Encoded Archival Description (EAD) provides standardized machine-readable descriptive access to primary resource materials. This course is aimed at archivists, librarians, and museum personnel who would like an introduction to EAD …
Designed as a continuation of XML in Action: Creating Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) Texts (L-70), this course will further develop practical skills for the use of TEI, the manipulation of …
Particularly aimed at rare book and special collections librarians who deal on a regular basis with donors (or who would like to increase their level of activity in this area); …
“It was tremendously helpful to be among a community of peers and to have so many generous visiting speakers to learn from, ask questions of, and bounce ideas off. I …
A survey of major reference sources covering rare and early printed books, and the strategies for working with them. The course is aimed at reference librarians and others who need …
Utilizing non-invasive integrated digital imaging systems such as spectral imaging provides the scholar and researcher with a tool that can provide useful, hidden and unknown information about an artifact. When …
Special collections libraries have always held a wide-range of format types, each with its own affordances. This course will consider the more distinctive issues and considerations related to collecting and …
Course Length: 30 hours Course Week: 1–6 June 2025 Format: in person, Yale University in New Haven, CT Fee: $1,495 Libraries with special collections increasingly collect, curate, and provide access …
Need help with “hidden collections”? This course is intended for librarians and archivists who want to make visual material resources available and useful to researchers. The types of pictures we …