PACSCL
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The Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries, Inc. has 38 member institutions who collaborate to make collections broadly available, support joint projects, promote professional standards, & who foster the special collections community
The #NoelPrize committee recognized the dedicated work of other applicants, including the Penn Museum Archives Digitization: Systematic Scanning Phase One of The Penn Museum, an example of which can be found at findingaids.library.upenn.edu/records/UPEN...
October 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The #NoelPrize committee recognized the dedicated work of other applicants, including the Penn Museum Archives Digitization: Systematic Scanning Phase One of The Penn Museum, an example of which can be found at findingaids.library.upenn.edu/records/UPEN...
#PACSCL created the #NoelPrize to honor the legacy - & the sense of humor - of William G. Noel, prior PACSCL Chair & champion of open access.
12 applicants submitted brilliant projects for consideration! Who will take home the giant Popcorn Bucket of Awesomeness? Find out on 10/1.
12 applicants submitted brilliant projects for consideration! Who will take home the giant Popcorn Bucket of Awesomeness? Find out on 10/1.
September 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
#PACSCL created the #NoelPrize to honor the legacy - & the sense of humor - of William G. Noel, prior PACSCL Chair & champion of open access.
12 applicants submitted brilliant projects for consideration! Who will take home the giant Popcorn Bucket of Awesomeness? Find out on 10/1.
12 applicants submitted brilliant projects for consideration! Who will take home the giant Popcorn Bucket of Awesomeness? Find out on 10/1.
I dunno, you think the PACSCL Board might be displeased at me for sharing their #sillyfaces from yesterday's retreat?
September 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I dunno, you think the PACSCL Board might be displeased at me for sharing their #sillyfaces from yesterday's retreat?
Unless someone else knows OmekaS magic, there is no pretty way to list a bibliography of over 60 amazing, highly relevant sources on an Omeka page except as a...list.
However, OmekaS does make a pretty word cloud.
Black Joy & Resilience, coming soon! With thanks to #NHPRC for $$!
However, OmekaS does make a pretty word cloud.
Black Joy & Resilience, coming soon! With thanks to #NHPRC for $$!
July 31, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Unless someone else knows OmekaS magic, there is no pretty way to list a bibliography of over 60 amazing, highly relevant sources on an Omeka page except as a...list.
However, OmekaS does make a pretty word cloud.
Black Joy & Resilience, coming soon! With thanks to #NHPRC for $$!
However, OmekaS does make a pretty word cloud.
Black Joy & Resilience, coming soon! With thanks to #NHPRC for $$!
In 1884, Belva Ann Lockwood became the first woman to appear on an official ballot and run a full-fledged campaign for president of the United States, even though as a woman she did not have the right to vote. Learn more at: inherownright.org/spotlight/bi... #InHOR #WomensHistoryMonth
June 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
In 1884, Belva Ann Lockwood became the first woman to appear on an official ballot and run a full-fledged campaign for president of the United States, even though as a woman she did not have the right to vote. Learn more at: inherownright.org/spotlight/bi... #InHOR #WomensHistoryMonth
#NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 21/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? We are #students, learners who adapt over time to changes in tech, format, and access needs.
We never stop learning.
We never stop learning.
April 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
#NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 21/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? We are #students, learners who adapt over time to changes in tech, format, and access needs.
We never stop learning.
We never stop learning.
#NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 20/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? As a #FirstResponder, folks deal with fire, floods, mold, insects, & building managers who don't understand that #rarebooks are not humans.
April 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
#NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 20/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? As a #FirstResponder, folks deal with fire, floods, mold, insects, & building managers who don't understand that #rarebooks are not humans.
#NationalLibraryWeek (month, why
not?) Day 18/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? They are #teachers who work with students, researchers, reporters, & board members, evangelizing the use of #primarysources across curricula and needs.
#Leadership #Processing #Exhibits
not?) Day 18/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? They are #teachers who work with students, researchers, reporters, & board members, evangelizing the use of #primarysources across curricula and needs.
#Leadership #Processing #Exhibits
April 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
#NationalLibraryWeek (month, why
not?) Day 18/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? They are #teachers who work with students, researchers, reporters, & board members, evangelizing the use of #primarysources across curricula and needs.
#Leadership #Processing #Exhibits
not?) Day 18/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? They are #teachers who work with students, researchers, reporters, & board members, evangelizing the use of #primarysources across curricula and needs.
#Leadership #Processing #Exhibits
#NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 16/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? They engage in #planning, short term and long term, working to ensure sustainable access to collections.
#Leadership #Processing #Exhibits #Cataloging #Supervision #Reference #Research
#Leadership #Processing #Exhibits #Cataloging #Supervision #Reference #Research
April 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
#NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 16/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? They engage in #planning, short term and long term, working to ensure sustainable access to collections.
#Leadership #Processing #Exhibits #Cataloging #Supervision #Reference #Research
#Leadership #Processing #Exhibits #Cataloging #Supervision #Reference #Research
#NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 15/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? They develop collections, through purchases, donations, and sleuthing through book fairs & auction.
#Leadership #Processing #Exhibits #Cataloging #Supervision #Reference #Research
#Leadership #Processing #Exhibits #Cataloging #Supervision #Reference #Research
April 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
#NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 15/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? They develop collections, through purchases, donations, and sleuthing through book fairs & auction.
#Leadership #Processing #Exhibits #Cataloging #Supervision #Reference #Research
#Leadership #Processing #Exhibits #Cataloging #Supervision #Reference #Research
#NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 14/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? #Budgeting. Special collections are under attack due to loss of grant funding & possibly institutional support. This is no time to extol our ability to work on a dime. Instead, advocate!
April 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
#NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 14/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? #Budgeting. Special collections are under attack due to loss of grant funding & possibly institutional support. This is no time to extol our ability to work on a dime. Instead, advocate!
#NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 13/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? #InformationLiteracy, or the thrill that is sharing with students how to work with #primarysources.
April 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
#NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 13/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? #InformationLiteracy, or the thrill that is sharing with students how to work with #primarysources.
#NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 11/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? They manage donors! Folks who give $$, folks who give collections - all with humor, persuasion, & patience!
April 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
#NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 11/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? They manage donors! Folks who give $$, folks who give collections - all with humor, persuasion, & patience!
#NationalLibraryWeek (month, dammit!) Day 9/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? #Outreach, critical in these uncertain days. Building #support, connecting with communities, developing new services - the "story" in the #history in our collections.
April 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
#NationalLibraryWeek (month, dammit!) Day 9/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? #Outreach, critical in these uncertain days. Building #support, connecting with communities, developing new services - the "story" in the #history in our collections.
#NationalLibraryWeek (month, dammit!) Day 8/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? #Research Plumbing new collections as part of #appraisal/#accessioning, prepping for exhibits or presentations - special collections folks like the deep dive.
April 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
#NationalLibraryWeek (month, dammit!) Day 8/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? #Research Plumbing new collections as part of #appraisal/#accessioning, prepping for exhibits or presentations - special collections folks like the deep dive.
PACSCL's Communication Committee welcomes you to the first in its series "I am a Library Worker" in honor of #NationalLibraryWeek (month, for us) featuring Sarah Newhouse from @sciencehistory.org
Read more at pacscl.org/iaalw_newhou...
Read more at pacscl.org/iaalw_newhou...
April 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
PACSCL's Communication Committee welcomes you to the first in its series "I am a Library Worker" in honor of #NationalLibraryWeek (month, for us) featuring Sarah Newhouse from @sciencehistory.org
Read more at pacscl.org/iaalw_newhou...
Read more at pacscl.org/iaalw_newhou...
#NationalLibraryWeek (month, dammit!) Day 6/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? #Reference We're in the hook-up business, matching users and sources in the heat of the moment.
(Image, Desk Set, 1957)
(Image, Desk Set, 1957)
April 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
#NationalLibraryWeek (month, dammit!) Day 6/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? #Reference We're in the hook-up business, matching users and sources in the heat of the moment.
(Image, Desk Set, 1957)
(Image, Desk Set, 1957)
#NationalLibraryWeek (month, dammit!) Day 5/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? #Supervision, of staff, student workers, interns, researchers. We guide, educate, and support.
#Leadership #Processing #Exhibits #Cataloging #Supervision
#Leadership #Processing #Exhibits #Cataloging #Supervision
April 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
#NationalLibraryWeek (month, dammit!) Day 5/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? #Supervision, of staff, student workers, interns, researchers. We guide, educate, and support.
#Leadership #Processing #Exhibits #Cataloging #Supervision
#Leadership #Processing #Exhibits #Cataloging #Supervision
#NationalLibraryWeek (month, dammit!) Day 3/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? #Exhibits - Making visible the voices and actions of people, past & present
#Leadership #Processing #Exhibits
#Leadership #Processing #Exhibits
April 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
#NationalLibraryWeek (month, dammit!) Day 3/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? #Exhibits - Making visible the voices and actions of people, past & present
#Leadership #Processing #Exhibits
#Leadership #Processing #Exhibits
Sorry, but #NationalLibraryWeek is, for #PACSCL, #NationalLibraryMonth. The question of the month? What does a #specialcollection worker do? To start, we are leaders.
#Leadership
(Will Noel, PACSCL Leading Light, RIP)
#Leadership
(Will Noel, PACSCL Leading Light, RIP)
April 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Sorry, but #NationalLibraryWeek is, for #PACSCL, #NationalLibraryMonth. The question of the month? What does a #specialcollection worker do? To start, we are leaders.
#Leadership
(Will Noel, PACSCL Leading Light, RIP)
#Leadership
(Will Noel, PACSCL Leading Light, RIP)
Five smiling women stroll down Kentucky or Missouri Avenue in Atlantic City, NJ on their way to #ChickenBoneBeach. #BlackJoyandResilience #WomensHistoryMontj
March 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Five smiling women stroll down Kentucky or Missouri Avenue in Atlantic City, NJ on their way to #ChickenBoneBeach. #BlackJoyandResilience #WomensHistoryMontj
In #ChroniclingResistance, Khaliah D. Pitts & Nia Minard uncover forgotten Black Philly food stories. Learn more at chroniclingresistance.org/fellows/khal... #WomensHistoryMonth
March 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
In #ChroniclingResistance, Khaliah D. Pitts & Nia Minard uncover forgotten Black Philly food stories. Learn more at chroniclingresistance.org/fellows/khal... #WomensHistoryMonth
Germaine Ingram, in #ChroniclingResistance, explores the life & work of Philadelphia dancer Louise Madison. Learn more at: chroniclingresistance.org/fellows/germ... #WomensHistoryMonth
March 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Germaine Ingram, in #ChroniclingResistance, explores the life & work of Philadelphia dancer Louise Madison. Learn more at: chroniclingresistance.org/fellows/germ... #WomensHistoryMonth
A Choir book. The Dominican nun, identified by her black and white robes, may represent the abbess of the convent in which the original choir book was used. Learn more at: bibliophilly.library.upenn.edu/viewer.php?i... #BiblioPhilly #WomensHistoryMonth
March 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A Choir book. The Dominican nun, identified by her black and white robes, may represent the abbess of the convent in which the original choir book was used. Learn more at: bibliophilly.library.upenn.edu/viewer.php?i... #BiblioPhilly #WomensHistoryMonth