To help preserve her works, Cindy Sherman is offering to destroy and reprint old photographs
"If a print is deemed eligible, the original—accompanied by its title, edition number, date and provenance—will be destroyed and replaced with a mint-condition, artist-signed reprint."
#museums #SpecialCollections #Preservation #Libraries #archives #art
In celebration of library workers, especially those in #specialcollections, here is the
next installment in PACSCL's I am a Library Worker blog series, featuring Kelsey Manahan-Phelan from the Academy of Natural Sciences. Read more at https://pacscl.org/i-am-a-library-worker-kelsey-manahan-phelan/
TWO DAYS left! In-person tickets for #RBMS25 are sold out but you can still register as a virtual attendee until Friday, June 13th.
Don't miss out on the plenary sessions, live streams, virtual presentations, networking opportunities, and session recordings! #libraries #SpecialCollections #archives
Learn more: https://web.cvent.com/event/eec2ebfb-c5d9-47b3-8485-6c1def8b7a62/summary
In celebration of library workers, especially those in
#specialcollections, here is the
next installment in PACSCL's I am a Library Worker blog series, featuring Allison Mills from #BrynMawrCollege. Read more at https://pacscl.org/i-am-a-library-worker-allison-mills/
In celebration of library workers, especially those in
#specialcollections, here is the
next installment in PACSCL's I am a Library Worker blog series, featuring Kayla Van Osten from @wideneruniversity.bsky.social. Read more at https://pacscl.org/i-am-a-library-worker-kayla-van-osten/
Travel through time and text with our new online exhibition, inspired by a 1545 edition of #Theocritus’ Idylls.
From #ancient #Sicily to #Animal Crossing, explore how the romantic vision of #rural life - born in #Greek verse - has echoed through centuries of #literature, #art, and #PopCulture. 🌾📖
Student Lou Kapsimali @facultyofartsgroningen @facultyofartsug.bsky.social developed the exhibition at our #SpecialCollections dept.
In celebration of library workers, especially those in
#specialcollections, here is the
next installment in PACSCL's I am a Library Worker blog series, featuring Chrissie Perella of The Legacy Center/Drexel University College of Medicine Read more at https://pacscl.org/i-am-a-library-worker-chrissie-perella/
In celebration of library workers, especially those in
#specialcollections, here is the
next installment in PACSCL's I am a Library Worker blog series, featuring Sarah Augustine from the Independence Seaport Museum Read more at https://pacscl.org/i-am-a-library-worker-sarah-augustine/
Continuing the celebration of library workers, especially those in #specialcollections, here is the next installment in PACSCL's I am a Library Worker blog series, featuring Alex Japha of #LehighUniversity special collections. Read more at https://pacscl.org/i-am-a-library-worker-alex-japha/
Fun with Copying Technology
U. Cincinnati Libraries have a ditto workshop with Rich Dana from Obsolete Press #SpecialCollections #ditto #hectograph
https://blog.thepreservationlab.org/2025/04/fun-with-copying-technology
Mid-20th-Century Rare Book Rebindings - Folger Shakespeare Library
#SpecialCollections #RareBooks
https://www.folger.edu/blogs/collation/mid-20th-century-rare-book-rebindings/
Never a dull moment in special collections cataloging 😅
Literary gold: There is a treasure trove of rare books in the vaults at the University of Calgary https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/local-arts/literary-gold-there-is-a-treasure-trove-of-rare-books-in-the-vaults-at-the-university-of-calgary
What a great article about MPOW!
I will share a few more of the rare books and manuscripts I saw on display at the Adler Planetarium today.
First, an Apollo 13 handbook donated by the Lovell Family. The cover was removed and used in constructing a makeshift carbon dioxide filter that saved their lives.
#AdlerPlanetarium #RareBooks #SpecialCollections
Very satisfying parchment-like interactive book with reproductions of medieval manuscript leaves at the Adler Planetarium.
#SpecialCollections #museums #MedievalManuscripts
It's time to register! RBMS 2025, "A Multitude of Stories." #rbms25
#SpecialCollections #Archives
A new exhibition from my colleagues within Archives + Special Collections!
'Re:reading' explores how new, innovative analyses of historic collections (e.g. digital humanities) reveals hitherto hidden knowledge and understanding.
#Exhibition open to all at University of #Glasgow Library. Access via main entrance. #rereading #archives #SpecialCollections #library #DigitalHumanities #scholarship
Cytology brush technique unlocks medieval DNA clues from parchment pages
#SpecialCollections #MedievalManuscripts
https://archaeologymag.com/2025/02/cytology-brush-medieval-parchment-pages/
Yale University is enhancing #AI engagement by improving research infrastructure and expertise. This initiative includes the library's role in integrating AI with education, supporting research innovation, and using AI tools for better access to collections. At CNI, a Yale team presented this work and a new #GenAI tool that helps analyze text in digitized materials and supports teaching with #SpecialCollections. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/QQXMhjhEtu4
Scotland: World’s Largest Archive Of Street #Newspapers Gifted to Glasgow University https://www.infodocket.com/2025/02/06/scotland-worlds-largest-archive-of-street-newspapers-gifted-to-glasgow-university/ #archives #specialcollections
