The following is a list of Additional Workshops in the New England
Area for Spring 2008 offered through the GSLIS Continuing Education Program.
Additional Workshops in the New England Area
(listed by date)
Using Primary Sources: a Tutorial for Educators
Saturday, May 3, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Congregational Library
14 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02108
For directions see: www.congregationallibrary.org
Room TBA
Learning about history can involve more than just reading a textbook—and should! There is a rich and varied world in manuscripts and archive collections that history books can never present. However, finding a path through these collections can be intimidating, particularly when there are so few opportunities to navigate this 'raw material' of history. This workshop will walk educators through the wilderness of an archive—highlighting effective research techniques, pitfalls and stumbling blocks, and gems that they can share with their classes. Participants will try out some practical applications within the Congregational Library based on the theories discussed during class.
Faculty: Jessica Steytler,GSLIS Alum, Archivist, Congregational Library, Boston;jessica.steytler@gmail.com
Paper: History, Manufacture, Materials, Decoration, and a Whole Lot More
Saturday, June 14, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Waban, MA 02468
(a 7 minute walk from the Waban stop on the Green Line, D-train to Riverside)
The workshop will look at paper from many perspectives -- its invention in China and movement west; tools, fibers, and equipment used in its manufacture; Western and Eastern techniques in making it; its decoration; bibliographic description of paper, primarily for cataloging; the terminology of paper -- and will answer a number of questions -- What is the difference between laid and wove paper? Marbled and paste paper? Sized paper and waterleaf? What are watermarks and how are they made? How do you catalog a piece of paper or the papers in a book? When was paper invented, and by whom? Who is the greatest paper historian ever? How many different kinds of paper decoration are there?
The workshop will be held in the instructor’s home where the students will examine a world-class paper collection and tools. Lunch will be supplied.
Faculty: Dr. Sidney Berger, Ann C. Pingree Director, Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum, Adjunct Faculty at Simmons College and University of Illinois (Urbana/Champain); sid@simmons.edu
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