June 19, 2012 by Gary Price
From the U. of Pennsylvania: William Noel has been appointed as the University of Pennsylvania Libraries’ director of the Special Collections Center and founding director of the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies. “Will Noel is one of the few working scholars today with the training, experience and vision to lead SIMS into the future and […]
May 29, 2012 by Gary Price
This is a great idea! We would be very happy to learn about other libraries/archives doing the same type of thing. It’s an example of both very useful (for both the library and library user) and very practical marketing. From Penn Current: Libraries hold treasures. Yet not everyone has the time or opportunity to stroll […]
April 14, 2011 by Gary Price
From an Announcement: The Penn Libraries have received a major collection of 280 Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts, valued at over $20 million, from long-time benefactors and Library Board members Lawrence J. Schoenberg (C’53, WG’57, PAR’93) and Barbara Brizdle Schoenberg. To promote the use of this and other manuscript collections at Penn, the Libraries will create […]