Penn Libraries

Featured Collections

The Penn Libraries' global collections encompass hundreds of languages and scripts across a broad range of subject areas, preserving the rich cultural and scholarly record from Africa, East Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and South Asia. Read about some of our unique recent acquisitions.

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Exploring Chinese Internet Literature

To more accurately reflect the diversity of literature in China, the Penn Libraries has made a special effort to add recent internet novels that have been published in print form to our collection.

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  • Workshop
March 18, 2024

Intro to Metals: Stacker Rings

Welcome to metals and jewelry! During this introduction workshop, you will learn the safety procedures and fundamental techniques in using a hand torch to solder and hammer texture your very own copper or sterling silver stacker ring.

  • 4:00pm - 6:00pm
  • Education Commons Tinker Lab
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff
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  • Workshop
March 19, 2024

Research Data Management for Teams

This workshop will teach the importance of data management principles, such as file naming, file organization, and metadata, as they apply to teams. In addition, we will discuss onboarding and offboarding as key times for conducting data management.  

  • 11:00am - 12:00pm
  • Online
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff
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March 19, 2024

Ask a Librarian: Biomedical Librarians at the JMEC Atrium

Penn Med students: need some help with a research project? Penn Librarians are coming to you! Biomedical Librarians will be onsite in the JMEC Atrium from 12:00 to 1:00pm. Stop by and let's talk about your research project.

  • 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Henry A. Jordan M’62 Medical Education Center (JMEC) Atrium, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff