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Historical Marker Commemorating Founding Of Medical Library Association In Philadelphia Unveiled!, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi Jan 2016

Historical Marker Commemorating Founding Of Medical Library Association In Philadelphia Unveiled!, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Academic Commons and Scott Memorial Library Staff Papers and Presentations

On Wednesday, November 4, 2015, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, MLA and the Philadelphia Regional Chapter of MLA unveiled a historical marker commemorating MLA's founding in 1898.


Medical Library Association Historical Marker To Be Installed In Philadelphia, June H. Fulton, Fmla, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi Aug 2015

Medical Library Association Historical Marker To Be Installed In Philadelphia, June H. Fulton, Fmla, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Academic Commons and Scott Memorial Library Staff Papers and Presentations

During 2015, its 117th anniversary year, MLA will celebrate a novel and permanent way of informing both residents and visitors to Philadelphia about the association. Several months ago, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission voted to approve the nomination of an official State Historical Marker to commemorate MLA's founding in Philadelphia in 1898. The text of the marker will not be revealed until the marker's dedication ceremony in keeping with the commission's guidelines.


Transcribing And Digitizing Eighteenth And Nineteenth Century Letters For A Historical Digital Repository, Emily Dunster, Ms, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi, F. Michael Angelo, Ma Jul 2014

Transcribing And Digitizing Eighteenth And Nineteenth Century Letters For A Historical Digital Repository, Emily Dunster, Ms, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi, F. Michael Angelo, Ma

Academic Commons and Scott Memorial Library Staff Papers and Presentations

In the fall of 2011 the Scott Memorial Library purchased 53 letters belonging to an 1841 graduate of Jefferson Medical College, John Plimpton Green. The library staff transcribed and digitized the letters creating an online collection in the University institutional repository, Jefferson Digital Commons. This article will detail the process of transcribing and digitizing the collection along with sharing statistics and benefits of this project to global researchers.