Blending book history, bibliography, and publishing networks with Indigenous systems of knowledge allows us to view Indigenous collections as belongings entwined with agency and familial relations. Drawing on current and …
To the extent possible in a week, the class will attend to the full lifecycle of handpress-era books, from the practices of early printers, booksellers, binders, and readers to the …
Course Length: 22 hours Schedule: 3 p.m.–6 p.m. ET on Sundays from 19 October through 14 December 2025 **Class will not be held on 30 November** Format: Online Course fee: …
Course Length: 22 hours Schedule: 11 a.m.–5 p.m. ET (including breaks), 9–13 January 2023 Format: Online Course fee: $1,000 This course offers an introduction to the technologies historically and currently used …
Course Length: 30 hours Course Week: 21–26 July 2024 Format: in person, Princeton University in Princeton, NJ Fee: $1,495 In the 1970s, librarians, cataloguers, and researchers confronted an issue that …
Length: 10 hours Format: Online This 10-hour online course is intended for persons who desire a better understanding of the physical examination and description of printed books, especially of the …
Assisted by Trina Parks-Matthews In addition to learning about traditional hand- and machine-papermaking materials and technologies, participants will apply what is taught in lectures directly to the examination and identification …
We will cover the nineteenth-century origins of duplication, common duplicating processes like spirit, mimeography, xerography, and offset—as well as more unusual methods like verifax, electrofax, and Ozalid—through modern technologies such …
N.B. Enrollment for this course is currently limited to participants in the RBS-Mellon Library and Archives Conservation Education (LACE) Consortium Program. The course is intended for book conservators who seek …
Course Length: 30 hours Course Week: 8–13 June 2025 Format: in person, University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA Fee: $1,495 This course offers an introduction to the technologies historically and …
A continuation and extension of Introduction to the Principles of Bibliographical Description (G-10), this course is based on the intensive examination of a representative range of books from the c16-c19. …
This course is designed for librarians, booksellers, collectors, scholars, and others who seek an introductory understanding of how to recognize, evaluate and describe the physical aspects and textual significance of …
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