Ambassadors of the book. Competences for heritage librarians
What are the competences needed for the heritage librarians of the future, and how can these competences be taught at different levels of library education?
Those questions will be discussed during an international conference at the University of Antwerp (Belgium), on 1 and 2 February 2012.
During two days, librarians and people in charge of library teaching programmes will confront their ideas. Presentations of best practices will serve as inspiring models of new programmes in the future, and it is hoped that some consensus may be reached about the range of competences needed. The conference draws together some 20 speakers from 8 countries.
Programme
Wednesday 1 February 2012 : COMPETENCES
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9:00 Coffee and registration
- 10:00 Welcome by Prof. Alain Verschoren, vice-chancellor of the University of Antwerp
Session 1
Chair: Pierre Delsaerdt, Library and Information Science Department, University of Antwerp
- 10:10 Pierre Delsaerdt, University of Antwerp, Introduction to the conference theme
- 10:30 Deirdre Stam, Rare Book and Special Collections Program, Palmer School of Library and Information Science, Long Island University [retired], Challenges for heritage librarians
- 11:15–11:30 Discussion
- 11:30 Lily Knibbeler, National Library of the Netherlands, The Hague, 21st-century librarianhood: training specialists or generalists?
- 12:00 Garrelt Verhoeven, University Library Amsterdam, The text, the book, the collection and its curator. The curator as ambassador of the book in special collections
- 12:30–12:45 Discussion
- 12:45–14:00 Lunch
Session 2
Chair: Mel Collier, head librarian KU Leuven
- 14:00 David McKnight, University of Pennsylvania Libraries, the Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Images, The Bits and Bytes: Digitization Competencies for Special Collections Library Directors and Administrators
- 14:30 Per Cullhed, Cultural Heritage Library Group, Uppsala University Library, Transience in old and new librarianship
- 15:00 Claudia Engelhardt and Stefan Strathmann, Goettingen State and University Library, Training needs in digital preservation and curation – Results of a DigCurV survey
- 15:30–15:45 Discussion
- 15:45–16:15 Coffee
- 16:15 Nicholas Pickwoad, Ligatus Research Centre, the University of the Arts London, An unused resource: bringing the study of bookbindings out of the ghetto
- 16:45 Mark Purcell, Libraries Curator, The National Trust, ‘A Great Number of Curious Books’: Libraries, collections, people and places
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17:15–17:30 Discussion
- 19:00 Conference dinner (optional)
Thursday 2 February 2012 : EDUCATION
- 9:30 Coffee
Session 3
Chair: Trudi Noordermeer, head librarian University of Antwerp
- 10:00 Susan Allen, California Rare Book School, University of California Los Angeles, Educating heritage librarians on the Pacific Rim: California Rare Book School - the past, the present, and the future
- 10:30 Hélène Richard, Inspection Générale des Bibliothèques, Ministère de la Culture/ Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur, Paris, Education of librarians in heritage matters in France
- 11:00 –11:15 Discussion
- 11:15 Monique Hulvey, Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon, and Raphaële Mouren, Université de Lyon-enssib, Preparing heritage librarians to welcome readers
- 11:45 Adriana Paolini, University of Trento, History of writing and the book for children and adults: enhancing rare books collections and the promotion of reading
- 12:15–12:30 Discussion
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12:30–14:00 Lunch
Session 4
Chair: Sylvia van Peteghem, head librarian Ghent University
- 14:00 Diederik Lanoye, Flanders Heritage Library, The STCV workshop: a practical training in analytical bibliography for collaborators of heritage libraries
- 14:30 Anne Welsh, Library and Information Studies, University College London, Experiential learning in historical bibliography
- 15:00–15:15 Discussion
- 15:15–15:45 Coffee
- 15:45–16:15 Giliola Barbero, Università Cattolica, Milan, Cultural heritage and IT competence at the Catholic University, Milan
- 16:15–16:45 Katie Henningsen, Access Archivist, University of Kentucky, Preparing librarians technologically for the 21st-century library
- 16:45–17:00 Discussion
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17.00–17.45 Conclusions by Michael Suarez, Rare Book School, University of Virginia
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17.45 Closing reception
To register, please use the online registration form on this conference website. Please register before Friday 20 January 2012.
The registration price for the conference is 50 euro (including 2 light lunches and coffee; not refundable)