Abstract:
"Evangelizing for Reference: Teaching the Value of Public Services": Education for special collections library students has often focused on bibliography and/or curatorial duties; while MLS students often take a standard reference class as part of their program…; "'But I Want My Job': Library School vs. the 'Real World'": This final paper will focus on the speaker’s experiences as a host and visiting speaker for LIS classes; as a mentor to MLS students, and as a mid-career professional in a field different from that studied at library school…; "Defining Wonder: Teaching Rare Books with Collections and Collaborations": The speaker will focus on the two courses he currently teaches at library schools in New York – ‘Rare Books’ at the Pratt Institute, and ‘Great Collections of New York’ at the Palmer School…
Description:
Sponsored by Bonhams; Moderator: Kristin Browning Leaman, Indiana University; "Evangelizing for Reference: Teaching the Value of Public Services": Speaker: Melanie J. Meyers, The Center for Jewish History; "'But I Want My Job': Library School vs. the 'Real World'": Speaker: Charlotte Priddle, Fales Library & Special Collections, New York University; "Defining Wonder: Teaching Rare Books with Collections and Collaborations": Speaker: Kyle R. Triplett, New York Public Library
