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Celebrate Public Domain Day with the Penn Libraries
On January 1, The Great Gatsby became one of the thousands of works published in 1925 to enter the public domain. Starting this year, anyone is free to acquire, share, adapt, remix, and otherwise consume these creative works.
Diversity in the Stacks: Cookbooks from the Middle East and Beyond
Sample the cookbooks featuring food of the Middle East that you can find at the Penn Libraries.
On the Eve of His Retirement, Librarian Richard Griscom Reflects on His Career at Penn
Richard Griscom says the most rewarding thing about working at Penn Libraries has remained the same, regardless of his role: “It’s the imaginative, creative people who work well together and support each other who kept me at Penn for sixteen years.”
Consumer Pyramids dx - microdata from India's largest household survey
Consumer Pyramids Household Survey, produced by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), is the world's largest household panel survey, a continuous survey of more than 174,000 households in India. CPHS revisits its entire sample in three four-month waves each year, permitting longitudinal analysis starting in January 2014.
...Continue readingDiversity in the Stacks: Indigenous Languages, Indigenous Voices
A selection of materials in Indigenous languages from the Penn Libraries, produced from the 17th to the 21st centuries.
Everyday Life in Victorian England
Three databases recently purchased by the Libraries provide access to scans of rare material that throw light on everyday life in Victorian England.
Just Launched: South Asian Gender and Sexuality Web Archive
Amplifying the voices of those fighting against long histories of patriarchal dominance, the South Asian Gender and Sexuality Web Archive documents and preserves the work of activists, grassroots organizations, and social justice movements committed to promoting the visibility and experiences of LGBTQAI+ people and women in South Asia and its diasporas.
American Prison Newspapers, 1800-2020 : Voices From The Inside
Presenting newspapers written and published by incarcerated people from within federal and state prisons nationwide, American Prison Newspapers, 1800-2020 : Voices From The Inside aims to offer a quarter-million page-images with searchable fulltext from more than 300 prison newspaper titles when completed. The first installment of six prison newspapers is now available for reading by Penn students, faculty, and staff on the JSTOR platform.
...Continue readingTwo new ebook collections : British Archaeological Reports and Archaeopress
British Archaeological Reports (BAR) and Archaeopress are two Oxford-based publishers that have built their reputation on publishing relatively quick, inexpensive, yet scholarly monographs, conference proceedings, reports, and - in Archaeopress's case - journals on archaeology and archaeological sciences worldwide.
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September 2020
Keeping Marian Anderson's legacy alive with the Penn Libraries
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Broad Street Review
September 2020
Fall Semester with the Penn Libraries
The Libraries’ dedicated staff, diverse collections, and specialized services are at the ready to help every member of the Penn community make the most of this unprecedented new school year.
Just Launched: The Collective Architecture and Design Response to Covid-19 Web Archive
The Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation is pleased to announce the launch of the Collective Architecture and Design Response to Covid-19 Web Archive. Developed by Ann Whiteside and Sara Rogers (Harvard University), Patricia Guardiola (University of Pennsylvania), and Kathy Winsor Bohlman and Jessica Quagliaroli (Yale University)
Nineteenth Century Literary Society: The John Murray Publishing Archive
The John Murray Publishing Company, founded in London in 1768 by its Scottish-born namesake, published some of the century’s most renowned titles. With John Murray II (1778-1843) and his son John Murray III (1808-1892) at the helm, the Company rose to prominence
New Agreement Offers K-12 Schools in the School District of Philadelphia Free Access to Dozens of Digital Primary Source Collections
As part of a new agreement championed by the University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Philadelphia teachers across all age ranges and subject areas will be able to integrate primary sources into their students’ course of study.
Diversity in the Stacks: Ethnicity in the Ancient World
There are multiple ways to investigate the concept of “ethnicity” in the ancient world. The first is to examine how (or whether) ancient cultures thought about ethnicity or race. Scholars generally concur that Greek and Roman cultures did not think in terms of race and ethnicity
Diversity in the Stacks: Ethnicity in the Ancient World
There are multiple ways to investigate the concept of “ethnicity” in the ancient world. The first is to examine how (or whether) ancient cultures thought about ethnicity or race. Scholars generally concur that Greek and Roman cultures did not think in terms of race and ethnicity
