Announcements and News
- SIMS is thrilled to announce that the VisColl team has received a three-year grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities Digital Humanities Advancement Grants program to fund the VCEditor 2.0 Project. Read all about it here.
- Register for Circulations, the 17th Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age, November 21–23, 2024 (in-person and via Zoom)
- Register for our upcoming SIMS Online Lecture, Peculiar Paracontents from Thai Chanting Books: A Case Study of Manuscripts from Philadelphia (Peera Panarut, Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures, Universität Hamburg & 2023–2024 SIMS Visiting Research Fellow), Friday, December 6, 2024, 12:00–1:30PM EST (via Zoom).
- SIMS is pleased to announce the 2024–2025 Graduate Student Fellowship recipient: Abdulaziz Alotaibi (University of Pennsylvania).
- SIMS is excited to announce the following Visiting Research Fellows for the 2024–2025 academic year: Seamus Dwyer, (Smith College), David Lines (University of Warwick), and Michael Zellmann-Rohrer (Macquarie University).
- The Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies mourns the tragic loss of its founding director, Dr. Will Noel, on 29 April 2024. His vision for SIMS and his efforts to make our work possible can’t be overstated. Read memorials here:
- Do you have a passion for the art and science of handwritten objects? Are you local to Penn or the Philadelphia area? Join the in-person Manuscript Studies Interest Group, which meets every other Friday at 2PM in Van Pelt 623, beginning on 9 September 2024.
- The Spring 2024 issue (Vol. 9.1) of Manuscript Studies is now available in Diamond-level Open Access via Project Muse, as are all previous issues.
- Discover BASIRA, the Books as Symbols in Renaissance Art database, a new digital resource for book history hosted by the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies. Enter the database or visit the project website to learn more.
- Join us every Thursday at 12:00PM Noon EDT / 5pm BST for Coffee with a Codex (via Zoom; registration required).
Video Orientations
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Major Initiatives:
- The Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts
- A twice-annual journal (Manuscript Studies)
- A digitized manuscript repository (OPenn)
- An annual symposium dedicated to Manuscript Studies
- A series of monthly virtual lectures
- A weekly encounter with a manuscript (Coffee with a Codex)
- Teaching and showcasing the collection
- Advocacy for Manuscript Studies and Open Data globally
Other Projects:
- Developing new research tools: Viscoll, BASIRA, DS 2.0 planning
- Enhancing the collection via new acquisitions and research
- Establishing partnerships with projects such as CULTIVATE MSS
- Partnering in regional digitization initiatives (Bibliotheca Philadelphiensis)
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