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Colleen Theisen<p>‘A privilege and a great pleasure’: inside the 5,000-item Stephen Sondheim collection<br><a href="https://glammr.us/tags/LibraryOfCongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibraryOfCongress</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/SpecialCollections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialCollections</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/StephenSondheim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StephenSondheim</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/jul/22/a-privilege-and-a-great-pleasure-inside-the-5000-item-stephen-sondheim-collection" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/stage/2025/jul</span><span class="invisible">/22/a-privilege-and-a-great-pleasure-inside-the-5000-item-stephen-sondheim-collection</span></a></p>
v_i_o_l_a<p>"The Red Cross Collection: A Trainee Project" @ Oxford Libraries: <a href="https://blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtrainees/the-red-cross-collection-a-trainee-project/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/oxford</span><span class="invisible">trainees/the-red-cross-collection-a-trainee-project/</span></a> <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>library</span></a> <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/specialcollections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>specialcollections</span></a> <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/RedCross" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedCross</span></a> <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/Bodleian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bodleian</span></a></p>
UniversityofGroningenLibrary<p>Catchpenny prints were budget-friendly mass printings in the <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/Netherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Netherlands</span></a>, targeted at audiences in low-income classes and children. <br>They cover <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/Dutch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dutch</span></a> heroes, <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/Biblical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biblical</span></a> tales, or <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a>'s games and offer a snapshot into the interests of the 18th-19th-century Netherlands. Their poor paper quality led to limited preservation.</p><p>Image: from 1878, summer scenes with children<br>🔗<a href="https://dbc.rug.nl/digital/collection/centsprenten/id/124/rec/2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dbc.rug.nl/digital/collection/</span><span class="invisible">centsprenten/id/124/rec/2</span></a></p><p>The full collection:<br>🔗<a href="https://dbc.rug.nl/digital/collection/centsprenten" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dbc.rug.nl/digital/collection/</span><span class="invisible">centsprenten</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>histodons</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/SpecialCollections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialCollections</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/heritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heritage</span></a></p>
Annika Rockenberger (she/they)<p>As of today, I have digitised &amp; for the most part done HTR on:<br>- pocket diary 1912<br>- pocket diary 1913<br>- pocket diary 1914<br>- diary/notebook 1901-1911<br>- diary/notebook 1912-1913<br>- diary/notebook 1913-1914<br>- diary/notebook 1937<br>- diary/notebook 1938<br>- typewritten manuscript "Atter Et År i Østen" (1938)<br>- typewritten and handwritten misc. documents, incl. field notes, sketches, inventory lists, letter drafts, book excerpts (1937-1938)<br><a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/OscarMamen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OscarMamen</span></a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/SpecialCollections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialCollections</span></a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/Mongolia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mongolia</span></a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/BogdKhanate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BogdKhanate</span></a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a></p>
Colleen Theisen<p>To help preserve her works, Cindy Sherman is offering to destroy and reprint old photographs</p><p>"If a print is deemed eligible, the original—accompanied by its title, edition number, date and provenance—will be destroyed and replaced with a mint-condition, artist-signed reprint."</p><p><a href="https://glammr.us/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>museums</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/SpecialCollections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialCollections</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/Preservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Preservation</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Libraries</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/archives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archives</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/16/cindy-sherman-launches-legacy-project-conservation-photography" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/16</span><span class="invisible">/cindy-sherman-launches-legacy-project-conservation-photography</span></a></p>
Colleen Theisen<p>TWO DAYS left! In-person tickets for <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/RBMS25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RBMS25</span></a> are sold out but you can still register as a virtual attendee until Friday, June 13th.</p><p>Don't miss out on the plenary sessions, live streams, virtual presentations, networking opportunities, and session recordings! <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/SpecialCollections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialCollections</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/archives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archives</span></a> </p><p>Learn more: <a href="https://web.cvent.com/event/eec2ebfb-c5d9-47b3-8485-6c1def8b7a62/summary" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">web.cvent.com/event/eec2ebfb-c</span><span class="invisible">5d9-47b3-8485-6c1def8b7a62/summary</span></a></p>
PACSCL<p>In celebration of library workers, especially those in<br><a href="https://glammr.us/tags/specialcollections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>specialcollections</span></a>, here is the<br>next installment in PACSCL's I am a Library Worker blog series, featuring Kayla Van Osten from @wideneruniversity.bsky.social‬. Read more at <a href="https://pacscl.org/i-am-a-library-worker-kayla-van-osten/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pacscl.org/i-am-a-library-work</span><span class="invisible">er-kayla-van-osten/</span></a></p>
UniversityofGroningenLibrary<p>Travel through time and text with our new online exhibition, inspired by a 1545 edition of <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/Theocritus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Theocritus</span></a>’ Idylls. </p><p>From <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/ancient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ancient</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/Sicily" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sicily</span></a> to <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/Animal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Animal</span></a> Crossing, explore how the romantic vision of <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/rural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rural</span></a> life - born in <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/Greek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greek</span></a> verse - has echoed through centuries of <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a>, <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a>, and <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/PopCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PopCulture</span></a>. 🌾📖</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://www.rug.nl/library/heritage/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/kapsimali-reading-under-a-beech-tree" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rug.nl/library/heritage/exhibi</span><span class="invisible">tions/current-exhibitions/kapsimali-reading-under-a-beech-tree</span></a></p><p>Student Lou Kapsimali <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://pixelfed.social/facultyofartsgroningen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>facultyofartsgroningen</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/facultyofartsug.bsky.social" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>facultyofartsug.bsky.social</span></a></span> developed the exhibition at our <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/SpecialCollections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialCollections</span></a> dept.</p><p><a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>histodons</span></a></p>
Colleen Theisen<p>Fun with Copying Technology<br>U. Cincinnati Libraries have a ditto workshop with Rich Dana from Obsolete Press <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/SpecialCollections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialCollections</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/ditto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ditto</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/hectograph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hectograph</span></a><br><a href="https://blog.thepreservationlab.org/2025/04/fun-with-copying-technology" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.thepreservationlab.org/20</span><span class="invisible">25/04/fun-with-copying-technology</span></a></p>
Colleen Theisen<p>Mid-20th-Century Rare Book Rebindings - Folger Shakespeare Library <br><a href="https://glammr.us/tags/SpecialCollections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialCollections</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/RareBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RareBooks</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.folger.edu/blogs/collation/mid-20th-century-rare-book-rebindings/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">folger.edu/blogs/collation/mid</span><span class="invisible">-20th-century-rare-book-rebindings/</span></a></p>
Paul R. Pival (he/him)<p>Literary gold: There is a treasure trove of rare books in the vaults at the University of Calgary <a href="https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/local-arts/literary-gold-there-is-a-treasure-trove-of-rare-books-in-the-vaults-at-the-university-of-calgary" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">calgaryherald.com/entertainmen</span><span class="invisible">t/local-arts/literary-gold-there-is-a-treasure-trove-of-rare-books-in-the-vaults-at-the-university-of-calgary</span></a></p><p>What a great article about MPOW!</p><p><a href="https://glammr.us/tags/Archives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Archives</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/SpecialCollections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialCollections</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/UCalgary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UCalgary</span></a></p>
Colleen Theisen<p>I will share a few more of the rare books and manuscripts I saw on display at the Adler Planetarium today. </p><p>First, an Apollo 13 handbook donated by the Lovell Family. The cover was removed and used in constructing a makeshift carbon dioxide filter that saved their lives.<br><a href="https://glammr.us/tags/AdlerPlanetarium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdlerPlanetarium</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/RareBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RareBooks</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/SpecialCollections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialCollections</span></a></p>
Colleen Theisen<p>Very satisfying parchment-like interactive book with reproductions of medieval manuscript leaves at the Adler Planetarium.<br><a href="https://glammr.us/tags/SpecialCollections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialCollections</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>museums</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/MedievalManuscripts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MedievalManuscripts</span></a></p>
Colleen Theisen<p>It's time to register! RBMS 2025, "A Multitude of Stories." <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/rbms25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rbms25</span></a> <br><a href="https://glammr.us/tags/SpecialCollections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialCollections</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/Archives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Archives</span></a></p>
George Macgregor<p>A new exhibition from my colleagues within Archives + Special Collections!</p><p>'Re:reading' explores how new, innovative analyses of historic collections (e.g. digital humanities) reveals hitherto hidden knowledge and understanding. </p><p><a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/Exhibition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Exhibition</span></a> open to all at University of <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/Glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Glasgow</span></a> Library. Access via main entrance. <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/rereading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rereading</span></a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/archives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archives</span></a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/SpecialCollections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialCollections</span></a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>library</span></a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/DigitalHumanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalHumanities</span></a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/scholarship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scholarship</span></a></p>
Colleen Theisen<p>Cytology brush technique unlocks medieval DNA clues from parchment pages<br><a href="https://glammr.us/tags/SpecialCollections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialCollections</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/MedievalManuscripts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MedievalManuscripts</span></a><br><a href="https://archaeologymag.com/2025/02/cytology-brush-medieval-parchment-pages/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archaeologymag.com/2025/02/cyt</span><span class="invisible">ology-brush-medieval-parchment-pages/</span></a></p>
Coalition for Networked Info<p>Yale University is enhancing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> engagement by improving research infrastructure and expertise. This initiative includes the library's role in integrating AI with education, supporting research innovation, and using AI tools for better access to collections. At CNI, a Yale team presented this work and a new <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenAI</span></a> tool that helps analyze text in digitized materials and supports teaching with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpecialCollections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialCollections</span></a>. Watch it here: <a href="https://youtu.be/QQXMhjhEtu4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/QQXMhjhEtu4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
infoDOCKET<p>Scotland: World’s Largest Archive Of Street <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Newspapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Newspapers</span></a> Gifted to Glasgow University <a href="https://www.infodocket.com/2025/02/06/scotland-worlds-largest-archive-of-street-newspapers-gifted-to-glasgow-university/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">infodocket.com/2025/02/06/scot</span><span class="invisible">land-worlds-largest-archive-of-street-newspapers-gifted-to-glasgow-university/</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/archives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archives</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/specialcollections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>specialcollections</span></a></p>
Jeroen Bos<p>An insightful (and fun!) Object Based Teaching and Learning (OBTL) workshop by colleagues Anouk Nuijten and Willemien van Dijk last week. You can read the recap of the Library Academy 2025 below.</p><p><a href="https://uba.uva.nl/en/content/news/2025/01/library-academy-2025-recap.html#page" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">uba.uva.nl/en/content/news/202</span><span class="invisible">5/01/library-academy-2025-recap.html#page</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/obtl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obtl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ObjectBasedTeachingandLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ObjectBasedTeachingandLearning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vrijeuniversiteit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vrijeuniversiteit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oldbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldbooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rarebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rarebooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/specialcollections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>specialcollections</span></a></p>
Colleen Theisen<p>The Library of Congress has launched a professional development module designed to provide educators with an overview of how copyright relates to their use of primary sources.&nbsp;<a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2025/01/copyright-and-primary-sources-self-paced-professional-development-module-now-available/?loclr=liloc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2025/01</span><span class="invisible">/copyright-and-primary-sources-self-paced-professional-development-module-now-available/?loclr=liloc</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/SpecialCollections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialCollections</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/archives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archives</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/copyright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>copyright</span></a></p>
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