Honoring the life work of the irrepressible Will Noel, PACSCL announces the No-el Prize for open access projects. Applications due August 1st. To apply, go to:
pacscl.org/what-we-do/f...
pacscl.org/what-we-do/f...
The Noel Prize – PACSCL
This PACSCL award honors the memory of Will Noel.
pacscl.org
May 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Honoring the life work of the irrepressible Will Noel, PACSCL announces the No-el Prize for open access projects. Applications due August 1st. To apply, go to:
pacscl.org/what-we-do/f...
pacscl.org/what-we-do/f...
This is really neat! And here’s a better link: pacscl.org/what-we-do/f...
July 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This is really neat! And here’s a better link: pacscl.org/what-we-do/f...
Please boost! The NOEL PRIZE, in memory of the great and good and much-missed Will Noel.
Celebrate your (or any) open access library project. No project too small, or too big. Full details here, deadline 8/1, extremely low-effort Google Form: pacscl.org/what-we-do/f...
Celebrate your (or any) open access library project. No project too small, or too big. Full details here, deadline 8/1, extremely low-effort Google Form: pacscl.org/what-we-do/f...
The Noel Prize – PACSCL
pacscl.org
May 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Please boost! The NOEL PRIZE, in memory of the great and good and much-missed Will Noel.
Celebrate your (or any) open access library project. No project too small, or too big. Full details here, deadline 8/1, extremely low-effort Google Form: pacscl.org/what-we-do/f...
Celebrate your (or any) open access library project. No project too small, or too big. Full details here, deadline 8/1, extremely low-effort Google Form: pacscl.org/what-we-do/f...
PACSCL is thrilled to announce that #SSAAM has joined #PACSCL as its 39th member! Read more at: pacscl.org/pacscl-welco...
PACSCL Welcomes The Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum – PACSCL
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April 7, 2026 at 2:37 PM
PACSCL is thrilled to announce that #SSAAM has joined #PACSCL as its 39th member! Read more at: pacscl.org/pacscl-welco...
PACSCL is delighted to announce the release of Engaging Liberty, a look at the unending 250+ year quest for liberty through stories generated from #PACSCL member collections. To learn more, go to: pacscl.org/pacscl-relea...
PACSCL Releases Engaging Liberty – PACSCL
PHILADELPHIA, PA (June 24, 2026) The Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Library is pleased to release Engaging Liberty, a consortium-wide exploration of the semiquincentennial…
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June 25, 2026 at 7:35 PM
PACSCL is delighted to announce the release of Engaging Liberty, a look at the unending 250+ year quest for liberty through stories generated from #PACSCL member collections. To learn more, go to: pacscl.org/pacscl-relea...
Honoring the life work of the irrepressible Will Noel, PACSCL announces the No-el Prize for open access projects. Applications due August 1st. To apply, go to:
pacscl.org/what-we-do/f...
pacscl.org/what-we-do/f...
The Noel Prize – PACSCL
This PACSCL award honors the memory of Will Noel.
pacscl.org
July 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Honoring the life work of the irrepressible Will Noel, PACSCL announces the No-el Prize for open access projects. Applications due August 1st. To apply, go to:
pacscl.org/what-we-do/f...
pacscl.org/what-we-do/f...
The 2026 Noel Prize was awarded at the PACSCL Annual General Meeting last week! The winner? The German Society of Pennsylvania's Historic German-American Manuscripts Transcription Project. To view the project, and learn about the runners-up, go to pacscl.org/pacscl-award...
PACSCL Awards the 2026 Noel Prize – PACSCL
(Philadelphia, PA, May 6, 2026) The Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries, Inc. (PACSCL) awarded prizes to honor its late Chair, Will Noel, in recognition of achievements in…
pacscl.org
May 12, 2026 at 6:59 PM
The 2026 Noel Prize was awarded at the PACSCL Annual General Meeting last week! The winner? The German Society of Pennsylvania's Historic German-American Manuscripts Transcription Project. To view the project, and learn about the runners-up, go to pacscl.org/pacscl-award...
PACSCL is delighted to welcome Gratz College as its 40th member! To learn more, and to discover the Grayzel Digital Platform, go to: pacscl.org/pacscl-welco...
July 9, 2026 at 7:35 PM
PACSCL is delighted to welcome Gratz College as its 40th member! To learn more, and to discover the Grayzel Digital Platform, go to: pacscl.org/pacscl-welco...
PACSCL is delighted to announce that @folaurelhill has joined PACSCL as its 36th member! Read more at pacscl.org/pacscl-welco...
October 12, 2023 at 1:17 PM
PACSCL is delighted to announce that @folaurelhill has joined PACSCL as its 36th member! Read more at pacscl.org/pacscl-welco...
Rest in peace, dear Will. PACSCL is what it is today because of your dedication.
April 30, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Rest in peace, dear Will. PACSCL is what it is today because of your dedication.
PACSCL continues Will's work as a champion of open access. Apply by August 1! (and then, if your project is medieval, submit it for inclusion in the @medievalacademy.bsky.social open-access database: mdr-maa.org)
Honoring the life work of the irrepressible Will Noel, PACSCL announces the No-el Prize for open access projects. Applications due August 1st. To apply, go to:
pacscl.org/what-we-do/f...
pacscl.org/what-we-do/f...
The Noel Prize – PACSCL
This PACSCL award honors the memory of Will Noel.
pacscl.org
July 8, 2025 at 7:37 AM
PACSCL continues Will's work as a champion of open access. Apply by August 1! (and then, if your project is medieval, submit it for inclusion in the @medievalacademy.bsky.social open-access database: mdr-maa.org)
Did you know that #PACSCL has a Harmful Language Working Group? Open to staff at member institutions as well as other interested folks. Learn more at
Harmful Language Working Group – PACSCL
Supported by the DEI Committee, the Harmful Language Working Group builds on the Harmful Language Audit and Maturity Model Survey conducted in the fall of 2023. The group will review and stay current…
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March 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Did you know that #PACSCL has a Harmful Language Working Group? Open to staff at member institutions as well as other interested folks. Learn more at
I received an email this morning from a person moving to the Philly area for a job: "As I connect with various folks in the field from Philly, every single one has recommended PACSCL as an invaluable resource for connecting with more people and learning about the opportunities in the area."
April 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I received an email this morning from a person moving to the Philly area for a job: "As I connect with various folks in the field from Philly, every single one has recommended PACSCL as an invaluable resource for connecting with more people and learning about the opportunities in the area."
PACSCL announces the winner of the inaugural Noel Prize:
pacscl.org/pacscl-award...
The winner will receive a giant tin of popcorn with a custom award label, socks that say AWESOME (Will's favorite word) and a cash award of $250.
pacscl.org/pacscl-award...
The winner will receive a giant tin of popcorn with a custom award label, socks that say AWESOME (Will's favorite word) and a cash award of $250.
PACSCL Awards Inaugural Noel Prize – PACSCL
The Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries, Inc. (PACSCL) awarded prizes to honor its late Chair, Will Noel, in recognition of achievements in open access.
pacscl.org
October 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
PACSCL announces the winner of the inaugural Noel Prize:
pacscl.org/pacscl-award...
The winner will receive a giant tin of popcorn with a custom award label, socks that say AWESOME (Will's favorite word) and a cash award of $250.
pacscl.org/pacscl-award...
The winner will receive a giant tin of popcorn with a custom award label, socks that say AWESOME (Will's favorite word) and a cash award of $250.
Oh my, Happy Belated New Year and Happy Proper Snow Storm!
PACSCL announces the opening of the 2026 Noel Prize for open access projects.
For more information and to apply: pacscl.org/what-we-do/f... Apps due 3/15/2026.
[A far too serious picture of Will.] #noelprize
PACSCL announces the opening of the 2026 Noel Prize for open access projects.
For more information and to apply: pacscl.org/what-we-do/f... Apps due 3/15/2026.
[A far too serious picture of Will.] #noelprize
January 26, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Oh my, Happy Belated New Year and Happy Proper Snow Storm!
PACSCL announces the opening of the 2026 Noel Prize for open access projects.
For more information and to apply: pacscl.org/what-we-do/f... Apps due 3/15/2026.
[A far too serious picture of Will.] #noelprize
PACSCL announces the opening of the 2026 Noel Prize for open access projects.
For more information and to apply: pacscl.org/what-we-do/f... Apps due 3/15/2026.
[A far too serious picture of Will.] #noelprize
Hello, fellow special collections folk, it's us, it's PACSCL, risen to the light after months of inactivity. Stay tuned - stuff is happening...
a cat wearing glasses and a bow tie is sitting on a laptop .
ALT: a cat wearing glasses and a bow tie is sitting on a laptop .
media.tenor.com
January 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Hello, fellow special collections folk, it's us, it's PACSCL, risen to the light after months of inactivity. Stay tuned - stuff is happening...
February 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Honoring the life work of the irrepressible Will Noel, PACSCL announces the No-el Prize for open access projects. Applications due August 1st. To apply, go to:
pacscl.org/what-we-do/f...
pacscl.org/what-we-do/f...
The Noel Prize – PACSCL
This PACSCL award honors the memory of Will Noel.
pacscl.org
May 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Honoring the life work of the irrepressible Will Noel, PACSCL announces the No-el Prize for open access projects. Applications due August 1st. To apply, go to:
pacscl.org/what-we-do/f...
pacscl.org/what-we-do/f...
In celebration of library workers, especially those in
#specialcollections, here is the
next installment in PACSCL's I am a Library Worker blog series, featuring Chrissie Perella of The Legacy Center/Drexel University College of Medicine Read more at pacscl.org/i-am-a-libra...
#specialcollections, here is the
next installment in PACSCL's I am a Library Worker blog series, featuring Chrissie Perella of The Legacy Center/Drexel University College of Medicine Read more at pacscl.org/i-am-a-libra...
I am a Library Worker-Chrissie Perella – PACSCL
April 14, 2025
pacscl.org
May 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
In celebration of library workers, especially those in
#specialcollections, here is the
next installment in PACSCL's I am a Library Worker blog series, featuring Chrissie Perella of The Legacy Center/Drexel University College of Medicine Read more at pacscl.org/i-am-a-libra...
#specialcollections, here is the
next installment in PACSCL's I am a Library Worker blog series, featuring Chrissie Perella of The Legacy Center/Drexel University College of Medicine Read more at pacscl.org/i-am-a-libra...
Sorry, but #NationalLibraryWeek is, for #PACSCL, #NationalLibraryMonth. The question of the month? What does a #specialcollection worker do? To start, we are leaders.
#Leadership
(Will Noel, PACSCL Leading Light, RIP)
#Leadership
(Will Noel, PACSCL Leading Light, RIP)
April 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Sorry, but #NationalLibraryWeek is, for #PACSCL, #NationalLibraryMonth. The question of the month? What does a #specialcollection worker do? To start, we are leaders.
#Leadership
(Will Noel, PACSCL Leading Light, RIP)
#Leadership
(Will Noel, PACSCL Leading Light, RIP)
It is the most delightful book! PACSCL wishes it could attend...
April 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
It is the most delightful book! PACSCL wishes it could attend...
The PACSCL Home Office can offer a comfortable Escape Pod replete with Sleep Number bedding and a fully handicapped accessible bathroom, critical for folks whose mobility is limited to crawling out of abject loathing for life in Philadelphia at this moment.
June 26, 2026 at 2:55 PM
The PACSCL Home Office can offer a comfortable Escape Pod replete with Sleep Number bedding and a fully handicapped accessible bathroom, critical for folks whose mobility is limited to crawling out of abject loathing for life in Philadelphia at this moment.
What? It's #InternationalArchivesDay? Not bragging, but from the archives across PACSCL came #BibioPhilly (bibliophilly.pacscl.org), and #ChroniclingResistance (chroniclingresistance.org), and #FortheHealthoftheNewNation (archive.org/details/fhnn), and In Her Own Right (inherownright.org/)...
Bibliotheca Philadelphiensis – Digitizing 160,000 glorious pages of medieval manuscripts
bibliophilly.pacscl.org
June 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
What? It's #InternationalArchivesDay? Not bragging, but from the archives across PACSCL came #BibioPhilly (bibliophilly.pacscl.org), and #ChroniclingResistance (chroniclingresistance.org), and #FortheHealthoftheNewNation (archive.org/details/fhnn), and In Her Own Right (inherownright.org/)...
OK, folks tell me that PACSCL should do videos, but seriously, YOU ALL need to do vids, not me! What am I going to show, the Home Office collection of teddy bears? My extensive collection of Amor Towles books?
June 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
OK, folks tell me that PACSCL should do videos, but seriously, YOU ALL need to do vids, not me! What am I going to show, the Home Office collection of teddy bears? My extensive collection of Amor Towles books?
#PACSCL created the #NoelPrize to honor the legacy - & the sense of humor - of William G. Noel, prior PACSCL Chair & champion of open access.
12 applicants submitted brilliant projects for consideration! Who will take home the giant Popcorn Bucket of Awesomeness? Find out on 10/1.
12 applicants submitted brilliant projects for consideration! Who will take home the giant Popcorn Bucket of Awesomeness? Find out on 10/1.
September 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
#PACSCL created the #NoelPrize to honor the legacy - & the sense of humor - of William G. Noel, prior PACSCL Chair & champion of open access.
12 applicants submitted brilliant projects for consideration! Who will take home the giant Popcorn Bucket of Awesomeness? Find out on 10/1.
12 applicants submitted brilliant projects for consideration! Who will take home the giant Popcorn Bucket of Awesomeness? Find out on 10/1.