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Research Data & Digital Scholarship Upcoming Events

May 18 - Dec 18
  • Workshop
Open to the Public

Print the Declaration of Independence

Make a reservation to visit Common Press and print a copy of the Declaration of Independence for yourself.

  • May 18 - December 18, 2026
  • Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library, Lower Level
Sep 24 - May 06
  • Workshop
Open to Penn Students Only

SIMS Graduate Student Manuscript Skills Workshop

If you are curious about how you can integrate manuscript sources into your own research, join us for a series of free, informal monthly workshops on essential topics in this field, offered by the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies (SIMS) at Penn Libraries.

  • Select Thursday evenings, 5:00 to 7:00 pm
  • Vitale II Lab for Book History and Digital Humanities (Rm 623, 6th floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library).
Oct 19
  • Workshop
Open to the Public

Publish Your Research Open Access for Free

Learn how you can extend the reach of your research by publishing open access for free through the agreements the Penn Libraries has with publishers.

  • October 19, 2026
  • 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Hybrid: Online and in Gershwind & Bennett Family Collaborative Classroom, Main Level, Holman Biotech Commons
Oct 19
  • Workshop
Open to Penn Students Only

Intro to Metals and Jewelry: Impression Dies

A beginner-friendly, hands-on metals and jewelry workshop where students learn essential metalworking safety and techniques using a hydraulic press, jeweler’s saw, rotary tool, and impression dies to create a custom pendant or keychain.

  • October 19, 2026
  • 2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Education Commons Makerspace
Oct 19
Open to the Public

Film Screening: Translating Ulysses

Kurdish writer and translator Kawa Nemir navigates exile, language, and cultural displacement in this documentary while undertaking an ambitious project: translating James Joyce’s Ulysses into Kurdish.

  • October 19, 2026
  • 5:30pm - 7:00pm
  • Class of '55, Room 241, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
Oct 20
  • Workshop
Open to the Public

What is Open Access and How Do You Select a Creative Commons License?

This online session will provide an overview of some of the most common open access publishing models and the Penn Libraries' current agreements with publishers.

  • October 20, 2026
  • 1:00pm - 2:00pm
  • Hybrid: Class of '55, Room 241, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center; and Online

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