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Apologies for any cross posting - this event is open to all. John Lake Librarian Barbican Library Silk Street London UK EC2Y 8DS Tel: + 44 (0) 207 382 7098 Fax + 44 (0) 207 638 2249 email: [log in to unmask] www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/barbicanlibrary Diaries of Robert Proctor Date: Tuesday 9 June 2009 Time: 6.30pm Venue: The Sekforde Arms, Sekforde Street, London EC1 Map: http://digbig.com/3pmf Speaker: John Bowman Three thousand incunabula (or early printed books) in the Bodleian were catalogued in 1891-3 by Robert Proctor, who included notes upon these in his Index of Early Printed Books in the British Museum (1898). He also prepared for the Bibliographical society in 1900 an illustrated monograph entitled The Printing of Greek in the Fifteenth Century. This able bibliographer met with a mysterious end in the Tyrol in 1903, and his Bibliographical Essays, which everywhere reveal the wide knowledge of an expert, were collected two years later. A useful Register of National Bibliography was produced in two volumes in 1905 by William Prideaux Courtney. In 1899 Proctor started to keep a private diary, and this lasted until his death in 1903. John Bowman will talk about the man and his work, and about some of the sources he has used in editing the diaries for publication, many of which would have been unavailable before the advent of the internet. Until his recent retirement, John Bowman was Lecturer in Library and Information Studies at University College London. This talk will be of particular value to anyone registered for CILIP Chartership and can contribute towards CPD requirements. CILIP in London evening meetings are free and open to all with a professional interest in the topic. Refreshments will be available afterwards. As space is limited, please let us know if you are coming: contact [log in to unmask] It would be helpful to tell us how you found out about the event. We do our best to ensure that events take place as advertised, but regret we cannot take responsibility for changes or cancellations due to circumstances beyond our control. ----------------------------------------- THIS E-MAIL AND ANY ATTACHED FILES ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND MAY BE LEGALLY PRIVILEGED. If you are not the addressee, any disclosure, reproduction, copying, distribution or other dissemination or use of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error please notify the sender immediately and then delete this e-mail. Opinions, advice or facts included in this message are given without any warranties or intention to enter into a contractual relationship with the City of London unless specifically indicated otherwise by agreement, letter or facsimile signed by a City of London authorised signatory. Any part of this e-mail which is purely personal in nature is not authorised by the City of London. All e-mail through the City of London's gateway is potentially the subject of monitoring. All liability for errors and viruses is excluded. Please note that in so far as the City of London falls within the scope of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, it may need to disclose this e-mail. Website: http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk