PSU Libraries Preservation, Conservation and Digitization

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The PSU Libraries Preservation, Conservation and Digitization department has added a supply of 82 N95 surgical masks to the growing collection of personal protective equipment (PPE) items that Penn State is donating to Mount Nittany Health Foundation for use by the health system’s employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Libraries’ Conservation Centre had the masks on hand in case of a disaster emergency involving moldy materials. “We are glad they can now be used for a medical emergency,” said Sue Kellerman, Judith O. Sieg Chair for Preservation.

https://untappedcities.com/2020/02/14/photos-from-early-1900s-reveal-how-the-nyc-subway-was-constructed/

Photos from Early 1900s Reveal How the NYC Subway Was Constructed - Untapped New York Explore photographs of New York's subway system at the New York Transit Museum's Streetscapes & Subways: Photographs By Pierre P. And Granville W. Pullis.

https://rarecooking.com/2019/12/11/how-to-make-knotts/

How to Make Knotts This version of this post first appeared on the Folger Shakespeare Library’s Shakespeare and Beyond blog. A plate of beautifully baked cookies is a wonderful thing. It is a welcoming gesture for gu…

https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2020/01/05/Penn-State-s-new-Center-for-Immersive-Experiences-makes-dreams-a-virtual-reality/stories/202001050137

Penn State’s new Center for Immersive Experiences makes dreams a virtual reality

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/archive-saved-black-gospel-golden-age?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=77296b1778-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_09_26_LocationUnknown&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-77296b1778-63123085&mc_cid=77296b1778&mc_eid=e6ba8be762

How a Newspaper Article Saved Thousands of Black Gospel Records From Obscurity A professor in Texas collects and digitizes rare recordings from across the country.

https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-19-090

New Website Makes the U.S. Constitution Searchable with Supreme Court Interpretations Throughout History

https://witches.is.ed.ac.uk

witches My groundbreaking Nuxt.js project

https://slate.com/business/2019/09/e-book-library-publisher-buying-controversy-petition.html

Angry Librarians Are Going to War With Publishers Inside an appropriately quiet revolt.

https://cosmosmagazine.com/technology/ai-reveals-the-hidden-layers-of-great-art

AI reveals the hidden layers of great art Researchers use neural network to get the whole picture. Mark Bruer reports.

https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-19-073/

Rare 2,000-Year-Old Text of Early Buddhism Now Online

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An Old Painting of Vermont's Ancient Rocks Was Hidden Behind a Wall for Decades The 1930s depiction of Lone Rock Point has finally resurfaced.

https://www.urbanremainschicago.com/news-and-events/2019/02/25/photographic-images-of-chicagos-past-from-the-harold-allen-archive-at-ryerson/

a collection of harold allen's photographic images documenting chicago's 19th century architecture | Urban Remains Chicago News and Events