Research Data & Digital Scholarship Upcoming Events

Apr 08

• Workshop

Open to the Public

Digital Humanist's Helpdesk: Zine-ify Your Research

This introductory workshop will introduce the medium of zines for academics, review examples and suggested starting points, and get researchers started creating their own zines with hands-on exercises.

• April 8, 2026
• 10:00am - 11:00am
• Research Data & Digital Scholarship Exchange (RDDSx), Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, 1st floor

Apr 09

• Workshop

Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Making Books for Class Projects

Learn how to make books with printed content for class projects, focusing on the saddle-stitch structure and the single-page book structure.

• April 9, 2026
• 11:00am - 12:00pm
• Fisher Fine Arts Library, Lower Level Seminar Room

Apr 09

• Workshop

Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

From Crowned Snake to Chnoubis: Learning AI Image Enhancement

AI Month at Penn: A hands-on workshop exploring how AI-powered image enhancement reveals hidden details in museum objects to support research, conservation, and documentation while preserving original integrity.

• April 9, 2026
• 12:00pm - 2:00pm
• Museum Library level 1

Apr 09

• Workshop

Open to the Public

Coffee with a Codex: Astronomy in Arabic

On April 9, curator Dot Porter will bring out LJS 478, a collection of astronomical treatises, with a particular focus on the astrolabe.

• April 9, 2026
• 12:00pm - 12:30pm
• Online

Apr 09 - 11

• Conference

Open to the Public

The Revolutionary Age: France, Haiti, and America

A conference on the revolutionary upheavals that shook metropolitan France and the French colonies and populations in North America, from the late eighteenth through the early nineteenth century.

• April 9 - 11, 2026
• Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, sixth floor

Apr 10

Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Walk2Wellness: Explore the Library

Take a break from your routine and join Walk2Wellness, a guided, low-impact walk through the Van Pelt–Dietrich Library Center for students, faculty, and staff.

• April 10, 2026
• 12:00pm - 1:00pm
• Outside Van Pelt Library, Between the Button and Ben Franklin statue

Apr 10

Open to the Public

Open Studio Session: Ink and Flax in the Revolutionary Era

Join us for a drop-in Open Studio at Common Press to print a broadside exploring a key ingredient used to produce ink, fabric, and paper during the Revolutionary era: flax!

• April 10, 2026
• 2:00pm - 4:00pm
• Common Press Space

Apr 10

• Workshop

Open to Penn Students Only

Vitale: Design Your Own Digital Negative

A hands-on workshop introducing Photoshop fundamentals as students design their own digital negatives, bridging digital and analog workflows while building core visual problem-solving skills.

• April 10, 2026
• 2:00pm - 4:00pm
• Vitale Digital Media Lab (Van Pelt 121)

Apr 13

• Workshop

Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Researching Creatively!

Get a head start on finding sources for your term papers by joining librarians for this low-stakes workshop, where we will delve into how to bring creativity to your research practice.

• April 13, 2026
• 1:00pm - 2:00pm
• Fisher B Level Seminar Room, Fisher Fine Arts Library, Lower Level