2008 Schedule

In August 2008, the California Rare Book School will offer eight courses over two weeks. Most of the courses will be held on the campus of UCLA. Several courses will include field trips to the many important collections in Southern California.

Week 1: August 4th-8th

Course: Special Collections Librarianship: Operations & Administration
Faculty: Lynda Claassen, University of California San Diego and David Zeidberg, Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens

Course: Donors and Libraries
Faculty: Susan M. Allen, Getty Research Institute and William P. Barlow Jr., Barlow & Hughan

Course: The History of the Book in Hispanic America, 16th – 19th Centuries
Faculty: Daniel J. Slive, University of California San Diego and David Szewczyk, Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts Company

Course: Descriptive Bibliography
Faculty: Carl Berkhout, University of Arizona

Week 2: August 11th-15th

Course: Book Illustration Processes to 1900
Faculty: Terry Belanger, Rare Book School, University of Virginia

Course: Book Collecting: History and Techniques
Faculty: Bruce Whiteman, Head Librarian, The William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA

Course: The Book in the West, With an Emphasis on California
Faculty: Gary Kurutz, California State Library

Course: Preservation Stewardship of Library Collections
Faculty: Mark S. Roosa, Pepperdine University

Details

The tuition for CALRBS courses in 2008 is $995/course. Course size is limited to 15 students.

Course credit must be determined by the student's home institution.

Admission to CALRBS courses is conducted on a rolling basis. Application forms can be downloaded here. If you are unable to download a form, please write, email, or call the CALRBS administrator.