Announcements and News
- Register to attend our upcoming SIMS Visiting Research Fellow Lecture Dirty Books 2.0 (Kathryn M. Rudy, University of St. Andrews), in person or online, Wednesday, February 1, 2023, 5:15–6:30PM EST; Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, 6th Floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, University of Pennsylvania and online (via Zoom).
- Register to attend the 2023 SIMS and Center for Italian Studies Fellow Lecture in Italian Manuscript Studies, Dante vs Dante: Material Traditions of the Lyric and the Construction of Poetic Authority (Laura Banella, University of Notre Dame), in person or online, Thursday, March 16, 2023, 5:15–6:30PM EST; Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, 6th Floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, University of Pennsylvania and online (via Zoom).
- The Fall 2022 issue (Vol. 7.2) of Manuscript Studies is out! Click here for Abstracts and Full-Text content (via Project Muse, by subscription).
- SIMS is pleased to announce the following Visiting Research Fellows for the 2022-2023 academic year: Riccardo Saccenti, Federico Botana, and Kathryn Rudy
- SIMS is pleased to announce the 2022-2023 Graduate Student Fellowship recipient: Joseph Nicolello
- Meet Aili Waller, the inaugural SIMS Undergraduate Outreach Intern
- Articles and Annotations from the Fall 2021 issue (Vol. 6.2) of Manuscript Studies are now available in Open-Access via Scholarly Commons. Check it out!
- Join us every Thursday at 12:00PM Noon EDT / 5pm BST for Coffee with a Codex (via Zoom; registration required).
- Join us the first Friday of every month at 12PM Noon EDT / 5pm BST for DM Drop-in with Dot, open hours for users of Digital Mappa (via Zoom, registration required).
Video Orientations
![Manuscript Monday: Ms. Codex 1656- Memorial [manuscript] (Video Orientation)](https://schoenberginstitute.files.wordpress.com/2022/09/screen-shot-2022-09-26-at-9.58.46-am.png?w=900)
![Manuscript Monday: LJS 380- Pros mathēmatikous … [etc.] (Video Orientation)](https://schoenberginstitute.files.wordpress.com/2022/09/screen-shot-2022-09-26-at-9.47.14-am.png?w=900)
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
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