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Untangling copyright, publication, and the public domain

Untangling copyright, publication, and the public domain

According to the Copyright Act of 1909, a work enters the public domain 95 years after it was published. But what does "published" mean? Stephen Wolfson, assistant general counsel and copyright advisor at Penn Libraries explains how the question is more complicated than it seems.

From the Archives: Raymond and Sadie Alexander family home movies
Sadie and Raymond Alexander with a film projector in a room with books on bookshelves and framed photos behind them.

Penn alumni Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander and Raymond Pace Alexander in their North Philadelphia home, 1708 W. Jefferson St., in 1952, looking at some of their home movies, which are in the University Archives and Records Center.

(Image: University Archives and Records Center)

From the Archives: Raymond and Sadie Alexander family home movies

The University Archives’ Alexander Family Papers document the professional and personal lives of Penn trailblazers Raymond and Sadie Alexander, as well as some of their family members. Included are more than 100 home movies, dating from 1930 to 1961.
The psychology behind the well-being benefits of libraries
New York Public Library

Researchers from the Humanities and Human Flourishing Project at the Positive Psychology Center helped the New York Public Library analyze results of a patron survey on the well-being benefits of libraries.

(Image: Courtesy of The New York Public Library)

The psychology behind the well-being benefits of libraries

Penn’s Humanities and Human Flourishing Project at the Positive Psychology Center helped the New York Public Library contextualize results of a patron survey on well-being.
A Q&A with Penn’s Latin American Studies Librarian
Brie Gettleson leans her elbow on a shelf in the library stacks

Brie Gettleson, Latin American studies librarian in the Center for Global Collections, is now offering office hours at the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies.

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    • A Q&A with Penn’s Latin American Studies Librarian

    Brie Gettleson speaks about her role as a subject librarian with the Penn Libraries and liaison for the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies.

    Kristina García

    From the Archives: 1915 film of Penn-Cornell football game
    Archival footage of a Penn vs Cornell football game in 1915.

    An image from the film of the 1915 Penn-Cornell football game at Franklin Field.

    (Image: Courtesy of University Archives & Records Center)

    From the Archives: 1915 film of Penn-Cornell football game

    The oldest film in Penn’s University Archives & Records Center documents the 1915 football game featuring Penn versus Cornell, played on Thanksgiving Day in front of a packed crowd at Franklin Field. Penn plays Cornell Nov. 9 in their 130th meeting.
    Libraries exhibition explores the movement of books
    a hand on a hand-made book with moveable parts

    Various types of books were created for the exhibition that visitors can touch, including one of wood inspired by medieval illuminated manuscripts.

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    Libraries exhibition explores the movement of books

    A new exhibit at the Penn Libraries explores the myriad ways books move—as physical objects in different formats, and across space and time—featuring 24 items from the collection, a video wall displaying 26 additional items, and interactive models.