*Manutius Network 2015*
Few printers have contributed as much to the advancement of the humanist
book as *Aldus Manutius* (c. 1451 - 1515). His *family press* was active
in Venice, Bologna and Rome for over a century, from 1494 to 1598. Its
publications have been collected and studied up to the present day as
milestones in the development of Western civilisation. *Manutius Network
2015* is a website dedicated to the *events* for the celebrations of the *fifth
centenary* of Aldus’s death. The aim is to provide a comprehensive picture
of the *conferences, seminars and exhibitions* in honour of Aldus, the
Aldine press and its books taking place throughout the world. *Organisers* are
warmly invited to share details of their events and seize the opportunity
for publicizing them and for collaborating with colleagues across the
globe. The project is developed under the auspices of the *CERL.*
A list of events can be found here:
http://www.cerl.org/collaboration/manutius_network_2015/main
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Tel: 020 7415 7134 Fax: 020 7970 5643
E-mail: secretariat(a)cerl.org
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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.comhttp://kalamosb.alibrisstore.com/http://www.antiqbook.com/books/bookseller.phtml/kal
An archive of photographs of the Middle East /Levant digitized at the
British library
Includes Istanbul, Smyrna, Alexandria, Rhodes etc. at the period of the
Ottoman Empire
This link just came in that may be of general interest to your library
June S
Information courtesy of Chuck Jones / AWOL
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Posted: 26 Aug 2014 08:42 AM PDT
The Fouad Debbas Collection: assessment and digitisation of a precious
private collection. Photographs from Maison Bonfils (1867-1910s), Beirut,
Lebanon <http://eap.bl.uk/database/overview_project.a4d?projID=EAP644;r=41>
British Library Endangered Archives Programme <http://eap.bl.uk/>
The aim of this project is to clean, list, index, catalogue and digitise a
collection of 3,000 photographs produced in the Middle East by the Maison
Bonfils <http://viaf.org/viaf/153695793/>, from 1867 to the 1910s.
The 3,000 items consist of albumen prints gathered in albums and
portfolios, glass plates, stereos, cabinet cards and cartes de visite. They
are part of the general Fouad Debbas <http://viaf.org/viaf/91567334/>
Collection,
which contains more than 40,000 photographs. The objective is to undertake
a survey, and increase access to and visibility of this most valuable and
endangered collection.
The Fouad Debbas Bonfils collection is the most extensive, varied and
richest photographic collection produced in the Levant at the end of the
Ottoman period. It is in fact one of the very few photographic collections
produced in Beirut from the late Ottoman period which are still preserved.
Established in 1867 in Beirut, the Bonfils house set out the first
photographic studio in Beirut and established photography as a business. As
such Mr Bonfils, his wife Lydie, (apparently the first woman photographer
of the whole area at that time) and children, all succeeded in capturing a
region of immense physical beauty (the landscape photos of Beirut and
Baalbeck), of varied ethnic composition (various portraits), and of rapid
socio-economic change, at a crucial moment of the region’s history. The
Bonfils Debbas collection is clearly an invaluable document registering the
history of a region at a crucial crossroads in the wake of great historical
upheaval which was about to sweep the region and bring about the Modern
Middle East as we know it...
VIEW FILES FROM THIS PROJECT
<http://eap.bl.uk/database/results.a4d?projID=EAP644;r=41>
- Project Overview
<http://eap.bl.uk/database/overview_project.a4d?projID=EAP644;r=41#project_o…>
- Project Gallery
<http://eap.bl.uk/database/overview_project.a4d?projID=EAP644;r=41#project_g…>
- Project Outcome
<http://eap.bl.uk/database/overview_project.a4d?projID=EAP644;r=41#project_o…>
- Show on Map <http://eap.bl.uk/database/map.a4d?showOnMap=EAP644>
The catalogue is available here
<http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&f…>
.
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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.comhttp://kalamosb.alibrisstore.com/http://www.antiqbook.com/books/bookseller.phtml/kal
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From: Melissa Hubbard <mxh597(a)case.edu>
Date: Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 4:31 PM
Hello all,
I’m writing to remind you about the upcoming colloquium on Special
Collections, “Acknowledging the Past, Forging the Future,” which will be
held in Cleveland, OH on October 21 and 22. We have a very exciting program
planned and we look forward to stimulating conversation. More about the
colloquium and a link to the registration page can be found here:
http://library.case.edu/ksl/collections/special/colloquium/
Our early bird registration runs through September 1, and we only have a
few seats left, so if you plan to attend, please register soon.
This colloquium is hosted by Kelvin Smith Library of Case Western Reserve
University, in collaboration with the libraries of the University of
Rochester, Vanderbilt University, and Washington University in St. Louis. A
fuller description of the colloquium, and a list of our generous sponsors,
is below.
Best regards,
Melissa Hubbard
*
<http://library.case.edu/ksl/collections/special/colloquium/register.php>
<http://library.case.edu/ksl/collections/special/colloquium/register.php>
<http://library.case.edu/ksl/collections/special/colloquium/logistics/>
<http://library.case.edu/ksl/collections/special/colloquium/register.php>*
*Organized by: Kelvin Smith Library at Case Western Reserve
University Presented in collaboration with: River Campus Libraries at
University of Rochester <http://www.library.rochester.edu/>, Vanderbilt
University <http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/> and Washington University
in St. Louis Libraries <http://wustl.edu/libraries/>For more information,
email KSL-mail(a)case.edu <KSL-mail(a)case.edu> or call (216)368-2992
<%28216%29368-2992>.*
For most of their history, academic library special collections
concentrated on the cultivation, acquisition and preservation of gifts.
Particularly because of the advent of digitization, over the last
ten-to-fifteen years there has been an increased emphasis on increasing
local and international exposure and access to special collections. While
many libraries have been focusing efforts to increase significantly the
exposure of their collections to a wider audience, there are still many
special collections that are not yet fully discovered.
This national colloquium will explore some of the factors that governed the
growth and use of special collections of the past, as well as current and
emerging challenges for special collections in the future. How can
libraries and university faculty work together to educate students to
become more aware of the hidden treasures that are available on their own
campuses, and to gain a lifelong appreciation for them? How can collections
from individual institutions work together to create a robust whole from
the parts? How can scholars, libraries, potential donors, and collectors
come together to forge new partnerships to employ these valued collections
to advance knowledge and scholarship—particularly in a digital age? This
colloquium will be a seminal event in acknowledging the historic strengths
of special collections of the past, and for speakers and participants to
chart a course for the next decade and beyond.
The program will begin mid-day on *Tuesday, October 21*, and conclude at
the end of the day on *Wednesday, October 22*. Throughout the colloquium,
attendees will be encouraged to enrich the dialog through a variety of
means, including question-and-answer and talk-back sessions during the
moderated discussions, placing post-it notes with comments on a designated
board, and electronically expanding the dialog via Twitter feeds and a
conference blog. The thoughts of the attendees will be compiled and
summarized during the colloquium.
This program should be of great interest to senior library administrators,
special collections librarians, serious book collectors, scholars
(including faculty and students), and rare book and manuscript booksellers
and auctioneers.
*Click here for registration details!
<http://library.case.edu/ksl/collections/special/colloquium/register.php>*
*Featured speakers will include:*
*Note:* *All speakers listed are confirmed, but presentation titles and
abstracts are subject to modification.*
- *Opening Keynote: "From Siberia to Shangri-La, Changing Perspectives
on Special Collections"* *Sarah Thomas* (*Vice President, Harvard
Library and Roy E. Larsen Librarian for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences*)
will set the context for the Colloquium by providing a high-level overview
of the major issues that faced special collections, rare books and
manuscript librarians in the past, significant concerns today, and some
possible directions for the future.
- *"Exploring the Past: Everything Old is New Again." * *Alice
Schreyer* *(Interim
Library Director and Associate University Librarian for Area Studies and
Special Collections, University of Chicago Library)* will discuss the
enduring value of special collections and the book and explore how they
influence collectors, librarians, and researchers today.
- *"Considering the Present: Special Collections are the Meal, Not the
Dessert." **Jay Satterfield* (*Special Collections Librarian, Dartmouth
College*) will consider issues such as preserving and revealing the
artifact, understanding the role and limitations of digital surrogates,
elevating the importance for collecting rare books and manuscripts,
revealing physical collections through digital scholarship, and collecting
issues in a time of transition, including collection scope and means to
determine the optimal collections to meet institutional academic needs.
- *"Objects of Study: Special Collections in an Age of Digital
Scholarship*." *Stephen Enniss* (*Director, Harry Ransom Center,
University of Texas at Austin*) will explore the future of the book as
object: how will it look, how will it be collected, and what should we
begin to collect and preserve today to ensure its longevity? He will also
examine the emerging role and value of special collections in a world of
digital scholarship, and how digital scholarship techniques can complement
and advance the use of manuscripts, rare books, and other archival
materials in all formats, including images, art work, and audio and video
files.
- *Closing Keynote: "The Once and Future Special Collections." **Mark
Dimunation* (*Chief of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division,
Library of Congress*) will take a look at what have we learned from the
past, what we need to change to advance the value of special collections
materials (including how we can expand access as the library begins to
acquire materials in new formats), the most significant obstacles in our
path, and the most promising solutions for the next few years and decades.
*Panels will include:*
- *"Acknowledging the Past"*
*Moderator:* *Joel Silver* (Director and Curator of Books at the Lilly
Library, Indiana University)
*Bookseller:*
*Ken Lopez **Collector:*
*Paul Ruxin **Librarian:* *Dan DeSimone *(Eric Weinmann Librarian, Folger
Shakespeare Library)
*Librarian:* *Elizabeth Haven Hawley *(Chair, Special and Area Studies
Collections Department, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida)
- *"Where are We Today?"*
*Moderator:* *Geoffrey Smith* (Head of the Rare Books and Manuscripts
Library, The Ohio State University)
*Auction House:* *Selby Kiffer *(Senior Vice President, Sotheby's)
*Collector:*
*Jon Lindseth **Librarian:** Jim Kuhn *(Joseph N. Lambert and Harold B.
Schleifer Director, Rare Books & Special Collections, University of
Rochester)
*Scholar:* *Christoph Irmscher *(Provost Professor, George F. Getz Jr.
Professor in the Wells Scholars Program, Wells Scholars Program Director,
Indiana University)
- *"Special Collections in an Age of Digital Scholarship"*
*Moderator:* *Dan Cohen* (Associate Professor, Department of History and
Art, Case Western Reserve University)
*Bookseller:* *Tom Congalton *(Owner, Between the Covers Rare Books Inc.)
*Librarian:* *Athena Jackson *(Associate Director, Special Collections
Library, University of Michigan)
*Librarian:* *Melissa Hubbard* (Team Leader, Special Collections and
Archives, Case Western Reserve University)
*Scholar:* *Gerald Early* (Merle King Professor of Modern Letters,
Washington University, St. Louis)
*Thank You to our Sponsors!*
*Interested in becoming a sponsor? Click here for detailed information.
<http://library.case.edu/ksl/collections/special/colloquium/sponsorship/>*
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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.comhttp://kalamosb.alibrisstore.com/http://www.antiqbook.com/books/bookseller.phtml/kal
Proposal for N'ko Romanization Table
8/18/14
A proposal for a N'ko romanization table has been developed at the Library of Congress and is available for review at N'ko < http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/N%27ko.pdf > [PDF, 169 KB].
Comments on this proposed romanization table may be sent to Bruce Johnson, Policy and Standards Division (bjoh(a)loc.gov<mailto:bjoh@loc.gov>) by November 14, 2014.
Bruce Chr. Johnson
The Library of Congress
Policy & Standards Division
Washington, DC 20540-4263 USA
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www.loc.gov<http://www.loc.gov/>
202.707.1652 (voice)
202.707.6629 (fax)
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From: Angela R Cope <acope(a)uwm.edu>
Date: Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 8:02 AM
*American Geographical Society Library Fellowships for 2015*
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 ($400 per week) for a 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
$1600 ($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 31, 2014. Awards will be
announced in December 2014 for fellowships to be held during 2015.
For further information and detailed application instructions visit:
http://uwm.edu/libraries/agsl/fellowshipdescriptions/ or write, call or
e-mail Marcy Bidney, Curator, AGS Library, P.O. Box 399, Milwaukee,
WI 53201-0399, Tel. (414) 229-6282, E-mail bidney(a)uwm.edu
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