2009 Schedule

In August 2009, the California Rare Book School will offer six courses over two weeks. Most of the courses will be held on the campus of UCLA, one course (Descriptive Bibliography) will be held off campus at UCLA's William Andrews Clark Memorial Library. Several courses will include field trips to the many important collections in Southern California, and all will include hands-on experience with rare books and/or manuscripts.

Week 1: August 3rd-7th

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

Course: Rare Book Cataloging
Faculty: Randal Brandt, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Course: Introduction to Archives for Special Collections Librarians
Faculty: Anne J. Gilliland, University of California, Los Angeles

Week 2: August 10th-14th

Course: Descriptive Bibliography
Faculty: Bruce Whiteman, Head Librarian, The William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA

Course: Books of the Far West, with an Emphasis on California
Faculty: Gary F. Kurutz, California State Library

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

Details

The tuition for CALRBS courses in 2009 is $995/course. Course size is limited to 15 students.

Course credit must be determined by the student's home institution, UCLA MLIS students please contact the CALRBS administrator for more information about obtaining course credit.

CALRBS is currently accepting applications for Summer 2009.  Applications will be accepted up until July 3rd 2009, if you wish to apply for a CALRBS course and it is after July 3rd, 2009 please contact the CALRBS Administrator.

Admission to CALRBS courses is conducted on a rolling basis until the course is full, admission is determined by the instructor of the course, based upon the information provided in your application.  Early application is encouraged.  Application forms can be downloaded here. If you are unable to download a form, please write or email the CALRBS administrator.