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Catholic
University of America
School of Library and Information Science CLSC 601: History of the Book Summer 2005 Instructor: Erik Delfino delfino@cua.edu http://faculty.cua.edu/delfino/summer2005/601projects.html rev. 7/11/05 |
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No, don't poke yourself in the
eye; it's not that bad. The projects are nothing you can't
handle. They are straightforward and will help expose you to
various aspects of our topic. They are designed to give you
experience with things we won’t have time to cover in depth during
class. All the assignments are required, but they won’t all receive a grade, so don't panic. The graded ones are listed below (*). 25% Quiz on Unit I 25% Quiz on Unit II 30% Harry Potter project 20% Class participation & assignments |
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Grading:
• All coursework that meets minimum assignment requirements will receive a grade of B or B+. Work of exceptional quality will receive an A- or A. Grades are based on oral and written assignments, the final project, and overall contributions to the class. • Preferred format for written assignments is electronic (MSWord or WordPerfect; TimesRoman 12point), email attachments are fine. • If you submit online, assignments are due before class on the due date; if you submit on disk (3.5" floppy Windows format) or print, assignments can be handed in in class. • A word processor’s spell-check feature is your friend - please use it! • At the risk of stating the obvious, it is expected that you will do your own work, that you will cite, attribute, and credit sources used and quoted. • For bibliographies and lists of resources, use any citation format you prefer; just be consistent.
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Due: Ongoing Book history lists Please subscribe to the following lists. We’ll often consider the messages in these lists in our class discussions.
SHARP-L
Send message to: listserv@listserv.indiana.edu Message text: subscribe sharp-l yourfirstname yourlast name
This is the listserv of SHARP, the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing, a pre-eminent association in the history of the book field. Their web site is also a superb resource. Web site: http://www.sharpweb.org
EXLIBRIS Send message to: listproc@library.berkeley.edu Message text: subscribe exlibris yourfirstname yourlastname
This is a main list in “rare book-dom.” It covers the books themselves, bibliography, preservation, antiquarian book selling and collecting, etc. It is more specialized and technical than SHARP-L, but as the semester goes along you will find that you “get” more and more of it. Archives: http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byform/mailing-lists/exlibris/
Optional:
BOOK_ARTS-L Send message to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu Message text: subscribe Book_Arts-L Yourfirstname Yourlastname or online at: http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byform/mailing-lists/bookarts/index.shtml#listinst This is a list for those actively engaged in the craft of making fine books - letterpress printing, type founding, papermaking, bookbinding, etc. Although we won’t focus much on modern book arts during class, you may find these discussions (and the associated web site) interesting and helpful. (This list generates lots of messages.) |
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July 12 This
will be an in-class quiz to identify the various parts of a book by
filling in a diagram and short answer definitions. Study
guide (PDF). (HTML version) Back to Syllabus |
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July 26 This
will be an in-class quiz to identify terms associated with hand-press
printing and short answer definitions. Study guide. Back to Syllabus |
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* Creating Book History: "Harry Potter and the Library of Tomorrow" On July 16, 2005, the sixth book in the Harry Potter series will be released. Since this will happen in the middle of our class, we have a unique opportunity to observe book history as it is being made. Our major project for the class will involve gathering everything we can find about this event: links to web sites, articles, blogs, etc., in every aspect and from every perspective we can - publishing, business, libraries, fans, critics, etc. More information (PDF)... (HTML version) Back to Syllabus
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Questions for our guest speakers
Due date: for Prof. Greco - Thu. July 21 Due date: for John Cole - Thu. July 28 Look over the prep material related to the talk by Prof. Al Greco on "The Market for Books in the US" (to be distributed in class), and the talk by John Cole on the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress (review the Center's web page). Prepare 3 questions for each of the speakers and send these to the instructor via email. These will be forwarded to the speakers in advance of their presentations. Back to Syllabus |
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Just for Fun: Bookguys (NPR) and Booknotes (C-SPAN2) Due: Totally optional As you can throughout the course, try listening to the “Bookguys” program on National Public Radio (WBJC in Baltimore - 91.5 FM - carries the program at 8:00pm on Saturdays) and if you have (or have access to) cable, watch the “Booknotes” program on C-SPAN2. Try to catch at least one episode “live” if you can. If not, listen/watch some archived programs from their respective web sites, http://www.secondstorybooks.com; http://www.booknotes.org; http://www.booktv.org. (“Bookguys” is produced right here in Washington and co-hosted by the owner of Second Story Books of DC, Bethesda, and Rockville.) As you listen/watch think about the purposes of the two shows, their intended audience(s), where the emphasis is (the physical book, the author, the reader, the book trade, etc.) Back to Syllabus |
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