Reading right through this Bulletin may be useful for those unacquainted with Rare Book School, the more so in that the courses are arranged in subject order rather than by level of complexity. The heading on each subject page offers some guidance as to the most logical order in which courses may be taken.

A good many RBS courses are offered annually; others are offered on a less regular schedule. A list of the courses offered over the next year or so is given on the current RBS Course Schedule page; or see the summary of forthcoming courses, which may be downloaded as a .pdf file.

A description of the RBS experience generally may be found on the RBS General Information page.

For a hard copy summary of forthcoming courses or an application form (if you are unable to download these documents by following the links), write Rare Book School, PO Box 400103, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4103; fax 434-924-8824; email; or telephone 434-924-8851.

Electronic copies of many other RBS documents past and present are available from the RBS Web site, including former students' evaluations of all RBS courses offered since 1995; in the past, prospective students have found these frank discussions particularly useful in deciding whether or not to apply for admission to a particular RBS course. For similar reasons, copies of the Preliminary Reading Lists for most RBS courses are available online.