#specialcollections — Public Fediverse posts

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

Ancient sheep virus found hiding in medieval parchment #SpecialCollections #MedievalManuscript https://www.science.org/content/article/ancient-sheep-virus-found-hiding-medieval-parchment

Ancient sheep virus found hiding in medieval parchment #SpecialCollections #MedievalManuscript https://www.science.org/content/article/ancient-sheep-virus-found-hiding-medieval-parchment

Ancient sheep virus found hiding in medieval parchment #SpecialCollections #MedievalManuscript https://www.science.org/content/article/ancient-sheep-virus-found-hiding-medieval-parchment

Ancient sheep virus found hiding in medieval parchment #SpecialCollections #MedievalManuscript https://www.science.org/content/article/ancient-sheep-virus-found-hiding-medieval-parchment

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

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:

https://www.uu.nl/en/news/it-makes-me-happy-that-the-collection-can-be-used-for-a-wide-range-of-teaching-and-research

#UtrechtUniversity #Utrecht #UniversityLibrary #SpecialCollections #English #Literature #Research

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

Info: https://web.cvent.com/event/eec2ebfb-c5d9-47b3-8485-6c1def8b7a62/websitePage:9ebb0cff-9fe3-4ba9-99b3-3ec4a2277bbb

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

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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