Library & Information Services > Dissemination Services

• Create and Publish the Information Services Newsletter: The Information Services Newsletter contains information about services, resources, news and events relevant to PSC folks. The newsletter is delivered to PSC mailboxes at the beginning of each semester and is posted online. Extra printed copies are always available in the library.
  
  
• Design, manage, and maintain the PSC Website: Updates to content on the website are made daily. Please email us with updates or information to post at: psc_library@mailman.ssc.upenn.edu or use the Submit News form.
  
  
• Create bibliographies for researchers: Also known as Literature Searching. Information Services staff can perform electronic searches for literature on specific topics as well as in-depth literature searches to survey the literature on broad and interdisciplinary topics as requested.
  
  
• Design, Create and Produce Brochures: These services are limited to larger research projects. Please contact the Information Services staff for more information.
  
  
• Manage the PSC Working Paper Series: The PSC Working Paper Series is housed in the ScholarlyCommons@Penn.
  
  
• Provide research project website consultation: Please contact the Information Services staff for more information.
  
  
• Obtain and interpret journal guidelines and instructions: We'll locate the guidelines and instructions for submitting papers to various journals for researchers and assist with interpreting the rules for references.
  
  
• Provide presentation help: We can assist researchers wit Poster design, creating and manipulating information in PowerPoint and with obtaining graphics for use in presentations.
  
  
• Provide listservs help: Information Services staff works with Social Sciences Computing and the PSC listserv moderators to troubleshoot problems. We also will locate external listservs appropriate to publicize content about research activities within the PSC. We use our internal listservs to publicize information about upcoming PSC workshops presented by SSC staff and Information Services staff.
  
  
• Additional dissemination services: Additional services are available to researchers working on funded research projects here at the PSC. Normally these services are requested by the PI of the project. Please contact the Information Services staff for more information.

Contact Information

Demography Library (403 McNeil)
Population Studies Center
University of Pennsylvania
3718 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6298
psc_library@mailman.ssc.upenn.edu