Associate University Librarian for Special Collections, Princeton; Chair PACSCL. Free Medieval Manuscripts, people!

Joined March 2009
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William Noel retweeted
My article “On the History of the Princeton University Library Collection of Islamic Manuscripts” is out in the latest volume of The Journal of Islamic Manuscripts. The abstract is below. If you don’t have institutional access, contact me. brill.com/view/journals/jim/…

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10 Jun 2022
The boys are back together playing with narrow bands of light and old books. More soon….
It's safe to say we're looking forward to your next visit, @michabt. Thanks for spending time imaging parts of our catalog! @WillNoel
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Graphic Arts Librarian Position in Special Collections at Princeton. Please share widely. It’s a great job for the right person. puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHir…

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24 Nov 2021
I was shown this today: Autograph Mozart! Pretty wonderful. In ⁦@PrincetonRBSC⁩ ⁦@PULibrary⁩ in Scheide Library by Eric White dpul.princeton.edu/catalog/1…
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William Noel retweeted
‘The Force is strong with this one.’ Jedi training in the Breviary of Marie de Saint Pol. Happy #StarWarsDay! #MayThe4thBeWithYou cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-D… @CamDigLib @theUL
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William Noel retweeted
Think you know #Archimedes? Come and learn more about the man and the famous Archimedes palimpsest in our #ULGhostWords event next week! We'll be joined by Dr @WillNoel from @PULibrary who will join our own Dr @suz_paul in a special Q&A: loom.ly/pSRmUIA
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19 Apr 2021
Eric White Welcomes you to the Scheide Library at Princeton. ow.ly/xFn850EsvkC

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15 Apr 2021
Victoria Van Hyning talks about her extraordinary work: ow.ly/vR8u50EphFB. She is on a panel with Ryan Cordell Friday 10am talking about Crowdsourced humanities data: genizalab.princeton.edu/crow…
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15 Apr 2021
Ryan Cordell sums up the Viral Texts Project in Two Minutes, ow.ly/UVHp50EphtO and is on a Panel discussion Friday, 10am New York Time to discuss his Data: genizalab.princeton.edu/crow…
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29 Mar 2021
Princeton is looking for TWO NEW ARCHIVISTS. Please, come help us move mountains! ow.ly/p4PZ50EbKpa

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William Noel retweeted
Our archivists helped 14 women secure a place in history, identifying them in our Latin America manuscripts collections. Among them is María del Rosario Páez de Llamosas, daughter of former Venezuelan president José Antonio Páez. library.princeton.edu/news/g… #WomensHistoryMonth
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William Noel retweeted
Our new Finding Aids site is live! Peruse our archives like never before with updated search features, accessibility improvements, new request functionality, and more. Start browsing the archives at: findingaids.princeton.edu/
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William Noel retweeted
It's common for professors not to credit librarians, archivist, and curators. Fine (not fine). But when those people don't credit the imaging scientists and processors who gavw them their exhibit's pretty pictures... extra ouch.
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William Noel retweeted
#PrincetonU and @PULibrary is hiring a Librarian for Modern and Contemporary Special Collections! Circulate, apply -- work with the Sylvia Beach Papers and so much more.
This is an exciting post in Princeton Special Collections for someone who really wants to make a difference. That means YOU! Please apply. puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHir…
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For all Palimpsest fans.
Today we launch our new #exhibition - Ghost Words: Reading the Past. To discover the mysterious hidden world of palimpsests, complete with a 360 tour of our physical exhibition space, please click: bit.ly/3e42mLU #ULghostwords #Books #LibraryTwitter #History #Longform
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This is an exciting post in Princeton Special Collections for someone who really wants to make a difference. That means YOU! Please apply. puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHir…

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William Noel retweeted
The @GrolierClub's exhibition of magazines is something to behold; I don't think I've clicked on so many hyperlinks. Periodicals by Lowell factory girls and former hobos. Black one-offs FIRE!! and THE HARLEMITE. Hemingway's high school literary magazine. nytimes.com/2021/02/18/arts/…
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25 Feb 2021
Transgender Studies past and present with ⁦@PULibrary⁩ Julie Mellby and Sarah Howard Friday Feb 26, 2pm princeton.edu/events/2021/ac…

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