Explore Our Collections:
Talks and demonstrations on bookmaking and preservation
November 5-18, 1998
Thursday, November 5
The Archaeology of the Book
A talk by Beth Remak, Collection
Planning bibliographer
3:30-5 p.m. McHenry Library, Room 167
A reception
follows
Friday November 6
The Medieval Book: An Introduction to Medieval Manuscripts
Video screening, facilitated by Beth Remak, Collection Planning bibliographer,
with assistance from David Kirk, media specialist
noon-1 p.m. McHenry Library,
Room 167
Monday, November 9
Book Mending
A demonstration by Sue Stoebner, head of the Preservation
Unit
3:30 -5 p.m. McHenry Library, Room 167
Tuesday, November 10
"Slow Fires"
Video screening, facilitated
by Karen Mokrzycki, library preservation officer, and David Kirk, media
specialist
noon-1 p.m. McHenry Library, Room 167
Wednesday, November 11
Care and Handling of Books
A demonstration conducted
by Mathew Simpson, Preservation Unit assistant
noon-1 p.m. McHenry Library,
Room 167
Thursday, November 12
The Book in Transition: Bookmaking from Letterpress
to CD-ROMs
Talks by Felicia Rice of Moving Parts Press, Gary Young of Greenhouse
Review Press, and Jocelyn Bergen, managing editor of Octavo Corporation,
Palo Alto
3:30 - 5:30 p.m. McHenry Library, 2nd floor Instruction Area
Publications of the speakers will be on display. A reception will follow
Friday, November 13
"Mr. Bean in the Rare Book Room"
Video
screening of episode, facilitated by David Kirk, media specialist
Noon-1
p.m. McHenry Library, Room 167
Monday, November 16
Gifts and Endowments
Talks by Alan Ritch, head of
Collection Planning, Trent Eglin, assistant in Collection Planning, and
Margaret Gordon, library development officer
3:30-5 p.m. McHenry Library,
2nd floor Instruction Area
Tuesday, November 17
Publishing and Using the Web for Book Searching
Talks by Martha Ramirez, bibliographer in Collection Planning, and Varvara
Paizis, head of Monographs Unit
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. McHenry Library, 2nd floor
Instruction Area
Reception to follow
Wednesday, November 18
"Into the Future"
Video screening, facilitated
by Alan Ritch, head of Collection Planning, with assistance from media
specialist David Kirk
noon-1 p.m. McHenry Library, Room 167
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