Entries by Laura Blanchard
PACSCL Managing Director
PACSCL announces the appointment of Beth M. Lander as its first Managing Director
Resources for Archivists and Librarians for Black Lives Matter and Racial Justice
As archivists and special collections professionals, we acknowledge our role in creating the historic record and the necessity of attending to the ethics of protecting confidentiality while documenting protests and police abuse.
PACSCL Calendar of Events
PACSCL events are designed to create learning and professional development opportunities for those employed at PACSCL member institutions. They also serve to create networks and improve collaborations among PACSCL staff and communities.
Bibliotheca Philadelphiensis — now on Internet Archive
Turn pages on your desktop! Download entire manuscripts to your tablet! Compare pages from different manuscripts using IIIF! Earlier this fall, the BiblioPhilly project team uploaded all 475 manuscripts to the Internet Archive, offering new possibilities for researchers and the general public. The collection, which can be reached at http://archive.org/details/bibliotheca-philadelphiensis, can be searched by date, […]
Design in the Archives: Two PACSCL projects, eleven PACSCL member displays
See PACSCL projects and member tables and activities on display at this Archives Month Philly centerpiece event at the Free Library of Philadelphia October 30.
New Year, New Data: In Her Own Right Project Update
What better way to celebrate all those members of the House of Representatives in white at last night’s State of the Union address than to celebrate the new collections added to our In Her Own Right Database. More than 600 new records, representing photos, letters, diaries, school records, and much more, cover women’s activism in […]