Using Franklin Catalog

Franklin Catalog contains:

Searchable, descriptive records of the holdings of all the Penn Libraries, excluding the Biddle Law Library, which has a separate Catalog.  Types of content includes

• books
• ebooks
• journals by journal title
• newspapers by newspaper name
• videos (both DVDs and streaming)
• sound recordings
• subscription databases
• manuscripts
• datafiles
• and other resources owned and/or subscribed to by the Penn Libraries.
• HathiTrust public domain records are also included.

Location information for print works and links to available full-text are provided. The catalog includes materials that have been order or received, but not yet cataloged.

Franklin Catalog does not contain:

• Individual articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers. To search for individual articles, use Franklin Articles+ and other databases available through the Penn Libraries.
• Individual chapters, essays, and papers within edited works, collections of essays, and conference proceedings.

For information on Borrowing, please see these separate guides pages:

Borrowing | Loan Policies | Fines and Fees | Courtesy Borrowing | Renewals | Suspension of Privileges | UPHS, HUP, SOM, CHOP | Students on Leave | Reciprocal Borrowing Penn Affiliates | Reciprocal Borrowing for Eligible Users

Franklin Catalog contains records to many full-text e-resources, including journals, ebooks, government publications, streaming videos, newspapers, and much more.

For detailed information about accessing full-text works, see the separate guide called Using E-Resources.

If you are encountering a problem accessing an electronic resource, the following information may assist you: 

• Optimal Browser Settings
• Three Steps that resolve many problems
• Commonly Reported Problems and Solutions

If you continue to experience problems, please complete this E-Resource Problem Report Form.