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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