General news
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Notable works on LGBTQIA+ topics (2023)
In recognition of Pride Month, Princeton University Library shares media recommendations by students, staff, and faculty who visited Princeton University’s Pride Fair in April 2023.
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Inside the Milberg Gallery: Sites of Memory - Speculative Futures
A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery in Firestone Library - “Toni Morrison: Sites of Memory.”
Posted on Thursday, 1 June 2023 - 2:01pm in Exhibitions, General news, Series: Inside the Milberg Gallery -
Inside the Milberg Gallery: Sites of Memory - Genealogies of Black Feminism
A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery in Firestone Library - “Toni Morrison: Sites of Memory.
Posted on Thursday, 25 May 2023 - 2:43pm in General news, Series: Inside the Milberg Gallery -
PUL staff receive commendation for “Nobody Turn Us Around” exhibition
New Jersey State Assemblyman Roy Freiman delivered four commendations to Princeton University Library (PUL) staff members for their roles in creating the Mudd Manuscript Library exhibition, “Nobody Turn Us Around: The Freedom Rides and Selma to Montgomery Marches– Selections from the John Doar Papers” on April 28, 2023.
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The Problem of Colored Lines: Student Debt and Racial Disparities
This new exhibition from The Dignity and Debt Network (Sociology) and the VizE Lab (Anthropology) at Princeton visualizes social complexities within the urgent issue of student loan debt.
Posted on Wednesday, 17 May 2023 - 10:16am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Exhibitions, General news -
2023-2024 Friends of Princeton University Library Research Grants recipients are announced
Princeton University Library is pleased to announce the final recipients of the 2023-24 Friends of Princeton University Library Research Grants.
Posted on Tuesday, 16 May 2023 - 2:59pm in General news, Special Collections, Grants -
Student Spotlight: Andi Grene is exploring the Mendel Music Library collection
For Andi Grene, an English concentrator and member of Princeton University’s Class of 2024, print is still king.
Posted on Thursday, 4 May 2023 - 8:42am in General news, Series: Spotlights -
Take a break at PUL!
Take a break at any of the PUL branches during Reading Period Spring 2023!
Posted on Monday, 1 May 2023 - 1:00pm in General news -
Inside the Milberg Gallery: Sites of Memory - "Thereness-ness"
A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery in Firestone Library - “Toni Morrison: Sites of Memory.”
Posted on Thursday, 27 April 2023 - 9:05am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Exhibitions, General news, Series: Inside the Milberg Gallery
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Librarian Emily Wild reflects on the passage of “Emily Law”
In recognition of Earth Month, Princeton University Library puts the spotlight on Chemistry, Geosciences, and Environmental Studies Librarian, Emily Wild.
Posted on Tuesday, 25 April 2023 - 9:59am in General news -
What’s green at Princeton University Library?
In recognition of Earth Month, the staff at PUL is reflecting on some of the Library changes and updates that have contributed to energy savings and supported Princeton University’s sustainability objectives.
Posted on Thursday, 20 April 2023 - 3:55pm in General news -
Inside the Milberg Gallery: Sites of Memory - Writing Time
A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery in Firestone Library - “Toni Morrison: Sites of Memory.”
Posted on Thursday, 13 April 2023 - 12:17pm in General news, Series: Inside the Milberg Gallery
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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.
Posted on Wednesday, 12 April 2023 - 8:30am in Featured on Social Media, General news -
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.
Posted on Monday, 10 April 2023 - 11:22am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Featured on Social Media, General news -
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.
Posted on Tuesday, 4 April 2023 - 10:13am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Featured on Social Media, General news, Series: Spotlights -
PUL adds titles in new languages to OverDrive
Princeton University Library has expanded its collection of titles offered through OverDrive.
Posted on Friday, 31 March 2023 - 12:20pm in Featured E-Resource, General news -
Inside the Milberg Gallery: Sites of Memory - Beginnings
A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery in Firestone Library - “Toni Morrison: Sites of Memory.”
Posted on Thursday, 30 March 2023 - 10:26am in General news, Series: Inside the Milberg Gallery
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Nobody Turn Us Around: The Freedom Rides and Selma to Montgomery Marches– Selections from the John Doar Papers
A new exhibition opens on April 24 at Seeley Mudd Manuscript Library that showcases photographs and documents from two watershed events during the 1960s U.S. civil rights movement: the Freedom Rides of 1961 and the Selma-to-Montgomery marches of 1965.
Posted on Tuesday, 28 March 2023 - 1:52pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Exhibitions, General news, Special Collections
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“Browsing through Bias” among the most read Hopkins Press articles of 2022
“Browsing through Bias: The Library of Congress (LC) Classification and Subject Headings for African American Studies and LGBTQIA Studies,” an article by Steve Knowlton, Librarian for History and African American Studies, and Sara Howard, Librarian for Gender and Sexuality and Student Engagement, was named one of the most read journal articles from Hopkins Press in 2022.
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PUL honors Women's History Month
In celebration of Women’s History Month, Princeton University Library (PUL) highlights a selection of collection items that speak to the efforts of female writers, suffragettes, and others who directly support issues related to women’s rights.
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PUL digitizes letter from John Brown to Frederick Douglass
Following Princeton University Library’s (PUL) acquisition of an 1861 letter from Frederick Douglass, Assistant University Librarian for Special Collections, Technical Services Alexis Antracoli revisited the Library’s General Manuscripts Miscellaneous Collection (1502-2012) to find related material. Upon closer inspection she found an interesting piece: a letter from abolitionist John Brown to Frederick Douglass.
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Ivy Plus Libraries Announce Support for Open Access to Federally Funded Research
The Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation sends letter to the White House Office of Science & Technology voicing support to make federally funded research immediately available to the public to freely access and fully use.
Posted on Friday, 10 March 2023 - 4:49pm in General news -
Meet Lucia Brown an undergraduate and co-leader of the Student Friends of Princeton University Library
The Student Friends of the Princeton University Library (SFPUL) is a student-run group that sponsors events and activities related to libraries, books, collecting, and other bibliographic endeavors, with a dedicated emphasis on Princeton University Library’s collections.
Posted on Wednesday, 8 March 2023 - 3:47pm in General news -
Entering the Public Domain
Princeton University Library (PUL) has launched its "In the Public Domain” digital collection, a curated selection of books entering the public domain starting in the year 2020 (or those published in 1924).
Posted on Tuesday, 7 March 2023 - 3:14pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
PUL honors Black History Month
In celebration of Black History Month, Princeton University Library highlights the following e-resources and research guides that speak to the contributions of Black leaders and communities.
Posted on Tuesday, 28 February 2023 - 1:25pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Featured E-Resource, General news, Recent Acquisitions -
Tips for using Archives for Historical Research
Four Princeton University Librarians suggest ways to make the most of your time in the archives.
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PUL acquires 1861 letter by Frederick Douglass
Princeton University Library (PUL) has acquired another letter written by abolitionist, author, and statesman Frederick Douglass. Written in 1861 and currently housed in PUL Special Collections, the acquisition features Douglass contemplating the onset of the Civil War.
Posted on Tuesday, 14 February 2023 - 8:16am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
Rachel Simon receives 2022 MELA Partington Award
Rachel Simon, Senior Librarian, Emeritus, received the Middle East Librarians Association’s (MELA) 2022 David H. Partington Award.
Posted on Monday, 13 February 2023 - 8:59am in General news -
Yuan Li elected to SPARC Steering Committee
Yuan Li, Princeton University Library’s (PUL) Scholarly Communications Librarian, was elected to the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) Steering Committee.
Posted on Thursday, 9 February 2023 - 2:34pm in General news -
Teaching with Collections: Religious Intersections in Jerusalem
A first-year class of students visited Princeton University Library (PUL) Special Collections to visualize the importance of the city of Jerusalem to three major faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Led by Jonathan Gribetz, Associate Professor in the Department of Near Eastern Studies and in the Program in Judaic Studies, the seminar investigated the foundation of the holy city through a variety of sources, ranging from biblical lamentations to archeological excavations, and international political resolutions.
Posted on Wednesday, 8 February 2023 - 8:09am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Series: Teaching with Collections, General news -
Sidney Lapidus ’59 gift to Princeton University Library opens digital access to collection of rare Revolution-era books and publications
Sidney Lapidus ’59 has donated a collection of rare Revolution-era books and publications to Princeton University as part of the Venture Forward campaign, enabling Princeton University Library (PUL) to greatly enrich the Sid Lapidus ’59 Collection on Liberty and the American Revolution.
Posted on Tuesday, 7 February 2023 - 8:50am in Announcements, General news, Special Collections -
Love Data Week 2023
Join Princeton University Library for a variety of workshops for Love Data Week 2023.
Posted on Monday, 30 January 2023 - 11:18am in Events & Workshops, General news -
Yufei Qin, Data Services Specialist: Q&A
Yufei Qin joined the Princeton University Library (PUL) as a Data Services Specialist in August 2022. Before PUL, she graduated with a Master of Science in Social Policy and Data Analytics at the University of Pennsylvania. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Financial Mathematics from the University of Liverpool in England and Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University in Suzhou, China. In addition to her MSc from UPenn, Yufei is earning a Master of Science from Georgia Institute of Technology.
Posted on Monday, 23 January 2023 - 2:30pm in Meet Our Specialists, General news -
Muhammad Al Amin, Data Services Specialist: Q&A
Muhammad Al Amin, a native of Bangladesh, works as a Data Services Specialist at Princeton University Library. Muhammad received his Ph.D. in Political Science with a specialization in international political economy from the University of Mississippi. Additionally, he holds Master's and Bachelor's degrees in Economics. Muhammad has an extensive background in social science research methods, statistical software, and computer languages
Posted on Wednesday, 18 January 2023 - 9:06am in Meet Our Specialists, General news -
Wintersession 2023 at Princeton University Library
Princeton University Library staff are offering the following courses during Wintersession 2023. Registration for all undergraduate students, graduate students, staff and faculty began Thursday, December 1. Please check back here for session updates.
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Special Collections Offers Summer Fellowship Program
Princeton University Library's Department of Special Collections is excited to offer two Special Collections Summer Fellowships for 2023.
Posted on Friday, 13 January 2023 - 10:04am in General news -
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.
Posted on Thursday, 12 January 2023 - 10:14am in Featured on Social Media, General news, Special Collections -
Announcing the Spring 2023 Research Data Stewardship Program
Registration is now open for the Spring 2023 Research Data Stewardship Program.
Posted on Friday, 6 January 2023 - 11:18am in General news -
SonicWall VPN Retirement: Transitioning to GlobalProtect
Beginning Thursday, December 15, the Princeton University community will no longer have access to SonicWall Secure Remote Access, a Virtual Private Network (VPN), due to its retirement by OIT.
Posted on Friday, 16 December 2022 - 1:05pm in General news, Services -
BorrowDirect new platform to launch December 13, 2022
BorrowDirect, the service that allows Princeton University faculty, students, and staff to borrow materials from 12 partner institutions, is migrating to a new technology platform. The migration is effective as of December 13, 2022. The new platform, known as ReShare Returnables, will allow us to improve service using the latest library technology.
Posted on Wednesday, 14 December 2022 - 11:41am in General news, Services -
Inside the Chronicle: Learning by Doing: Franklin Book Programs, Iran, and Consumer Capitalism in the 1960s
This series gives readers an inside look into the scholarly articles that grace the pages of the Princeton University Library Chronicle.
Posted on Tuesday, 13 December 2022 - 1:56pm in Series: Inside the Chronicle, General news -
Study Breaks at PUL - Fall 2022
Take a break at PUL! A variety of study breaks are planned at PUL branches for Fall 2022
Posted on Wednesday, 7 December 2022 - 3:58pm in Events & Workshops, General news -
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.
Posted on Wednesday, 7 December 2022 - 2:01pm in Featured on Social Media, General news, Series: Spotlights -
Inside the Milberg Gallery: Artist Activism in Pakistan – Then and Now
A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - “Records of Resistance: Documenting Global Activism 1933 to 2021.”
Posted on Wednesday, 30 November 2022 - 2:45pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Exhibitions, General news, Series: Inside the Milberg Gallery -
Ledgers documenting free Black communities now available at PUL
Princeton University Library (PUL) has collected more than 20 items from the 19th century documenting free Black communities that are now available for digitization requests.
Posted on Monday, 21 November 2022 - 9:51am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
Inside the Milberg Gallery: Documenting Jewish Resistance & Activism
A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - “Records of Resistance: Documenting Global Activism 1933 to 2021.”
Posted on Wednesday, 16 November 2022 - 7:28pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Exhibitions, General news, Series: Inside the Milberg Gallery -
Inside the Chronicle: The Making of Greek Horizons (1946) - Derek Coventry Patmore and the History of His Literary Quarterly
This series gives readers an inside look into the scholarly articles that grace the pages of the Princeton University Library Chronicle.
Posted on Tuesday, 15 November 2022 - 11:44am in Series: Inside the Chronicle, General news -
Democracy Prep Bronx High School students have Korean day at East Asian Library
Approximately 50 students from the Democracy Prep Bronx High School visited Princeton University on October 18 as part of the High-Versity Day project. The visit, organized by Ho Jung Choi, Director of the Korean Language Program, and with support from the American Association of Teachers of Korean (AATK) and Princeton’s East Asian Studies Program, was part of a Korean culture week, which sought to provide effective spaces and new possibilities for the community-based language learning (CBLL) and meaningful community engagement.
Posted on Monday, 14 November 2022 - 10:42am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
Inside the Milberg Gallery: John Doar ’44 - His Life and Papers
A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - “Records of Resistance: Documenting Global Activism 1933 to 2021.”
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PUL debuts 2022 midterm elections guide
In preparation for the 2022 U.S. midterm elections, Jeremy Darrington, Politics Librarian at Princeton University Library (PUL), created a guide to resources for understanding and voting in the elections.
Posted on Monday, 7 November 2022 - 2:46pm in Featured E-Resource, General news -
Princeton University Library announces publication of “Yearning to Breathe Free,” a compilation of scholarly essays looking at Jews in Gilded Age America
“Yearning to Breathe Free: Jews in Gilded Age America. Essays by Twenty Contributing Scholars,” published by Princeton University Library, is now available.
Posted on Friday, 4 November 2022 - 3:35pm in General news -
Inside the Chronicle: Reuniting the Two Halves of an Extraordinary Annotated Book: The Princeton 1525 Ptolemy
This series gives readers an inside look into the scholarly articles that grace the pages of the Princeton University Library Chronicle.
Posted on Wednesday, 2 November 2022 - 4:31pm in Series: Inside the Chronicle, General news -
Inside the Milberg Gallery: Role of the Mapuche People in Chile’s Estallido Social
A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - “Records of Resistance: Documenting Global Activism 1933 to 2021.”
Posted on Wednesday, 2 November 2022 - 9:47am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Exhibitions, General news, Series: Inside the Milberg Gallery
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Inside the Chronicle: Stalin’s Daughter and the Library
This series gives readers an inside look into the scholarly articles that grace the pages of the Princeton University Library Chronicle.
Posted on Wednesday, 19 October 2022 - 8:56am in Series: Inside the Chronicle, General news
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PUL honors Hispanic Heritage Month
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Library has curated e-resources, research guides, new items and more that speak to the contributions of Hispanic leaders and communities.
Posted on Saturday, 15 October 2022 - 8:31am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
Emily Wild announced as 2022 Geoscience Information Society’s Mary B. Ansari Distinguished Service Award Recipient
Emily C. Wild, the Chemistry, Geosciences and Environmental Studies Librarian at Princeton University Library (PUL), is the recipient of the 2022 Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) Mary B. Ansari Distinguished Service Award.
Posted on Friday, 14 October 2022 - 10:38am in General news -
Princeton University Library Special Collections Research Grants Program kicks off
The Friends of Princeton University Library (Friends) are delighted to announce the launch of the special collections research grants program for 2023-24. This program offers researchers from around the world access to Princeton University Library’s (PUL) unique and rare collections.
Posted on Thursday, 13 October 2022 - 2:56pm in General news, Special Collections, Grants
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Nicole Gómez, Class of 2022, pursues librarianship after working at PUL
When Nicole Gómez first applied to work at Princeton University Library’s (PUL) Special Collections it wasn’t with the goal of it becoming her vocation. Like so many college sophomores, she was simply looking for any job that was still accepting applications.
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PUL debuts four open access agreements
Following the success of the Open Access Publishing Program and the Open Access Fund, Princeton University Library (PUL) has launched four new agreements that allow Princeton University authors to publish their research articles as Open Access without paying Author Processing Charges (APCs).
Posted on Wednesday, 5 October 2022 - 9:36am in General news -
Inside the Milberg Gallery: Resistance and the Exodus Story
A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - “Records of Resistance: Documenting Global Activism 1933 to 2021.”
Posted on Tuesday, 4 October 2022 - 5:03pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Exhibitions, General news, Series: Inside the Milberg Gallery -
Meet Quin DeLaRosa, the 2022 John Foster and Janet Avery Dulles Fellow
The Mudd Manuscript Library, a unit of Princeton University Library’s (PUL) Department of Special Collections, offers the John Foster and Janet Avery Dulles Archival Fellowship for one graduate student each year. This summer, Quin DeLaRosa filled the fellowship.
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PUL and CITP host virtual reality panel
On Wednesday, September 21, Princeton University Library (PUL) hosted the “Privacy and Autonomy in the Metaverse” panel.
Posted on Friday, 30 September 2022 - 10:54am in Featured on Social Media, General news -
Securing the Social Safety Net – Princeton’s vital role in the Social Security Act
A new exhibition entitled “Securing the Social Safety Net: Princeton, J. Douglas Brown & the Cornerstone of Economic Security,” opens October 7, 2022 in the Industrial Relations (IR) Section at Princeton University. The exhibition was created to help mark the 100-year anniversary of the IR Section.
Posted on Friday, 30 September 2022 - 9:31am in Exhibitions, General news -
Alan Stahl presents keynote at 2022 International Numismatics Congress
Alan Stahl, Princeton University Library’s Curator of Numismatics, gave the plenary keynote lecture at the International Numismatics Congress in Warsaw.
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Inside the Milberg Gallery: the ongoing struggle for social justice in Chile
A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - “Records of Resistance: Documenting Global Activism 1933 to 2021.”
Posted on Thursday, 22 September 2022 - 10:56am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Exhibitions, General news, Series: Inside the Milberg Gallery
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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.
Posted on Monday, 19 September 2022 - 10:47am in Featured on Social Media, General news, Series: Spotlights -
East Asian Library-developed “Parallelogram” available worldwide
Ex Libris, a cloud-based solutions organization that supports libraries, officially released the Princeton University Library (PUL)-developed “Parallelogram” cloud app for Alma. Developed by Thomas Ventimiglia from the East Asian Library (EAL), “Parallelogram” allows Librarians using the Alma platform to create bibliographic records with multiple scripts.
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NYT Games now available to all Princeton University students, faculty and staff
Princeton University Library is pleased to announce that access to NYT Games is now available to all Princeton students, faculty, and staff.
Posted on Tuesday, 13 September 2022 - 5:33pm in Newspapers and Other Leisure, Featured E-Resource, General news -
Inside the Milberg Gallery: The Aurat March and Environmental Justice
A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - “Records of Resistance: Documenting Global Activism 1933 to 2021.”
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Bill Bradley Senate papers are now open at PUL
United States Senator, Olympic gold medalist, NBA and Ivy League champion, and Princeton University alum and former trustee William H. “Bill” Bradley, Class of 1965, announced that the Senate sections of his papers would be opened immediately for use.
Posted on Monday, 12 September 2022 - 2:53pm in General news -
Meet Kate Mitchell, 2022 Summer Fellow for Firestone Library
Princeton University Library’s (PUL) offers the Special Collections Summer Fellowship for Firestone Library to one graduate student or recent graduate each year. This summer, Kate Mitchell filled the fellowship, and spent the summer working with the Library’s archives, creating a digital exhibit, and devising a strategy to address the types of language used in finding aids.
Posted on Tuesday, 6 September 2022 - 3:14pm in General news, Series: Spotlights -
Cotsen Programming is Back!
The Cotsen Children’s Library is thrilled to announce that our in-person programming will resume on September 13th! Please join us for…
Posted on Tuesday, 6 September 2022 - 1:15pm in General news, Special Collections -
What’s new for fall 2022?
What’s new for fall 2022?
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“Capturing Feathers” now on display in Tiger Tea Room
Princeton University Library (PUL) is pleased to announce that the Tiger Tea Room, a favorite stop for Princetonians looking for a place to study or refuel with breakfast, lunch, or an afternoon snack, is also now a gallery for selections from the Digital Princeton University Library.
Posted on Friday, 2 September 2022 - 11:43am in Exhibitions, General news -
East Asian Library loans rare book to Fondazione Prada
“Kaishihen,” a rare Japanese book of anatomy, is now on display as part of Fondazione Prada’s latest exhibition, “Human Brains.” The exhibition, held from March to November 2022, is a deep dive into neuroscience that seeks “to understand the human brain, the complexity of its functions, and its centrality to human history.”
Posted on Thursday, 1 September 2022 - 11:44am in General news -
Now available: Bloomberg access through Princeton University Library
Members of the Princeton University community with an active princeton.edu or pppl.gov email address now have full access to Bloomberg.com. The all-access membership allows users to read unlimited articles, as well as listen to podcasts and subscribe to newsletters.
Posted on Tuesday, 23 August 2022 - 2:39pm in General news -
Now Published: Wayne Bivens-Tatum’s new book
“Virtue Information Literacy: Flourishing in an Age of Information Anarchy,” a new book by Wayne Bivens-Tatum, Librarian for Philosophy, Religion, and Anthropology is now available from Litwin Books & Library Juice Press.
Posted on Monday, 22 August 2022 - 9:56am in General news -
Records of Resistance exhibition documents activism from around the world
Open now in the Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library!
Posted on Thursday, 18 August 2022 - 3:06pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Exhibitions, General news -
Dr. Ufuoma C. Abiola named inaugural Executive Head and Associate University Librarian for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Princeton University Library
Dr. Ufuoma C. Abiola has been named the inaugural Executive Head and Associate University Librarian for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at Princeton University Library (PUL). In her role, Abiola will provide strategic vision, advice, and leadership for DEI initiatives across PUL.
Posted on Tuesday, 16 August 2022 - 8:51am in Announcements, Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
Friends of Princeton University Library Small Talks kick off this fall with a lecture on Thomas Mann
The Friends of Princeton University Library (FPUL) Small Talk series returns this fall with three intellectually captivating events. The first - on Wednesday, September 7 - will feature Professor Stanley Corngold and a lecture about Thomas Mann.
Posted on Tuesday, 9 August 2022 - 2:13pm in Events & Workshops, General news -
Steve Knowlton elected to ALA’s Library History Round Table
Princeton University Library’s (PUL) Librarian for History and African American Studies Steve Knowlton was elected Chair-elect/Vice-chair of the American Libraries Association’s (ALA) Library History Round Table (LHRT). The role, which began on July 1, is a three-year voting position on the LHRT executive board.
Posted on Thursday, 4 August 2022 - 3:14pm in General news -
Romus Broadway photo collages to be on display in Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood
Princeton University Library (PUL) and the Arts Council of Princeton are planning a public exhibition celebrating the history of Princeton’s Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood. Drawing from PUL’s Romus Broadway photography collection, the exhibition, curated by Jennifer Garcon, PUL’s Librarian for Modern and Contemporary Special Collections, will see photographic collage banners that document Witherspoon-Jackson’s history adorn the neighborhood from August 10 through May 2023.
Posted on Tuesday, 2 August 2022 - 10:11am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
Community Archivists Support 1950 US Census Indexing Efforts
Princeton University Library recently hosted two events recently to participate in a community project organized by the 1950 US Census Community Project (a joint initiative between FamilySearch and Ancestry, and other leading genealogy societies and organizations) that coordinates efforts to make the digitized 1950 US Census available for searching digitally as quickly as possible.
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PUL celebrates open research practices with Open Research Week
Princeton University Library’s (PUL) Open Research Week was designed to help students, researchers, and faculty tackle those lingering thoughts about upcoming projects by highlighting resources, tools, and services provided by PUL and our campus partners.
Posted on Thursday, 28 July 2022 - 3:59pm in General news -
Mudd Library showcases history of Princeton through “Princeton 275” exhibition
The “Princeton 275” exhibition explores and reflects on all of these aspects and more from the University’s history. Currently on display at Mudd Manuscript Library and open to the university community and members of the public, the exhibition features pieces dating back to the 1746 Charter of the College of New Jersey.
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Yuan Li earns Chinese American Librarians Association President’s award
Yuan Li, Princeton University Library’s scholarly communications librarian, was recognized for her work with the Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA), receiving the organization’s 2022 President’s Award.
Posted on Monday, 18 July 2022 - 11:44am in General news -
Emily Wild Presented at American Chemical Society Spring 2022 Conference
The presentation, which was attended by international chemistry librarians and information professionals, was part of the invited poster Sci-Mixer event and during the technical poster session titled “Chemical Information Across the Chemistry Enterprise.
Posted on Monday, 18 July 2022 - 10:34am in General news -
Princeton University Library incorporates Homosaurus vocabulary in item tagging
Princeton University Library (PUL) has adopted the use of the Homosaurus, a specialized vocabulary for describing LGBTQIA+ materials in libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions.
Posted on Wednesday, 13 July 2022 - 11:19am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
Meet Tyler Wade, new Cataloging and Metadata Services Fellow at Princeton University Library
Princeton University Library (PUL) is delighted to announce the appointment of Tyler Wade, Cataloging and Metadata Services Fellow. Wade is one of two Fellows who will participate in a two-year fellowship created through the PUL Early Career Fellowship Program.
Posted on Monday, 11 July 2022 - 11:39am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news, Series: Spotlights -
Summer at the Tiger Tea Room! Hours and Tea Room Service
Princeton University Library’s Tiger Tea Room has updated its hours for Summer 2022.
Posted on Thursday, 7 July 2022 - 10:44am in General news -
Meet Robert-Anthony Lee-Faison, new Information Technology Operations Fellow at Princeton University Library
Princeton University Library (PUL) is delighted to announce the appointment of Robert-Anthony Lee-Faison, Information Technology Operations Fellow. Lee-Faison is one of two Fellows who will participate in a two-year fellowship created through the PUL Early Career Fellowship Program.
Posted on Friday, 1 July 2022 - 9:01am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news, Series: Spotlights -
Notable works on LGBTQIA+ topics
In recognition of Pride Month, Princeton University Library shares media recommendations by students, staff, and faculty who visited Princeton University’s Pride Fair in April 2022.
Posted on Thursday, 30 June 2022 - 10:38am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
Elmer Adler Undergraduate Collecting Prize winners announced for 2022
The 2022 Elmer Adler Undergraduate Collecting Prize recipients were announced in a brief presentation on May 1, 2022 at the Annual Meeting and Dinner of the Friends of Princeton University Library.
Posted on Wednesday, 29 June 2022 - 1:12pm in General news, Special Collections -
PUL lends collection items to the Morgan Library for Ulysses exhibit
With the help of collection items from Princeton University Library (PUL), visitors to the Morgan Library will be able to experience James Joyce’s transformation from lyric poet to modernist genius at Morgan’s Library’s “One Hundred Years of James Joyce” exhibit.
Posted on Tuesday, 21 June 2022 - 10:19am in General news -
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.
Posted on Monday, 13 June 2022 - 10:06am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Featured on Social Media, General news, Special Collections -
Bloomberg Terminal remote access to end June 30
We have learned recently that the remote access to Bloomberg Terminal (titled Bloomberg Anywhere) will end on June 30, 2022. After that date, Princeton University Library users will will need to use dedicated Bloomberg Terminals on campus to access data.
Posted on Wednesday, 8 June 2022 - 1:30pm in General news -
Inside the Chronicle: In Memoriam - Gillett Good Griffin
This series gives readers an inside look into the scholarly articles that grace the pages of the Princeton University Library Chronicle.
Posted on Thursday, 2 June 2022 - 11:01am in Series: Inside the Chronicle, General news -
Inside the Milberg Gallery: Angelic Authority and Alchemical Credibility
A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - “Through a Glass Darkly: Alchemy and the Ripley Scrolls 1400-1700.”
Posted on Thursday, 26 May 2022 - 9:37am in Exhibitions, General news, Series: Inside the Milberg Gallery -
PUL honors Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, Princeton University Library (PUL) highlights a selection of collection items and resources that illustrate the history, culture, and political and social efforts of AAPI communities.
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Inside the Milberg Gallery: The Alchemist and the Blacksmith
A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - “Through a Glass Darkly: Alchemy and the Ripley Scrolls 1400-1700.”
Posted on Monday, 23 May 2022 - 2:56pm in Exhibitions, General news, Series: Inside the Milberg Gallery -
Inside the Milberg Gallery: The Garden in Eden and the Origin of Knowledge
A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - “Through a Glass Darkly: Alchemy and the Ripley Scrolls 1400-1700.”
Posted on Friday, 20 May 2022 - 4:32pm in Exhibitions, General news, Series: Inside the Milberg Gallery -
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.
Posted on Wednesday, 11 May 2022 - 1:46pm in Featured on Social Media, General news -
“Princeton 275” celebrates Princeton’s 275 years as found within the University Archives
A new exhibition is now open at Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library to help commemorate the 275th anniversary of Princeton University’s founding.
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Inside the Step by Step exhibit: “‘An Equal Chance to Get the Job, To Keep the Job, To Grow on the Job,’ by New York State Commission Against Discrimination, 1948
The following is the next in a series of inside looks at the current exhibition in the Industrial Relations Section at Princeton University.
Posted on Wednesday, 4 May 2022 - 4:27pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Exhibitions, General news -
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.
Posted on Tuesday, 26 April 2022 - 4:06pm in Featured on Social Media, General news -
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.
Posted on Tuesday, 26 April 2022 - 1:36pm in Featured on Social Media, General news -
Study Breaks at PUL - Spring 2022
Take a break at PUL! A variety of study breaks are planned at PUL branches for Spring 2022.
Posted on Friday, 22 April 2022 - 10:20am in General news -
Teaching With Collections: Special Studies in Modernism
What does James Joyce's "Ulysses" tell us 100 years later?
Posted on Thursday, 21 April 2022 - 3:35pm in Series: Teaching with Collections, General news -
Inside the Milberg Gallery: Alchemical Eruptions
A series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - “Through a Glass Darkly: Alchemy and the Ripley Scrolls 1400-1700.”
Posted on Wednesday, 20 April 2022 - 10:39am in Exhibitions, General news, Series: Inside the Milberg Gallery -
What inspires you? Rebecca Friedman, Assistant Librarian, Marquand Library of Art and Archaeology
This Q&A series dives deeper into the career paths and inspirations of the Librarians at Princeton University Library.
Posted on Wednesday, 13 April 2022 - 9:21am in Meet Our Specialists, General news -
What inspires you? Holly Hatheway, Head of Marquand Library
This Q&A series dives deeper into the career paths and inspirations of the Librarians at Princeton University Library.
Posted on Wednesday, 13 April 2022 - 9:01am in Meet Our Specialists, General news -
Anu Vedantham earns 2022 Clio Hall Award
Posted on Tuesday, 12 April 2022 - 2:13pm in Featured on Social Media, General news -
Now Online: Through a Glass Darkly’s Digital Exhibit
The digital companion to Princeton University Library’s latest exhibition, “Through a Glass Darkly: Alchemy and the Ripley Scrolls 1400-1700” is now available to view online.
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Setsuko Noguchi publishes article on PUL’s Shōmono Acquisition
Princeton University Library’s Japanese Studies Librarian Setsuko Noguchi published an article in Brill’s “East Asian Publishing and Society” (EAPS) journal that chronicles the acquisition of Chūkō zenrin fūgetsushū shō, a rare Japanese book of Chinese poems.
Posted on Tuesday, 5 April 2022 - 8:54am in General news -
Inside the Chronicle: Cezar Trent and Peter Scudder, Two Free Black Men in Antebellum Princeton
This series gives readers an inside look into the scholarly articles that grace the pages of the Princeton University Library Chronicle.
Posted on Monday, 28 March 2022 - 5:18pm in Series: Inside the Chronicle, General news -
Meet Kurt Lemai-Nguyen, an undergraduate and co-leader of the Student Friends of Princeton University Library
The Student Friends of the Princeton University Library (SFPUL) is a student-run group that sponsors events and activities related to libraries, books, collecting, and other bibliographic endeavors, with a dedicated emphasis on Princeton University Library’s collections.
Posted on Monday, 28 March 2022 - 11:28am in General news, Series: Spotlights -
IPLC Welcomes Three New Staff in FY22
The Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation (IPLC), a partnership of 13 academic research libraries, are pleased to announce the appointment of three new staff in FY22 in support of the partnership’s BorrowDirect and Web Collection programs.
Posted on Wednesday, 23 March 2022 - 1:05pm in General news -
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.”
Posted on Monday, 21 March 2022 - 10:06am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Featured on Social Media, General news, Special Collections -
PUL seeks a Library & Archives Research Assistant – “ASAP”
Princeton University Library (PUL) will be hiring a Library & Archives Research Assistant for a Summer 2022 internship through the Aspiring Scholars and Professionals (ASAP) cohort program at Princeton’s Emma Bloomberg Center for Access & Opportunity.
Posted on Friday, 18 March 2022 - 12:59pm in General news -
New PUL Acquisition: the Chris and Helen Theodotou Collection
Princeton University Library’s (PUL) Numismatic Collection nearly tripled its Byzantine coin collection when it acquired 11,256 Byzantine coins from the estate of Dr. Chris B. Theodotou on March 8, 2022.
Posted on Thursday, 17 March 2022 - 1:16pm in General news, Special Collections -
Inside the Step by Step exhibit: “Why?” The National Foremen’s Institute guide to managing an interracial workplace (c.1954)
The following is the first in a series of inside looks at the current exhibition in the Industrial Relations Section at Princeton University.
Posted on Thursday, 17 March 2022 - 10:53am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
Inside the Chronicle: Cataloging Chinese Rare Books at Princeton-A History
This series gives readers an inside look into the scholarly articles that grace the pages of the Princeton University Library Chronicle.
Posted on Monday, 14 March 2022 - 4:59pm in Series: Inside the Chronicle, General news -
Featured E-Resource: Ukraine - Environmental Information Resources
To support research related to Ukraine, this Princeton University Library research guide features information about the environment, geosciences, and energy production. The guide provides links to documents on the web and library resources about Chernobyl, the mineral industry, oil and gas, and more.
Posted on Thursday, 3 March 2022 - 3:37pm in Featured E-Resource, General news -
Featured E-Resource: Information Resource Guide on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
A guide giving broad historical context for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and links to a variety of information resources for those interested in exploring further.
Posted on Thursday, 3 March 2022 - 9:43am in Featured E-Resource, General news -
“Networks in Transition” numismatics conference to bring together scholars from around the world
On March 18, 2022, numismatics scholars and enthusiasts from many nations will gather in Princeton for “Networks in Transition: Monetary Exchange from Antiquity to the Middle Ages,” a conference organized by the FLAME Project at Princeton University.
Posted on Thursday, 3 March 2022 - 9:20am in Events & Workshops, General news -
PUL digitizes collection of papers chronicling the Delafield and Livingston Families
A subset of the Delafield and Livingston papers is now directly available online in the Library’s Finding Aids. The record comprises more than 50,000 files and 46.4 linear feet of materials in 103 boxes.
Posted on Wednesday, 2 March 2022 - 10:45am in General news, Special Collections -
Inside the Chronicle: The Sand and the Sea
This series gives readers an inside look into the scholarly articles that grace the pages of the Princeton University Library Chronicle.
Posted on Monday, 28 February 2022 - 12:38pm in Series: Inside the Chronicle, General news -
Ameet Doshi co-authors paper on use of National Academies consensus reports by the American public
Ameet Doshi, Head Librarian at Stokes Library, has co-authored the article “Widespread use of National Academies consensus reports by the American public,” published this week in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the official journal of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
Posted on Thursday, 24 February 2022 - 11:08am in General news -
New PUL fellowship program aims to address racial and ethnic disparities in the library & information science field
Princeton University Library (PUL) announced today the PUL Early Career Fellowship Program. In collaboration with Princeton University’s Office of the Provost and North Carolina Central University (NCCU) School of Library and Information Sciences (SLIS), the program creates eight fellowship opportunities aimed at recent graduates of NCCU SLIS over the course of the next four years.
Posted on Thursday, 24 February 2022 - 9:09am in Announcements, Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
Rachel Simon publishes article on Libyan Jewish Education
Rachel Simon, Princeton University Library’s head of the Middle Eastern approvals section, published her article titled “The Impact of the Alliance Israélite Universelle on Jewish Education in the Mediterranean: Libya as a Case Study.”
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Princeton University’s Writing Program forges bond with PUL through first-year seminar
What are the most important skills students learn in college? For the directors of Princeton University’s Writing Program, it’s the ability to frame compelling questions, follow their curiosity through the research process, and craft persuasive analytical arguments.
Posted on Monday, 14 February 2022 - 10:35am in General news, Resources -
Inside the Chronicle: The Pages of Early Soviet Performance
This series gives readers an inside look into the scholarly articles that grace the pages of the Princeton University Library Chronicle.
Posted on Friday, 11 February 2022 - 4:09pm in Series: Inside the Chronicle, General news -
PUL offers two Special Collections fellowship opportunities for summer 2022
Princeton University Library (PUL) is now accepting applications for two fellowship positions beginning in summer 2022. Offered by Special Collections—Firestone and Special Collections—Mudd Manuscript Library, the positions are geared toward recent graduates and graduate students who want to pursue a career in special collections libraries or archival work.
Posted on Thursday, 10 February 2022 - 8:35am in General news, Special Collections -
PUL remembers the life and legacy of bell hooks
bell hooks was an activist, author, feminist, poet, professor, and scholar, and from reading accounts from those who were blessed to know bell hooks personally, a phemeonal family member, friend and teacher. Trying to encompass the work of bell hooks in a few sentences is a futile task. Dr. Imani Perry stated, “I think we can’t overstate her influence.”
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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.
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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.
Posted on Thursday, 3 February 2022 - 2:13pm in Featured on Social Media, General news -
New Exhibit! Step by Step: The March Towards Equal Employment Opportunity
A new exhibit in the Industrial Relations Section of Princeton University displays a series of pamphlets that help depict the political origins of antidiscrimination efforts in the workplace.
Posted on Wednesday, 2 February 2022 - 4:52pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Exhibitions, General news -
PUL to play a critical role in newly awarded NEH grant
Reconstructing the lost archives of an 18th-century Spanish-Philippine library will now be possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
Posted on Monday, 31 January 2022 - 2:47pm in General news, Digital Library -
Call for entries: the 2022 Adler Book Collecting Prize! Deadline: March 18, 2022
Are you a collector? Submit an essay for a chance to win the 2022 Elmer Adler Undergraduate Book Collecting Prize!
Posted on Thursday, 27 January 2022 - 2:33pm in General news, Special Collections -
Inside the Chronicle: Dylan at Princeton and “Day of the Locusts”: A History
This series gives readers an inside look into the scholarly articles that grace the pages of the Princeton University Library Chronicle.
Posted on Tuesday, 25 January 2022 - 2:44pm in Series: Inside the Chronicle, General news -
Top 10 PUL stories from 2021
A look back at the top 10 stories Princeton University Library published in 2021.
Posted on Monday, 24 January 2022 - 3:19pm in General news -
PUL co-hosts panel on open access funding with Rutgers University Libraries
In November 2021, Princeton University Library’s (PUL) Scholarly Communications Office (SCO) joined with Rutgers University-New Brunswick Libraries to host the virtual panel presentation “Who’s Paying for Open Access?”
Posted on Monday, 10 January 2022 - 8:27am in Events & Workshops, General news -
Wintersession 2022 at Princeton University Library
Princeton University Library staff are offering the following courses during Wintersession 2022:
Posted on Saturday, 1 January 2022 - 1:29pm in General news, Library Staff Events -
Friends of the Princeton University Library grants support collection and exhibition initiatives
Research, cataloging, and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at Princeton University Library received added support this summer thanks to a series of generous grants provided by the Friends of the Princeton University Library.
Posted on Wednesday, 15 December 2021 - 3:25pm in General news, Special Collections -
Exhibition spotlight: Piranesi’s use of historical items in his work
The following is the final installment of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - "Piranesi on the Page."
Curated by Heather Hyde Minor, Professor of Art History at University of Notre Dame, and Carolyn Yerkes, Associate Professor of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University, the exhibition explores the work of Giovanni Battista Piranesi and how the book became the centerpiece of his artistic production.
Posted on Thursday, 2 December 2021 - 4:11pm in Exhibitions, General news, Series: Inside the Milberg Gallery -
Teaching with collections: ‘Insurgent Archivings’
Fernando Acosta-Rodriguez helped introduce graduate students to materials that fill those silences in PUL’s Special Collections, which included some of the Library’s Latin America Ephemera (LAE) holdings
Posted on Tuesday, 30 November 2021 - 1:49pm in Series: Teaching with Collections, General news, Special Collections -
Inside the Milberg Gallery: Exhibition spotlight - Ichnographia, Campo Marzio dell’antica Roma. Rome, 1762
The following is the seventh in a series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - "Piranesi on the Page."
Curated by Heather Hyde Minor, Professor of Art History at University of Notre Dame, and Carolyn Yerkes, Associate Professor of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University, the exhibition explores the work of Giovanni Battista Piranesi and how the book became the centerpiece of his artistic production.
Posted on Tuesday, 23 November 2021 - 1:03pm in Exhibitions, General news, Series: Inside the Milberg Gallery -
Wild Reads: Navajo Nation and the environment
In recognition of Native American Heritage Month, Chemistry, Geosciences and Environmental Studies Librarian Emily Wild recommends the following books on the topic of the Navajo Nation and the environment.
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Meet Sophie Brady, a PhD candidate and co-leader of the Student Friends of Princeton University Library
The Student Friends of the Princeton University Library (SFPUL) is a student-run group that sponsors events and activities related to libraries, books, collecting, and other bibliographic endeavors, with a dedicated emphasis on Princeton University Library’s collections.
Posted on Friday, 19 November 2021 - 8:43am in General news, Series: Spotlights -
Inside the Milberg Gallery: Exhibition spotlight - Le Antichità Romane, vol. 3, pl. XIV. Rome: A Rotilj, 1756
The following is the sixth in a series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - "Piranesi on the Page."
Curated by Heather Hyde Minor, Professor of Art History at University of Notre Dame, and Carolyn Yerkes, Associate Professor of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University, the exhibition explores the work of Giovanni Battista Piranesi and how the book became the centerpiece of his artistic production.
Posted on Thursday, 18 November 2021 - 9:56am in Exhibitions, General news, Series: Inside the Milberg Gallery -
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.
Posted on Monday, 15 November 2021 - 3:46pm in Featured on Social Media, General news, Special Collections -
New art exhibition documents the struggles of debtors in America
The “Debt Collectors Series” art exhibition, conceptualized by Frederick F. Wherry *00 *04, the Townsend Martin, Class of 1917 Professor of Sociology at Princeton, tells the story of the debt industry and the lives it has impacted. It opens November 10, 2021.
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Inside the Milberg Gallery: Parting shots
The following is the fourth in a series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - "Piranesi on the Page."
Curated by Heather Hyde Minor, Professor of Art History at University of Notre Dame, and Carolyn Yerkes, Associate Professor of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University, the exhibition explores the work of Giovanni Battista Piranesi and how the book became the centerpiece of his artistic production.
Posted on Tuesday, 2 November 2021 - 11:47am in Exhibitions, General news, Series: Inside the Milberg Gallery -
PUL Special Collections now accepting applications for spring 2022 intern
Princeton University Library's (PUL) Special Collections is excited to announce the opportunity for a paid internship position through the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Internship Program.
Posted on Monday, 1 November 2021 - 4:36pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news, Special Collections -
Meet Annemarie Iker, a Ph.D candidate who completed Princeton’s University Administrative Fellowship at PUL
Annemarie Iker received a crash course in the entire PUL collection development system through the University Administrative Fellowship.
Posted on Monday, 1 November 2021 - 11:37am in General news, Series: Spotlights -
Research grant program at Princeton University Library kicks off October 11th
After a year’s hiatus resulting from the pandemic, the Friends of Princeton University Library (PUL) are delighted to announce the return of their research grants program. With grants of up to $4,000, plus travel expenses, this program offers researchers from around the world access to Princeton University Library’s unique and rare collections.
Posted on Sunday, 31 October 2021 - 2:17pm in General news, Special Collections, Grants -
Inside the Milberg Gallery: Forms and Formats
The following is the third in a series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - "Piranesi on the Page."
Curated by Heather Hyde Minor, Professor of Art History at University of Notre Dame, and Carolyn Yerkes, Associate Professor of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University, “Piranesi on the Page” explores the work of Giovanni Battista Piranesi and how the book became the centerpiece of his artistic production.
Posted on Thursday, 28 October 2021 - 1:14pm in Exhibitions, General news, Series: Inside the Milberg Gallery -
Meet Kasia Krzyzanska, a physics undergraduate and co-leader of the Student Friends of Princeton University Library
The Student Friends of the Princeton University Library (SFPUL) is a student-run group that sponsors events and activities related to libraries, books, collecting, and other bibliographic endeavors, with a dedicated emphasis on Princeton University Library’s collections.
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Meet Jessica Terekhov, a PhD candidate and co-leader of the Student Friends of Princeton University Library
The Student Friends of the Princeton University Library (SFPUL) is a student-run group that sponsors events and activities related to libraries, books, collecting, and other bibliographic endeavors, with a dedicated emphasis on Princeton University Library’s collections.
Posted on Tuesday, 19 October 2021 - 3:00pm in General news, Series: Spotlights -
MLA Handbook Plus Now Available
PUL is pleased to offer the new MLA Handbook Plus, the only official, authorized electronic resource on MLA style.
Posted on Friday, 15 October 2021 - 3:19pm in General news, Resources -
Inside the Milberg Gallery: Making Pages
The following is the first in a series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library. Curated by Heather Hyde Minor, Professor of Art History at University of Notre Dame, and Carolyn Yerkes, Associate Professor of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University, “Piranesi on the Page” explores the work of Giovanni Battista Piranesi and how the book became the centerpiece of his artistic production.
Posted on Thursday, 14 October 2021 - 3:45pm in General news, Series: Inside the Milberg Gallery -
Princeton University Library’s geosciences expertise and collection supports Library patrons researching worldwide natural hazards
It has been an unprecedented year of natural hazards and disasters - notable even for the scientists who investigate and track the activity. Beginning Wednesday afternoon, September 1, and the days that followed, the internal message board at Princeton University Library (PUL) lit up with queries and messages from Library staff concerned about Tropical Storm Ida’s impact on the local area and each other’s safety.
Posted on Thursday, 14 October 2021 - 12:01pm in Events & Workshops, General news, Resources -
Inside the Milberg Gallery: Turning Pages
The following is the second in a series of inside looks at the current exhibition in Princeton University Library’s Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library - "Piranesi on the Page."
Curated by Heather Hyde Minor, Professor of Art History at University of Notre Dame, and Carolyn Yerkes, Associate Professor of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University, “Piranesi on the Page” explores the work of Giovanni Battista Piranesi and how the book became the centerpiece of his artistic production.
Posted on Thursday, 14 October 2021 - 11:12am in Exhibitions, General news, Series: Inside the Milberg Gallery -
Meet Yuzhou Bai, a PhD candidate and student staff member at East Asian Library
Every school year more than 500 student staff are employed across each of Princeton University Library’s (PUL) nine branches. The work, which ranges from administrative support to collection development, often provides students a springboard for future education and careers.
Posted on Tuesday, 28 September 2021 - 3:45pm in General news, Series: Spotlights -
Behind the Scenes: Inside the Digital Imaging Studio
When remote teaching, learning and research became the norm during the pandemic, digitizing Princeton University Library (PUL) collections and materials became more important than ever. Where does much of that digitization work take place? Inside the Digital Imaging Studio.
Posted on Thursday, 23 September 2021 - 8:22am in Series: Inside PUL, General news -
Minjie Chen co-authors chapter of The Palgrave Handbook of Chinese Language Studies
Minjie Chen of Princeton University Library has co-authored a chapter, “Chinese Children’s Literature in English Translation,” in “The Palgrave Handbook of Chinese Language Studies,” which was published online in August 2021.
Posted on Wednesday, 15 September 2021 - 4:45pm in General news -
PUL helps uncover international mystery of a 15th century Spanish-Latin dictionary
Mysteries sit among the shelves that weave through Princeton University Library (PUL). Library staff regularly seek answers to questions about collection ownership or the age and rarity of materials. Sometimes those puzzles have straightforward solutions – a cover inscription or some notches on the binding. Other times, they are tucked between pages that appear to have nothing to do with the item in question.
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Meet Ethan Glattfelder ‘21, a former staff member at East Asian Library pursuing a master of library and information science
This is an interview with Ethan Glattfelder, a Class of 2021 graduate and former staff member at East Asian Library, whose Library experience influenced his decision to pursue a master’s degree in library information science.
Posted on Tuesday, 7 September 2021 - 11:19am in General news, Series: Spotlights -
ReCAP adds millions of volumes from Harvard to shared collection
Over three and a half million volumes held by Harvard University have been added into the Discovery to Delivery Program of the Research Collections and Preservation Consortium (ReCAP), a partnership between Columbia University Library, The New York Public Library (NYPL), Princeton University Library (PUL), and Harvard Library. Users of all four libraries will be able to access the shared collection, now numbering nearly 17 million volumes, as though those items were in their own library.
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Mudd Manuscript Library reopened August 30!
After more than three years of planning, pandemic setbacks, and moving collections out and back, Princeton University Library’s (PUL) Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library is reopening its doors to the University community.
Posted on Tuesday, 31 August 2021 - 1:08pm in General news -
Over 400 years of coins digitized and visualized in Princeton University’s FLAME database
In July 2021, the Framing the Late Antique and Early Medieval Economy (FLAME) project passed the major milestone of digitizing, storing, and visualizing the production and movement of more than 700,000 coins across Western Afro-Eurasia.
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Virtual teaching with collections: 'Archiving the American West'
Students in the course, “Archiving the American West,” taught by Martha Sandweiss, professor of history, in collaboration with Gabriel Swift, curator of Western Americana, and Brian Wright, Ph.D candidate in history, explored these questions by engaging with Princeton University Library (PUL)'s Collections of the American West.
Posted on Thursday, 22 July 2021 - 3:18pm in Series: Teaching with Collections, General news -
Hyoungbae Lee receives U Chicago’s Provost’s Global Faculty Award
On July 1, Korean Studies Librarian Hyoungbae Lee and his colleagues at the University of Chicago, University of Tokyo, and Yale University were awarded the Provost’s Global Faculty Award for their forthcoming colonial Korea bibliography project.
Posted on Wednesday, 21 July 2021 - 11:23am in General news -
Molly Greene on 'The Greek World: Before and After 1821'
Please join us on Sunday, July 25 at 3 p.m. when Molly Greene, professor of history and Hellenic studies and director of the Program in Hellenic Studies, will outline the contours of the Greek world from the 15th through the early 20th centuries, a world that is generally little known and which bears only a tenuous relationship to the country we know as Greece.
Posted on Friday, 9 July 2021 - 11:59am in General news, Talks -
18th century abolitionist coin acquired by PUL’s Numismatics Collection
In May 2021, Princeton University Library’s (PUL) Numismatics Collection acquired a rare copper eighteenth-century British token advocating the abolition of the slave trade.
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Featured E-Resource: Dixon eBooks collection
Princeton University Library offers the Dixon eBooks Collection to the Princeton University community. An extension of the print Dixon Collection, this collection has 3,000+ ebooks and audiobooks available for downloading or streaming on your desktop or e-reader, featuring bestsellers, award winners, science and technology titles, popular fiction, history, biographies, and more.
PUL highlights the following books in the collection from a variety of authors and subject matter.
Posted on Monday, 28 June 2021 - 1:22pm in Featured E-Resource, General news -
International research group studies PUL's acquisition of a 16th century book of Chinese poetry
In fall 2019, Japanese Studies Librarian Setsuko Noguchi received a request from Associate Professor of East Asian Studies Brian Steininger about a manuscript coming to auction in Tokyo. Entitled “Chūkō zenrin fūgetsushū shō,” which translates to “Commentary on the Anthology of Poetry from the Revitalized Grove of Zen,” the 16th-century manuscript features translated and annotated Chinese poems that were used by Japanese monks to study Chinese literature.
Posted on Wednesday, 23 June 2021 - 10:57am in General news -
Merle Eisenberg, fellow at SESYNC, researches the Philosophy of Constantine of Nicaea
Merle Eisenberg, postdoctoral fellow at the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) published the article "The Philosophy of Constantine the Philosopher of Nicaea" in Byzantinische Zeitschrift, the world’s most prestigious Byzantine studies journal.
Posted on Thursday, 3 June 2021 - 1:16pm in General news, Series: Spotlights -
Borrow Direct celebrates 20th anniversary
Borrow Direct (BD), a patron-initiated lending service that allows loans of physical items between Princeton University Library (PUL) and twelve partner libraries, is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
Posted on Wednesday, 19 May 2021 - 1:16pm in General news -
Now Online: 30-plus years of Sri Lankan activism
A new Digital Princeton University Library (DPUL) collection,“Dissidents and Activists in Sri Lanka, 1960s to 1990s,” documents decades of activism in the South Asian country as advocates for change worked to escape the claims of rival ethno-nationalisms and build alternative political and development projects.
Posted on Tuesday, 11 May 2021 - 10:02am in General news -
Staff Profile: Bobbi Coffey, Finance Research Librarian
Before joining Princeton University Library in 2017, Finance Research Librarian Barbara (Bobbi) Coffey spent over 30 years in the financial industry, in roles ranging from managing director of equity research to vice president of finance in a publicly traded internet company.
Posted on Monday, 10 May 2021 - 11:46am in General news -
Johanna Van Gogh-Bonger (1862-1925): The unseen champion of Vincent Van Gogh
In January of this year, Marquand Library acquired a catalogue of one of the earliest exhibitions of art by Vincent van Gogh following his death in July 1890.
Posted on Friday, 30 April 2021 - 12:55pm in General news -
Now online: Capturing Feathers, a virtual bird imagery exhibition
A new digital Princeton University Library (PUL) exhibition explores the bird imagery in the Library’s Digital Repository and highlights the importance of birds as an indicator species, serving as one of nature’s primordial messengers of climate change.
Posted on Sunday, 25 April 2021 - 3:56pm in General news -
New to Marquand Art Library - A cache of Kunisada
Coming soon to Marquand Library’s rare book collection—fresh from their appearance in a New York gallery exhibition on the works of Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1855)—are five woodblock-printed titles (in multi-volumed sets) designed by the artist at the height of his career.
Posted on Saturday, 24 April 2021 - 11:18am in General news -
Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation launches the Cuban 27N movement web archive
The Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation is pleased to announce the launch of the Cuban 27N Movement Web Archive.
Posted on Friday, 9 April 2021 - 11:21am in General news -
Yours, mine, and hers: Her Book project identifies missing female book ownership in PUL collections
Her Book creates an inventory of women’s ownership markings found within Special Collections material in an effort to promote the study of gendered patterns of book ownership at Princeton and afar.
Posted on Tuesday, 16 March 2021 - 1:07pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
New PUL Finding Aids website offers enhanced user experience
Princeton University Library (PUL) debuted its new Finding Aids website on March 15, signaling the completion of a multi-year project that will improve access to the Library’s archival collections for the University community and beyond.
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Curator of Numismatics Alan Stahl earns Giles Constable Award from Delmas Foundation
Alan Stahl, curator of numismatics at Princeton University Library (PUL), has been named the first recipient of the Giles Constable Award of the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.
Posted on Wednesday, 3 March 2021 - 11:13am in General news -
PUL launches open access publishing program for scholarly publications
In support of greater global access to the work of Princeton researchers, Princeton University Library (PUL) has launched the PUL Open Access Publishing Program (POAPP). The new program offers Princeton faculty, researchers, students, and staff the opportunity to make their research available and searchable through open access online journals. Read more...
Posted on Wednesday, 3 March 2021 - 8:23am in General news -
PUL acquires limited-run items from the 20th-Century Black Arts Movement
This past year, with the support of faculty and subject-area librarians, Special Collections at Princeton University Library (PUL) acquired important additions to its collection in support of the African American studies curriculum.
Posted on Monday, 1 March 2021 - 5:42pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, General news -
Make! Create! Innovate! PUL opens makerspace
PUL open first Library Makerspace on Feb. 1, 2021.
Posted on Tuesday, 26 January 2021 - 5:05pm in General news -
A rare glimpse into the mind of James Baldwin: The unpublished Playboy Interview
Between 1967 and 1968, American novelist James Baldwin sat down with writer Alex Haley and editor James A. Goode for an interview for Playboy Magazine. Though the piece was never published, Princeton University Library (PUL) houses the sound recordings, a transcription, and editorial notes from the conversation as part of its Special Collections.
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New Year's Resolution #1: Renew Your Research Profile
The start of a new year is a great time to reflect on and renew your research workflows. The Library recommends five simple steps:
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Top 10 PUL stories from 2020
A look back at the top 10 stories Princeton University Library published in 2020.
Posted on Monday, 21 December 2020 - 12:39pm in General news -
Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation launches South Asian Gender and Sexuality Web Archive
The Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation (IPLC) is pleased to announce the launch of the South Asian Gender and Sexuality Web Archive.
Posted on Tuesday, 15 December 2020 - 12:58pm in General news -
Princeton University Library unveils a digital gallery documenting Albert Einstein’s relationship with the University, Princeton University Press, and the Institute for Advanced Study
Almost 100 years ago, Albert Einstein roamed the hallways and classrooms of Princeton University. Now, his time spent at the University is documented in a Digital Princeton University Library (DPUL) gallery.
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Princeton Open Access Fund expands for 2020-21 fiscal year
Following a successful first run at supporting open access to scholarship, Princeton University Library's Princeton Open Access Publication Fund expanded its budget to $50,000 for the 2020-21 fiscal year.
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Professor Betsy Levy Paluck and librarian Meghan Testerman awarded Data-Driven Social Science Initiative Grant to fund open database of prejudice reduction studies
The DDSSI Grant will fully fund the creation of a new enduring web platform with a searchable open database of all prejudice reduction studies.
Posted on Sunday, 20 September 2020 - 8:51am in General news -
Climate change research propelled by PUL's geospatial resources
Researchers across campus utilize PUL's Maps and Geospatial Information Center to work climate change questions.
Posted on Monday, 31 August 2020 - 12:42pm in General news -
Online access to millions of books from PUL's print collection resumes through HathiTrust emergency access service
In response to COVID-19, the Emergency Temporary Access Service, provided by HathiTrust Digital Library, has made millions of books from Princeton University Library's print collection available for all Princeton students, faculty, and staff.
Posted on Monday, 24 August 2020 - 10:17am in Announcements, General news -
Tsering Wangyal Shawa receives Map & Geospatial Information Round Table Honors Award
Tsering Wangyal Shawa, geographic information systems (GIS) and map librarian at Princeton University Library (PUL), recently received the 2020 Map & Geospatial Information Round Table (MAGIRT) Honors Award for his outstanding achievement and major contributions to map and geospatial librarianship.
Posted on Sunday, 2 August 2020 - 7:16pm in General news -
Afrofuturism: How Octavia Butler is moving us forward
Octavia E. Butler was a visionary African American author, who imagined an alternate future for herself and our shared world.
Posted on Friday, 24 July 2020 - 11:25am in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Events & Workshops, General news -
Princeton University Library begins collection of oral histories of student, faculty, staff, and alumni experiences with COVID-19
Princeton students, faculty, staff, and alumni can record their experiences with COVID-19 in their own voice for the historical record.
Posted on Thursday, 28 May 2020 - 4:32pm in Collections, General news, Special Collections -
Using the Sylvia Beach Papers in PUL’s Special Collections, new ‘Shakespeare and Company Project’ unveils renowned authors’ reading habits
Using the Sylvia Beach Papers housed at Princeton University Library, the Shakespeare and Company Project at Princeton University reveals the reading habits of renowned authors and more, unveiling a deeper understanding of many of the authors famously coined the Lost Generation, as well as insight into their lives in interwar Paris.
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"Through a Glass Darkly" showcases Ripley Alchemical Scrolls from Special Collections
"Through a Glass Darkly" is open from April 6 to July 17 in the Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery, located in the Firestone Library lobby.
Posted on Wednesday, 29 April 2020 - 6:04pm in Exhibitions, General news, Special Collections -
Over 100 people attended PUL's annual Citizen Science Month event, which uses volunteers to help complete research projects
On Apr. 22, 2020, Princeton University Library held its second annual Citizen Science Month event, where 112 attendees participated in Snapshot Safari, an online citizen science project in which members of the public help scientists identify wildlife caught in camera trap footage taken from hundreds of locations in Africa.
Posted on Wednesday, 29 April 2020 - 11:27am in Events & Workshops, General news -
Paul Needham, Scheide Librarian, will retire after 22 years of service to the Princeton University Library
Paul Needham, the Scheide Librarian, will retire on May 1, 2020, ending 22 years of service to the Princeton University Library and a much longer career in the scholarly community.
Posted on Friday, 10 April 2020 - 3:28pm in Announcements, General news, Special Collections -
PUL announces 2020 Adler Book Collecting Prize winners
Congratulations to this year's winners: Tanishk (Tan) Shanker '20, Mikaylah Ladue '20, and Kaveh Badrei '20!
Posted on Wednesday, 8 April 2020 - 1:47pm in Announcements, General news -
Teaching with collections: ‘America Then and Now’
This fall semester, Princeton undergraduates in the team-taught course “America Then and Now” explored the shaping of America through a range of experiences in and outside the classroom. In mid-November, the nearly 100 students in the course visited Princeton University Library’s Special Collections to gain hands-on experience in archival research.
Posted on Tuesday, 3 March 2020 - 5:19pm in Series: Teaching with Collections, Collections, General news, Special Collections -
PUL builds special collection of early editions of Frederick Douglass autobiographies
Douglass, an enslaved citizen from Maryland who escaped slavery and later became a leading voice in the anti-slavery movement, wrote three autobiographies in his lifetime: “Narrative of the Live of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (first published in 1845),” “My Bondage and My Freedom (1855),” and “Life and Times of Frederick Douglass (1881).” PUL’s goal, according to history and African American studies librarian Steve Knowlton, is to eventually own copies of each of the early editions produced in Douglass’s lifetime.
Posted on Friday, 28 February 2020 - 11:46am in Collections, General news, Special Collections, Recent Acquisitions -
Advancing science: Princeton graduate students learn how to manage research data in workshop with campus experts
Princeton University held its 2nd annual research data management workshop for graduate students from Jan. 27 to 29. Some 40 graduate students attended lectures and breakout sessions.
Posted on Monday, 10 February 2020 - 11:02am in Events & Workshops, General news -
Mudd Library symposium focuses on revealing underrepresented demographics in Special Collections
On Jan. 24, Mudd Library held a symposium to share the curation process of the exhibition, On Display: The Public Lives of 20th-Century American Women, discuss challenges of conducting research on underrepresented demographics, and brainstorm strategies to promote access to students and researchers.
Posted on Sunday, 9 February 2020 - 2:12pm in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Events & Workshops, General news, Special Collections -
CDH and PUL partner to offer Princeton researchers grant opportunity to collaborate on humanities data curation
This spring, the Center for Digital Humanities (CDH) and Princeton University Library (PUL) are partnering to offer Princeton scholars a unique grant opportunity to transform their humanities research material into analyzable datasets.
Posted on Friday, 7 February 2020 - 11:23am in General news -
Virtual reality programming at PUL offers Princeton opportunities to learn in an immersive extended reality
A new virtual reality program at Stokes Library now offers Princeton University students, faculty, and staff unique opportunities to virtually immerse themselves in their work, both in and outside of the classroom.
Posted on Thursday, 6 February 2020 - 9:23am in General news -
Princeton Baby Lab visits Cotsen Children's Library and Special Collections to view rare materials on children's learning and development
Princeton Baby Lab, a University research group led by the Department of Psychology, recently viewed rare and historically significant materials related to their research on children's learning and development.
Posted on Friday, 24 January 2020 - 2:06pm in Events & Workshops, General news, Special Collections -
Now available online: Emily Hale's narrative regarding her relationship with renowned poet T.S. Eliot, from the Hale collection
Princeton University Library has digitized and made available online a narrative written by Emily Hale regarding her relationship with renowned author T.S. Eliot.
Posted on Tuesday, 21 January 2020 - 10:59am in General news, Special Collections -
William Noel appointed Associate University Librarian for Special Collections at Princeton University Library
William Noel has been appointed as the inaugural John T. Maltsberger III ’55 Associate University Librarian for Special Collections at Princeton University Library (PUL). He joins Princeton from the University of Pennsylvania Libraries where he has been Associate Vice Provost for External Partnerships, Director of the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, and Director of the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies.
Posted on Friday, 10 January 2020 - 11:01am in Announcements, General news, Special Collections -
Top 10 PUL stories from 2019
A look back at the top 10 stories Princeton University Library published in 2019.
Posted on Friday, 10 January 2020 - 9:25am in General news -
Highly anticipated T.S. Eliot letters, among best known sealed literary archives, open at Princeton University after more than 60 years
Researchers gain access to one of the world's best known sealed library archives.
Posted on Wednesday, 18 December 2019 - 3:37pm in Collections, General news, Special Collections -
Princeton University Library launches fund to help underwrite Princeton researchers' fees to publish in open access publications
The Princeton Open Access Publication Fund will help underwrite article processing fees for Princeton students, faculty, and staff.
Posted on Tuesday, 3 December 2019 - 3:41pm in General news -
"Project Volume Two" starts at East Asian Library
The East Asian Library has begun work on Project Volume Two, a catalog of Chinese works published between 1796 and 1911.
Posted on Wednesday, 27 November 2019 - 1:52pm in General news -
Engineering, Lewis, Fine Hall to begin renovations January 2020
Lewis Library's Fine Hall Wing will temporarily close to undergo an interior renovation, and the Engineering Library will relocate to the Lewis Library after commencement in 2020.
Posted on Friday, 22 November 2019 - 2:08pm in Announcements, General news -
A new program in Cotsen Children's Library offers local teachers an opportunity to instruct with rare primary sources
“Time Travel 101,” a new program led by Cotsen Children’s Library, offers educators a circulating case of special collections materials and corresponding curricula for their students.
Posted on Sunday, 10 November 2019 - 12:11pm in General news, Special Collections -
Special Collections illuminate Princeton’s Civil War history during tour led by foremost historian
Over 35 Princeton community members visited Special Collections as part of the "Princeton's Civil War" history tour led by Allen C. Guelzo, a foremost expert on the era and Abraham Lincoln.
Posted on Thursday, 7 November 2019 - 9:43am in Events & Workshops, General news, Special Collections -
Princeton University Library plays integral role in groundbreaking South Asia Open Archives initiative
The South Asian Open Archives (SAOA), a collection of historical and contemporary sources in the arts, humanities, and social sciences from and about South Asia, is now available online. A partnership between JSTOR and the Center for Research Libraries (CRL), SAOA was a collaborative grassroots initiative of South Asian partners and U.S. research libraries, including Princeton University Library (PUL).
Posted on Friday, 18 October 2019 - 9:35am in General news -
New integrated search enhances access to Library and Museum collections
Continuing their joint efforts to serve the needs of global researchers and scholars, the Princeton University Library and Princeton University Art Museum have launched an integrated discovery capability allowing users to search both institutions’ collections from a unified location. Visitors conducting searches on the Library website will now see objects from the Museum’s collections included in the search results.
Posted on Wednesday, 16 October 2019 - 11:56am in Announcements, General news -
New exhibition at Mudd Manuscript Library examines the public lives of 20th-century American women
In commemoration of the centennial of women's suffrage, "On Display: The Public Lives of 20th-Century American Women" shows that women have, in fact, always been involved in public policy.
Posted on Monday, 7 October 2019 - 5:09pm in Exhibitions, General news, Special Collections -
Mudd Manuscript Library will temporarily close 2020-2021 to undergo a renovation
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, home to the Princeton University Archives and a collection of 20th-century public policy papers, will temporarily close from March 2020 through January 2021 to undergo a renovation to its first floor and internal systems.
Posted on Monday, 7 October 2019 - 4:21pm in Announcements, General news, Special Collections -
Princeton dedicates Thomas-Graham Reading Room in Firestone Library
The Thomas-Graham Reading Room, located in the east end of the first floor of Firestone Library, was formally dedicated on Oct. 3 to Lawrence Graham ’83 and his wife, Pamela Thomas-Graham.
Posted on Friday, 4 October 2019 - 2:40pm in General news -
PUL's new exhibition 'Gutenberg & After' showcases rare collections on early European printing from Scheide Library and nine other institutions
The exhibition tells the story of the two decades that transformed text production and distribution across Europe, and it is the first exhibition to do so.
Posted on Monday, 9 September 2019 - 4:39pm in Exhibitions, General news, Special Collections -
Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation launches Geologic Field Trip Guidebooks Web Archive
The web archive aims to preserve web-based geoscience field trip guidebooks, which document local geologic information and are often ephemeral.
Posted on Monday, 9 September 2019 - 12:54pm in General news -
Princeton University Library and Campus Dining open Tiger Tea Room in Firestone Library
Located in Firestone Library's first floor, the new Tea Room will offer a new and unique service: afternoon tea.
Posted on Thursday, 5 September 2019 - 3:48pm in General news -
Now available online: ancient Egyptian manuscripts
Princeton University Library has digitized ten Pharaonic rolls, written in Hieroglyphic and Hieratic script either on papyrus or linen.
Posted on Thursday, 15 August 2019 - 9:41am in Collections, General news, Special Collections -
PUL presents exhibition in honor of Toni Morrison at Firestone Library
As the world mourns the passing of Toni Morrison, Nobel Laureate in Literature and Robert F. Goheen Professor in the Humanities, Emeritus, at Princeton, PUL presents in her memory a selection of first editions and translations of her novels.
Posted on Monday, 12 August 2019 - 10:35am in Exhibitions, General news, Special Collections -
In collaboration with local community, Princeton University Library starts high school summer internship program
This summer, three students - Sun-Yat 'Jayvee' Lam, Nabia Evans, and Toniyah Harris - from Princeton and Lawrenceville high schools are interning at Princeton University Library, learning more about library work and research as well as preparing for their professional and academic futures.
Posted on Monday, 22 July 2019 - 3:31pm in General news -
Princeton University Library builds collection of local history across the United States
Established by Steve Knowlton, the Librarian for History and African American Studies, the project aims to fill a current gap in collection development created by a steady decline of local library budgets.
Posted on Friday, 12 July 2019 - 11:18am in Collections, General news -
Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation launches Eastern Europe and Former Soviet Union Web Archive
The Eastern Europe and Former Soviet Union Web Archive comprises of captured website content from Eastern Europe and the territories of the Former Soviet Union, which likely to be of value to contemporary and future humanities, social science, and history research projects.
Posted on Monday, 27 May 2019 - 3:51pm in General news -
A milestone submission: Interlibrary Loan receives 1,000,000th request
The Resource Sharing unit at Princeton University Library recently received its millionth Interlibrary Loan request. From books to musical scores and digitized articles or chapters, ILL provides academic materials not currently available in PUL to students, faculty, and staff.
Posted on Thursday, 23 May 2019 - 12:04pm in General news -
Now on display: Selected highlights from PUL's Gender and Sexuality Studies Research Collection
A new exhibition in Firestone Library highlights select materials from Princeton University Library's Gender and Sexuality Studies Research Collection.
Posted on Wednesday, 15 May 2019 - 2:37pm in Collections, Exhibitions, General news -
New campus-wide service will enhance access to research data
The new Princeton Research Data Service will enable University researchers to organize, store and make accessible research data.
Posted on Tuesday, 14 May 2019 - 2:17pm in General news -
Priests, scholars gather to celebrate Princeton's Ethiopian manuscripts
At a March 12 event “Remorseless Cannibals and Loving Scribes: Samples and Highlights from Princeton University’s Collections of Ethiopian Manuscripts (1500s-1900s)” visiting priests and scholars, and Princeton faculty and students shared knowledge about the collections.
Posted on Monday, 13 May 2019 - 3:36pm in Events & Workshops, General news, Special Collections -
PUL announces 2019 Adler Book Collecting Prize winners
Congratulations to Marina Finley '19, Ryan Ozminkowski '19, Julia Ilhardt '21, Sergio De Iudicibus '20, and Katarzyna (Kasia) Krzyzanska '22!
Posted on Monday, 13 May 2019 - 11:21am in General news -
Panel, special exhibition, and reception hosted by Mudd Library and the Graduate School highlighted experiences of female graduate students at Princeton
As Princeton University commemorates the 50th anniversary of the admission of female undergraduate students this year, a panel, special exhibition, and reception hosted by Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library and the Graduate School commemorated 58 years of graduate coeducation.
Posted on Monday, 22 April 2019 - 5:01pm in Events & Workshops, General news, Special Collections -
Nancy Burns, Senior Bibliographic Specialist II, receives President's Achievement Award
Nancy Burns was recently recognized for her commitment to excellence, exceptional performance, and outstanding service to the University.
Posted on Friday, 19 April 2019 - 11:28am in General news -
At Citizen Science Day, Lewis Science Library and Council on Science and Technology partnered to help advance Alzheimer's research
On April 13, Lewis Science Library and the Council on Science and Technology partnered to host Citizen Science Day, where students, staff, researchers, and members of the community worked on a project to help advance Alzheimer's disease research.
Posted on Wednesday, 17 April 2019 - 11:41am in Events & Workshops, General news -
Now published: Catalogue of the Cotsen Children's Library nineteenth century collections
A two-volume, folio-size descriptive catalogue of more than 6,370 books in the Cotsen Children’s Library, “Catalogue of the Cotsen Children’s Library: The Nineteenth Century” is now available from Oak Knoll Press.
Posted on Tuesday, 26 March 2019 - 9:57am in General news -
A new era begins at Princeton University Library; Firestone Library transformed into state-of-the-art space after 10-year renovation
Princeton's Firestone Library is transformed into state-of-the-art space after 10-year renovation.
Posted on Thursday, 7 March 2019 - 3:22pm in General news -
Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation launches Latin American and Caribbean Contemporary Art Web Archive
The Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation, a partnership between 13 leading academic research libraries including Princeton University Library, has officially launched the Latin American and Caribbean Art Web Archive, which aims to preserve the personal and official websites belonging to notable contemporary Latin American and Caribbean artists in order to assure their continuing availability.
Posted on Tuesday, 5 February 2019 - 2:02pm in General news -
For ten years, a course led by PUL and OIT explores the connection between geographic data and public policy
For Tsering Wangyal Shawa, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Map Librarian at PUL, and Bill Guthe, Senior GIS Visualization Analyst at Research Computing, geographic data lies at the heart of public policy. That is why they have co-taught "GIS for Public Policy" to graduate students in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs.
Posted on Thursday, 31 January 2019 - 1:55pm in General news -
Research Collections and Preservation Consortium (ReCAP) expands scope and membership
The Research Collections and Preservation Consortium, otherwise known as ReCAP, will expand its scope and membership to include Harvard University.
Posted on Thursday, 24 January 2019 - 11:36am in General news -
Now Published: Seth Porter's book
"Engaging Design: Creating Libraries for Modern Users," a new book written by Seth Porter, Head of Stokes Library, is now available from ABC-CLIO.
Posted on Tuesday, 4 December 2018 - 2:21pm in General news -
PUL librarians Fernando Acosta-Rodríguez and Brenna Campbell help preserve irreplaceable Puerto Rican collections damaged by Hurricane Maria
In the past months, Acosta-Rodríguez and Campbell visited the Águedo Mojica Marrero Library at the University of Puerto Rico at Humacao, which archives remarkable collections in Puerto Rican history, to assess the condition and consult on the preservation of materials damaged by the storm.
Posted on Tuesday, 28 August 2018 - 11:09am in General news -
Transforming a Princeton Icon: The Firestone Library Renovation Project
Extensive work on Firestone Library has created a modern facility that features open, easy-to-navigate spaces with natural light and smart, sustainable designs, as well as the iconic characteristics of the original 1948 building.
Posted on Wednesday, 8 August 2018 - 2:14pm in General news -
Eric White awarded DeLong Book History Prize from SHARP for "Editio Princeps"
Eric White, Curator of Rare Books, recently won an award for his recently published book, "Editio princeps: A History of the Gutenberg Bible."
Posted on Monday, 23 July 2018 - 12:30pm in General news -
PUL names Firestone Reading Room in honor of William Elfers '41, who established the Herman Elfers Collection of Ralph Waldo Emerson
The third floor reading room in Firestone Library now honors Elfers' many contributions, which include donating 75 rare books and manuscripts by and about Ralph Waldo Emerson to PUL's Department of Special Collections.
Posted on Thursday, 14 June 2018 - 10:03am in General news -
Dana Sheridan, Cotsen Children's Library Education & Outreach Coordinator, wins first place in Princeton Writes essay contest
Sheridan received the award for her personal essay, "She Still Hasn't Told Me Her Name."
Posted on Tuesday, 12 June 2018 - 9:41am in General news -
Professor emeritus Stanley J. Stein visits Brazilian collection acquired in honor of him and Barbara Hadley Stein
The collection, which honors Stanley and Barbara Stein's contributions to the library's Latin American collections and to Latin American studies at Princeton, documents historical manuscripts about African slavery and the plantation economy in colonial and imperial Brazil.
Posted on Thursday, 17 May 2018 - 11:00am in General news -
PUL announces 2018 Adler Book Collecting Prize winners
Congratulations to Annabel Barry, Class of 2019; Grace Masback, Class of 2021; Alexander Gottdiener, Class of 2019; Kiara Gilbert, Class of 2021; Lavinia Liang, Class of 2018; and Rasheeda A. Saka, Class of 2020!
Posted on Monday, 30 April 2018 - 11:43am in General news -
ReCAP accessions 15 millionth item!
The Research Collections and Preservation Consortium (ReCAP), jointly owned by Columbia University, the New York Public Library, and Princeton University, recently accessioned its 15 millionth item.
Posted on Friday, 27 April 2018 - 12:35pm in General news -
Now Published: David Hollander's Award-Winning Book
Legal Scholarship in Jewish Law: An Annotated Bibliography of Journal Articles, David Hollander's new book, is now available from William S. Hein & Co and was recently award the Judaica Bibliography Award by the Association of Jewish Libraries.
Posted on Friday, 20 April 2018 - 12:56pm in General news -
Jessica Hoppe Dağcı, Marquand Library Operations & Special Collections Coordinator, receives President's Achievement Award
Jessica Hoppe Dağcı was recently recognized for her commitment to excellence, exceptional performance, and outstanding service to the University.
Posted on Tuesday, 3 April 2018 - 3:28pm in General news -
Delegation from the National Central Library in Taiwan visits PUL
The delegation recently visited Princeton University Library to learn more about Library operations, particularly in ReCAP.
Posted on Thursday, 30 November 2017 - 11:07am in General news -
Princeton University Library expands catalog by 5 million records
Princeton University Library expands catalog by 5 million records through launch of shared collections software
Posted on Monday, 25 September 2017 - 4:35pm in General news -
Ian Bogus appointed new Executive Director of ReCAP
Ian Bogus, University of Pennsylvania Libraries, MacDonald Curator of Preservation, named Executive Director, Research Collections and Preservation Consortium
Posted on Monday, 18 September 2017 - 11:10am in General news -
New catalog of Princeton’s Chinese rare books published
Posted on Thursday, 27 July 2017 - 2:04pm in General news -
Anne Jarvis: Inaugural Robert H. Taylor 1930 University Librarian
A generous bequest from Robert H. Taylor '30, establishes endowed title for University Librarian: The Robert H. Taylor 1930 University Librarian.
Posted on Tuesday, 27 June 2017 - 4:07pm in General news -
2017 Adler Prize Winners Announced
The winners of the 2017 Elmer Adler Undergraduate Book Collecting Prize were announced at the Friends of the Princeton University Library’s dinner that took place on Sunday April 30th. The jury awarded first, second, third prize, and honorable mention.
Posted on Wednesday, 10 May 2017 - 9:54am in General news -
Adler Prize Winner Receives 2016 National Collegiate Book Collection Contest Essay Award
Posted on Tuesday, 30 August 2016 - 12:27pm in General news -
Adler Prize Winners Announced
The winners of the 2016 Elmer Adler Undergraduate Book Collecting Prize were announced at the Friends of the Princeton University Library’s winter dinner that took place last Sunday (April 24). The jury awarded first, second, and third prize to Samantha Flitter, Preston Lim, and Alex Cuadrado.
Posted on Tuesday, 26 April 2016 - 1:29pm in General news -
Anne Jarvis becomes Princeton University Librarian
Anne Jarvis, who has been university librarian at the University of Cambridge since 2009, will become the University Librarian at Princeton effective Oct. 1.
"Anne Jarvis is one of the world's premier librarians," Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber said. "Her proven track record of exceptional service, technological innovation and responsive management at Cambridge makes her an ideal leader for Princeton's library system."
Posted on Tuesday, 19 April 2016 - 10:37am in General news -
Princeton Joins International Image Interoperability Framework Consortium
Leaders from eleven research libraries, national libraries, and nonprofit image repositories met at Oxford University to form the International Image Interoperability Framework Consortium.Posted on Tuesday, 4 August 2015 - 11:46am in General news -
Princeton University Library joins Perma.cc
The Princeton University Library has recently become a partner of the Perma.cc service. Developed by law school libraries, and used by academics in many disciplines, as well as courts, the Perma.cc service allows users to create citation links that will never break.
Posted on Monday, 20 April 2015 - 3:32pm in General news -
Duke Joins Borrow Direct
Duke University has joined the Borrow Direct Network. Borrow Direct allows rapid borrowing from the research collections of 12 peer libraries.
Posted on Friday, 10 April 2015 - 11:39am in General news -
Princeton University Library Acquires Jacques Derrida's Personal Library
The Princeton University Library is very pleased to announce the acquisition of the vast personal working library of the famous—and famously controversial—philosopher, Jacques Derrida, whose ideas have profoundly influenced scholarship in many disciplines. His library of more than 13,000 books represents a lifetime of intensive reading, while the extensive annotations they contain reveal the ways in which he integrated what he read into his evolving philosophical structures and methodologies.
Posted on Tuesday, 31 March 2015 - 12:23pm in General news -
University Archives Launches Digital Repository of Senior Theses
Through a joint project of the University Archives, the Office of the Dean of the College, and the Office of Information Technology, senior theses for the Classes of 2013, 2014, and all future classes will be collected and made accessible to the campus community via Princeton University’s digital repository, DataSpace.
Posted on Wednesday, 3 September 2014 - 11:58am in General news -
Johns Hopkins Joins Borrow Direct
The Borrow Direct network now consists of ten partner libraries.
Posted on Thursday, 12 June 2014 - 5:25pm in General news -
Deep Dives Reveal Greater Detail in Library Treasures
Princeton University Digital Library (PUDL) Zooms in with New Feature
Posted on Thursday, 29 May 2014 - 11:41am in General news -
ReCAP has New Executive Director
The New York Public Library, Columbia University and Princeton University Appoint Jacob Nadal as Executive Director of The Research Collections and Preservation Consortium (ReCAP).
Posted on Sunday, 15 December 2013 - 1:03pm in General news -
Class of 2013 Senior Theses Now Available on DataSpace
The Class of 2013 senior theses are now available on DataSpace at Princeton University. Senior theses are accessible in full-text, digital format from any Princeton-networked computer.
Posted on Thursday, 10 October 2013 - 6:43pm in General news -
PUL Archive Team Wins Finding Aid Award
Mudd Library's Archival Description Working Group was recently awarded the Mid Atlantic Regional Archives Conference's Frederic Miller Finding Aid Award at the MARAC spring meeting.
Posted on Monday, 6 May 2013 - 11:40pm in General news
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