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Princeton University Library honors Native American Heritage Month

In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, Princeton University Library (PUL) highlights the following resources and efforts around the Library.

Ask a Conservator Day 2023 - Meet Brian George and Eli Boyne from P&C

In celebration of Ask a Conservator Day, Preparator Brian George (BG) and Preventive Conservator Eli Boyne (EB), shared a bit about their roles as members of Princeton University Library’s (PUL) Preservation and Conservation Department.

Inaugural Special Collections Showcase puts unique PUL items on display

In an effort to share a bit of what Special Collections has to offer, Reference and Outreach Specialist Emma Sarconi debuted the “Special Collections Showcase,” a monthly series in which various pieces from Princeton University Library’s (PUL) collections are on display for visitors to see up close and personal

Meet Daniel Dias, Princeton University Library’s spring 2023 PACSCL Intern

Daniel Dias joined Princeton University Library (PUL) in Spring 2023 as its Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL) intern. A junior at Rutgers University - New Brunswick, Dias is a history major who also works at Woodbridge Public Library as a novice archivist and local historian.

Meet Reid Higgins, 2023 ASAP Library and Archives Research Assistant

This summer, Reid Higgins, a rising senior at Rowan University worked at Princeton University Library as a research assistant with Librarians Sara Howard and Valencia Johnson.

SFPUL visits Antiquarian Book Fair in Spring 2023

During the Spring 2023 semester, five members of the Student Friends of Princeton University Library (SFPUL) visited the 63rd Annual ABAA New York International Antiquarian Book Fair, a four-day festival held at the New York Armory where booksellers from around the globe meet to share their wares.

Meet Stephanie Martinez, 2023 ASAP Library and Archives Research Assistant

Aspiring Scholars and Professionals (ASAP) is a cohort program at Princeton’s Emma Bloomberg Center for Access & Opportunity, designed to introduce undergraduates from other New Jersey colleges and universities to higher education careers in the humanities and qualitative social sciences. This summer, Stephanie Martinez, a rising junior at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) worked at Princeton University Library as a research assistant with Librarians Sara Howard and Valencia Johnson.

Board games and lendable learning kits available in the Lewis Science and Engineering Library

Princeton University Library’s (PUL) Lewis Science and Engineering Library has board games available for use in the Library or to check out. 

PUL and HBCUs collaborate to revitalize summer ARCH program

Princeton University Library (PUL) joined forces with six Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) to offer Archives Research and Collaborative History (ARCH), a program aimed at introducing participants to archival work through hands-on, experiential learning with Library collection items and access to professionals in the field.

A viewer's guide to #Barbenheimer

Black versus pink. Nuclear weapons versus rollerblades. “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie,” two likely summer 2023 blockbuster films, have turned the internet on its head through a bevy of video mashups, fake movie posters and conversation about what, or who, is the “destroyer of worlds.”

PUL Co-Sponsors Neuroethics & the Future of Reality Conference

The Princeton Neuroscience Institute, along with the Department of Psychology and Princeton University Library (PUL) are collaborating to present the conference “Neuroethics & the Future of Reality”(NFR) on June 15, 2023.

Teaching With Collections: Poetry and War

When poet René Char joined the French Resistance against Nazi occupation of France in WWII, he led sections of the maquis, rural guerrilla units, in Provence, and orchestrated dangerous parachute landings of arms and munitions — all the while continuing to write poetry. After the war, in 1946, Albert Camus first published Char’s “Feuillets d’Hypnos” (“Leaves of Hypnos”), a “notebook” of 237 prose poems reflecting on the conflict but also on humanity, nature, freedom and hope.

Now published: Ellen Ambrosone’s article on collaborative fieldwork

South Asian Studies Librarian Ellen Ambrosone, along with colleagues Laura A. Ring (University of Chicago Library) and Mara L. Thacker (International and Area Studies Library, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) traveled to four cities in India for a librarian acquisition trip. They authored an article on their travels and reflections on the ethics of creating and caring for collections, which was published by IFLA Journal in 2022 and recently printed in the March 2023 issue.

Charissa Jefferson and Industrial Relations Section receive ALA Award

The Industrial Relations Library at Princeton University—a part of the Industrial Relations Section (IR Section) in Princeton’s Economics Department—has been awarded the 2023 John Sessions Memorial Award by the American Library Association’s Reference & User Services Association.

Travis York ‘23 is tracing LGBTQIA history through the archives

How do you begin when you’re tasked with looking through physical archival material but most of your experience is with digital resources? Travis York’s strategy was to dive in head first.

Tips for using Archives for Historical Research

Four Princeton University Librarians suggest ways to make the most of your time in the archives. 

Uncovering the secrets of PUL items through spectral imaging

For a week in June 2022, Toth visited Princeton University Library (PUL) to dissect items from its collection via spectral imaging. Essentially, by photographing the items under various wavelengths of light, Toth can illuminate text and markings that were previously invisible to the naked eye.

Civil engineering student Eleni Retzepis is building your next bridge

What does a bunny have in common with steel plates for structural engineering? Models of both can be made at the Princeton University Library (PUL) Makerspace.

PUL and CITP host virtual reality panel

On Wednesday, September 21, Princeton University Library (PUL) hosted the “Privacy and Autonomy in the Metaverse” panel.

Meet Kat Jorgensen, an aspiring archivist and librarian

This summer, Kat Jorgensen, a rising junior at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) spent her time in the program working with Princeton University Library (PUL) staff on projects ranging from making online materials accessible to examining the archives. 

Meet August Roberts, PUL's spring 2022 PACSCL DEI Intern

August Roberts joined Princeton University Library (PUL) during the spring 2022 term as its inaugural Special Collections intern through the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL)-sponsored program. A first-year student, Roberts reflected on their time at PUL, which included learning about the archives and the preservation of LGBTQIA stories.

Saran Touré receives inaugural Princeton Research Day Library Award

The awards presentation for the 7th annual Princeton Research Day concluded with Saran Touré ’22 receiving the inaugural Princeton University Library (PUL) Award.

How does Preservation and Conservation treat its items?

In recognition of Preservation Week, Princeton University Library (PUL) Book Conservator Victoria Wong shares a look at the process for treating items, both for the archives as well as for an upcoming exhibit.

SFPUL reflects on “Through a Glass Darkly” exhibition

Members of the Student Friends of Princeton University Library (SFPUL) received a private tour of the exhibit “Through a Glass Darkly: Alchemy and the Ripley Scrolls 1400-1700” on Friday, April 8.

Anu Vedantham earns 2022 Clio Hall Award

Varied Activities of Women tells little known stories about women’s history

How do you research an early 20th century female wreckage diver whose entire career is summarized in a couple sentences in the Chicago Tribune? Reference Professional for Special Collections Emma Sarconi and Gender and Sexuality Studies Librarian Sara Howard set out to answer that question through their project and Wintersession course, “​​An Archival Treasure Hunt in the Chicago Daily Tribune’s Varied Activities of Women Column.”

Gall-ways and forever: PUL’s Preservation and Conservation department hosts love letter workshop

The Princeton University Library (PUL) Makerspace received a Valentine’s Day makeover featuring gleaming red decorations on Monday, Feb. 14 as visitors used feather quills and ink to pen love letters at the Happy Gall-entine’s Day event.

PUL computers updated to support more languages

Princeton University Library (PUL) updated the language bar on all of its public computers to support Chinese (Simplified – including an option to set this to Traditional), Japanese, Korean, Russian, Arabic (including a Persian keyboard option), Hindi, Hebrew, and most recently, Greek.

PUL Makerspace hosts Princeton University Society of Women Engineers

On Wednesday, December 8, members from the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at Princeton University visited the Princeton University Library (PUL) Makerspace to receive a crash course in the lab’s equipment.

Conservation Conversation — Gillian Marcus talks book preservation on Ask a Conservator Day

Preventive Conservator Gillian Marcus took to PUL’s social media accounts to answer questions about conservation, including topics like caring for items stored at home, fixing smudged writing, and preparing items for gallery exhibitions.