Encyclopaedia Islamica Online  (Posted on: 01-MAR-13)
"Encyclopaedia Islamica Online is based on the abridged and edited translation of the Persian Dāʾirat al-Maʿārif-i Buzurg-i Islāmī, one of the most comprehensive sources on Islam and the Muslim world. In addition to providing entries on important themes, subjects and personages in Islam generally, Encyclopaedia Islamica Online offers the Western reader an opportunity to appreciate the various dimensions of Shiʿi Islam, the Persian contribution to Islamic civilization, and the spiritual dimensions of the Islamic tradition." (From resource introduction)

Hoesley Digital Literacy Fellows Program is accepting applications  (Posted on: 07-FEB-13)
We welcome current sophomores and juniors to apply for the Hoesley Digital Literacy Fellows program. Partially funded by a generous gift from Penn Libraries' Board Members Jim and Sandee Hoesley PAR'07, PAR'08 and conducted in collaboration with Career Services, the School of Arts and Sciences and the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (CURF) the program will demystify technology, provide hands-on training and a website building project, and foster career connections. Apply now! Deadline: March 14, 2013.

Mashup Contest 2013 - Open for Entries!  (Posted on: 07-FEB-13)
Create a Video. Win a Prize. Be Famous. First Prize: Video Camera or similar item of $500 value* - Enter now!

Seltzer Family Digital Media Awards - open for applications  (Posted on: 07-FEB-13)
Thanks to the generosity of Jeff Seltzer W'78, PAR'09 and his wife Annie PAR'09, the Penn Libraries is proud to offer five digital media project awards. Each award provides a Penn undergraduate with up to $1,000 for the purchase of equipment (both hardware and software) and supplies to support a new media project for up to one year. Deadline: March 14, 2013.

2012 Community Health Data Base data now available!  (Posted on: 30-JAN-13)
The 2012 microdata release of the CHDB's Southeastern Pennsylvania Household Health Survey, the latest biennial installment of the longest-lived ongoing regional health survey in the nation, is now available through the Penn Library Web.

Penn Libraries' Team Members Receive Models of Excellence Award  (Posted on: 29-JAN-13)
Brigitte Burris, Tina Cowan, Marjorie Hassen, Bruce Nielsen, Nicholas Okrent, Rebecca Stuhr, and Leslie Vallhonrat have been selected for the Models of Excellence Award in recognition of their exemplary work in bringing the Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive to Penn.

An Animal Life: the Beginning  novel by 4 Penn Vet grads  (Posted on: 21-JAN-13)
Now on hand - copies of An Animal Life: the Beginning, described as a "scientific medical mystery (animals and people are dying) and a quest for True Love (AnAnimalLifeCoverwith a real cowboy) that unfolds as newbie first-year students struggle to survive the academic gauntlet of veterinary school."

The Glass dog  (Posted on: 21-JAN-13)
New canine anatomy computer-assisted learning program:The Glass Dog