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Phone: 610-558-5545
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Library
Mission Statement
The
mission of the Neumann University Library is
to support and enhance the
academic curriculum, the Franciscan values, and the educational goals
of the University.The Library develops and maintains a varied collection of resources
and promotes
information literacy standards within the University community.
The Library is committed to providing efficient, courteous service
to students, faculty, staff and visitors.
Location
The Library is located in the Anna Marie Bachmann Main Building and consists
of three floors. The first floor contains Circulation, Reference, Current
Periodicals and 24 computers with access to the World Wide Web, databases,
and Microsoft Office.
The second floor houses the Neumann Institute for Franciscan Studies
and back issues of periodicals.
The third floor houses the circulating book collection, the Information
Literacy Instruction Lab, and the Curriculum Resource Room of Teacher
Education materials and children's books.
The Collection
The Library has more than 75,000 books, more than 400 current print journal
titles, several thousand electronic journal titles, and a growing collection
of multimedia items including videos, audio books, and music CDs.
We subscribe to many databases, including Academic Search Premier, Business
Source Premier, CINAHL, Lexis Nexis, JSTOR, ProQuest Religion, Wilson
Education, and SEPCHe-Books (NetLibrary). Access to all of our databases
is available for current students, faculty, and staff through the Databases link.
The archives of the internationally acclaimed nurse theoretician Dr.
Betty Neuman and the Neuman Systems Model Information Center are housed
in the Neumann University Library Archives.
The Curriculum Resource Room houses an excellent collection of children's
books including the winners of the Frances and Wesley Bock Book Award
for Children's Literature.
Library Catalog
Our holdings are available by searching FRANCIS, the library's online
catalog. FRANCIS is available both on and off campus via the Library Catalog link.
Consortial Memberships
The Library is a founding member of SEPCHE (SouthEastern Pennsylvania
Consortium for Higher Education), TCLC (Tri-state College Library
Consortium).
We share borrowing privileges with the members of both consortia
and
member catalogs are accessible via the Internet.
Please feel free to contact the Library at any time by calling 610-558-5545 or via e-mail at library@neumann.edu.
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