Research Data & Digital Scholarship Upcoming Events

Dec 02 - Jan 01

Open to Penn Students Only

Virtual Study Break

Need a study break? Visit the Virtual Study Break Canvas site for a collection of stress-relieving activities and onsite events.

• December 2, 2024 - January 1, 2025
• Virtual

Dec 05

Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Books, Bans, and Business: Two Women and a New York Bookshop

Penn students curate a pop-up exhibit on the collections of Frances Steloff, who founded the influential Gotham Art and Book Mart in the 1920s.

• December 5, 2024
• 10:00am - 1:00pm
• Lea Library, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, 6th Floor

Dec 05

• Workshop

Open to the Public

Coffee with a Codex: Translation of Aristotle

On December 5, Curator Dot Porter will bring out Ms. Codex 760, a 15th century Italian copy of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, translated from the Greek into Latin by Leonardo Bruni Aretino with the translator's introduction and dedication.

• December 5, 2024
• 12:00pm - 12:30pm
• Online

Dec 05

• Workshop

Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Open Studio Print Event: Print a Holiday or New Years Card

Use our printing presses to print one of several holiday and New Years cards designed and typset by Common Press staff.

• December 5, 2024
• 1:00pm - 4:00pm
• Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library, Lower Level

Dec 05

• Workshop

Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Vinyl Decals for Laptops and Computers

Decorate your laptop, car, and any other flat surface with decal stickers that you can design. Make a statement to easily identify your belongings with the help of our vinyl cutter or just decorate your stuff for fun.

• December 5, 2024
• 3:00pm - 4:00pm
• Weigle Information Commons Rooms and Booths, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, First Floor

Dec 06

• Lecture

Open to the Public

FRUiTS Magazine: Japanese Pioneers of Transcendent Street Fashion and Youth Subculture

Learn about how Tokyo FRUiTS, a Japanese fashion magazine, inspires generations of fashionistas.

• December 6, 2024
• 12:00pm - 1:00pm
• Virtual (link will be sent to registrants)

Dec 06

• Lecture

Open to the Public

Peculiar Paracontents from Thai Chanting Books: A Case Study of Manuscripts from Philadelphia

Peera Panarut, a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures, Universität Hamburg, considers the meaning of scribal notes and colophons found among the pages of Thai and Pali chanting manuscripts in the Penn Libraries' collections and the implications for our understanding and interpretation of these books.

• Friday, December 6, 2024, 12:00 - 1:30 pm EST
• 12:00pm - 1:30pm
• Virtual

Dec 09 - 13

Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Hot Chocolate Station

Fuel your studies with a hot chocolate break in Weigle Information Commons.

• December 9 - 13, 2024
• Weigle Information Commons, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, First Floor

Dec 10

• Workshop

Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Print a Card

Use the Common Press's printing presses to print holiday cards as part of Destress Fest, a finals-week stress buster for students.

• December 10, 2024
• 2:30pm - 4:30pm
• Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library, Lower Level