Recognizing the importance of Central American Studies, the Penn Libraries recently acquired a substantial collection of ephemera, books, and audiovisual materials from the region.
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Penn Libraries Establishes Lecture Series on Global Subjects
The newly endowed Park-Choi Lecture Series supports the Penn Libraries’ ongoing commitment to meaningful engagement with individuals, institutions, and communities through scholarship support and programming.
University of Pennsylvania Libraries Announces Brian Vivier as Inaugural Director of the Center for Global Collections
In his new role, he will provide strategic vision, leadership, and oversight for the Center in building world-class distinctive global collections and engaging programming.
Making Science Labs Safer at the University of Pennsylvania
It’s the job of Penn's Office of Environmental Health and Radiation Safety (EHRS) to develop, implement, and manage the systems that keep the university's many science labs as safe as possible. But in the last few years, the team has begun turning to chemistry librarian Judith Currano as a vital partner in these processes.
Summer Featured Books and DVDs: For the Love of Food
Some of us eat to live, and some of us live to eat. For some of us, making and eating food can also be a rich source for cultural analysis and storytelling. This month’s featured materials show some of the many ideas and values food can represent.
New eBook Subscription: Harvard Business Publishing Collection
Just in time for summer reading season, the Penn Libraries has subscribed to the Harvard Business Review ebooks package from EBSCO.
Books on the Move: Changes in the Van Pelt Stacks
Through Summer 2023, the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center stacks are undergoing a multi-phase refresh and reorganization.
Diversity in the Stacks: Highlights from the Penn Sexuality Collection
The Penn Sexuality Collection will add materials to the Penn Libraries that fall outside the usual purview of academic libraries, helping to make the Libraries a destination for sexuality researchers.
Rebuilding Rare Books in a Virtual Space: A Conversation with Curator Dot Porter
We recently sat down with curator Dot Porter to talk about how she tries to bring very old books to life in the digital world.
June Featured Books and DVDs: Pride Month
Penn’s LGBT Center will be kicking off their Pride activities with a Queer Dance Class on Friday, June 3 , and will be hosting special events throughout the month. In the meantime, LGBT Center staff provided the Penn Libraries with the following recommendations, each of which offers an an inspiring and enriching reading or watching experience
August 2021
Textual Treasures
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The Pennsylvania Gazette
Two centuries old, a handwritten record of medical education
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Penn Today
August 2021
Meet Five Leaders of Digital Infrastructure and Initiatives at the Penn Libraries
As we begin a new school year, we talked with a few of the many people leading the charge to transform digital services at the Penn Libraries.
Featured Books: Discovering Philadelphia
Whether you are a new student, new to Philadelphia, or are just looking for something new to read, we hope these recommendations from Penn Libraries’ staff will help you feel more at home.
Mapping South Africa's population with GIS data
The Penn Libraries have acquired the South Africa 2011 Census Data Collection. This GIS data product offers detailed aggregate tables on South Africa's population from its 2011 Census with geographic querying and visualization capabilities.
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Diversity in the Stacks: Literary Reflections on the Iran-Iraq War
The Iran-Iraq War has had a significant presence in a broad variety of cultural works created both during and after the war.
Diversity in the Stacks: Literary Reflections on the Iran-Iraq War
The Iran-Iraq War has had a significant presence in a broad variety of cultural works created both during and after the war.
Diversity in the Stacks: Literary Reflections on the Iran-Iraq War
The Iran-Iraq War has had a significant presence in a broad variety of cultural works created both during and after the war.
Diversity in the Stacks: Literary Reflections on the Iran-Iraq War
The Iran-Iraq War has had a significant presence in a broad variety of cultural works created both during and after the war.
"A Compass for the Libraries": How the Penn Libraries is Building Assessment into its Mission
What does it mean to be a successful academic library in 2021?
Mass Observation Project – British social history for the 1980s and 1990s
The Mass Observation Project continues to compile the "Anthropology of Us" for Great Britain, starting in 1981 and building upon the original Mass Observation program that ran from 1937 to 1967.
...Continue readingMass Observation Project – British social history for the 1980s and 1990s
The Mass Observation Project continues to compile the "Anthropology of Us" for Great Britain, starting in 1981 and building upon the original Mass Observation program that ran from 1937 to 1967.
...Continue readingFrom Psycholinguists to Patient Advocates: A Look at Open Access Journals Today
A look at the challenges and opportunities presented by Open Access journals today.
