Penn Libraries

Featured Collections

The Penn Libraries' global collections encompass hundreds of languages and scripts across a broad range of subject areas, preserving the rich cultural and scholarly record from Africa, East Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and South Asia. Read about some of our unique recent acquisitions.

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Exploring Chinese Internet Literature

To more accurately reflect the diversity of literature in China, the Penn Libraries has made a special effort to add recent internet novels that have been published in print form to our collection.

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  • Workshop
September 19, 2024

Coffee with a Codex: Astronomy in Hebrew

Two of the most popular, frequently copied and translated astronomical texts of the Middle Ages were Joannes de Sacro Bosco's Sphaera mundi and Georg von Peurbach's Theoricae novae planetarum. On September 19, Curator Dot Porter will bring out LJS 42, a 16th century commentary on a Hebrew translation of Sphaera mundi, followed by a commentary on a Hebrew translation of Theoricae novae planetarum.

  • 12:00pm - 12:30pm
  • Online
Open to the Public
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  • Workshop
September 19, 2024

Mapping and GIS Club (PennMGIS)

A monthly meetup to discuss, learn, and collaborate on topics and projects related to mapping, geospatial data processing, visualization, and analysis tools.

  • 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Research Data and Digital Scholarship Exchange (RDDSx), Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, First Floor
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff
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  • Workshop
September 19, 2024

Research Poster Design and Tour

This workshop is for students, researchers, and professionals who want to effectively condense and communicate their findings through visually compelling research posters.

  • 4:00pm - 5:30pm
  • Gershwind & Bennett Family Collaborative Classroom, Holman Biotech Commons
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff