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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.

From ebooks to binoculars, here are some highlights of what's available to you as a Penn faculty or staff member through the Penn Libraries.

A look at two new court cases examining the intersection of copyright and generative AI. 

“It’s kind of like making Jell-O.”

Almost two years and 10,000 comments after initiating a study on the topic, the U.S. Copyright Office has finally released a “pre-publication” report on training AI and copyright. Unfortunately, it may raise as many questions as it tries to answer.

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.

An avid patron of the Penn Libraries’ Zilberman Family Center for Global Collections, history doctoral student Mengliu Cheng was awarded a prestigious Graduate Student Paper Prize from the Association of Asian Studies last year.

There has been little guidance from either the courts or Congress on the many copyright issues that generative AI raises. That is, until now.

The Zilberman Family Center for Global Collections exemplifies the Penn Libraries’ commitment to foster programming, pedagogy, and resources that promote a deep understanding of global issues and cultural competence.