CoHSL-list September 2013

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Fwd: ["EXLIBRIS-L"] Born-digital books and local author collections

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This enquiry came in on another mailing list I have noticed a number of e book/ POD publications issued through Lightning Source etc by Greek American writers I anyone collecting these in your libraries ? June S ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Juli McLoone <juli.mcloone(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 1:00 PM The works of local authors have historically been one of my institution's collecting foci, and we're now reaching the point where some of their works are appearing only as e-books. I'm curious whether other curators of local author collections are encountering this and how it is being handled elsewhere. Has anyone begun acquiring e-books for special collections? If so, are you acquiring devices or just files; commercial/proprietary versions from the publisher or non-interactive PDF versions? What kind of file management/digital preservation strategies have you put in place? This is not yet something that we're tackling as part of our collection development, but I see it rapidly and inevitably approaching. I'd very much appreciate your perspective on the issue. Best regards, Juli Juli McLoone Rare Books Librarian University of Texas at San Antonio 210-458-5988 -- June Samaras KALAMOS BOOKS (For Books about Greece) 2020 Old Station Rd Streetsville,Ontario Canada L5M 2V1 Tel : 905-542-1877 E-mail : kalamosbooks(a)gmail.com www.kalamosbooks.com http://kalamosb.alibrisstore.com/ http://www.antiqbook.com/books/bookseller.phtml/kal

10 years, 7 months

Greek Printing

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From: "Derek Walker" <exlib(a)derekwalker.org> To: "exlibris-l(a)list.indiana.edu" <exlibris-l(a)list.indiana.edu> Sent: 24 September, 2013 12:54 PM Subject: ["EXLIBRIS-L"] Blackwell's Short List 17: Greek Printing DO NOT USE YOUR EMAIL REPLY FUNCTION TO RESPOND TO THIS ANNOUNCElMENT. MAKE SURE ANY MESSAGE COMES TO rarebooks(a)blackwell.co.uk AND IS NOT SENT TO THE ENTIRE LIST. (This message is sent on behalf of Blackwell's Rare Books.) Blackwell's Rare Books is pleased to offer a new short list of 30 items highlighting the history of printing with Greek type outside of Greece. The list stretches over 400 years from the 1513 Aldine Plato through the first Greek printing in Rome, Froben in Basel, several different Royal Printers in Paris, early Greek printing in England, British university presses including Oxford, Cambridge, and the Foulis brothers in Glasgow, Ibarra, Bodoni, and the Proctor types, and finishes with van Krimpen's Antigone type as used in the Nonesuch Homer. An illustrated PDF can be read or downloaded at the following link: http://j.mp/brblist17 The list can also be sent as a hard copy or an e-mail attachment on request. Best wishes, Blackwell's Rare Books 48-51 Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BQ +44 (0)1865 333 555 http://www.blackwell.co.uk/rarebooks Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/blackwellrare --

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American Geographical Society Library Fellowships for 2014

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On 05/08/2013 03:25 PM, Angie Cope, American Geographical Society Library, UW Milwaukee wrote: > > *American Geographical Society Library Fellowships for 2014* > > The American Geographical Society Library, University of > Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, welcomes applications for two short-term > research fellowship programs: > > *McColl Research Program Fellowships* > This is a short-term fellowship program available to individuals who > wish to communicate their geographical research results to a broad, > educated general audience. Awards of $3300 for four-week fellowships > will be provided to support residencies for the purpose of conducting > research that makes direct use of the Library, and results in > publication in a mutually agreed upon outlet. > > *Helen and John S. Best Research Fellowships* > This is a short-term fellowship intended to support individuals whose > research would benefit from extensive use of the AGS Library. Stipends > of $400 per week, for periods up to 4 weeks, will be awarded. > > The American Geographical Society Library is one of North America’s > foremost geography and map collections with strengths in geography, > cartography and related historical topics. An extensive collection of > books, periodicals, photos, maps, pamphlets, atlases, globes, electronic > data, and the archives of the Association of American Geographers and > the American Geographical Society are maintained at the AGS Library. In > addition, researchers benefit from access to the UWM Libraries print and > online collections during their residency. Please note that not all AGS > Library materials are listed in the online catalog, but finding aids and > professional staff are available to assist in determining if resources > in the AGSL are suitable for a given research project. > > Applications must be received by October 21, 2013. All fellowships are > tenable in 2014. > > For further information and detailed application instructions visit: > > http://www4.uwm.edu/libraries/AGSL/fellowships.cfm or write, call or > e-mail the Marcy Bidney, Curator, AGS Library, P.O. Box 399, Milwaukee, > WI 53201-0399, Tel. (414) 229-6282, E-mail bidney(a)uwm.edu > > Message sent by Angie Cope acope(a)uwm.edu

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GREEK FILM - BIBLIOGRAPHIES

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Check out the bibliographies of Greek film in English and in Greek in the first issue of FILMICON: Journal of Greek Film Studies ISSUE 1, September 2013 http://filmiconjournal.com/ 1] English-Language Bibliography on Greek Cinema (2010-2013) Olga Kourelou - University of Sussex The following bibliography consists of critical writing on Greek cinema published in English since 2010 - a year that marks an upsurge in interest in Greek film. This interest is partly the result of the growing visibility of Greek films abroad, brought about by the remarkable international success of Yorgos Lanthimos's 2009 Kynodontas/Dogtooth. At the same time, it stems from the general attention Greek culture and society has been attracting due to the financial crisis. In fact, these two phenomena, recently produced films and the crisis, have been inextricably linked in discussions of contemporary Greek cinema, as several of the entries below testify. The bibliography has been divided into two main sections. The first one comprises of academic writing and includes books, essays in edited collections and journal articles, while the second one is devoted to film criticism. Given the proliferation of outlets for criticism, especially on the web (through blogs and online magazines for instance) and mainly regarding Lanthimos's work, the primary criterion for the selection of articles has been their critical insight. Mostly drawn from broadsheet newspapers, like The Guardian and The New York Times, and from cinephile film magazines, such as Sight and Sound and Cineaste, the pieces presented in this section have been chosen for their influence in framing or expanding certain key current debates around contemporary Greek cinema (for example, Rosen's piece on what he calls the "Greek Weird Wave"). The criticism gathered here, however, is not only concerned with Greek films and the Greek film industry, but also with Greek film studies as an academic field. Therefore, several reviews of recent publications on Greek cinema have also been included in the latter part of the bibliography. A large amount of the material was gathered using the BFI's database, FIAF and EBSCOhost Connection. While the bibliography has sought to be comprehensive, it is nonetheless not exhaustive. As this is a column that will be continuously updated, however, any omissions that occur here will be completed in future issues. 2] http://filmiconjournal.com/journal/article/2013/1/12 Ελληνικϋσ Εκδόςεισ για τον Κινηματογρϊφο (2011-2012)1 Δημότρησ Καλαντύδησ Τποψόφιοσ διδϊκτορασ, Πανεπιςτόμιο Αθηνών -- June Samaras KALAMOS BOOKS (For Books about Greece) 2020 Old Station Rd Streetsville,Ontario Canada L5M 2V1 Tel : 905-542-1877 E-mail : kalamosbooks(a)gmail.com www.kalamosbooks.com http://kalamosb.alibrisstore.com/ http://www.antiqbook.com/books/bookseller.phtml/kal

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Job opening BOSTON

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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Glover, Susan G. <sglover(a)bpl.org> Date: Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 11:30 AM The Boston Public Library is accepting applications for the Chief Book Conservator position. The Chief Book Conservator will provide expertise, services, direction, and leadership to enable the library to successfully preserve its archival and special collections materials, including preservation, conservation, and leveraging new and emerging technologies and tools. Salary: $56,191 – 75,816, DOQ. Competitive benefits. Minimum Qualifications: Education – Bachelor’s degree from a recognized college or university and a master’s degree or other post graduate, professional certificate from a well-recognized program of conservation or bookbinding. In exceptional circumstances, special education, training, and/or experience as evidenced by a conservation portfolio may be substituted for part or all of the educational requirements. Experience – Five years of appropriate experience in a conservation lab or bookbinding facility including two years supervisory and/or management experience. Employment Requirements: Ability to exercise good judgment and focus on detail as required by the job. Residency – Must be a resident of the City of Boston upon the first day of hire. CORI – Must successfully clear a Criminal Offenders Record Information check with the City of Boston. Complete job description and application available at: www.cityofboston.gov/OHR/careercenter.asp Deadline for application: September 30, 2013 In compliance with Federal and State Equal Employment Laws, Equal opportunity will be afforded to all applicants regardless of race, color, sex, age, religious creed, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, ex-offender status, prior psychiatric treatment or military status. Susan Glover Keeper of Special Collections Boston Public Library 700 Boylston Street Boston MA 02116 617-859-2293

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Fwd: ["EXLIBRIS-L"] LC Symposium on "Authenticity" 12/6/13

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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dimunation, Mark G <mdim(a)loc.gov> Date: Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 11:25 AM Symposium Announcement "Authenticity" Rare Book and Special Collections Division The Library of Congress December 6, 2013 The Library of Congress announces a symposium on “Authenticity,” a program that will look at one of the most difficult subjects facing libraries, private collectors, and booksellers today -- judging the genuineness of printed materials. The symposium will not focus on theft or forgery, but rather on the research which curators, scholars, and conservators have been conducting regarding all elements of printing and book production. The program will include specialists who are at the cutting edge of research on printing techniques, paper manufacture, binding construction, and typography. They will include scholars, conservators, scientists, and booksellers who are dedicated to establishing methods for determining authenticity in the field of rare books, prints, and manuscripts. The symposium will occupy the entire day and will close with a keynote address by Michael Suarez (Director, Rare Book School, University of Virginia). The Program Schedule: Panel on Paper Tim Barret (University of Iowa), Kim Schenck (National Gallery of Art), Peter Bower (Forensic Paper Historian, London) Panel on Printing and Typography Paul Needham (Scheide Librarian, Princeton University), Nick Wilding (Georgia State University) Panel on Color Thomas Primeau (Baltimore Museum of Art), Meg Ford (Christies London), Lynn Brostoff (The Library of Congress) The one-day program will be held on Friday, December 6th, 2013 in the Mumford Room of the Library of Congress' Madison Building. The program is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. An RSVP would be appreciated. Please contact Geanie Jackson in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division at gjackson(a)loc.gov or 202 707 6352 to confirm your attendance. Mark Dimunation Chief, Rare Book and Special Collections Division The Library of Congress 101 Independence Ave., S.E. Washington, D.C. 20540-4740 202-707-2025 mdim(a)loc.gov -------------------------------------------------- June Samaras KALAMOS BOOKS (For Books about Greece) 2020 Old Station Rd Streetsville,Ontario Canada L5M 2V1 Tel : 905-542-1877 E-mail : kalamosbooks(a)gmail.com www.kalamosbooks.com http://kalamosb.alibrisstore.com/ http://www.antiqbook.com/books/bookseller.phtml/kal

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