Source integration- Foxdale Trip

Based on the Foxdale interview information with one of the Foxdale resident that I met last month, who was the Dean of Library System at Penn State, she mentioned that the library system in the mid twentieth century were required to provide more space for books and readers. Early libraries were small and inside buildings rather than entire structure. Moreover, the early libraries were depended in physical research for books and sources, and the technology system were not implemented at that time.

I started looking for information to compare the differences between the university library system in the past and the present. I found that the current university library system is more sophisticated and the students are able to begin their research by accessing through electronic system using their student ID and password. “Students are able to access newspapers, magazines, books, scholarly journals and more with the search engine” (Cited in Hricik, 2011).

 

References

Hricik, M. (2011, March 24). PSU libraries test new search system. Retrieved from: http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archives/article_87040c38-7674-54de-b928-4ab8894f9470.html