Course organiser:
Bill Bell b.bell@ed.ac.uk
Course
Description
This is the
Semester 2 core course for the MSc in Material Cultures
and the History of the Book. Taught within the
University's Centre for Research Collections, this course
provides an introduction to a range of issues surrounding
the conservation, management, and display of special
collections, with particular emphasis on manuscript
and printed materials.
Issues to be covered include cataloguing, conservation
techniques, digitisation, collection management, and
display and exhibitions. Seminars (which will run for
2 hours a week) will be taught by experts from the University
and beyond. Field trips to local collections will be
included.
Assessment
will be based on a course essay of 4000 words, selected
from a range of prescribed topics, to be submitted by
the end of Semester 2.
Course
schedule
All seminars take place on the 5th
floor of the University Library between 10-12am.
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