NYPL-Pratt Schedule


                     Pratt Institute on Special Collections at NYPL
                  Pratt-SILS and NYPL, HSSL -    May 17 - 28, 2004
   
         
Date Time Topic Room Staff
WEEK 1         
May 17, 2004 9:30-11:30am Meeting with Professor Giannini. Introduction to the Institute, syllabus, SC Giannini
Monday   research projects, schedules.    
         
  11:30-1:00pm Overview of NYPL; tour of building and stacks SC Thornton, Fletcher
         
  1:00-2:30pm Lunch    
         
  2:30-3:30pm Hands-on training session using CATNYP and SER; EAD Finding Aids SC Yockey
         
  3:45-4:30pm Tour of RMRR and PubCat; Access Cards Made   Hibay, Yockey

       
May 18, 2004 9:30-10:30am Meet to Discuss Projects SC Giannini
Tuesday        
  10:30-12pm Introduction to Special Collections; SC Cards; special handling, preservation vs. 207 Fletcher, Thornton, Bartow
    access; Discussion of important "Issues"    
         
  12-1:30pm Lunch    
         
  1:30-2:30pm Introduction to GRD 207 Diefendorf, Yockey
         
  2:45-3:45pm Introduction to Rare Books and Arents 207 Bartow, Inman
         
  3:45 - 4:30pm Introduction to Manuscripts and Archives; NYPL Archives 207 Stingone, Moske
         
         
May 19, 2004 9:30-10:15am Introduction to Milstein Division of United States History, Local History, 121 Carr
Wednesday   and Genealogy    
         
  10:30-11:30am Introduction to Area Studies: Jewish, Slavic and Baltic, 84, 219, Terry, Kasinec, Lundquist
    Asian and Middle Eastern Division 216-217  
         
  11:45-12:30pm Introduction to Map Division 117 Hudson
         
  12:30-2:00pm Lunch    
         
  2:00-3:00pm Class discussion of Projects SC Giannini
         
  3:00-4:30pm Individual work on Projects    
         
May 20, 2004 9:30-10:15am Tour of Ninety for the Nineties Salomon Bartow
Thursday        
  10:30-12:00pm Introduction to Berg and Pforzheimer Divisions Berger 227 Gewirtz, Wagner
         
  12:00-1:00pm Lunch    
         
  1:00-2:00pm Introduction to Art and Architecture Collection 300 Kirking, Robinson
         
  2:00-4:30pm Individual Work on Projects    
         
         
May 21, 2004 9:30-11:00am Introduction to the Spencer Collection, Print Collection, 308 Waddell, Glover, Lowe
Friday   and Photography Collection    
         
  11:15-12:30pm Introduction to the Digital Library; Issues in Digitizing Special Collections SC Bickner
         
  12:30-2:00pm Lunch    
         
  2 - 3:30pm Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection MM Callahan
         
  3:30 - 4:30pm Individual work on projects    
         
Week 2        
         
May 24, 2004 11 - 12:30pm Discussion of issues in Special Collections (copyright, permissions, 207 Lisanti, Bartow, Thornton
Monday   access, and preservation)    
         
    Individual work on projects    
         
May 25, 2004   Individual work on projects    
Tuesday 3:00-4:00 PM   Tour of the Goldsmith Conservation Lab. Rm.60   
         
         
May 26, 2004   Individual work on projects
Wednesday        
         
         
May 27, 2004   Individual work on projects    
Thursday        
         
         
May 28, 2004 1:30-4:30pm Final class session. Hand in project; class project presentations SC Giannini
Friday   and discussion; evaluation    
         

Last Updated on 5/12/04
By Tula Giannini