The RDDS Blog

A library-themed video game developed by Research Data & Digital Scholarship was featured at Game On! In the Archives at the Free Library of Philadelphia on October 14, 2026, inviting Philadelphia community members to explore the connections between libraries, archives, and play.

Isa Prado is the 2026 Data Science & Society Research Assistant at Research Data and Digital Scholarship with Jaj Karajgikar, the Applied Data Science Librarian.

Looking ahead to Open Access Week 2026, RDDS shares an interview with Oonjee Oh, Editor in Chief of the most recent volume of the Journal of Nursing Doctoral Students Scholarship to discuss opportunities and challenges of publishing a student-run Open Access journal.

Penn Libraries staff from Cultural Heritage Computing and Research Data & Digital Scholarship traveled to the University of Vienna in Austria for the 2026 SCOOP Network conference, joining an international community of technologists, librarians, and scholars exploring how AI can help make handwritten texts and the cultures they represent more accessible.

Research Data & Digital Scholarship welcomed Christopher D. Jimenez, PhD to our team as the new AI & Machine Learning Developer in July. Read more about Chris's background, interests, and plans for his role as we welcome Chris *back* to Penn!

In June 2026, Penn Libraries hosted a free, in-person supplementary Regional Hub for the virtual Association for Computers and the Humanities (ACH) 2026 conference, bringing together digital humanities scholars across the Mid-Atlantic region.

Check out Dataquest, a platform for learning data science tools and techniques, as well as foundational AI concepts.

Sign up at bit.ly/RDDS-dataquest

On November 22nd, RDDS’s Cynthia Heider and SCETLI's Mick Overgard partnered with members of Penn Libraries, the University of Delaware, and the Ginger Arts Community Center to host an event teaching all about community archiving. This post shares an interview with Cynthia and Mick, who discuss the challenges and benefits of hosting community events, preserving family history, and more.