Penn Libraries News

The Penn Libraries offers access to the Community Health Data Base, which comprises decades' worth of survey results on health attitudes, practices, and conditions in the Delaware Valley.

In an apparent health care setting, a person wearing a stethoscope around the neck holds a hand up to the side of someone's face underneath the ear.

Check out this month's recommendations, which are focused on food.

An array of books are displayed laying flat, including cookbooks, a film novelization, and a book on climate activism. Visible titles include Julie and Julia, Rataouille, Farm: the making of a climate activist, and Eat Pray Love.

The International Journal for Water, Equity and Justice (IJWEJ), an open access, digital publication of The Water Center at Penn and the Global Water Alliance (GWA), recently relaunched with a new scope, name, and digital platform, with the support of the Penn Libraries. With sustainability as a core concern the journal has just navigated an initial cycle of publication on a new digital platform.

The cover image for Volume 10 of the International Journal for Water Equity and Justice shows abstract images, some of which resemble water.

Separate from a grief or support group, a Death Cafe offers a space to get together and informally discuss death.

The image shows a stream of tea being poured from a white teapot into a white teacup with handles. The tea appears to be a rich amber color. The background is plain white, emphasizing the action of pouring.

Weinsteiger has been at Penn Libraries since 2008. She assumed the new role on June 1.

Celebrate by delving into LGBTQ+ stories this month.

A library scene with a stack of books on a table, titles visible, and blurred figures in the background, suggesting a quiet, studious atmosphere. Titles include the DVDs Potato Dreams of America, Waking Up Dead, Framing Agnes, 8 Years, Homo Say What, Like Me, Estuaries, and Blue Jean, followed by the books David Bowie Made me Gay, Bright Lines, A Sturdy Yes of People, Nobody Needs to Know, and The Unfortunates.

Best practices in conservation help to protect the long-term health of cultural heritage and the planet.

A screenshot of a climate risk assessment tool set to view the address 1420 Walnut St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102 highlights the location on a map. This tool seems to provide a comprehensive climate risk assessment for any given location. It includes various factors such as precipitation, heat, and different types of floods. The severity of these factors is color-coded for easy understanding.

How courts make and interpret law, and what it means for copyright.

A row of five books with blue covers titled "History of the Supreme Court of the United States." Along with the title, the spine also features the seal of the United States.

A new collection focuses on the Turkish-speaking and Muslim communities in interwar and Pacific War-era Japan.

An old, worn book with Arabic script on the cover. A tool is being used to display some of the binding material on the right side.

Penn Libraries News

The Community Health Data Base: Philadelphia health surveys available via analysis tool and microdata files

Featured Books and DVDs: Snack-tacular!

Promoting sustainability through open journals publishing at the Penn Libraries

Destigmatizing death with our first Death Cafe

Brigitte Weinsteiger named H. Carton Rogers III Vice Provost and director of the Penn Libraries

Featured Books and DVDs: Pride

Sustainability practices at the Steven Miller Conservation Laboratory

The Purposeful Messiness of United States Caselaw

Diversity in the Stacks: The Muslims in Japan Collection