Category: Collections

With their StoryMaps projects, Penn students explore the history of Philadelphia's neighborhoods utilizing both cutting-edge tools and historical primary sources provided by the Penn Libraries.

In June, the Penn Libraries became one of the first libraries in North America to buy The Social History Archive, a product that includes a database of the British Library's extensive collection of digitized newspapers.

With an index of over 12 million items, Overton is the world’s largest searchable database of policy documents, guidelines, think tank publications, and working papers.

Penn is home to the largest library collection of Frisian-language literature outside of Europe.

As a member of the Libraries' senior leadership team, Pearce will direct collection strategy, scholarly communications, academic and community engagement, and the administration of eleven departmental libraries and centers.

Thanks to this partnership, Penn’s Indo-Caribbean postcard collection is now hosted by dLOC and by the Libraries, making the material more discoverable and putting it in context with related material.

Learn about Philly’s rich history and explore how it has shaped the city’s distinct identity with this month's featured titles.

With our Atlantic website subscription students, faculty, and staff can enjoy everything theatlantic.com has to offer, from cultural commentary to the Caleb’s Inferno crossword.

Follow Ms. Codex 1950 through the conservation process and learn what goes into bringing a fragile manuscript out from ‘restricted access’ for teaching and study.