A selection of materials from the Penn Libraries about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Le Monde, fulltext for historic French newspaper
Le Monde, first published after the Liberation of Paris in World War II, is now available to Penn readers in page images with searchable fulltext from its first issue, dated 19 December 1944, through 2000. Le Monde is a newspaper of record for French and world affairs, distinguished by its analysis of events and its editorial content.
...Continue readingA Librarian Research Round-Up
We profile a few of our accomplished librarian-scholars about their recent academic work.
Diversity in the Stacks: Literature from Soviet Russia's Borders
What influence has Russian literature had on the countries and cultures on its periphery?
Exploring the History of the Liberal Arts with SIMS Fellow Christine Bachman
While serving as the 2019-2020 Graduate Fellow at the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies, Christine Bachman explored the early medieval manuscript called LJS 101.
Policy Commons – international think tank publications fulltext
The Penn Libraries have become a founding member of Policy Commons, a new one-stop community platform for research from the world's leading policy experts, nonpartisan think tanks, IGOs and NGOs.
...Continue readingPenn Libraries Receives Gift for DEIA Lecture Series
The Penn Libraries is pleased to announce a gift of $100,000 from William C. Park (‘89) and Jung Choi to fund a five-year lecture series dedicated to exploring topics related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and access.
Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff Can Now Access The New York Times Online
University of Pennsylvania students, faculty, and staff now have access to The New York Times, courtesy of the Penn Libraries.
Featured Books: Pride Month
To help celebrate Pride Month, Penn’s LGBT Center have put together a selection of books and films that explore the LGBTQ experience from a wide variety of perspectives.
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in the Americas
The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts was a Church of England missionary organization active in the British Atlantic world from the 18th through the early 20th centuries.
...Continue readingMay 2019
Walt Whitman put on trial for his 200th birthday
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WHYY
Walt Whitman bicentennial celebration kicks into high gear for his birthday
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
May 2019
Penn Museum Library Shares Rare Books in Monthly Pop-Up Exhibits
When Deb Brown Stewart became Head of the Penn Museum Library in December of 2016, she discovered a trove of rare books among the Museum Library’s 145,000 on-site volumes. Stewart also found that many faculty were unaware the Museum Library possessed rare books beyond the famed Daniel Garrison Brinton Collection.
...Continue readingBlack Thought and Culture
Collection of non-fiction writings by American black leaders—teachers, artists, politicians, religious leaders, athletes, and others—covering 250 years of history. In addition to works by major figures such as W.E.B. Dubois, Malcolm X and Ida B.
...Continue readingMarion Leary: VR Visionary on Libraries and Innovation
“I’m a huge fan of the Penn Libraries!” says Marion Leary, RN, MSN, MPH, FAHA. The Penn School of Nursing’s very first Director of Innovation, Leary conducts advanced research in resuscitation science that frequently entails collaboration across disciplines — including strategic partnerships with libraries and librarians. “Innovation requires everybody’s knowledge and experience,” she explains.
...Continue readingNow Available: Eastern Europe and Former Soviet Union Web Archive
The Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation has launched the Eastern Europe and Former Soviet Union Web Archive. The archive — which is now freely available for public use — preserves at-risk web content determined to be of lasting scholarly interest and includes websites published by a diversity of Slavic sources such as NGOs, artists, activists, intellectuals, and political parties.
...Continue readingFeatured Books Display: Food & Cooking
“First we eat, then we do everything else,” renowned foodie MFK Fisher once wrote. In celebration of the cultural significance of food, May’s Featured Books Display in the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center will spotlight titles related to “Food & Cooking.” The exhibit features both cookbooks as well as a broad selection of food-related holdings, with sub-topics ranging from cinema to Judaism to railroads to Shakespeare.
...Continue readingWhitman at 200’s Look-alike Contest Draws Multitudes to Philadelphia Brewing Company
The Penn Libraries’ Kislak Center is hosting a year-long series of events celebrating the 200th birthday of Walt Whitman collectively titled “Whitman at 200: Art and Democracy.” The series organizers consider Whitman’s 200th birthday an opportunity for Americans to reflect on the relation of Whitman’s work to the politics of his day — and of ours.
...Continue readingCNN and BBC Streaming Video
Two new collections have been added to our Academic Video Onlinedatabase. The CNN video collection includes feature programming on business, technology, environmental studies, health, women’s studies, and human rights. Launching with 450 videos, this collection will continue to grow. Highlighted content includes:
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