Dear colleagues I apologise if you receive this invitation more than once. You are cordially invited to attend a training seminar on the management of Trade LIterature and related ephemera in art, design and architecture libraries, organised by ARLIS/UK & Ireland: DATE: Monday 19th May 2003 TIME: 10.30 * 17.00 VENUE: Bernard Leach Room, Victoria & Albert Museum, South Kensington, London FEES: ARLIS Members : £80.00 Non-ARLIS Delegates : £100.00 ARLIS Student/Unwaged members : £40.00 Non-ARLIS Students/Unwaged : £ 50.00 ARLIS Retired members : £53.00 PROGRAMME: 10:30 * 11:00 Coffee & Welcome 11:00 * 11:40 Julie Ann Lambert, the Bodleian Library, Oxford : the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera 11:40 * 12:20 Gaye Smith, Manchester Metropolitan University * 'Trade literature for art and design: the historical collection at MMU' 12.30 * 13.30 Lunch 13:30 * 14:10 Katherine Baird, London College of Fashion * 'Materials Collection at the London College of Fashion; the pragmatic approach' 14:10 * 14:50 Margaret Pope, Research Consultant * 'Collecting materials for design' 14:50 * 15:10 Tea 15:10 * 15:50 Dor Pontin, Freelance Librarian * 'Trade information in the construction industry' 15:50 * 16:30 Deborah Sutherland, Word & Image Department, Victoria & Albert Museum - 'A brief look at the V&A's collections of trade ephemera' 16:30 * 17.00 General discussion followed by a presentation of newly published ARLIS Guidelines for cataloguing and classifying trade literature 17:00 Close Refreshments and lunch will be provided and are included in the cost. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, OR FOR A BOOKING FORM (to be returned by 28th April) PLEASE CONTACT:- Deborah Sutherland Trade Literature Librarian National Art Library Word & Image Department Victoria & Albert Museum South Kensington SW7 2RL Britain Tel: ++ 207 942 2380 E-mail: [log in to unmask]