Off the Shelf
May 2012
The Pennsylvania Institute of Technology Library Newsletter
Did you know?
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Gwendolyn Brooks became the 1
African-American woman to receive the
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry on May 1, 1950.
May 6-12 is National Nurse’s
Week!
On May 12, 1820, Florence
Nightingale was born in
Florence, Italy.
Mother’s Day is May 13, 2012.
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On May 14, 1607, the 1 permanent
English settlement in America was
established at Jamestown, VA, by a
group of royally chartered
Virginia Company settlers
from Plymouth, England.
On May 17, 1954, in Brown v. Board of
Education, the U.S. Supreme Court
unanimously ruled that segregation of
public schools "solely on the basis of
race" denies black children "equal
educational opportunity" even though
"physical facilities and other 'tangible'
factors may have been equal.
Separate educational facilities
are inherently unequal."
Thurgood Marshall had argued
the case before the Court. He
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went to become the 1 African
American appointed to the Supreme Court.
The Constitutional Convention began
on May 25, 1787 in Philadelphia, PA with
delegates from seven states forming a
quorum.
The Lincoln Memorial in Washington,
D.C., was dedicated on May 30, 1922.
The Memorial was
designed by architect
Henry Bacon &
features the compelling
statue of "Seated
Lincoln" by sculptor
Daniel Chester French.
The statue is 19 ft. tall
& weighs 171 tons.
Library Trivia
By what other name is Florence
Nightingale known?
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 WORDS OF WISDOM 
“Nursing is not for everyone. It takes a
very strong, intelligent, and compassionate
person to take on the ills of the world with
passion and purpose and work to maintain
the health and well-being of the planet. No
wonder we're exhausted at the end of the
day!”
~ Donna Wilk Cardillo
National Nurses Week:
Celebrate All Month!!
All across the United States,
nurses are being saluted.
For the month of May, P.I.T. Library is
joining the American Nurses
Association in celebrating Nurses:
Advocating, Leading, Caring, as
part of National Nurses Week, which is
held May 6-12, every year. The
purpose of the week long celebration
is to raise awareness of the value of
nursing & help educate the public
about the role nurses play in meeting
the health care needs of the American
people.
In honor of the dedication,
commitment, & tireless effort of the
nearly 3.1 million registered nurses
nationwide to promote & maintain the
health of this nation, the ANA & P.I.T.
Library are proud to recognize nurses
(registered, practical, practitioners,
etc.) everywhere during this particular
week & month for the quality work
Volume 7, Number 5
they provide 7 days a week, 365 days
a year.
During May 2012, P.I.T. Library will
continue our tradition of having
nursing memorabilia in the Library’s
display cabinet and a selection of
resources from the Library’s collection.
The memorabilia is all on lone to us
from members of the Practical Nursing
faculty & Library staff.
Please be sure to stop by to view the
displays & feel free to ask Lynea any
questions that you may have about the
items in the display.
 WORDS OF WISDOM 

Florence Nightingale Pledge
I solemnly pledge myself before God
and in the presence of this assembly,
to pass my life in purity and to
practice my profession faithfully. I
will abstain from whatever is
deleterious and mischievous, and will
not take or knowingly administer
any harmful drug. I will do all in my
power to maintain and elevate the
standard of my profession, and will
hold in confidence all personal
matters committed to my keeping and
all family affairs coming to my
knowledge in the practice of my
calling. With loyalty will I endeavor
to aid the physician in his work, and
devote myself to the welfare of those
committed to my care.
This modified "Hippocratic Oath" was
composed in 1893 by Mrs. Lystra E.
Gretter and a Committee for the Farrand
Training School for Nurses, Detroit,
Michigan. It was called the Florence
Nightingale Pledge as a token of esteem
for the founder of modern nursing.
Congratulations
Graduates!!!
P.I.T. Class of 2012
 MORE WORDS OF WISDOM 
“I remember my mother's prayers and
they have always followed me. They have
clung to me all my life.” ~Abraham Lincoln
15 Reasons to get
your P.I.T.
ID/Library Card:
1. It won't cost you anything. In
most cases library cards are free.
P.I.T. does charge you a $20
replacement fee, but if you take
care of it, your ID/Library card will
last for your entire P.I.T. career.
2. It’s your Official ID. It identifies
you as a P.I.T. student.
3. You can check out more than
books with your P.I.T. ID/Library
card. The Library offers an
amazing array of resources &
services: DVDs, CDs, magazines,
newspapers, movie nights,
computer use, homework help,
career planning, & free workshops.
Many libraries also offer ebooks
that can be accessed from your
home computer.
4. You are already paying for the
resources it provides. Your
tuition helps to support the Library.
Why wouldn’t you use something
you are paying for?
5. Save money. While you may want
to own some favorite titles, can
you really afford to
purchase all those books
for yourself? Besides,
anyone who has ever
moved will tell you,
“Moving boxes of books stinks.”
6. You get to try titles & genres
you might otherwise miss. You
may not want to plunk down $24
just to find out you that you detest
the latest craze in vampire
romance novels.
7. Reading broadly makes you
smarter. Studies have repeatedly
shown that vocabulary
development, language acquisition
& background knowledge are all
improved in those who have been
exposed to a variety of
information.
8. Libraries are better than
bookstores. If the Library doesn’t
have a title or subject you are
searching for, you can get it
through Interlibrary Loan. This
gives you access to millions of
titles! The library also has 24-hour
online access. Bookstores close,
but you can access most of our
databases & reference information
while sitting in your pajamas.
9. Libraries will give you free
money. Okay so we’re not passing
out greenbacks but did you know
that library cards offer perks like
discounts to museums, theatres,
zoos & art galleries in your
community?
10. Librarians are hot.
(Got your attention,
didn’t I?) While you’re
there, getting your
shiny new library card,
remember to hug the
librarian. They hold the
keys to unlocking our
mass of information,
the superheroes of our
information-saturated society.
11. It opens new worlds. Most
Americans see the library as an
educational support center for
students of all ages. Reading is
fundamental to student
development & learning; reading
sparks curiosity &
imagination. This is where the
library card comes in; it opens
wide the world of books.
12. FREE Expert Help! Not only does
the P.I.T. Library have books for
you to take home and share or
read on your own, it has librarians
to help locate specific books &
information on every topic
imaginable. Being able to use all of
these wonderful books is free to
the cardholder!
13. Computer & Internet access is
available. Is your Internet
connection incredibly slow? Your
computer so old dinosaurs used it?
Don’t have a computer at home?
Libraries not only have computers
with Internet access but also most
Microsoft/ word processor
applications. Have a laptop? Most
libraries even offer free Wi-Fi.
14. Student Success: For all
students, a library card provides
the information
resources needed to
succeed in school & in
life. Resources not only
include free access to
eBooks & online databases for
articles & reports, encyclopedias &
test preparation materials, but also
free access to library staff to help
you find additional materials to
complete homework assignments,
teach you how to select & use a
database to research a project or
recommend an interesting read for
a break. Since most libraries have
Web sites, many services are
available from the Internet 24/7.
15. Are you registered to vote? Got
your ID/Library Card? Yes?
Great! Not registered? Why not?
No ID/Library card? Stop by the
Library…We can help!
Unless there is a change in the PA
law, in order to vote this
November, you must:
1. Be registered to vote, &
2. Have an approved form of
photo ID.
Fortunately, the Library has Voter
Registration Forms available so
you can register to vote in the
November general (think
president) election. In addition, the
Commonwealth has stipulated that
students will be permitted to use
their college ID/Library card as a
photo ID. For more information,
check the PA Voter Information
page on the College’s website.
 MORE WORDS OF WISDOM 
“There is a good reason they call these
ceremonies "commencement exercises."
Graduation is not the end; it's the
beginning.”
~ Senator Orrin Hatch
& many, many others
Congratulations to our
2012 Inductees into
Chi Alpha Epsilon,
Chi Chapter
and
Phi Theta Kappa,
Alpha Psi Mu
Chapter!!
Let us know if you have a topic you’d
like to see in the future.
The resources in the display are
from the P.I.T. collection & most can
be checked out. Just ask Lynea or
Paul for assistance. If you have
suggestions for future display topics,
feel free to drop Lynea an email:
[email protected].
 MORE WORDS OF WISDOM 
“You are educated. Your certification is in
your degree. You may think of it as the
ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to
think of an alternative. Think of it as your
ticket to change the world.” ~Tom Brokaw
STRESSED??
Take a Reading Break…
Have you checked out the new
spinner (a book rack that spins)
yet? It’s located near Paul’s desk
& the confessionals & it looks
something like this 
It also has a sign on it that
looks something like the title header
for this column.
The books in this spinner have all
been selected as titles that will help
you to relax, take a break from the
stress of studying, work, or family
issues. Right now they show up in the
catalog as available & on the shelf. In
other words, we haven’t created a
“spinner” location. We’re going to see
if it’s too confusing or if you’ll
remember to check there or ask us if
you can’t find a book on the shelf. By
not designating a book’s location as
“spinner” we can also move the books
back & forth with the main collection
more easily. All the books in the
spinner are paperbacks & at this point,
they are all fiction.
 MORE WORDS OF WISDOM 
“Graduation is only a concept. In real life
every day you graduate. Graduation is a
process that goes on until the last day of
your life. If you can grasp that, you'll make
a difference.”
~Arie Pencovici
Current & Future
Displays!
The Library’s display for
May is a reflection of our
celebration of National Nurses Week
this month. The display cabinet
includes a collection of Nursing
memorabilia from P.I.T. nursing faculty
& Lynea. The right side shelves
include a selection of titles
related to the field of Nursing.
If you look carefully, you see
that two different nursing
schools are represented in
the display. Feel free to ask
Lynea any questions you may
have about the items in the display.
donor bookplate inside the front cover
unless you notify Lynea that you don’t
want a donor bookplate or prefer to be
“A Friend of the Library.”
Conserve Resources!
Recycle the Library way!
Useful resources gain a new life & the
landfills don’t fill up so fast!
On the Web:
Lions 10 ; Non-readers 0
TY!!!
HEY FACUL
Spring Cleaning Time!!!
Are you experiencing office cleaning
blues because there’s no room to
keep all the books & other useful
resources you’ve accumulated? What
can you do with books & resources
that are still valuable to your students
but don’t fit in your office? Are you
trying to decide what to do with those
stacks of extra books, videos, etc.?
Want to find a better home for them
than a landfill?
If you have materials (including
useful or current textbooks) in your
office or at home that you no longer
need, but which are still
valuable resources for our
students, please consider
dropping them off at the
Library. We’ll add them to
the collection or try to find
another home for duplicate titles.
As several of your colleagues have
discovered we also accept materials
not related to your subject area, for
example, a novel or biography that you
don’t plan to reread. If you’re not sure
if we’d be interested, contact Lynea
Anderman in the Library or at 610-8921524 or [email protected]. If we
can’t use the material, we’ll try to find
another library that may need it. We’ll
acknowledge your donation with a
A database that may be
of special interest to the
faculty is ERIC: Education Resources
Information Center.
ERIC is an online digital library of
education research & information that
is sponsored by the Institute of
Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S.
Department of Education. ERIC
provides ready access to education
literature to support the use of
educational research & information to
improve practice in learning, teaching,
educational decision-making, and
research.
Whether you are seeking information
on an education topic or articles by a
specific author, ERIC’s search tools
can help you identify current & archival
materials for your research.
ERIC offers basic & advanced search
options that provide:
 The ability to search by subject
terms, authors, titles, & other
characteristics
 Online access to the Thesaurus of
ERIC Descriptors, a controlled
vocabulary that will help you
search with greater precision
 Recommendations for items
related to those you have already
identified
 Citation management enabling you
to print, e-mail, save, or export
selected records to citation
management software to help with
your literature reviews & reference
lists
 The capacity to save & rerun
searches
 Access to more than 330,000 fulltext items from ERIC, as well as
expanded access to more full text
through links to publishers &
library holdings
ERIC is committed to meeting the
education information needs of a
diverse audience of researchers,
educators, librarians, administrators, &
others.
ERIC is the world’s largest digital
library of education resources, with
more than 1.4 million records of journal
articles, books, papers, reports, &
other materials indexed from 1966 to
the present. ERIC actively indexes
more than 1,100 journals, about 90
percent of which are peer-reviewed.
Materials in ERIC come from many
well-regarded sources: scholarly
organizations, professional
associations, commercial publishers,
research centers, policy organizations,
state & federal agencies, university
presses, & individual researchers.
The ERIC database is updated
frequently in an effort to keep pace
with current issues in education. New
records are released several times
weekly through the ERIC Web site.
ERIC can be accessed from the
Library’s electronic resources page &
through the link found in PITCat.
 MORE WORDS OF WISDOM 
“Education is the most powerful weapon
which you can use to change the world.”
~ Nelson Mandela
ELECTRONIC
RESOURCES
@ P.I.T. Library!
The Library subscribes to 7 online
databases accessing full text books,
journal articles, reference materials,
pamphlets & other print material; plus
graphic or video materials when
available.
We continue to review additional
databases, so keep watching for
announcements of new databases to
support your research.
For EASIEST ACCESS TO THE
DATABASES: click on the link found
on the Library’s homepage, OR go to
http://pitcat.pit.edu & search for the
database as a title or keyword. I’ve
included a link in PITCat to all of the
databases.
AccessScience: any
science subject – full-text journal articles &
full-text from reference materials.
ebrary: full-text ebooks on any
subject. Each book & the ebrary
database are included in PITCat.
Encyclopædia Britannica
Online: any subject. This is the
full-text of the encyclopedia plus limited
full-text journal articles & other related
resources.
From the
Director’s Shelf…
 Ferguson’s Career Guidance
Wow! Is it just me or does this month
seem especially busy?
Of course I’m dealing with family
st
events (1 birthday parties &
weddings) during the same month
we’re dealing with graduation & all the
accompanying events! Maybe that’s
why I’m feeling like the
White Rabbit in Lewis
Carroll’s Alice in
Wonderland, “the hurrier
I go, the behinder I get.”
I think for me, it’s really just the feeling
of hurry, hurry; all while knowing that
I’ve had to put aside some projects
temporarily. I’m hoping that very soon,
I’ll feel like I’m running around at my
normal speed & feeling like I’m making
headway on the projects that I have on
my plate right now.
Despite all the craziness, this is a
wonderful time of year. New &
returning students are getting involved
in their summer courses or finalizing
fall semester plans; and, of course,
graduates are in & out picking up
tickets, regalia & anything else they
need for the graduation ceremony. It’s
an exciting time of year. I think it’s fair
to say that the faculty & staff are
almost as excited as the graduates.
We enjoy seeing you reach this
momentary stop on the way to your
future, as much as your family enjoys
it. Both of your families, the one at
home & the one here, have been at
your side through this process to lend
you our support & advice, hold your
hand, & maybe an occasional shove
forward when needed. We are all
delighted to see you reach this
accomplishment & we have faith in
your ability to reach the goals that you
have or will strive for in the future.
Remember, we also expect you to
come back to visit us & keep us up-todate on where your life has taken you.
Students & faculty or staff who don’t
have an ID/Library card yet, should
stop into the Library to see Paul or me
to get one!
Have any questions or suggestions
about the newsletter or Library?
Please feel free to contact me at 610892-1524 OR [email protected].
Center: comprehensive full-text career
resources
Health and Wellness
Resource Center with
Alternative Health Module: medical &
health subjects – full text reference
materials & journal articles, plus video
resources.
JSTOR: any subjects – many fulltext journal articles. (trial database)
Nursing
Resource Center: supports nursing
students & faculty; results reflect the
“nursing process” – full text reference
materials, textbooks, journal articles, &
video resources.
OmniFile Full Text Mega
(H.W. Wilson): any subjects –
many full-text journal articles
All electronic resources can be
accessed in Media & Center City.
Instructions & training are available
from Lynea for anyone who is
interested in using these databases,
including faculty & staff groups or
individuals. It’s never too late to ask
for assistance! Quick start guides or
searching tip sheets are available for
the databases.
Faculty: Tell us your suggestions for
authoritative resources available via
the internet for inclusion in PITCat.
Then refer your students to the name
& tell them they can locate it through
http://pitcat.pit.edu.
Remember to pick up a copy of the
Library’s Free Internet Resources &
Databases for Research guide that
lists a wide variety of librarianrecommended, free, authoritative
websites. It’s small, easy-to-carry with
you & we’ll be updating it on a regular
basis as we add links to PITCat for
additional free website resources that
we discover or that the faculty
recommends to us.
 MORE WORDS OF WISDOM 
“You have brains in your head. You have
feet in your shoes. You can steer
yourself any direction you choose.
You're on your own. And you know
what you know. And YOU are the
one who'll decide where to go...”
~ Dr. Seuss
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Lynea
ΧΑΕ
ΦΘΚ
Spoken here
See: Lynea Anderman
New on the
Shelf
P.I.T. Library has recently added the
following titles:
BOOKS
Aaseng, Nathan. Navajo Code
Talkers: America’s Secret Weapon in
World War II. D 840 .C88 A24 2002
Bryson, Bill. The Life and Time of the
Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir.
G 154.5 .B79 A3 2006
 MORE WORDS OF WISDOM 
“At commencement you wear your
square-shaped mortarboards. My hope is
that from time to time you will let your
minds be bold, and wear sombreros.”
~ Paul Freund
For Help...
See Your Librarian
Why is a Database Better
Than the Internet for
Research?
A search engine is like a huge dump
or landfill, as big & as deep as Lake
Ontario. It is filled with trash &
treasure, but it is up to us, who are
searching for the treasure, to sort
through & look at everything in order to
find the valuable stuff.
On the other hand, databases are
like a huge warehouse, as big & as tall
as the Empire State building, with as
many floors. These floors contain
shelving for magazines, newspapers,
transcripts, etc. All are in chronological
order for the past 20 or so years. You
go in the front door, pay your money
(or the Library pay’s its money for you),
hand your topic to one of the staff of
little Yodas. They then go combing
through every floor, every shelf, every
resource, & return within 30 seconds
with every article & reference to your
topic.
The resources in databases have
already been "vetted" & are, therefore,
more reliable than many resources
available on the internet. The internet
is the "Wild Wild West" of information.
HOWEVER, remember that all
information is sorted through our own
or someone else's biases & opinions.
Everyone must use multiple resources
in order to evaluate the authority &
veracity of all information.
Danticat, Edwidge, ed. The Butterfly’s
Way: Voices From the Haitian
Dyaspora [sic] in the United States.
PS 508 .H33 B88 2001
Dabby, Ramsey. Structure for
Architects: a Primer.
TH 845 .D33 2012
Dixon, Jack. Jerusalem Falls.
PS 3604 .I96 J4 2012
The Pict.
PS 3604 .I96 P5 2009
Godin, Seth. Free Prize Inside!: How
to Make a Purple Cow.
HF 5415 .G577 2007
Hamer, Dean. The God Gene: How
Faith is Hardwired into Our Genes.
BL 53 .H285 2005
McBride, James. The Color of Water:
A Black Man’s Tribute to His White
Mother.
F 130 .N4 M38 1997
Mezrich, Ben. The Accidental
Billionaires: The Founding of
Facebook.
HM 743 .F33 M49 2010
v. 6: 1929-1941. City of Tomorrow
v. 7: 1945-2000. The City and the
World
v. 8: 1946-2003. The Center of the
World
ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
ERIC: Education Resources
Information Center
The Joanna Briggs Institute.
 MORE WORDS OF WISDOM 
“Don't live down to expectations. Go out
there and do something remarkable.”
~ Wendy Wasserstein
Searching for
P.I.T. History
We’re on a hunt for lost
pieces of P.I.T. history. You may have
something in your office that you don’t
need or have space for but you know
its part of the College’s history. The
Library is continuing to develop a
College archive from the various items
(documents & physical “stuff”) housed
in different offices. If you have
something that should be a part of the
College archive, please feel free to
drop it off or contact Lynea (610-8921524 or [email protected]) & she’ll
pick it up.
We plan to use some of these items
in a future display so that we can all
enjoy them. More importantly, we’ll
have all these historical documents
&items in one location when we need
them, rather than scattered between
several people & offices.
Newell, Frederick. Why CRM Doesn’t
Work: How to Win by Letting
Customers Manage the Relationship.
HF 5415.5 .N49 2003
Shipler, David K. The Working Poor:
Invisible in America.
HC 110 .P6 S48 2005
VIDEOS & DVDs
New York: A Documentary Film.
F 128.3 .N563 2010 DVD
v. 1: 1609-1825. The Country and
the City
v. 2: 1825-1865. Order and
Disorder
v. 3: 1865-1898. Sunshine and
Shadow
v. 4: 1898-1918. The Power and
the People
v. 5: 1919-1931. Cosmopolis
Library Trivia Answer
Florence Nightingale became
known as the “Lady with the Lamp”
because of the lamp she carried to
perform night rounds caring for the
wounded during the Crimea War.
 FINAL WORDS OF WISDOM 
“To the uneducated, an A is just
three sticks.”
~A.A. Milne
The most valuable resource
of any library goes home
every night!
PITCat: the Library’s
Online Catalog
Looking for a book or
video? Check PITCat, our
online catalog, accessible from any
computer with internet access. Go to:
http://pitcat.pit.edu & search our
catalog to see the resources we own.
PITCat also includes all of the ebooks &
databases available through the Library.
If you are on-campus (Media or Center
City), you can click on the web link & go
to the ebrary or database website.
P.I.T. Library
Cell Phone Policy
The Library is a place for quiet study &
research, therefore
ALL cell phones MUST BE turned OFF
in the Library. You MUST EXIT the
LIBRARY to use your cell phone.
Failure to cooperate will result in
confiscation of the cell phone and/or
eviction from the Library.
ATTENTION:
ID- Card Photo Session
Schedule
Lynea or Paul are available in the
Library for ID Card photos during
the following times:
Monday – Tuesday 9:15 am to 6:15 pm
Wednesday
9:15 am to 12:00 pm
2:15 pm to 4:15 pm
Thursday
9:15 am to 6:15 pm
Friday
9:15 am to 10:00 am
& 2:15 pm to 4:15 pm
If you can’t get your ID/Library
Card photo taken during
one of these times stop by
the Library to arrange a
time with Lynea or Paul!
Extern Students
Turn in your
externship paperwork!
Questions? Contact:
Kamira A. Evans,
Coordinator of Externship for SPP
at: Media: 610-892-1566
or: Center City: 484-442-1223
or: [email protected]
Or contact:
Charmaine Gibson, Assistant
Coordinator of Externship for SPP
at: Media 484-448-2914
or: Center City: 484-442-1217
or: [email protected]
Department of
Student Services
Need your Academic Support
Counselor? Need academic or tutoring
support? Check below for your major
or concern.
Need career placement assistance?
Need research assistance? Need
nourishment? Check below for your
major or concern.
Department of Student Services
Career Placement (degree & SPP)
& SPP Externship
Dr. Dona Marie Fabrizio -- Dean of Student
Services
610-892-1514
[email protected]
Jason T. Driscoll – Administrative Assistant to the
Dean of Student Services
610-892-1504
[email protected]
Academic Support Counselors (ASC)
Donovan Anglin – SRC & Tutorial Coordinator,
Academic Support & Financial Literacy Counselor
610-892-1532
[email protected]
Majors: AHT; PN; SPP; NON99
Karen Barbagello – Program Coordinator for SSS
Grant, Academic Support & Financial Literacy
Counselor
610-892-1565
[email protected]
Majors: ACT; BUS; MET; NMET
Georgette Hall-Peterson – Academic Support &
Retention Counselor
484-442-1234
[email protected]
Majors: All Center City students
Garrison Lockley – Program Coordinator for
ACT101 Grant, Academic Support & Financial
Literacy Counselor
610-892-1560
[email protected]
Majors: CCT; EGD; SIT; Tech Prep
Adina Tayar – Director of Career Placement &
Transfer Services (for both campuses)
610-892-1511
[email protected]
Kamira A. Evans – Coordinator of Externship for
SPP (for both campuses)
Media: 610-892-1566
Center City: 484-442-1223
[email protected]
Charmaine Gibson – Assistant Coordinator of
Externship for SPP (for both campuses)
Media: 484-448-2914
[email protected]
Center City: 484-442-1217
Elisa King – Coordinator for SPP Job Placement
(for both campuses
484-442-1215
[email protected]
Library
Lynea Anderman – Director of the Library
610-892-1524
[email protected]
Paul D. Page -- Reference & Information Literacy
Librarian
610-892-1524
[email protected]
P.I.T. Stop Café
Lea Rhone – Chef
610-892-1540
[email protected]
Becky McCanna – Academic Support & Retention
Counselor
484-442-1258
[email protected]
Majors: All Center City students
Traditional Degree
Seeking Students…
Need employment help with:
• finding a full-time or part-time job;
• writing your résumé;
• tips for job interviews;
• any career questions; OR,
Need information or have questions
about transferring to a 4-year college?
Contact: Adina Tayar,
Director of Career Placement
at: 610-892-1511
or: [email protected]
SPP Certificate
Seeking Students…
Need employment help with:
• finding a full-time job;
• writing your résumé;
• tips for job interviews;
• any career questions?
Contact: Elisa King,
Coordinator, Job Placement for SPP
at: Media: 610-892-1563
or: Center City: 484-442-1215
or: [email protected]
Student Resource
Center (SRC) Hours
(Room 305)
Tutoring services are available by
appointment or drop-in with peer &
professional tutors.
SPRING SEMESTER HOURS
Monday – Thursday 8:00 am – 7:30 pm
Friday
8:00 am – 4:30 pm
For further information or to schedule an
appointment with a tutor CONTACT:
Donovan Anglin – SRC Coordinator
All Weekdays
Abbas Abdulmalik – Evening Administrator
Tuesday & Thursday: 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Jason Driscoll – Evening Administrator
Wednesday:
4:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Garrison Lockley – Evening Administrator
Monday:
4:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Master Tutor & Peer Tutor hours are posted
in the SRC & on bulletin boards.
Come for tutoring as soon as you
suspect you need some extra help!
Don’t delay! Preserve your GPA!
Off the Shelf is a monthly newsletter designed
to inform P.I.T. students, faculty & staff of
services & developments in the Library. If you
have any suggestions for future issues, please contact
Lynea Anderman at (610) 892-1524, by fax at (610)
892-1523 or by email at [email protected] .