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Now I'm deeply curious about the terrific book collections in our science museums and Planetariums. Hope it was fun for you too....

Now I'm deeply curious about the terrific book collections in our science museums and Planetariums. Hope it was fun for you too.
#SpringBreak

Hyokenzi Zukai Zen by Iwahashi Yoshibei, 1802. There's a QR code there to learn more. I would love to see what the use statistics look...

Hyokenzi Zukai Zen by Iwahashi Yoshibei, 1802.

There's a QR code there to learn more. I would love to see what the use statistics look like for museum QR codes.

#RareBooks #AdlerPlanetarium

Coelum Stellatum Christianum, a 17th c. atlas. I suspect the label is legible if you zoom in? #RareBooks #AdlerPlanetarium

Coelum Stellatum Christianum, a 17th c. atlas. I suspect the label is legible if you zoom in? #RareBooks #AdlerPlanetarium

Volvelles! Astronomicum Carsarium by Petrus Apianus, Germany, 1540.The color is quite impressive. I wonder if they turn pages after a while?

Volvelles! Astronomicum Carsarium by Petrus Apianus, Germany, 1540.

The color is quite impressive. I wonder if they turn pages after a while?

I will share a few more of the rare books and manuscripts I saw on display at the Adler Planetarium today. First, an Apollo 13 handbook...

I will share a few more of the rare books and manuscripts I saw on display at the Adler Planetarium today.

First, an Apollo 13 handbook donated by the Lovell Family. The cover was removed and used in constructing a makeshift carbon dioxide filter that saved their lives.
#AdlerPlanetarium #RareBooks #SpecialCollections

Here's the display.

Here's the display.

Very satisfying parchment-like interactive book with reproductions of medieval manuscript leaves at the Adler...

Very satisfying parchment-like interactive book with reproductions of medieval manuscript leaves at the Adler Planetarium.
#SpecialCollections #museums #MedievalManuscripts

The history of dictionary review cards in the card catalog at LAPL. #libraries https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2XuHrWX/

The history of dictionary review cards in the card catalog at LAPL. #libraries https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2XuHrWX/

It's time to register! RBMS 2025, "A Multitude of Stories." #rbms25 #SpecialCollections #Archives

It's time to register! RBMS 2025, "A Multitude of Stories." #rbms25
#SpecialCollections #Archives

Cytology brush technique unlocks medieval DNA clues from parchment pages#SpecialCollections...

Cytology brush technique unlocks medieval DNA clues from parchment pages
#SpecialCollections #MedievalManuscripts
https://archaeologymag.com/2025/02/cytology-brush-medieval-parchment-pages/

Iowa Rushes, Advances Librarian Criminalization Bill #libraries https://bookriot.com/iowa-rushes-advances-librarian-criminalization-bill/

Iowa Rushes, Advances Librarian Criminalization Bill #libraries
https://bookriot.com/iowa-rushes-advances-librarian-criminalization-bill/

The news is out on ALA Connect, so I will mention here that I will be co-chair for the RBMS conference program for 2026 with Margaret Gamm....

The news is out on ALA Connect, so I will mention here that I will be co-chair for the RBMS conference program for 2026 with Margaret Gamm. Join us June 23-26, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency in Milwaukee, WI where our theme will be "Advocacy." #RBMS26

Trump fires archivist of the United States, official who oversees government...

Trump fires archivist of the United States, official who oversees government records

#archives

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-fires-archivist-of-the-united-states-colleen-shogan/

The Library of Congress has launched a professional development module designed to provide educators with an overview of how copyright...

The Library of Congress has launched a professional development module designed to provide educators with an overview of how copyright relates to their use of primary sources. https://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2025/01/copyright-and-primary-sources-self-paced-professional-development-module-now-available/?loclr=liloc #SpecialCollections #archives #copyright

SAA announces, "...the first official set of recommended professional best practices on archivalaccessioning published in the United...

SAA announces, "...the first official set of recommended professional best practices on archival
accessioning published in the United States." The Archival Accessioning Best Practices are available online at:
https://accessioning.gitbook.io/archival-accessioning-best-practices
#archives #SpecialCollections #accessioning

Illinois State University's Special Collections - Circus Wardrobe Collection open for research...

Illinois State University's Special Collections - Circus Wardrobe Collection open for research
Announcement:
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2025/01/milner-librarys-circus-wardrobe-collection-open-for-research/
I'm always interested in how textiles fit in so here is their website where they define special collections:
https://library.illinoisstate.edu/services/special-collections/
#SpecialCollections #textiles #archives

It looks like there might finally be remediation to this inaccessible library design? You probably saw the photo years ago.#PublicLibraries...

It looks like there might finally be remediation to this inaccessible library design?
You probably saw the photo years ago.
#PublicLibraries #Accessibility
Uodates here: https://licpost.com/queens-public-library-and-nyc-agree-to-make-hunters-point-branch-ada-compliant-feds

Videos from the company that did the interactive spaces at the Folger Shakespear Library. Wow! ❤️ #SpecialCollections #museums...

Videos from the company that did the interactive spaces at the Folger Shakespear Library. Wow! ❤️ #SpecialCollections #museums #ExhibitionDesign
https://www.commarts.com/project/37500/folger-shakespeare-library-experiential-design

Keyhole surgery on old books leads to discovery of medieval fragmentsHere's where I saw it:...

Keyhole surgery on old books leads to discovery of medieval fragments

Here's where I saw it: https://phys.org/news/2025-01-keyhole-surgery-discovery-medieval-fragments.html

Here's the citation for the article they're discussing:
Thijs Porck et al, Medieval Fragments Revealed with FragmEndoscopy, Fragmentology (2025). DOI: 10.24446/h9ht

Here's the amazing YouTube video! https://youtu.be/39FMuUGuzZk?si=e7EpnXvLdmlz82n4

#archives #SpecialCollections #MedievalManuscripts #fragmentology

Karen Wynn Fonstad was a cartographer who exhaustively mapped J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, the setting of “The Hobbit” and “The...

Karen Wynn Fonstad was a cartographer who exhaustively mapped J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, the setting of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/obituaries/karen-wynn-fonstad-overlooked.html