Fall 2010 Educational Workshops
SAA's Rare Books for Archivists
December 16 and December 17, 2010
Beinecke Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Two-day workshop, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Maximum Enrollment: 15
Early Bird Registration Deadline: Wednesday, November 17, 2010
SAA Members: $295/ $385
Employees of Member Institutions: $335/$385
Nonmember: $375/395
SAA will provide a $25 discount off the non-member rate for NEA members and Yale University staff/members. Please enter "RBANEA10" into the promotional code on the online registration form and the discount will be activated.
Instructor:
Michael Laird, Adjunct Professor
School of Inforamtion, The University of Texas at Austin
Workshop Description:
What are the basics archivists should know about rare books and why? This two-day workshop will introduce you to the management of rare books; the associated acquisition, identification, preservation, access and de-accession strategies; and the research potential for archivists and researchers.
Upon completing this workshop you will have:
- Examined rare materials--hands-on--to understand the codex book during the hand-press era and the machine-press era;
- Inspected various tools of the antiquarian book trade (for acquisition, valuation, and/or de-accessioning);
- Compared archival methodologies and rare book methodologies;
- Assessed book collections that come with archival materials;
This unique workshop is enhanced with presentations by a cataloger and conservator on subjects like rare book cataloging for archivists and strategies of preservation for rare books.
Who should attend? Practicing archivists without formal training in bibliography or special collections librarianship who find themselves involved with rare books--either frequently or infrequently--and who wish to learn more.
For more information and to register, please visit the Society of American Archivist website.For questions or comments please contact the Education Committee Chair, Alyssa Pacy, at: apacy@cambridgema.gov