#specialcollections — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #specialcollections, aggregated by home.social.
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International cohort of papyrus conservation students repair manuscripts unread for 2,000 years #SpecialCollections #Conservation #Papyrus
https://news.umich.edu/international-cohort-of-papyrus-conservation-students-repair-manuscripts-unread-for-2000-years/ -
International cohort of papyrus conservation students repair manuscripts unread for 2,000 years #SpecialCollections #Conservation #Papyrus
https://news.umich.edu/international-cohort-of-papyrus-conservation-students-repair-manuscripts-unread-for-2000-years/ -
International cohort of papyrus conservation students repair manuscripts unread for 2,000 years #SpecialCollections #Conservation #Papyrus
https://news.umich.edu/international-cohort-of-papyrus-conservation-students-repair-manuscripts-unread-for-2000-years/ -
International cohort of papyrus conservation students repair manuscripts unread for 2,000 years #SpecialCollections #Conservation #Papyrus
https://news.umich.edu/international-cohort-of-papyrus-conservation-students-repair-manuscripts-unread-for-2000-years/ -
International cohort of papyrus conservation students repair manuscripts unread for 2,000 years #SpecialCollections #Conservation #Papyrus
https://news.umich.edu/international-cohort-of-papyrus-conservation-students-repair-manuscripts-unread-for-2000-years/ -
Ancient sheep virus found hiding in medieval parchment #SpecialCollections #MedievalManuscript https://www.science.org/content/article/ancient-sheep-virus-found-hiding-medieval-parchment
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Ancient sheep virus found hiding in medieval parchment #SpecialCollections #MedievalManuscript https://www.science.org/content/article/ancient-sheep-virus-found-hiding-medieval-parchment
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Ancient sheep virus found hiding in medieval parchment #SpecialCollections #MedievalManuscript https://www.science.org/content/article/ancient-sheep-virus-found-hiding-medieval-parchment
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Ancient sheep virus found hiding in medieval parchment #SpecialCollections #MedievalManuscript https://www.science.org/content/article/ancient-sheep-virus-found-hiding-medieval-parchment
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Ancient sheep virus found hiding in medieval parchment #SpecialCollections #MedievalManuscript https://www.science.org/content/article/ancient-sheep-virus-found-hiding-medieval-parchment
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Cat paw prints found in 15th-century books
https://www.uu.nl/en/news/cat-paw-prints-found-in-15th-century-books
#UtrechtUniversity #UniversityLibrary #Utrecht #Science #Cats #Books #OldBooks #SpecialCollections
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At the beginning of this year, I had the privilege of photographing Peter de Voogd, professor emeritus of English Literature, in his study in Utrecht. He was about to donate a large part of his collection of and about Laurence Sterne to the Special Collections of the Utrecht University Library.
My colleague Conny van Bezu interviewed him:
#UtrechtUniversity #Utrecht #UniversityLibrary #SpecialCollections #English #Literature #Research
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The Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) Conference call for proposals is now open! #RBMS25
The conference is June 24-27, 2025, in New Haven, Connecticut, and is also virtual. The conference theme is "A Multitude of Stories." Submit by Dec. 13th.
#ALA #RBMS25 #SpecialCollections #Archives #ACRL -
This Friday! Join #RBMS Leadership for Information Exchange, the semi-annual wrap-up of all the work committees, task forces, and discussion groups have been doing so far! #SpecialCollections #Archives #CountdownToALAAC24 #ALAAC24 #ACRL
Register at:
https://brown.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYud-upqzMpE9P2keb5KpoiMPISyMk1tlJq -
Gaming History at the Strong National Museum of Play | Archives Deep Dive #LibraryJournal #SpecialCollections #Archives #Museums https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/gaming-history-at-the-strong-national-museum-of-play-archives-deep-dive
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What happens to the #fanzines after we scan them you ask?
Why we #donate them to university #SpecialCollections and #archives
Borrowed ones are returned to the owners
Places that have accepted donations in the US
#UniversityOfIowa
#TAMU (Texas)
#UCRiverside (California)
#BowlingGreen (Ohio)#OpenDoors / #AO3 has a list here https://www.transformativeworks.org/open-doors-announces-new-partnerships-and-digitization-initiative/
Note: most universities are limiting what they will accept as they are getting full.
We also need more places in other countries
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