Announcements and News
- 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:
- Interested in conducting funded, in-person manuscript research in Philadelphia for a month? Apply for a 2024–2025 SIMS Visiting Research Fellowship, due Wednesday May 15th, 2024. Further details and application instructions here.
- Please help us plan the future of OPenn (https://openn.library.upenn.edu), the University of Pennsylvania Libraries’ site for open access manuscript images and metadata, by answering this brief survey by May 15th.
- 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.
- All issues of Manuscript Studies are now available in Diamond-level Open Access via Project Muse, including the Fall 2023 issue (Vol. 8.2).
- SIMS is pleased to announce the following Visiting Research Fellows for the 2023–2024 academic year: Peera Panarut (University of Hamburg), Hélène Jawhara Piñer (Universities of Tours and Bordeaux-Montaigne), and Suzette van Haaren (Ruhr University Bochum).
- Join us every Thursday at 12:00PM Noon EDT / 5pm BST for Coffee with a Codex (via Zoom; registration required).
Video Orientations
Major Initiatives:
- The Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts
- A twice-annual journal (Manuscript Studies)
- A digitized manuscript discovery platform (Penn in Hand)
- A digitized manuscript repository (OPenn)
- A regional digitization initiative (Bibliotheca Philadelphiensis)
- 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