edu/university-college
The University College was created to strengthen IUP’s tradition of nurturing student success by enhancing the support provided to all students. From its central location on campus, the University College provides accessible wayfinding experiences for students who are unsure of their academic path, and possibly their personal and career goals. The entire campus can utilize the University College staff and faculty to help students navigate their way through the wealth of academic services and resources available to them. Under a new structure announced in the summer of 2021, the University College now includes Academic Services, the Academic Success Center (ASC@IUP), Exploratory Studies, University Libraries, and the Department of Undergraduate Studies and Student Success.
The University College Includes:
UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
Kelly Heider, Chair
Website: https://www.iup.edu/library
The IUP Libraries include the Patrick J. Stapleton, Jr. Library, the Rhodes R. Stabley Library, and the Orendorff Music Library. Stapleton and Stabley Libraries form a combined structure located in the southwest corner of the Oak Grove. The Orendorff Music Library is located in Cogswell Hall.
Upon entering the Stapleton/Stabley Library complex, students are greeted by a smiling face at our Information Desk. Here, you can get help with your research or ask any question about IUP. We won’t stop until we get you an answer! Once inside, grab a cup of coffee and a snack at the Commonplace Coffeehouse & Roastery before you find a space on one of four floors for quiet or group study.
Undergraduate students have a wealth of resources and services available to them through the IUP Libraries!
Resources
The Stapleton/Stabley Library collection includes over half a million books and e-books, 26,700 children’s books, over 100,000 print and electronic journals, and 30,671 audiovisual materials. Special Collections and University Archives, located on the third floor of Stapleton Library, collects, organizes, preserves, and provides access to research materials, rare books, artifacts, items related to the institutional history of IUP, and so much more!
The Orendorff Music Library features a large commons area with comfortable furniture for quiet and group study. The music collection includes more than 7,000 volumes of monuments and collected editions, 3,000 reference books, 12,000 circulating books, 30,000 scores, 10,000 LP sound recordings, and 5,000 compact discs.
Most of our collections are accessible in digital format through our website using your MyIUP username and password. Print format-only materials may be checked out for 30 days.
Services
- Need help finding resources for an assignment? Meet with a librarian (https://iup.libcal.com/appointments/) in our Research Consultation Room or via Zoom.
- Need to grab a book at the library but don’t have much time between classes? Use the Get It – Request (https://www.iup.edu/library/circulation/get-it–request-iup-books/) feature in the Discovery Search or Library Catalog to have your books waiting for you to pick up at circulation services on the first floor of Stapleton Library.
- Need a computer? Work at one of our desktops located throughout the library or borrow a laptop from circulation services.
- Need help writing a paper? Meet with a tutor in the evenings at the satellite writing center on the first floor of Stapleton Library.
- Need to produce a video for a class assignment? Reserve Studio 1b, an innovative video production facility designed for one-button recording and production at circulation services.
- Need to work on a project with some classmates? Reserve a group study room at circulation services.
- Need a book or journal article for one of your classes that isn’t part of our collection? Place an item request through interlibrary loan (https://www.iup.edu/library/interlibrary-loan/).
- Need to access a book your professor placed on reserve? Visit circulation services.
- Need to become more information literate? Take a class with Professor Drummond, our Undergraduate Information Literacy Librarian, or help yourself through our Library Help for Students (https://libraryguides.lib.iup.edu/ILforstudents) LibGuide which includes videos and tutorials designed to improve your research skills.
According to the Association of College and Research Libraries (2017), students benefit from library instruction in their initial coursework, library use increases student success, collaborative academic programs and services involving the library enhance student learning, information literacy instruction strengthens general education outcomes, and library research consultations boost student learning. So, what are you waiting for? Start taking advantage of the many resources and services IUP Libraries provide. We’re here to help!
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