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  • Mar
    6
    2026
    Traditions of East Asian Typography Conference

    Presented by: The Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography at Rare Book School at the University of Virginia; and the Korean Heritage Library, Korean Studies Institute, and East Asian Studies Center at the University of Southern California
    Doheny Memorial Library, University of Southern California • 9:30 am–4:30 pm PT

  • Feb
    4
    2026
    RBS Winter 2026 Open House

    Presented by: Rare Book School
    Rare Book School, Suite 230, UVA Shannon Library, 160 McCormick Road, Charlottesville VA 22904 • 2:00–4:00 p.m. ET

  • Oct
    30
    2025
    Famous & Forgotten Exhibition Closing Reception & Events

    Presented by: Rare Book School
    Suite 230, Edgar Shannon Library, University of Virginia • 4–6:30 p.m.

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RBS News

  • A Protocol to Protect Cultural Collections in the Age of AI

    One of the bedrock principles of Rare Book School is meticulous care and vigilance for the integrity of the human record. We encourage rigor in methods and in ethics practiced by libraries, special collections, archives, museums, and in the book trade. Our shared vision focuses not just on finding answers in books, but in communicating the practice by which we arrive at our inferences, including transparency about the sources and methods we use.

    A threat of the new age of AI is that some models can deracinate information from its sources, effectively removing the necessity to “show the work” and any responsibilities to the repositories from which data has been drawn. […]

    Posted on February 24, 2026 by RBS

  • RBS Treasurer Victoria D. Harker Elected Vice Rector of UVA Board of Visitors

    On 20 February, RBS Board Treasurer Victoria D. Harker was unanimously elected Vice Rector of the University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors (BOV), effective immediately.

    In a recent UVA Today story, Harker said, “It is an honor to be selected to serve as the vice rector of the Board of Visitors. I am grateful to my colleagues for the trust they have placed in me, and I look forward to working alongside Rector Brown and the entire board to support this great institution and advance its important education, research and health care mission.”

    Read more about Harker and her previous 17 January appointment to the BOV by Virginia governor Abigail Spanberger on the RBS website. […]

    Posted on February 23, 2026 by RBS
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