A few places are still available for this conference.
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'SHARING THE WONDER'--- a collaborative approach to promoting, preserving
and sharing the content of special collections
A one day conference at Queens' College, Cambridge on 12th September 2011
The uniqueness and specialised appeal of our collections offers little
protection from financial constraints. Many are under threat - of
dispersal, of neglect and even disposal in favour of digitised copies - and
this conference focuses on ways in which colleagues are sharing their
expertise and knowledge to ensure their collections 'work', that is, that
they continue to be relevant and available to meet the needs and interests
of their varied audiences - be these scholars or the public at large.
Speakers will include: Dr Stella Panayotova, Keeper of Manuscripts and
Printed Books at the Fitzwilliam Museum, and mainstay of the 'Cambridge
Illuminations' project to exhibit, catalogue and publish information about
the entire body of Western illuminated manuscripts held in the Colleges and
the Fitzwilliam Museum.
Alison Walker, retired head of the National Preservation Office at the
British Library, who is coordinating a project to catalogue the dispersed
library of Sir Hans Sloane that forms the 18th century core of the British
Museum and Natural History Museum libraries.
Natalie Adams, Senior Archivist at the Churchill Archives who is involved
in a commercial project to make Sir Winston Churchill's papers available
online.
We will also hear from the Parker Library of Corpus Christi College, which
has collaborated with Stanford University to make its entire manuscript
collection online; from the King's College Archive Centre; and from
conservators at the Cambridge Colleges Conservation Consortium, who will
describe how their work helps to keep special collections 'in working
order' and also offers unexpected insights into the history of the book.
The cost of attendance is £25 and the programme includes lunch and a visit
to one of a choice of special collections within a few minutes walking
distance of Queens' College.
Details can be found at
http://www.queens.cam.ac.uk/student-information/libraries-and-archive/sharing-the-wonder
A booking form is avaiable via the link below.
http://www.queens.cam.ac.uk/mi-client/media/documents/booking-form-for-sharing-the-wonder.pdf
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