This anonymous gift combines with the Libraries’ holdings to form the largest collection of Tress photographic prints in the United States.
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Featured Books: National Poetry Month
Want to discover a new poet for National Poetry Month? Our librarians have put together a list of recommendations that are sure to help.
Underground and Independent Comics, Comix, and Graphic Novels
Underground and Independent Comics, Comix, and Graphic Novels grants Penn students, staff, and faculty access to over 100,000 pages of important, rare, and hard-to-find comics and primary source materials about comics.
"Just Make the Data Available": Exploring Manuscripts with OPenn
Launched in 2015, OPenn holds over 10,000 digitized manuscripts from over fifty institutions, all freely available to download, use, and share.
Demography journal now open access - with Penn Libraries support
The Penn Libraries support open access publishing through funding for the ejournal Demography.
The Population Association of America has moved its journal Demography to platinum open access. The journal's changeover coincides with its shift to Duke University Press from Springer Publishing.
...Continue readingMaking Lemonade out of Mrs. Lemmon: An Interview with Caroline Schimmel
Penn alum Caroline Schimmel was one of the the first rare book collectors to recognize the importance of collecting books by women talking about women.
Mega Fans and Mega Brands: Tracking Teams, Sponsorships, and Audiences with Sports Atlas
Sports Atlas is a new database that collects information about professional sports leagues, their member teams, venues, and sponsorships.
Diversity in the Stacks: Bollywood and Hindi-language Cinema
Learn about some of the films and popular Hindi film directors that you will find in the Penn Libraries collection.
An Interview with Liza Vick, President of the Music Library Association
Starting this month, Penn music library head Liza Vick takes the reins as president of the Music Library Association.
Just Launched: Global Social Responses to COVID-19 Web Archive
The Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation is pleased to announce the launch of the Global Social Responses to COVID-19 Web Archive.
February 2020
Exhibition showcases the brilliance of Black women writers
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Penn Today
Archive of pioneering author and artist comes to Penn Libraries
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Penn Today
In museums: Suffrage, scandal, sloths, and rebellion
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
February 2020
Andrew Hart to Join the Penn Libraries as MacDonald Director of Preservation
In his new role, Hart will manage the Preservation, Conservation, and Physical Processing units of the Penn Libraries, including oversight of both print and digital preservation, the 3,200-square-foot Steven Miller Conservation Laboratory, and physical processing, repair, and binding.
Penn Libraries Releases Strategic Priorities for Feedback
The Penn Libraries provides services and collections to further the University of Pennsylvania’s research, teaching, and learning mission and to address the essential challenges and opportunities presented by a rapidly changing world. Our 2020-2025 strategic plan aligns our work with the Penn Compact 2020 pillars of inclusion, innovation, and impact and the University’s goal of advancing knowledge for good.
Featured Books: Black History Month
Visitors to the Penn Libraries can commemorate Black History Month through a number of curated book displays — including the first of its kind at the Math/Physics/Astronomy Library. The inaugural Math/Physics/Astronomy Library Featured Book Exhibit features selected works in the Penn Libraries' collection authored by African American mathematicians, physicists, and astronomers.
Probing the “Time Capsule” of the Cairo Geniza at Adath Israel Synagogue
In mid-January, Emily Esten visited the Adath Israel synagogue in nearby Merion Station to deliver two presentations on the Cairo Geniza, one tailored to adult synagogue members and the other to children. “The Cairo Geniza is unique among digital humanities projects,” says Esten, who is the Penn Libraries’ Judaica Digital Humanities Coordinator.
Probing the “Time Capsule” of the Cairo Geniza at Adath Israel Synagogue
In mid-January, Emily Esten visited the Adath Israel synagogue in nearby Merion Station to deliver two presentations on the Cairo Geniza, one tailored to adult synagogue members and the other to children. “The Cairo Geniza is unique among digital humanities projects,” says Esten, who is the Penn Libraries’ Judaica Digital Humanities Coordinator.
Patricia Guardiola Named Director of the Fisher Fine Arts Library
The Penn Libraries is pleased to announce that Patricia Guardiola has been named the new Director of the Fisher Fine Arts Library. Guardiola joined the Penn Libraries in 2015 as Assistant Director of the Fisher library. Before coming to Penn, she was a Kress Fellow in Art Librarianship and then Reference and Instruction Librarian in the Haas Family Arts Library at Yale University.
'Making the Renaissance Manuscript: Discoveries from Philadelphia Libraries' Opens February 10
The University of Pennsylvania Libraries is pleased to present Making the Renaissance Manuscript: Discoveries from Philadelphia Libraries, on display in the Goldstein Family Gallery on the sixth floor of the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center from February 10 to May 19, 2020.
A Rare Discovery: Celebrating Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances with The Philadelphia Orchestra
A wholly unexpected musical discovery was at the center of a collaboration between the Penn Libraries and The Philadelphia Orchestra, as the two institutions partnered to celebrate the only known recording of composer and pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff playing his last major orchestral work, Symphonic Dances.
A Rare Discovery: Celebrating Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances with The Philadelphia Orchestra
A wholly unexpected musical discovery was at the center of a collaboration between the Penn Libraries and The Philadelphia Orchestra, as the two institutions partnered to celebrate the only known recording of composer and pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff playing his last major orchestral work, Symphonic Dances.
Behind the Scenes: Curators Reflect on 'Making the Renaissance Manuscript' and 'Medieval Life'
Drawing from the collections of the Penn Libraries and other area institutions, two exhibits in spring 2020 use lesser-known treasures to capture and convey elements of Renaissance culture and Medieval life.
