Over 98% of the Library collections

Cataloging records for all types of library materials (books, serials, journals, e-journals, newspapers, conference proceedings, sound recordings, video recordings, computer files)

Library materials that have been received and await cataloging

Newly cataloged materials that are not yet shelved in the stacks

Although all newly cataloged books are listed in Franklin immediately, the New Books Plus feature of our web site is an easy way to search most books and journals added to the Penn Library in recent months

Citations to articles in magazines, journals, newspapers. Franklin lists the journals and newspapers that Penn libraries own, but not the articles published in them. Use various Article Indexes to find article-level indexing and some full-text.

Listings of individual conference papers, essays in collections. Franklin lists conference proceedings and collections of essays, but not the individual papers or essays

Older serials that have ceased publication. (Use the serials catalog in the Van Pelt Library Reference area)

Manuscript materials and rare books (Consult Rare Book & Manuscript Library, 6th floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center)

Government documents in microform (US, UN, UK, etc.; inquire at the Van Pelt Library Reference Desk)

Sound recordings on cassette tape or on LP (Use the card catalog in the Ormandy Listening Center)

Materials in non-Roman alphabets (Use the Van Pelt Library card catalog)

Some research collections in microform (Ask at Van Pelt Library Reference Desk)

Technical reports, working papers, telephone directories, college catalogs (Ask at Van Pelt Library Reference Desk)

Serials that have ceased publication

Materials in the Annenberg Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Analytic entries for pre-1968 monographic series and sets

Multiple copies and volumes of materials cataloged before 1979

Upgrades for brief records