(Updated1/26/2018)

PalmerSchoolofLibrary&InformationScience

LIS713:RareBooksandSpecialCollectionsLibrarianship

Spring2018Instructor:Prof.J.FernandoPeña

TimeandPlaceBobstLibrary,NYU,70WashingtonSquareSouth,NewYork,N.Y.10012),Thursdays,January25throughMay3,2018(exceptMarch15forspringbreak),6:30-8:20p.m.NotethatdecisionsaboutclosingsmadeforC.W.PostmaynotaffectPalmerclassesatNYU.Ingeneral,ifthesubwaysarerunning,thisclasswillmeetevenifweatherispoor.

ContactInformationBobstLibrary,NYU,Suite707,70WashingtonSquareSouth,NewYork,N.Y.10012;tel.212-998-2681,mobile646-721-7680,emailfernando.pena@liu.edu.Emailcommunicationortextisalwayspreferabletotelephone.

OfficeHoursMondaysandWednesdays3-5p.m.atmyNYU/Bobstoffice,andpreferablybyappointment.AlsoavailableonotherdaysandtimesandoccasionallyattheC.W.PostCampus.

Purpose,ScopeandMethodThiscourseismeantasapracticalintroductiontothefieldofrarebookandspecialcollectionslibrarianship.Overthecourseoffourteenweeks,wewilldefinerarebooksandspecialcollections,learnaboutthedifferenttypesofmaterialshousedinspecialcollections,andtalkaboutwhatitmeanstobeararebookandspecialcollectionslibrarian.Wewillexaminemanyaspectsofthefield,includingcollectiondevelopment,descriptionandaccess,preservationandconservation,security,andoutreachandpromotion.Bytheendofthecourse,youwillhavegainedanunderstandingofthecurrentissuesandbestpracticesinrarebookandspecialcollectionslibrarianship.

Attheendofthesemester,studentswillbefamiliarwith:

• Theprofessionofrarebookandspecialcollectionslibrarianship• Thedifferenttypesofrarebookandspecialcollectionslibraries• Thetypesofmaterialsfoundinrarebookandspecialcollectionslibrariesandtheirsignificanceas

primarysources• Thehistoryofprintedbooksandhowthisrelatestospecificproblemsencounteredinmanagingrare

bookrepositories• Theimportanceofcollectorsandantiquarianbooksellersinhelpingbuildspecialcollections• Theacquisitionofrarebooksandspecialcollections• Howrarebooksandspecialcollectionsaredescribedandmadeaccessible• Issuesinsecurityandthepreservationandconservationofrarebooksandspecialcollections• Staffingofrarebookandspecialcollectionslibraries• Managing,assessingandevaluatingspecialcollectionslibraries• Promotion,outreach,fundraisinganddonorrelationsinrarebookandspecialcollectionslibraries

Thiscoursewillmakeheavyuseofthecasemethod,andstudentswillgainexperienceinapplyinginformationandfindingsolutionstotypicalproblemsinrarebookandspecialcollections.Inordertogivestudentsexperienceintheessentiallycollaborativenatureofrarebookandspecialcollectionslibrarianship,thiscourse

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willincludein-classgroupexercises(inoptionalface-to-faceclasses)andwrittenassignmentspreparedbypre-assignedgroupsandturnedinforagrade.Studentswillalsoworkonindividualwrittenassignmentsandwillbeencouragedtovisitrarebookandspecialcollections,antiquarianbookshops,andrelatedeventsontheirowntimeduringtheterm.

PalmerSchoolLearningObjectivesThiscourse,whichfocusesonmanagingrarebookandspecialcollectionslibraries,addressesthefollowingPalmerSchoolgoalsandstudentlearningobjectives(SLOs):

• Goal1:Applytheprinciples,practices,ethics,andphilosophyoftheprofessiono SLO1A:Demonstrateunderstandingofthefoundations,ethicsandvaluesofthelibraryand

informationscienceprofessions• Goal3:Deliveruser-centeredservicesandcost-effectiveprograms

o SLO3B:Designanddeliverinformationprogramstomeettheneedsofspecificusers• Goal4:Staff,manage,andadvocateforlibrariesandinformationorganizations

o SLO4A:Explainprinciplesandpracticesofmanagement

RequiredTextbookandReadings

Thereisnotextbookforthefieldofrarebooksandspecialcollectionslibrarianship,asnoneofrecentvintageexists.However,allstudentsintendingtoworkwithrarebooksshouldacquireJohnCarter’sABCforBookCollectors(9thed.,NewCastle,DE:OakKnollBooks,2016;ISBN-10:1584563524,ISBN-13:978-1584563525).Theentire20048thedition,alsoacceptable,canbedownloadedforfreeathttps://www.ilab.org/eng/documentation/29-abc_for_book_collectors.html.]

Studentsshouldbecomefamiliarwithitscontentsandbeabletousethisterminologyinwaysthatareconsistentwiththepracticesoftherarebookandspecialcollectionsfield.AlsohighlyrecommendedisGeoffreyAshallGlaister’sinexpensive,paperbackreferencework,EncyclopediaoftheBook.2nded.(NewCastle,DEandLondon:OakKnollPress&TheBritishLibrary,1996).

MostoftheotherclassreadingareavailablefreelyonlineorwillbeavailableinfulltextthroughtheLibraryScienceandInformationSciencedatabasesaccessibletoPalmerSchoolstudentsthroughtheLIUlibrarywebpage.SomecoursematerialslistedinthissyllabusareavailableinNYUBobstLibrary’sreferenceareaonthegroundlevel(allnon-circulating).SomeonlinesourcesmaybeavailableonsiteatNYU(andonsiteatotherlibraries),butmaynotbeavailabletoPalmerstudentsathome.

Whenyouhaveachance,browserecent,hard-copyissuesofthesejournals:

• TheBookCollector(BobstZ990.B6,vol.2(1953)on)• LibrariesandCulture(BobstZ671.J67,vol.23:1(1988)on;BobCatPlusElectronicAccess[onsiteonly])• LibraryandArchivalSecurity• LibraryQuarterly(BobstZ671.L8,vol.1(1931)on)• LibraryTrends(BobstZ671.L83,vol.1(1952)on)• PapersoftheBibliographicalSocietyofAmerica(PBSA)(BobstZ1008.B5p,vol.7(1913)on)• ThePrivateLibrary:JournalofthePrivateLibrariesAssociation(U.K.)• RBM(formerlyRareBookandManuscriptLibrarianship(RBML))(BobstZ688.R3R32,vol.1(2000)on;

PDFsofissuesofbothofthesejournalsalsoavailablefreelytothepublicathttp://rbm.acrl.org/)• RBMSNewsEditor’sBlog(http://rbms.info/blog/category/news-events/and

http://www.rbms.info/publications/#newsletterforlinkstocurrentRBMSnewsblogandtoPDFsofitspredecessor,thesemiannualRBMSNewsletter,whichappearedinprintfrom1984to2009).

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TheseshouldbeavailableinvariousresearchcollectionsthroughouttheNewYorkCityarea;seetheNYPLcatalogandOCLCforlocations.

WrittenAssignmentsandFinalGradeStudentswillbeassignedwrittenexercisesthattesttheirabilitytosolvetypicalproblemsintherarebook/specialcollectionscontext,withreferencetopertinentsourcesanddocuments.Eachassignmentwillrequirestudentstodealwiththefollowingaspectsofprofessionalpractice:issues,majorinformationsources,andsignificantdocumentsofthefield.Forfullcredit,allwrittenassignmentsmustbesubmittedinatimelymannerandinaprofessionallyappropriateform.Sevenwrittenassignments(includinggroupassignments)andfinalsitevisitreportareweightedasfollows:

Sevenwrittenassignments 60%(5%-10%each)Finalpaper/project 20%Classparticipation 20%

Total 100%

AssignmentDescription PointsClassParticipationRegularattendanceandparticipationinclassdiscussionsandexercisesthroughoutthesemester

20points

SevenWrittenAssignmentsVariousduedates(fullwrittenassignmentdescriptionsandinstructionsonBlackboard)

(60points)

Assignment1:PrimarySourcesinResearchCollectionsDueweek3

10points

Assignment2:AnalysisofCollectionDevelopmentPoliciesDueweek5

10points

Assignment3:PurchasingSpecialCollectionsMaterial(SLO3B)Dueweek7

10points

Assignment4:DescribingRareBooksDueweek8

5points

Assignment5:RareBookCatalogingDueweek9

5points

Assignment6:DisasterPlanningCaseStudy/ScenarioDueweek11

10points

Assignment7:SecurityCaseStudy/ScenarioDueweek12

10points

FinalPaper/Project(SLOs1Aand4A)Dueweek14

20points

TOTAL 100points(=100%)

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ClassParticipationBecausemuchoftheworkfortheclasswilltakeplaceduringmeetingtimesandbecausecollaborationistheusualmodeofworkinlibraries,attendanceandparticipationareimportant.Studentswhomissmorethanthreeclassmeetingscannotexpecttoreceivefullcreditforthiscourse.Thosewhoplantomissanysessionshouldlettheinstructorknowwellaheadoftimeinordertoscheduleamake-upsessionortocompleteextrawork.

Thiscoursewillmakeextensiveuseofgroupworkingradedwrittenassignmentsandin-classexercises.Inaddition,pre-assignedgroupswillberequiredtodevelopdiscussionquestionsoncoursereadingsandtoleadtheclassindiscussion(atleasttwicepergroupduringthesemester).Theinstructormayoccasionallyaskstudentstoturninexercisescompletedduringclass,andthesemaycounttowardtheclassparticipationportionofthefinalgrade.Students,workingeitherindividuallyoringroups,willbeexpectedtocompletegradedwrittenassignmentsoutsideofclass.

GradingRubricDiscussionboardpostswillbegradedusingrubricinAppendixA;writtenassignmentsinthisclasswillbegradedaccordingtothefollowingguidelines:

LetterGrade GPA DefinitionA 4.0 Outstandingachievement.Studentperformancedemonstratesfullcommandofthecourse

materialsandshowsahighleveloforiginalityand/orcreativitythatfarsurpassescourseexpectations;grammaticalerrors,misspellings,andtyposareminimalornon-existent.

A- 3.7 Verygoodwork.Studentperformancedemonstratesthoroughknowledgeofthecoursematerialsandexceedscourseexpectationsbycompletingallrequirementsinasuperiormanner;grammaticalerrors,misspellings,andtyposareminimal(averageone-twoperpage)ornon-existent.

B+ 3.3 Goodwork.Studentperformancedemonstratesabove-averagecomprehensionofthecoursematerialsandexceedscourseexpectationsonalltasksasdefinedinthecoursesyllabus;grammaticalerrors,misspellings,andtyposarepresent(averagetwo-threeperpage).

B 3.0 Adequatework.Studentperformancemeetsdesignatedcourseexpectations,demonstratesunderstandingofthecoursematerials,andisatanacceptablelevel;grammaticalerrors,misspellings,andtyposarepresent(averagefour-fiveperpage).

B- 2.7 Marginalwork.Studentperformancedemonstratesincompleteunderstandingofcoursematerials;grammaticalerrors,misspellings,andtyposarefrequent(averagesix-tenperpage).

C+ 2.3 Unsatisfactorywork.Studentperformancedemonstratesincompleteandinadequateunderstandingofcoursematerials;grammaticalerrors,misspellings,andtyposareveryfrequent(average11-14perpage)andadverselyaffectthestructureandflowofthenarrative.

C 2.0 Unacceptablework.Studentperformancedemonstratesincompleteandinadequateunderstandingofcoursematerials;grammaticalerrors,misspellings,andtyposareubiquitous(average15ormoreperpage)andadverselyaffectthestructureandflowofthenarrative.

F 0.0 Failing.Studentfailedtoturninanassignmentorplagiarized.PlanningYourTimeTheStateofNewYorkspecifiesthatathree-credit,for-creditcourseshouldrequireaminimumofabout150hours.Thisisarigorous,professional,graduatecourse.Studentsshouldpreparetospendmuchmorethan150hourstogetfullbenefitfromthecourse.Forassignmentsthatareintermittent,studentsshoulddividetheirtimeweeklysothattheyarenotoverwhelmedbythefastpacedscheduleandduedatesofgradedexercises.Forplanningpurposes,studentsmayfindtheestimationsoftimecommitmentbelowhelpful.Keepinmindthatthisisanindicationofminimumtimenecessarytocompletetherequiredworkinasatisfactorymanner.

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Classparticipation(14classmeetingsx 2hourseach) 28hours

Readings(14weeksx5hours/week) 70hoursWrittenassignments(7x6hourseach) 42hoursFinalpaper/project 20hoursTotal 160hours

(averageapprox.11.4hours/week)

PlagiarismPlagiarismisanextremelyseriousoffenceinacademiccircles,andtransgressionscaninvolveseriouspenalties.Astudentmustnotadoptorreproduceideas,words,orstatementsofanotherpersonwithoutappropriateacknowledgment.Astudentmustgivecredittotheoriginalityofothersandacknowledgeanindebtednesswheneverheorshedoesanyofthefollowing:quotesanotherperson’sactualwords,eitheroralorwritten;paraphrasesanotherperson’swords,eitheroralorwritten;usesanotherperson’sidea,opinion,ortheory;orborrowsfacts,statistics,orotherillustrativematerial,unlesstheinformationiscommonknowledge.Asaruleofthumb,whenindoubt,citethesource!Moreonplagiarismcanbefoundathttp://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/02/.LIU’spoliciesonplagiarismcanbefoundathttp://www2.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/exhibits/plagstudent.htm.

PalmerSchoolIncompleteGradePolicyLIUPostgradepolicyallowsforincompletegrades“when,duetoextenuatingcircumstances,astudentneedsadditionaltimetocompleteacourse.”Torequestanincomplete,studentsarerequiredtosubmitawrittenformandincludeadescriptionoftheextenuatingcircumstancesalongwithappropriatedocumentation(e.g.,adoctor’snote).RequestsmustbeapprovedbothbytheirprofessorandbythedeanoftheCollegeofEducation,Information&Technology(CEIT)beforetheincompletegradeisassignedaccordingtoLIUPostpolicies.

CitationFormats&StyleManualUseModernLanguageAssociation(MLA)formatconsistentlyforallassignmentsunlessyouhaveastrongpreferenceforanotherpopularcitationformat(e.g.,APA,Turabian,ChicagoManualofStyle,etc.).ExamplesofMLAandotherformattingstylescanbefoundathttp://www2.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/Library/workshop/citation.htmaswellasathttp://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/.

Ifyouhavequestionsaboutgrammarorwanttoensurethatyourstyleisclear,effective,andreadable,seeWilliamStrunk,Jr.’sTheElementsofStyle,onlinethroughhttp://www.bartleby.com/141/.Thissuccinctworkisavailablecheaplyinusedcopiesatmanyusedbookstoresoronline.

StudentswithDisabilitiesorSpecialNeedsPleasedonothesitatetocontacttheinstructorviaemailorinpersonearlyinthesemestertodiscussanymodificationsthatmaybenecessarytoaccommodatespecialneeds.

CLASSSCHEDULEANDASSIGNMENTS

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Week1 IntroductionandOverview:Purpose,Scope,&MethodofCourse;MajorInformationSourcesinRareBook&SpecialCollectionsLibrarianship;Scholarly&ProfessionalSocieties

Week2 RareBooksasPrimarySources&Artifacts1/2:DefinitionsofRarity;CollectingInstitutions;BooksasMaterialObjects

Week3 RareBooksasPrimarySources&Artifacts2/2:Provenance;Ephemera,etc.;BibliographyDue:WrittenAssignment1(PrimarySourcesinResearchCollections)

Week4 CollectionBuilding1/3:CollectionsAssessments;CollectionDevelopmentPolicies

Week5 CollectionBuilding2/3:PurchasingSpecialCollectionsMaterial;DealingwiththeAntiquarianBookTrade;AppraisalDue:WrittenAssignment2(AnalysisofCollectionDevelopmentPolicies)

Week6 CollectionBuilding3/3:DealingwithDonors&Donations;TransferringBookstoSpecialCollections;Deaccessioning

Week7 Processing&DescribingRareMaterials1/3:DescribingRareBooks&DescriptiveBibliographyDue:WrittenAssignment3(PurchasingSpecialCollectionsMaterial)

Week8 Processing&DescribingRareMaterials2/3:DescriptiveCatalogingofRareMaterials(Books)(DCRM(B))

Due:WrittenAssignment4(DescribingRareBooks)

Week9 Processing&DescribingRareMaterials3/3:MoreonDCRM(B);CurrentStandardsforDescribingOtherSpecialCollectionsMaterialDue:WrittenAssignment5(RareBookCataloging)

Week10 HousingofRareBooks&SpecialCollections1/3:PreservationManagement

Week11 HousingofRareBooks&SpecialCollections2/3:ConservationofRareMaterialsDue:WrittenAssignment6(DisasterPlanningScenario)

Week12 HousingofRareBooks&SpecialCollections3/3:SecurityIssuesDue:WrittenAssignment7(SecurityScenario)

Week13 ManagementofRareBook&SpecialCollectionsLibraries

Week14 Outreach;Education,ProfessionalDevelopment,&ContinuingEducation Due:FinalPaper/Project

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Week1(Jan.25) IntroductionandOverview__________________________________________

• Purpose,scope,andmethodofcourse• Majorinformationsourcesinrarebookandspecialcollectionslibrarianship• Scholarlyandprofessionalsocieties

Read:

Schreyer,AliceD.“What’ssospecialaboutspecialcollectionslibrarians?”RBM7.1(2006):49-54.[AvailableonBlackboard]

Traister,Daniel.“Therarebooklibrarian’sday.”RBML1.2(1986):93-105.[AvailableonBlackboard]

Browse:

RBMS/ACRL.“Guidelines:competenciesforspecialcollectionsprofessionals.”Revised2017.http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/comp4specollect.cfm

ResourcesonSpecialCollectionsLibraries

Ash,Lee,andWilliamG.Miller.SubjectCollections.7thed.NewProvidenceNJ:R.R.Bowker,c.1993.[SelectionsavailableonBlackboard;entireworkatNYUBobst1stFloorReference,Z688.A2S8;alsoavailableinmanypubliclibraries,ofteninready-referencecollections.]

Miskelly,Matthew,ed.DirectoryofSpecialLibrariesandInformationCenters.34thed.Detroit:Thomson/Gale,2008.[SelectionsavailableonBlackboard;printcopyatNYUBobst1stfloorreference,Z731.Y68.]

Stam,David,ed.InternationalDictionaryofLibraryHistories.2vols.Chicago:FitzroyDearborn,2001.[SelectionswillbemadeavailableonBlackboard;printcopyatNYUBobst1stFloorReference,Z721.I5722001.Thisworkincludesinformationoncollectionsofmajorlibrariesandessaysondifferenttypesofspecializedlibraries,someimportanttothehistoryofspecialcollections.]

ProfessionalOrganizations,ScholarlySocieties,etc.

AmericanPrintingHistoryAssociation(APHA).http://www.printinghistory.org[Noteesp.activitiesoflocalNewYorkChapter]

AntiquarianBooksellersAssociationofAmerica(ABAA).http://www.abaa.org[Noteesp.resourceslistedunder“Learnaboutrarebooks”]

ArchivistsRoundtableofMetropolitanNewYork.http://www.nycarchivists.org/

AssociationofResearchLibraries(ARL).http://www.arl.org[Noteesp.importantreportsandotherdocumentsin“Theuniqueroleofspecialcollections,”http://www.arl.org/rtl/speccoll/]

BibliographicalSociety(U.K.).http://www.bibsoc.org.uk/

BibliographicalSocietyofAmerica.http://www.bibsocamer.org/

BooklynArtistsAlliance(Brooklyn,N.Y.).http://www.booklyn.org/

CaliforniaRareBookSchool.http://www.calrbs.org/

CenterforBookArts(NewYork,N.Y.).http://centerforbookarts.org/

EphemeraSocietyofAmerica.http://www.ephemerasociety.org/

FellowshipofAmericanBibliophilicSocieties(FABS).http://www.fabsocieties.org/[ListsvariousbibliophilicandbookcollectingclubsintheUnitedStates,withinformationandlinkstowebsitesofindividualmember

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societies.SomeFABSmembersincludeBaltimoreBibliophiles,CaxtonClub(Chicago),GrolierClub(NewYorkCity),ClubofOddVolumes(Boston),andtheTicknorSociety(Boston).TheGrolierClubhasalibraryonbookcollectingandsomeprogramsopentothepublic.]

IndependentResearchLibrariesAssociation(IRLA).http://irla.lindahall.org/[Includescontactinformationofitsmemberlibraries]

InternationalFederationofLibraryAssociations(IFLA).http://www.ifla.org/

InternationalLeagueofBooksellers(ILAB).http://www.ilab.org/

LondonRareBooksSchool.http://www.ies.sas.ac.uk/london-rare-books-school

RareBooksandManuscriptsSection(RBMS),AssociationofCollegeandResearchLibraries(ACRL).www.rbms.info

RareBookSchool.http://www.rarebookschool.org/

SocietyfortheHistoryofAuthorship,ReadingandPublishing(SHARP).http://www.sharpweb.org/

SocietyofAmericanArchivists.http://www2.archivists.org/

FirstAssignment:JoiningaRareBooksListserv

Objective:Tofamiliarizeyourselfwiththecurrentdebatesanddiscourseintheprofession.

Joinalistservrelatingtorarebookand/orspecialcollections.AllarerequiredtojoinEXLIBRIS-L(seehttps://list.indiana.edu/sympa/info/exlibris-lforinstructions).Trytofollowthefrequentpostsanddiscussions,aswewilloccasionallyraisethesediscussionsinclass.

YoumayalsowishtojointheSHARPlist(SocietyfortheHistoryofAuthorship,Reading,andPublishing)and/ortheBookArtslist(http://www.philobiblon.com/).

Aspartofthisassignment,pleaseemailtheinstructorsomeevidenceofyourjoiningoneoftheselists(e.g.,subscriptionacknowledgement,arecentposttothelist,etc.).

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Week2(Feb.1) RareBooksasPrimarySourcesandArtifacts1/2_________________________

• Definitionsofrarityinspecialcollectionslibraries• Booksasartifactsandmaterialobjects• Collectinginstitutions

CLASSEXERCISE:RarityinRareBooksandSpecialCollectionsLibraries

Read:Carter’sABCforBookCollectors:“EarlyPrinted,”“Incunable,Incunabula,Incunabulist,”“Letterpress,”“Post-Incunabula,”“Rarity,”“Unique,”and“Unrecorded.”AssociationofResearchLibraries(ARL).CelebratingResearch:RareandSpecialCollectionsfromtheMembershipoftheAssociationofResearchLibraries.IntroductionbyNicolasBarker.Washington,DC:ARL,2008.http://www.celebratingresearch.org/intro/index.shtml

_______________.TheUniqueRoleofSpecialCollections.SpecialCollections:StatementofPrinciples,2003.http://www.arl.org/storage/documents/publications/special-collections-statement-of-principles-2003.pdf

Belanger,Terry.“RarebooksandspecialcollectionsinAmericanlibraries:seeingthesites.”RBML1.1(1986):11-24.[AvailableonBlackboard]

DeHamel,Christopher.“Tangibleartifacts.”RBM1.1(2000):27-29.[AvailableonBlackboard]

Enniss,Stephen.“Theroleoftheartifactinafacsimileage.”RBM1.1(2000):46-47.[AvailableonBlackboard]

Joyce,WilliamL.“TheevolutionoftheconceptofspecialcollectionsinAmericanresearchlibraries.”RBML3.1(1988):19-30.[AvailableonBlackboard]

ModernLanguageAssociationofAmerica.“Statementonthesignificanceofprimaryrecords.”https://www.mla.org/Resources/Research/Surveys-Reports-and-Other-Documents/Publishing-and-Scholarship/Significance-of-Primary-Records/Read-the-Report-Online/Statement-on-the-Significance-of-Primary-Records-Modern-Language-Association

VanWingen,Peter.YourOldBooks.Chicago:AmericanLibraryAssociation,1994.[Printedbrochure,revisedforonlinepublicationin2011,availableonlineorasPDFdownloadathttp://rbms.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/YourOldBooksCompact2.pdforinHTMLversionathttp://rbms.info/yob/]

Watch:Video:TheMachineThatMadeUs(BBCdocumentary,2008,withStephenFry;60min.)[ManyoptionsforviewingthisvideoareavailableonYouTubeandelsewhere,mostdividingfulldocumentaryintofiveorsixshortsegments]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdcgwunbDEE

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Week3(Feb.8) RareBooksasPrimarySourcesandArtifacts2/2_________________________

• Importanceofprovenance• Ephemera,privatepressprinting,andartists’books• Whybibliographymatters

CLASSEXERCISE:TreasureHuntusingKeyResourcesforResearchingRareBooks

DUE:WrittenAssignment1(ImportanceofPrimaryResourcesandSpecialCollectionsLibraries)

Read:

Carter’sABCforBookCollectors:“AssociationCopy,”“Bibliography,”“PressBooks,”“PrivatePress,”“PrivatelyPrinted,”“PresentationCopy,”and“Provenance.”

Adams,Jr.,FrederickB.TheUsesofProvenance.Berkeley,Calif.:SchoolofLibrarianship,UniversityofCalifornia;LosAngeles:SchoolofLibraryService,UniversityofCalifornia,1969.[26p.;availableonBlackboard]

Barnhill,GeorgiaB.“Whynotephemera?Theemergenceofephemerainlibraries.”RBM9.1(2008):127-135.[AvailableonBlackboard]

Howard-Hill,T.H.“Whybibliographymatters.”InSimonEliotandJonathanRose,eds.,ACompaniontotheHistoryoftheBook.Malden,Mass.:Wiley-Blackwell,2009:9-20.[AvailableonBlackboard]

Nash,PaulW.“Collectingprivatepressbooks,partI:Whatisaprivatepress?”PrivateLibrary4(1997):148-181.[AvailableonBlackboard]

NicholasSchmidle,“Averyrarebook:themysterysurroundingacopyofGalileo'spivotaltreatise”(TheNewYorker,Dec.16,2013)[AvailableonBlackboard;recommendedbutnotrequired]

Twyman,Michael.“Thelong-termsignificanceofprintedephemera.”RBM9.1(2008):19-57.[AvaibleonBlackboard;recommendedbutnotrequired]

Browse/Skim:

“KeyResourcesforResearchingRareBooks”[bibliographypreparedbyinstructor;availableonBlackboard]

FolgerShakespeareLibrary.“Thysbokeismyne”[spring2003exhibitiononprovenance].http://www.folger.edu/html/exhibitions/thys_boke/boke.asp

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Week4(Feb.15): CollectionBuilding1/3______________________________________________

• Collectionassessments• Collectiondevelopmentpolicies• Accesstospecialcollectionsmaterial• Professionalethics

Read:

ACRL/SAA.“ACRL/SAAJointStatementonAccesstoResearchMaterialsinArchivesandSpecialCollectionsLibraries.”July2009.http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/jointstatement.cfm

RBMS/ACRL.“ACRLcodeofethicsforspecialcollectionslibrarians.”2003.http://rbms.info/standards/code_of_ethics/

Sax,JosephL.“Notsopublic:accesstocollections.”RBM1.2(2000):101-114.[AvailableonBlackboard]

Smyth,ElaineB.“Apracticalapproachtowritingacollectiondevelopmentpolicy.”RBML14.1(1999):27-31.[AvailableonBlackboard]

Taylor,Marvin.“I’llbeyourmirror,reflectwhatyouare:postmoderndocumentationandthedowntownNewYorkscenefrom1975tothepresent.”RBM3.1(2002):32-52.[AvailableonBlackboard]

Traister,Daniel.“Isthereafutureforspecialcollections?Andshouldtherebeone?:apolemicalessay.”RBM1.1(2000):54-76.[AvailableonBlackboard]

Browse/Skim:

OtherProfessionalCodesofEthics

AmericanAssociationofMuseums.“Codeofethicsformuseums.”2000.http://aam-us.org/resources/ethics-standards-and-best-practices/code-of-ethics

AntiquarianBooksellersAssociationofAmerica.“Codeofethics.”http://www.abaa.org/about-abaa/code-of-ethics

Boles,Frank(SAApresident).“Enforcingethics.”SAAwebsite.March20,2009.http://www.archivists.org/news/ethics09.asp

SAA.“Corevaluesofarchivists”and“Codeofethicsforarchivists.”http://www2.archivists.org/statements/saa-core-values-statement-and-code-of-ethics

ExamplesofCollectionDevelopmentPolicies

AmherstCollege,Archives&SpecialCollections.https://www.amherst.edu/library/archives/collectiondevelopment

FalesLibrarySpecialCollections.https://library.nyu.edu/about/collections/special-collections-and-archives/fales-library-and-special-collections/

FalesLibraryDowntownCollection.https://guides.nyu.edu/downtown-collection/overview

GrolierClubLibrary.www.grolierclub.org[Intheleft-handmenuselect“TheLibrary”–“CollectionsOverview”–“LibraryCollectionDevelopmentPolicy”]

LibraryofCongress(manuscriptscollectiondevelopmentpolicy).http://www.loc.gov/acq/devpol/manuscri.pdf

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Week5(Feb.22) CollectionBuilding2/3______________________________________________

• Purchasingspecialcollectionsmaterial• Dealingwiththeantiquarianbooktrade• Appraisal

DUE:WrittenAssignment2(AnalysisofCollectionDevelopmentPolicies)

Read:

Carter’sABCforBookCollectors:“AmericanBookPricesCurrent,”“AntiquarianBookseller,”“AssociationCopy,”“Auctions,”“Bibliomania,”“Bibliophily,”“BookAuctionRecords,”“Booksellers’Catalogues,”“ChronologicalObsession,”“Condition,”“FollowtheFlag,”“GrolierList,”“High-Spots,”“PresentationCopy,”“Provenance,”“Rings,”and“Unknownto…orNotin…”

Ahearn,Allen,andPatriciaAhearn.“Pricingscarceandrarebooksandmanuscripts.”RBML9.1(1994):31-38.[AvailableonBlackboard]

Jackson,RobertH.“Welcometohardtimes—thistime.”[KeynotetalkfromGrolierClub’s“BooksinHardTimes”conference,Sept.22,2009.][AvailableonBlackboard]

Lopez,Ken.“Somethoughtsonthematuringoftherarebookmarketatthestartofthe21stcentury.”[TalkgivenbyLopezin2002totheFellowshipoftheAmericanBibliophilicSocieties.]http://www.lopezbooks.com/articles/fabs/

Powell’sBooks.“Rarebookbasics.”http://www.powells.com/findastore/powellscityofbooks/therarebookroom/bookbasics[Seeesp.termsrelatingtoconditionstandardsattopofpage]

Reese,WilliamS.“Therarebookmarkettoday.”[TalkfromGrolierClub’s“BooksinHardTimes”conference,Sept.22,2009.][AvailableonBlackboard]

Whiteman,Bruce.“Theringandthebooks.”RBM9.2(2008):226-232.[AvailableonBlackboard]

Browse/Skim:

AmericanBookPricesCurrent(ABPC).http://www.bookpricescurrent.com/[Descriptionofresourceatthiswebsite;seeNYUBobstMainCollectionZ1000.A51]

AntiquarianBooksellersAssociationofAmerica(ABAA).http://www.abaa.org

Invaluable.http://www.invaluable.com[Websiteforsearchingupcomingart,antiqueandbookauctions]

Bookman’sPriceIndex.https://tinyurl.com/ycc7pfe2[Descriptionofresourceatthiswebsite;seeBobstREF1Z1000.B74forlatested.]

InternationalLeagueofAntiquarianBooksellers(ILAB).http://www.ilab.org/

RareBookHub.http://www.rarebookhub.com/[Usefulesp.forinformationonupcomingauctions]

ViaLibri.https://www.vialibri.net/[Usedandantiquarianbooksellingwebsite]

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Week6(March1) CollectionBuilding3/3______________________________________________

• Dealingwithdonorsanddonations• Transferringbooksfromgeneralcollectionstospecialcollections• Deaccessioning

CLASSEXERCISE:PurchasingRareBooks&SpecialCollectionsMaterialOnline

Read:

Basbanes,NicholasA.“Collectorsandlibraries:somestudiesinsymbiosis.”RBML8.1(1993):37-48.[AvailableonBlackboard]

Browar,Lisa.“Anoralcontractisn’tworththepaperit’sprintedon.”RBML6.2(1991):100-107.[AvailableonBlackboard]

Buice,WilliamT.,III.“Atrustandestatelawyer’sview.”[TalkfromGrolierClub’s“BooksinHardTimes”conference,Sept.22,2009;availableonBlackboard]

Oram,RichardW.“Currentprofessionalthinkingonthedeaccessioningofrarebooksinacademiclibraries.”RBML12.1(1997):9-18.[AvailableonBlackboard]

RBMS.“Guidelinesontheselectionandtransferofmaterialsfromgeneralcollectionstospecialcollections.”2008.http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/selctransfer.cfm

Schreyer,AliceD.ElectiveAffinities:PrivateCollectors&SpecialCollectionsinLibraries.Chicago:UniversityofChicagoLibrary,2001.[28p.;availableonBlackboard]

SocietyofAmericanArchivists.“Aguidetodeedsofgift.”http://www.archivists.org/publications/deed_of_gift.asp

SocietyofAmericanArchivists.“Aguidetodonatingyourpersonalorfamilypaperstoarepository.”http://www.archivists.org/publications/donating-familyrecs.asp

Streit,Samuel.“Going,going,gone:casestudiesinlibrarydeaccessioning.”RBML12.1(1997):21-28.[AvailableonBlackboard]

UniversityofSouthernCaliforniaLibraries.“Donatebooksandcollections.”https://libraries.usc.edu/support-usc-libraries

Browse/Skim:

UnitedStatesInternalRevenueService(IRS).“Publication561,Determiningvalueofdonatedproperty.”April2007.http://www.irs.gov/publications/p561/index.html[Read“Introduction”and“Valuationofvariouskindsofproperty—Collections,”skimrest]

UnitedStatesInternalRevenueService(IRS).“Form8283,NoncashCharitableContributions”http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8283.pdfand“Form8282,DoneeInformationReturn”http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8282.pdf

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Week7(March8) ProcessingandDescribingRareMaterials1/3___________________________

• Processinganddescribingrarebooks• Descriptivebibliography• Titlepagetranscription• Bibliographicalformatandthecollationformula

DUE:WrittenAssignment3(PurchasingSpecialCollectionsMaterial)

Read:

Carter’sABCforBookCollectors:“Bibliography,”“Collation,”“Copy,”“DegressiveBibliography,”“EditionandImpression,”“FirstEdition,”“Foliation,”“Format,”“Gathering,”“IdealCopy,”“Imperfect,”“Impression,”“Incunable,”“IssuesandStates,”“Pagination,”“PreliminaryLeaves,”“Signatures,”“State,”and“Variant.”

Belanger,Terry.“Descriptivebibliography.”InBookCollecting:AModernGuide,ed.JeanPeters.NewYork:R.R.Bowker,1977:97-115.[AvailableonBlackboard]

Gaskell,Philip.ANewIntroductiontoBibliography.Oxford:ClarendonPress,1972,1974.[10p.selectiononthebibliographicalconceptofformatand15p.selectiononbibliographicaldescription;availableonBlackboard]

TheAnatomyofaBookI:FormatintheHand-PressPeriod.TerryBelanger,RareBookSchool;directedbyPeterHerdrich.1991.Video.[Willbeshowninclass]

Browse/Skim:

BookHistoryOnline:InternationalBibliographyoftheHistoryofthePrintedBookandLibraries.http://bibliographies.brillonline.com/browse/book-history-online[Thisdatabase,oncefreelyavailableandmaintainedbytheBelkLibrary&InformationCommonsandtheKoninklijkeBibliotheek-NationalLibraryoftheNetherlands,isnowasubscriptionbasedresourcethroughBrill.]

ConsortiumofEuropeanResearchLibraries(CERL).http://www.cerl.org/web/[Varioususefulresources,includingtheHPB[HeritageofthePrintedBookinEurope]Database,describedasa“asteadilygrowingcollectionoffilesofcataloguerecordsfrommajorEuropeanandNorthAmericanresearchlibrariescoveringitemsofEuropeanprintingofthehand-pressperiod(c.1455-c.1830).]

***REMINDER:NOCLASSNEXTWEEK,MARCH15,FORSPRINGBREAK***

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Week8(March22) ProcessingandDescribingRareMaterials2/3___________________________

• IntroductiontoDescriptiveCatalogingofRareMaterials(Books)(DCRM(B))• Relationshipbetweendescriptivebibliographyandrarebookcataloging• Managingrarebookprocessingandcataloging

DUE:WrittenAssignment4(DescribingRareBooks)

Read:

AssociationofResearchLibraries(ARL)TaskForceonSpecialCollections.HiddenCollections,ScholarlyBarriers:CreatingAccesstoUnprocessedSpecialCollectionsMaterialsinNorthAmerica’sResearchLibraries.2003.http://www.arl.org/storage/documents/publications/hidden-colls-white-paper-jun03.pdf

DescriptiveCatalogingofRareMaterials(Books)(DCRM(B)).Washington,DC:CatalogingDistributionService,LibraryofCongress,2007.[SelectionswillbemadeavailableonBlackboard.Thisisthemostimportantdescriptivestandardsforcatalogingrarebookstoday.Theentireworkcanbedownloadedforfreeathttp://rbms.info/dcrm/dcrmb/.]

Hubbard,MelissaA.,andAnneK.D.Myers.“Bringingrarebookstolight:thestateoftheprofession.”RBM11.2(2010):134-151.http://rbm.acrl.org/content/11/2/134.full.pdf+html

Winship,Michael.“Whatthebibliographersaystothecataloger.”RBML7.2(1992):98-108.http://rbm.acrl.org/content/rbml/7/2/98.full.pdf+html

Browse/Skim:

EnglishShort-TitleCatalogue(ESTC).http://estc.bl.uk/[ElectronicbibliographicdatabasemaintainedbytheBritishLibrarythatseekstocatalogallknownprintedinEnglishbefore1800;currentlyhasover460,000records]

IncunabulaShortTitleCatalogue(ISTC).http://data.cerl.org/istc/_search[Electronicbibliographicdatabase,maintainedbytheBritishLibraryandtheConsortiumofEuropeanResearchLibraries(CERL),thatrecordsallknowneditionsofbooksprintedbefore1501]

RBMSBibliographicStandardsCommittee.Committeewebpage.http://www.rbms.info/committees/bibliographic_standards/

RBMSBibliographicStandardsCommittee.“Directoryofwebresourcesfortherarematerialscataloger.”http://lib.nmsu.edu/rarecat/

ExamplesofLibraryRareBookCatalogingPolicies

BeineckeLibrary,YaleUniversityhttp://www.library.yale.edu/BeinCatM/home.html

Libraries,NorthCarolinaStateUniversityhttps://staff.lib.ncsu.edu/confluence/display/MNC/Rare+Books+and+Special+Materials+Cataloging

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Week9(March29) ProcessingandDescribingRareMaterials3/3___________________________

• MoreonDescriptiveCatalogingofRareMaterials(Books)(DCRM(B))• Currentstandardsfordescribingotherspecialcollectionsmaterial

DUE:WrittenAssignment5(RareBookCataloging)

Read:

Chemero,Andrea,CarolineSeigel,andTerrieWilson.“Howlibrariescollectandhandleartists’books.”ArtDocumentation19.1(2000):22-25.[AvailableonBlackboard]

Cutrone,John,andRobertoC.Ferrari.“Booksasaestheticobjects:TheArthurandMataJaffeCollectionatFloridaAtlanticUniversity.”ArtDocumentation23.1(2004):33-37.[AvailableonBlackboard]

Nichols,MargaretF.“Thecatalogerandthearchivistshouldbefriends:or,Herdingvs.milkingspecialcollections.”RBM12.1(2011):25-33.[AvailableonBlackboard]

Waibel,GünterandMaryW.Elings.“Metadataforall:descriptivestandardsandmetadatasharingacrosslibraries,archivesandmuseums.”FirstMonday12.3(March5,2007).http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/viewArticle/1628/1543

Wisser,KatherineM.“Archivalcatalogingandthearchivalsensibility.”RBM12.1(2011):34-40.[AvailableonBlackboard]

Browse/Skim:

CurrentDescriptiveCatalogingGuidelinesandMetadataStandardsforSpecialCollections

CatalogingCulturalObjects(CCO):AGuidetoDescribingCulturalObjects.http://cco.vrafoundation.org/[SelectionswillalsobemadeavailableonBlackboard]

CategoriesfortheDescriptionofWorksofArt(CDWA).http://www.getty.edu/research/publications/electronic_publications/cdwa/introduction.html[SelectionswillalsobemadeavailableonBlackboard]

DescribingArchives:AContentStandard(DACS).Chicago:SAA,2013(2nded.,revised2015).[SelectionswillbemadeavailableonBlackboard;theentireworkcanalsobefreelydownloadedathttps://www2.archivists.org/groups/technical-subcommittee-on-describing-archives-a-content-standard-dacs/dacs]

DescriptiveCatalogingofRareMaterials(Graphics)[DCRM(G)].Chicago:AmericanLibraryAssociation/RareBooks&ManuscriptsSections(RBMS),2013.http://rbms.info/dcrm/dcrmg/

EAD-EncodedArchivalDescription.Version2002OfficialSite.http://www.loc.gov/ead/[Seeespecially“DevelopmentoftheEADDTD”]

Pass,GregoryA.DescriptiveCatalogingofAncient,Medieval,Renaissance,andEarlyModernManuscripts.Chicago:AssociationofCollegeandResearchLibraries,2002.[SelectionswillbemadeavailableonBlackboard]

SocietyofAmericanArchivists.StandardsforArchivalDescription:AHandbook.1994.http://www.archivists.org/catalog/stds99/

VRACore4.0.http://www.loc.gov/standards/vracore/schemas.html[Skim“Introduction”]

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ControlledVocabulariesUsedinSpecialCollectionsCataloging

BritishLibrary.“Glossaryoftermsforilluminatedmanuscripts.”FromMichelleP.Brown,UnderstandingIlluminatedManuscripts:AGuidetoTechnicalTerms.J.PaulGettyMuseum:Malibu;London:BritishLibrary,1994.http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/glossary.asp

Franco,Edgar.DictionaryofTermsandExpressionsCommonlyUsedintheAntiquarianBookTrade.ILAB,1994.https://ilab.org/glossary

GettyResearchInstitute.ArtandArchitectureThesaurus.http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/aat/

RBMS.ControlledVocabulariesforUseinRareBookandSpecialCollectionsCataloging.http://www.rbms.info/committees/bibliographic_standards/controlled_vocabularies/

LibraryofCongress,PrintsandPhotographsDivision.ThesaurusforGraphicMaterialsI:SubjectTerms(TGMI).http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/tgm1/

Roberts,MattT.andDonEtherington.BookbindingandtheConservationofBooks:ADictionaryofDescriptiveTerminology.http://cool.conservation-us.org/don/don.html

SAA;RichardPearce-Moses,compiler.AGlossaryofArchivalandRecordsTerminology.http://www2.archivists.org/glossary

OtherResources

ArchivesSpaces.[Thisisthecurrent,state-of-the-artarchivalmanagementsystem,alsoopensource,thatallowsarchiviststomanageanddescribe(usingDACSandEADstandards)archivalcollectionsofallkinds]http://archivesspace.org/

NationalUnionCatalogofManuscriptCollections(NUCMC).[ProvidesaccesstoOCLC/WorldCat’sbibliographicdatabaseofmanuscriptsandarchivalcollections]http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc

SAA,EADRoundtable.“EncodedArchivalDescriptionSection.”https://www2.archivists.org/groups/encoded-archival-standards-section

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Week10(April5) HousingandCareofRareBooksandSpecialCollections1/3_______________

• Preservationmanagement• Preservationandconservationassessmentsandsurveys• Temperature,humidity,lightandpollution• Disasterplanning

Read:

Carter’sABCforBookCollectors:“ChainLines,”“LaidPaper,”“Paper,”“Preservation”“RepairingandRestoration,”“Watermark,”“WireLines,”and“WovePaper.”

AmericanInstituteforConservation(AIC).PositionPaperonConservationandPreservationinCollectingInstitutions.http://www.conservation-us.org/docs/default-source/governance/position-paper-on-conservation-and-preservation-in-collecting-institutions-(june-2002).pdf?sfvrsn=7

Broman,Elizabeth.“Conductingaconditionsurveyofspecialcollections”[SmithsonianLibrariesblogpost].https://blog.library.si.edu/blog/2012/07/27/conducting-a-condition-survey-of-special-collections/#.Wmo-xpM-f-Y

NortheastDocumentConservationCenter.PreservationLeaflets1.1,1.2,2.1,2.2,2.4,3.1,3.3,3.6,3.8,and3.12http://www.nedcc.org/resources/leaflets.list.php

Reed-Scott,Jutta.PreservingResearchCollections:ACollaborationbetweenLibrariansandScholars.AssociationofResearchLibraries,ModernLanguageAssociation,andAmericanHistoricalAssociationonbehalfoftheTaskForceonthePreservationoftheArtifact,1999.https://www.mla.org/content/download/2935/80094/prc.pdf

Sheehan,JenniferK.“Makingthemostofwhatwehave:aframeworkforpreservationmanagementinrarebookcollections.”RBM10.2(2009):111-121.[AvailableonBlackboard]

Starmer,MaryEllen,SaraMcGoughHyder,andAiméeLeverette.“Rarecondition:preservationassessmentforrarebookcollections.”RBM6.2(2005):91-107.[AvailableonBlackboard]

W.J.BarrowResearchLaboratory,Inc.PhysicalandChemicalPropertiesofBookPapers,1507-1949.Permanence/DurabilityoftheBook7[series].Richmond,Va.:W.J.BarrowResearchLaboratory,1974.[32p.;availableonBlackboard]

Browse/Skim:

ColumbiaUniversityLibraries,PreservationandDigitalConversionDivision.DisasterResponseManualforCareofLibraryMaterials.2008.http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/img/assets/4776/disaster-2008-edition.pdf

NationalInstituteforConservation.http://www.heritagepreservation.org

NewYorkUniversity.Library&ArchivesPreservation:EmergencyPreparedness&Response.https://guides.nyu.edu/preservation/emergency-preparedness

NortheastDocumentConservationCenter.TheOnlineDisaster-PlanningToolforCulturalandCivicInstitutions.www.dplan.org

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Week11(April12) HousingandCareofRareBooksandSpecialCollections2/3_______________

• Conservationofrarematerials• Relationshipbetweenlibrarians/curatorsandconservators• Conservationtreatmentproposalsandcontracts• Conservationethics

DUE:WrittenAssignment6:DisasterPlanningScenario

Read:

Carter’sABCforBookCollectors:“Bindings”[browse“seealso”terms],“BindingMaterials”[browse“seealso”terms],“BindingTerminology”[browse“seealso”terms],“ClothGrainsandFabrics,”“OriginalState,”“Publisher’sCloth,”“Re-Backed,”“Re-Cased,”“Re-Jointed,”“Remboîtage,”“Re-Set,”and“SolanderCase.”

AmericanInstituteforConservation(AIC).“Codeofethicsandguidelinesforpractice.”1994.[FullcodeofethicsavailableasaPDFdownloadatbottomofpage]http://www.conservation-us.org/our-organizations/association-(aic)/governance/code-of-ethics-and-guidelines-for-practice#.WmpAS5M-f-aHenderson,Cathy.“Curatororconservator:whodecidesonwhattreatment?”RBML2.2(1987):103-107.[AvailableonBlackboard]

Lock,Margaret.BookbindingMaterialsandTechniques,1700-1920.Toronto:CanadianBookbindersandBookArtistsGuild,2003.[28p.;availableonBlackboard]

NortheastDocumentConservationCenter.“Choosingandworkingwithaconservator”[PreservationLeaflet7.7].http://www.nedcc.org/resources/leaflets.list.php

Pickwoad,Nicholas.“Determininghowbesttoconservebooksinspecialcollections.”TheBookandPaperGroupAnnual13(1994).http://cool.conservation-us.org/coolaic/sg/bpg/annual/v13/bp13-07.html

Pilette,Roberta,andCarolynHarris.“Ittakestwototango:aconservator’sviewofcurator/conservatorrelations.”RBML4.2(1989):103-111.[AvailableonBlackboard]

PreservationAdvisoryCentre/BritishLibrary.BookbindingsandDamagedBooks.PreservationGuidanceBookletsseries.London:BritishLibrary,2010.http://www.bl.uk/aboutus/stratpolprog/collectioncare/publications/booklets/caring_for_bookbindings.pdfhttp://www.bl.uk/aboutus/stratpolprog/collectioncare/publications/booklets/damaged_books.pdf

TarltonLawLibrary,RareBooks&SpecialCollections,UniversityofTexasatAustin.“Conservationofrarebooks,2008-2009.”https://tarltonapps.law.utexas.edu/exhibits/conservation2009/index.html

Browse/Skim:

AmericanInstituteforConservation(AIC).[Skimesp.“CollectionsCareforInstitutions”and“FindaConservator”;seeBlackboardfordirectlinkstothesepages]http://www.conservation-us.org/

BookArtsWeb.http://www.philobiblon.com/[PeterVerheyen’swebsiteforbookartsorganizations,conservationandpreservationinformation,andmuchmore]

BritishLibraryDatabaseofBookbindings.http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/bookbindings/

ConservationCenterforArt&HistoricArtifacts.http://www.ccaha.org/

ThawConservationCenter,MorganLibrary&Museum.http://www.themorgan.org/collections/collectionsThaw.asp[BrowseexamplesofconservationworkdonebyThawConservationCenter,whicharelinkedfromCenter’smainpage]

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Week12(April19) HousingandCareofRareBooksandSpecialCollections3/3_______________

• Securityissuesinspecialcollectionslibraries• Off-sitestorage

DUE:WrittenAssignment7:SecurityScenario

Read:

ALAMapandGeographyRoundTable(MAGERT).MapCollectionSecurityGuidelines:MAGERTTaskForceonLibrarySecurityforCartographicResources.June2010.http://www.ala.org/rt/sites/ala.org.rt/files/content/publicationsab/Map%20Coll%20Security%20Guidelines.pdf

Bregman,AlvanandMargaretTuftsTenney.“Specialcollectionsreadingrooms.”InEverettC.Wilkie,Jr.,ed.,GuidetoSecurityConsiderationsandPracticesforRareBook,Manuscript,andSpecialCollectionLibraries.Chicago:ACRL,2011:129-140.[AvailableonBlackboard]

Howard,Jennifer.“DebateatN.Y.PublicLibraryraisesquestion:Canoff-sitestorageworkforresearchers?”ChronicleofHigherEducation(Apr.22,2012).[AvailableonBlackboard]

Marshall,JeffreyD.“Readingroomdesignforsecurity.”InEverettC.Wilkie,Jr.,ed.,GuidetoSecurityConsiderationsandPracticesforRareBook,Manuscript,andSpecialCollectionLibraries.Chicago:ACRL,2011:41-46.[AvailableonBlackboard]

Martin,Terry.“Indefenseofremotestorage.”Rev.Oct.19,2005.[AlsoonBlackboard]http://www.law.harvard.edu/faculty/martin/defending_remote.htm

NortheastDocumentConservationCenter.“Collectionssecurity:planningandpreventionforlibrariesandarchives”[PreservationLeaflet3.11].http://www.nedcc.org/resources/leaflets.list.php

RBMSSecurityCommittee.GuidelinesRegardingSecurityandTheftinSpecialCollections.2009.http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/security_theft

Traister,Daniel.“Seductionandbetrayal:aninsider’sviewofinsidertheftofrarematerials.”WilsonLibraryBulletin69(1994):30-33.[AvailableonBlackboard]

Wilkie,Everett.“Weighingmaterialsinrarebookandmanuscriptlibrariesasasecuritymeasureagainsttheftandvandalism.”RBM7.2(2006):146-164.[AvailableonBlackboard]

Browse/Skim:

ArtLossRegister.http://www.artloss.com/en[Internationaldatabaseofstolenandmissingworksofart,antiquesandvaluables.]

InternationalLeagueofAntiquarianBooksellers.Stolen-Book.orgwebsite.http://www.stolen-book.org/[Forreportingstolenbooks,gearedtowardsantiquarianbooksellers]

RBMSSecurityCommittee.Committeewebpage.http://rbms.info/committees/security/

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Week13(April26)ManagementofRareBookandSpecialCollectionLibraries________________

• Managingstaff• Publicanddonorrelations• Fundraising• Metricsandassessmentofcollectionsandservices

Read:

Browar,Lisa.“Pavingtheroadtohell?Culturalinstitutionsandthe‘new’philanthropy.”RBM5.1(2004):52-72.http://rbm.acrl.org/content/5/1/52.full.pdf+html

Browar,Lisa,andSamuelStreit.“Mutuallyassuredsurvival:libraryfund-raisingstrategiesinachangingeconomy.”LibraryTrends(Nov.2003):52-72.[AvailableonBlackboard]

Cullingford,Alison.“Userservicesinspecialcollections”and“Influencingandfund-raisingforspecialcollections.”InCullingford,TheSpecialCollectionsHandbook.London:FacetPublishing,2011:109-126and161-180.[AvailableonBlackboard]

RBMSTaskForceonMetricsandAssessment.Taskforcewebsite.[CurrentdraftdocumentsofthenewRBMS/SAAJointTaskForcesontheDevelopmentonStandardizedHoldingCountsandMeasuresforArchivalRepositoriesandSpecialCollectionsLibrariesandontheDevelopmentofStandardizedMeasuresforthePublicServicesofArchivalRepositoriesandSpecialCollectionsLibrarieswillalsobemadeavailableonBlackboard]http://rbms.info/committees/task_force/metrics_assessment/

Browse/Skim:

AmericanAllianceofMuseums.“Standardsonfinancialstability.”RetrievedDec.11,2013.http://www.aam-us.org/resources/ethics-standards-and-best-practices/financial-stability

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Week14(May3)OutreachinSpecialCollectionsLibraries,Education,Professional____________Development,&ContinuingEducation__________________________________

• Outreach,exhibitions,andpublicprograms• Education,training,professionaldevelopmentandcareerbuilding

DUE:DiscussionBoard8;FinalPaper/Project

Read:

Dimunation,Mark.“Redwineandwhitecarpets:whatwedidn’tlearninlibraryschool,orwhenthedogandponygoesbad.”RBM7.1(2006):73-84.[AvailableonBlackboard]

Hansen,Kelli.“Education,training,andrecruitmentofspecialcollectionslibrarians:ananalysisofjobadvertisements.”RBM12.2(2011):110-132.[AvailableonBlackboard]

Harris,ValerieA.,andAnnC.Weller.“Useofspecialcollectionsasanopportunityforoutreachintheacademiclibrary.”JournalofLibraryAdministration52(2012):294-303.[AvailableonBlackboard]

RBMS/SAAJointTaskForceontheDevelopmentofGuidelinesforPrimarySourceLiteracy.[CurrentdraftdocumentswillbemadeavailableonBlackboard]

Smith,StevenEscar.“From‘treasureroom’to‘schoolroom’:specialcollectionsandeducation.”RBM7.1(2006):31-39.[AvailableonBlackboard]

Traister,Daniel.“Publicservicesandoutreachinrarebook,manuscript,andspecialcollectionslibraries.”LibraryTrends52.1(2003):87-108.[AvailableonBlackboard]

Browse/Skim:

Garabedian,Michael.“‘You’vegottobecarefullytaught’:Americanspecialcollectionslibraryeducationandtheinculcationofexclusivity.”[AvailableonBlackboard]

Rippley,SusanStekel.“Theeducationandhiringofspecialcollectionslibrarians:observationsfromarecentrecruit.”RBM6.2(2005):82-90.[AvailableonBlackboard]

RBMS.“Careersinrarebooksandmanuscripts:frequentlyaskedquestions.”http://rbms.info/careers-faq/

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Appendix:AdditionalLIUGuidelines,Policies,Procedures,andTechnicalSupport

NETIQUETTE(ESPECIALLYFORONLINEANDBLENDEDCOURSES)

● Treatallcourseuserswithrespect.● It’sfinetodisagree,butdosowithprofessionalcourtesy.● Whenofferingcriticism,remembertoalsopointoutthepositivesandareasthatarewelldone.● DonottypepostsinALLCAPS.It’stheonlineequivalentofyelling.● Stayontopictoavoidrambling.● Lookoutforacronymsorjargon.Spellthingsoutthefirsttimeandthenusetheacronym.● Useappropriategrammar,punctuation,andspelling.● Textmessagingshortcutsandemoticonsshouldbeusedjudiciously.[Oryoucantellthe

studentsnottousethem—thisisamatterofpersonalpreference.]● [Facultymayprovideadditionalguidanceonthemannerinwhichyouwouldlikestudentsto

conducttheircommunicationsinyourcourse.]ACADEMICINTEGRITYAcademicdishonestyisunacceptableandwillnotbetolerated.Cheating,forgery,plagiarismandcollusionindishonestactsunderminetheeducationalmissionofLongIslandUniversityandthestudents'personalandintellectualgrowth.Pleasesee:http://www.liu.edu/CWPost/StudentLife/Services/Counseling/AcadPoliciesANTI-HARASSMENTLongIslandUniversity’santi-harassment/discriminationpolicyandcomplaintprocedurecanbeaccessedhere:http://www.liu.edu/About-LIU/University-Departments/Human-Resources-Old/HR-Policies/Anti-Harassment-Discrimination-PolicySTUDENTSUPPORTSERVICESStudentswithdisabilities,whorequireaccommodations,shouldcontacttheappropriateofficeduringthefirstweekofthesemester.InBrooklyn,contactStudentSupportServices:718-488-1044.AtPost,contactDisabilitySupportServices:516-299-3057.Formoreinformation,see:http://www.liu.edu/CWPost/StudentLife/Services/LSC/DSSTECHNICALSUPPORTBlackboardisavailableathttp://blackboard.liu.edu.Forstudenthelp,goto:https://help.blackboard.com/en-us/Learn/9.1_2014_04/Studentoraccesshelpdirectlyfromyourcoursebyselecting“Help”inthecoursemenu.ThehelpsiteprovidesawidevarietyoftutorialsandvideosthatwillhelpyounavigatetheBlackboardenvironment.ITstaffisavailabletorespondreadilytostudentandfacultyquestionsMondaytoFriday9a.m.to5p.m.atit@liu.eduor718-488-3300or516-299-3300(orx3300fromtheBrooklynorPostcampus).Studentsandfacultymayemailafterhoursandwillreceivearesponseassoonasastaffmemberisavailable.Often,staffmembersareabletoanswerquestionsintheeveningorontheweekends,butanimmediateresponseisnotguaranteed.

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GeneralTechnologyGuidelines:StudentswillneedInternetaccessandaPCorMaccomputerwiththelatestversionofawebbrowser(Firefox,InternetExplorer,Chrome,Safari).ForAdobeConnectmeetings,studentsshouldrunanaudiotestpriortomeetings;aheadsetmayreduceechoingsound.YoucanaccessBlackboardanywhereyouhaveInternetaccess,buttherearesomeguidelinestofollowthatwillmakeyourexperiencemoreproductive:

● TheFirefoxwebbrowserworksbestwithBlackboard.● BesurethatyourcomputerhasthelatestFlashplayerinstalled.Flashenablesvideosfrom

YouTubeandothersourcestobeplayedwithinBlackboard.● SometimesWi-Ficonnectionscanbeslow;ifyouencounterproblems,itisbesttoswitchtoa

hardwiredconnection.