Registration is open for the 4th Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age: Writing the East: History and New Technologies in the Study of Asian Manuscript Traditions, to be held October 21-22, 2011 at the University of Pennsylvania and the Free Library of Philadelphia. This year, our focus is on medieval and early modern Asian manuscript traditions. Together with Justin McDaniel, University of Pennsylvania professor of Religious Studies, Penn Libraries are pleased to present a distinguished panel of speakers who will explore a range of issues relating to Asian reading and writing cultures, especially as they pertain to manuscripts from the Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian traditions.
An addition to the program this year is the Friday afternoon workshop: Bringing Out the Best from Your Collections: Ask the Experts!, to be held Friday, October 21, 2-5 pm, at the Free Library of Philadelphia (Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine St, Philadelphia, PA, Room 108). This workshop is geared especially toward librarians and curators who oversee collections of Asian manuscript material but is open to anyone who wishes to learn more about caring for and interpreting these fascinating and often little understood objects.
For more information on the symposium and workshop and for registration, go to http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/lectures/ljs_symposium4.html .
You may also contact me at anytime for further information or with questions.
Best,
Lynn
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Lynn Ransom, Ph.D.
Project Manager, Lawrence J. Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts
Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text & Image
The University of Pennsylvania Libraries
3420 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6206
215.898.7851