Reading Room

2005-03-04T11:36:00.000-06:00

Ancient Texts as "Fossils": How They Survive
A new study uses population biology to calculate the likelihood that an ancient text has survived from the eighth or ninth century to the present.
National Geographic

2005-02-27T19:14:00.000-06:00

Dartmouth College to House Pilobolus Archives
The dance company Pilobolus has donated its archives to Dartmouth College's special collections library.
PlaybillArts

2005-02-27T19:12:00.000-06:00

Rare Descartes first edition auctioned in France
A first edition of French philosopher Rene Descartes' 1637 work "Discourse on Method" was sold Sunday for EUR 78,000 (USD 103,000) at auction in Evreux northwest of Paris.
Expatica.com

2005-02-24T16:07:00.000-06:00

Coptic trove
Excavators unearthed two papyri books with Coptic text along with a set of parchments placed between two wooden labels as well as Coptic ostraca, pottery fragments and textiles.
Al-Ahram Weekly

2005-02-24T16:05:00.000-06:00

Shelley letters to be auctioned
A newly discovered set of letters written by the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley are to go on sale after being found in a trunk at a house in London.
BBC

2005-02-24T15:47:00.000-06:00

Philosopher's rare 'other book' goes on sale
For it is rare and famous among collectors as Ludwig Wittgenstein's "other book" - only the second work published between hard covers in his lifetime by the thinker acknowledged as the pre-eminent genius of 20th century philosophy.
The Guardian

2005-02-24T15:44:00.000-06:00

Net history sold cheap at Christie's
The recent auction of rare documents and artefacts related to the evolution of computers and the internet failed to bring in big bucks on Wednesday at auction house Christie's.
Silicon.com

2005-02-23T09:45:00.000-06:00

A brazen plot doomed to fail
Four days before Christmas, two young men, one wearing a red tie, the other in a yellow suit jacket, arrived at Christie's, the famed New York auction house, claiming to represent a very private collector. "Mr. Beckman," they told a woman in the manuscript division, wanted to sell some rare books.
Lexington Herald-Leader

2005-02-23T09:42:00.000-06:00

Exhibition on the Woodcut in Early Printed Books
The Library of Congress has organized a special exhibition of 84 rare books from its Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection that are illustrated with woodcuts from the late medieval and early Renaissance periods. Titled "A Heavenly Craft: The Woodcut in Early Printed Books," the exhibition will be on display from April 7 through July 9, in the South Gallery of the Great Hall of the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C.
Artdaily.com

2005-02-15T09:48:00.000-06:00

Announcing the Launch of Collectors Book Market, a Unique Book Auction/Mart Venue
Collectors Book Market (www.collectorsbookmarket.com), based on the antiquarian bookseller’s magazine, AB Bookman’s Weekly, opened to the public today. CBM is a new online venue, built and run by antiquarian booksellers, that focuses on the rare, collectible, and quality out-of-print book market.
i-Newswire.com

2005-02-15T09:46:00.000-06:00

Treasure Troves of History Arrive
Blaustein papers and Wyman Institute archive given to Jewish Studies
Johns Hopkins Gazette

2005-02-15T09:44:00.000-06:00

The man with the golden library
Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond, amassed a big collection of rare books, covering golf to Einstein. Andrew Lycett leafs through his treasures.
Times Online

2005-02-15T09:42:00.000-06:00

Latest Exhibition Puts Rosenbach on the Map
Don't look now, but Philadelphia's Rosenbach Museum & Library is creating a buzz with an ongoing string of visually rich exhibitions that draw fresh and unusual connections across the museum's diverse collections.
U.S. Newswire

2005-02-15T09:40:00.000-06:00

Fine Books & Collections: 65 Million Books; Magazine Ranks 2004 Auction Results
Fine Books & Collections magazine has released its annual ranking of the top-selling rare books and manuscripts of 2004 at auction houses worldwide.
Business Wire

2005-02-11T15:47:00.000-06:00

Police arrest three suspects in theft of rare books
Police arrested three Lexington men Friday morning in connection with the theft of rare books from the Transylvania University library in December.
Lexington Herald-Leader

2005-02-11T15:45:00.000-06:00

Libraries Acquire Huge Collection Of Science Fiction Fanzines
"It's an extraordinary collection and a significant contribution to the resources available in our library," said Sid Huttner, head of Special Collections at the UI Libraries. "We've long collected the scholarly literature related to science fiction. As a result of this acquisition, however, we now have the largest collection of science fiction fanzines in the Midwest and one of the largest that exists anywhere."
Newswise

2005-02-10T10:20:00.000-06:00

UCLA Library Completes Challenge to Create Preservation Endowment
"This endowment will allow the Library to address one of its most pressing needs, which is to protect our fragile and highly used resources, in perpetuity," said University Librarian Gary E. Strong.
UCLA News

2005-02-10T10:13:00.000-06:00

Newberry Library's longtime chief to retire
The Newberry Library, Chicago's world-class private research library at 60 W. Walton St., Tuesday announced the search for a new leader to replace Charles T. Cullen, who has headed the Gold Coast institution since 1986.
Chicago Tribune (requires registration)

2005-02-07T13:35:00.000-06:00

Curating and Reclaiming Black History
Few were as committed to studying and reclaiming the past than Schomburg, for whom New York's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is named.
Washington Post

2005-02-03T17:19:00.000-06:00

John Muir's legacy showcased at University of the Pacific
The university's Holt-Atherton Special Collections department has nearly 17,000 items in its "John Muir Papers" collection.
Lodi News

2005-02-03T17:17:00.000-06:00

Schlesinger Library renovation complete
After an extensive renovation, the Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America reopened to the public Wednesday, Feb. 2.
Cambridge Chronicle

2005-02-03T17:15:00.000-06:00

Hitler's original British invasion plans up for sale
The maps of landing sites in the south east of the country, coastal profile diagrams, and hundreds of photographs of British towns and other scenes are to be sold at auction in Ludlow, Shropshire.
Telegraph

2005-02-03T17:13:00.000-06:00

Library acquires Gill collection
Washington University Libraries recently acquired a collection of hundreds of Gill artifacts in several boxes, including books, drawings, alphabets, rubbings, correspondence and woodblocks.
Washington University Record

2005-01-31T11:45:00.000-06:00

World's rarest cricket books on offer at Christie's
London-based auction house Christie's is all set to auction one of the world's greatest private library of cricket books.
New Kerala, India

2005-01-31T11:42:00.000-06:00

Descartes original up for auction in France
An original edition of French philosopher Rene Descartes' 1637 work "Discourse on Method" will be sold at auction next month in Evreux northwest of Paris.
Expatica

2005-01-26T13:59:00.000-06:00

Special Collections keeps old books, tablets, and other rarities cool as ice
A lot of work goes into repairing and maintaining the 225,000 rare and old documents housed at the Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections.
The Daily Northwestern

2005-01-25T10:01:00.000-06:00

Voyages of Sir Frances Drake Presented Online
The Library of Congress has just released an online collection of important materials that document the travels of the explorer Sir Francis Drake. The presentation, “The Kraus Collection of Sir Francis Drake,” is available from the Global Gateway Web site.
Art Daily

2005-01-25T10:00:00.000-06:00

Library collections find home online
But even before Google began scanning books, many libraries, archives and museums had already been quietly digitizing their most popular and rarest of collections and, increasingly, creating Web sites that put those collections in context.
Boston Herald

2005-01-25T09:56:00.000-06:00

On the Road with Kerouac
In 1951, Kerouac spent 20 days of caffeine-induced writing to produce "On the Road." The original manuscript will be on display at the University of Iowa Museum of Art through March 12. It's a 1191/2-foot scroll, typed at 100 words per minute in improvisation so intense Kerouac didn't want to slow the creative train by feeding in new pages. He taped one end to the next.
Des Moines Register

2005-01-25T09:51:00.000-06:00

Rabbie wis the man for a' that!
The only complete manuscript of one of Robert Burns' bawdy songs has been discovered in Sir Walter Scott's Abbotsford library in the Borders.
BBC News

2005-01-24T10:28:00.000-06:00

Germany demands return of rare book found here
Any of the usual suspects in the book world could have bought the book, but only Rod Shene recognized the rare quality in the slender volume of old German drawings. He put down $3,900 for the work and hoped that one day he would be rewarded for his judgment.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

2005-01-21T10:03:00.000-06:00

Mideast calligraphy exhibition provides understanding to today's world situation
On view at the University of Michigan Museum of Art through June 6, the exhibit combines selections from its own Middle Eastern holdings with items from the U-M library's Special Collections and from private sources.
News Link MLive.com

2005-01-20T09:56:00.000-06:00

Press Release: Transylvania Book Theft
A page detailing the items stolen in December.
Transylvania University

2005-01-20T09:53:00.000-06:00

News Link: A plan afoot to move Isaac Newton to Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is a leading candidate to land a library and institute now located at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that would bring to this city one of the nation's pre-eminent collections on the history of science and technology.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

2005-01-19T12:10:00.000-06:00

News Link: Great Scott! Auction is one for the books
With Sir Walter Scott as its president, the Edinburgh Bannatyne Club was not open to just anyone.
Edinburgh Evening News

2005-01-19T12:06:00.000-06:00

Seminar Announcement: Jack Cade, the Skin of an Innocent Lamb, and the Printing Press: Written Culture Between Authority and Hatred in Early Modern Europe
Roger Chartier visits the University of Wisconsin-Madison for the first time.
Center for the Humanities, University of Wisconsin-Madison

2005-01-19T12:02:00.000-06:00

Conference Announcement: Celebrating Johnson's Dictionary (1755-2005)
This celebration of Johnson's lexicographical achievement will encompass a wide range of perspectives on both the man and his work.
Pembroke College - University of Oxford

2005-01-19T12:00:00.000-06:00

Seminar Announcement: Changing Faces: Publicity, Portraiture, and Pierre
American Antiquarian Society

2005-01-19T11:57:00.000-06:00

Book Review: History of the Book in Canada: Volume One, Beginnings to 1840
This first volume of History of the Book in Canada admirably sets the stage for the next two volumes of the saga, covering the periods 1840 to 1918 and 1918 to 1980.
Fine Books & Collections

2005-01-19T11:54:00.000-06:00

News Link: Washington University libraries go digital
The focus will be on scanning old works that are out of copyright and those whose sole copy is owned by the University, as is the case for many items in the library's rare books collection.
Student Life

2005-01-18T14:06:00.000-06:00

Library houses Christian history, $5 bill signed by Elvis
The library was formed in 1965 to preserve written language by collecting and preserving ancient manuscripts. It's sponsored by St. John's University and St. John's Abbey and governed by its own board.
Duluth News Tribune

2005-01-11T10:38:00.000-06:00

Rebulding Iraq's Once-Prized Library
The looting of Iraq's Archeological Museum was highly publicized after the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. But Iraq's National Library and Archives suffered even more devastating losses. With almost everything lost and little money to repair and replace, the library has had difficulty regaining its footing.
NPR (click audio link to hear story)

2005-01-11T10:36:00.000-06:00

Exhibits offer opportunities to examine significant texts
For six weeks, students can hold rare volumes of some of history’s most important texts. The six-week exhibit began Monday and features 36 works, including Machiavelli’s "The Prince," "The Bill of Rights" and Adam Smith’s "The Wealth of Nations."
Purdue Exponent

2005-01-06T16:03:00.000-06:00

Former Kenyon College Supervisor Busted After Online Sales
Once again, a university employee has been arrested for stealing rare books and offering them for sale.
Library Journal

2005-01-06T16:02:00.000-06:00

Premiere Exhibit of Major George Bernard Shaw Collection on View at Boston College Through April 2005
The first-ever public exhibition of selections from the internationally-noted George Bernard Shaw Collection of Boston College's Burns Library is on view now through April 2005.
PR Newswire

2005-01-04T10:05:00.000-06:00

Annals of Medicine, Yellow With Age
The story is that the Malloch Rare Book Room of the New York Academy of Medicine was built in 1933 to look exactly as a rare book room ought to look. And so it does.
The New York Times (may require registration)

2005-01-04T10:03:00.000-06:00

Myanmar possesses world’s largest book on Buddha
Among the various cities in Myanmar, the royal city Mandalay is one of them, which was the last capital of Myanmar kings. It is a beautiful city, built on the traditions and glories of Myanmar’s royal past. As part of the heritage of that royal past, Mandalay has in its proud possession the world’s largest book.
Gorkhapatra, Nepal

2005-01-04T10:01:00.000-06:00

Collector is floored by his latest purchase
Albert H. Small, who has given his extraordinary collection of Declaration of Independence items to the University of Virginia, is still adding to the trove.
Richmond Times Dispatch

2004-12-21T13:08:00.000-06:00

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2004-12-21T12:07:00.000-06:00

Rare Books Worth $100,000 Stolen From Transylvania University
Police say the two men made an appointment to visit the special collections room in Transy's library. After they signed in investigators say the men restrained the clerk and took three rare books, worth upwards of $100,000.
WKYT 27

2004-12-21T12:05:00.000-06:00

Library worker sells $250,000 of stolen rare books on eBay
A former employee of the library pleaded guilty Friday to selling 50 rare books and other documents from the school's collection for $26,000.
AZ Central

2004-12-21T12:03:00.000-06:00

Iraq's library struggles to rise from the ashes
Remains of national history are slowly pieced together.
Guardian

2004-12-17T15:22:00.000-06:00

House of rare books
The heads of two generations of a local family collected and preserved part of China's precious literary heritage in their city garden villa, writes Michelle Qiao.
East Day, China

2004-12-17T15:21:00.000-06:00

Bibliophiles find rare books on footpaths
Bibliophiles need not go far or spend much to obtain the books they want because both ordinary and rare books are available on the footpaths of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
Daily Times, Pakistan

2004-12-17T15:19:00.000-06:00

`Scarlet Letter' fetches record $545G
The earliest known copy of ``The Scarlet Letter'' sold at auction for $545,000 yesterday, months after being discovered in a drawer at the Natick History Society.
Boston Herald

2004-12-14T13:29:00.000-06:00

Rare books may come to Google
Google Inc. is trying to establish an online reading room for five major libraries by scanning stacks of hard-to-find books into its widely used Internet search engine.
Long Beach Press-Telegram

2004-12-14T13:28:00.000-06:00

Rare, early copy of 'Scarlet Letter' up for auction
A Massachusetts town's historical society hopes to make more than $250,000 this week by auctioning the oldest known copy of Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter."
CNN.com

2004-12-10T15:50:00.000-06:00

Library dream comes true
The above-ground section of the University of Virginia’s new library took its bow Wednesday, 45 years after a Board of Visitors member lobbied for a separate special-collections facility.
Daily Progress

2004-12-10T15:46:00.000-06:00

Special Collections unit is reorganized
The UB Libraries have announced the reorganization and technological updating of the Special Collections unit, which includes the University Archives, Rare Books Collection and world-famous Poetry Collection, and have named Michael Basinski as curator of the Poetry Collection.
University at Buffalo Reporter

2004-12-10T15:44:00.000-06:00

British Library's Online Page Turner Takes Top Award
Ground breaking British Library technology has taken a top prize at The International Information Industry Awards in London. Loyd Grossman presented the Best User Experience award to the Library for its Turning the Pages (TTP) system, which enables users to digitally turn the pages of priceless rare books online.
Managing Information News

2004-12-08T09:27:00.000-06:00

Historic Caxton Document Goes on Display
England’s oldest surviving printed document is to go on display for the first time in living memory, it was confirmed today. The artefact, created by William Caxton at the country’s first press in Westminster on December 13, 1476, will be on view at the National Archives, in Kew, south London, from tomorrow.
Scotsman.com

2004-12-06T12:04:00.000-06:00

Cleanup of rare documents estimated at $2 million
The New Jersey Room conservation operation on Oct. 23 was executed with military precision, according to the careful plans of New Jersey Room manager Cynthia Harris and a phalanx of Jersey City librarians.
The Jersey Journal

2004-12-06T12:02:00.000-06:00

The meaning of Galileo in America's heartland
Spending time among the collections' 90,000 volumes is a rare sensory experience, especially for bibliophiles like me who smell books before reading them.
Town Hall, DC

2004-12-06T11:58:00.000-06:00

Dusting off
Targeting antique book fanatics, Pytheas Rt makes good money by reviving long-forgotten manuscripts with the help of the latest digital technology.
Central Europe Business News

2004-12-06T11:56:00.000-06:00

WI Historical society provides original documents online
The Web site, Turning Points in Wisconsin History, is at its early stage, with 200 original letters, photographs, rare books, diaries and newspaper articles ready for viewing, according to the society's Web site.
Duluth News Tribune

2004-12-06T11:55:00.000-06:00

Priceless book on display
A rare book on ornithology will go on display at Liverpool's Central Library tomorrow. John James Audubon's famous Birds of America will finally open for public view at an event attended by dozens of children.
Liverpool Daily Post

2004-11-30T11:40:00.000-06:00

Rare American Illustrated Books Featured in Special Exhibition
One of the country’s finest private collections of rare illustrated books is the subject of a special exhibition opening at the Amon Carter Museum January 29, 2005.
Art Museum Network News

2004-11-30T11:38:00.000-06:00

Library receives half-million-dollar gift to benefit Special Collections photo archives
UCSC has received a $500,000 gift to benefit Special Collections in the University Library. The endowment will be established in honor of the late Miller and Bunny Outcalt and their lifelong partnership in the field of photography.
UC Santa Cruz Currents

2004-11-30T11:36:00.000-06:00

Digging deeper
In the basement of Young Research Library, rare manuscripts that have sat untouched for sometimes over 40 years are being discovered by graduate students working in the Center for Primary Research and Training.
The Daily Bruin

2004-11-30T11:34:00.000-06:00

Viking Map Could Reroute U.S. History
Danish experts will travel to the United States to study a controversial parchment said to be the oldest map of America.
Discovery Channel

2004-11-30T11:33:00.000-06:00

No holds bard on new Burns website
The works of Robert Burns and more than 8,000 other precious manuscripts, rare books, artworks and artefacts will be listed on a new website to be unveiled at the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh.
The Scotsman

2004-11-30T11:31:00.000-06:00

UNL library hopes to save old books
The drive, titled, "Saving Our Treasures," is nearly $11,000 short of its $25,000 goal, said Ross McCown, the fundraising campaign's chairman.
Lincoln Journal Star

2004-11-24T10:29:00.000-06:00

Hebrew Union to reveal archive expansion plans
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Studies houses one of the largest collections of written Jewish history in the world. The college is embarking on a $17 million expansion to preserve and highlight that wealth in the written word.
Cincinnati Enquirer

2004-11-24T10:24:00.000-06:00

Here and Now : Widener Library
Link to audio of a radio feature on Matthew Battle's new book, "Widener: Biography of a Library"
wbur.org

2004-11-24T09:44:00.000-06:00

Salvaging a legacy in Weimar
Bent over books once held by Goethe and Schiller, workers in white lab coats brush away ash and creeping mold, doing their best to salvage the centuries-old victims of a recent fire that devastated one of Germany's cultural treasures.
International Herald Tribune, reprinted from the New York Times

2004-11-19T10:15:00.000-06:00

UCLA Library Acquires Papers of Television Pioneer Harry Crane
The UCLA Library has acquired the papers of Harry Crane (1914–99), creator of "The Honeymooners" and a prolific writer of radio, television and film comedy. The collection encompasses scripts, correspondence, photographs, topical humor publications and awards spanning his career from the 1940s through the 1990s.
UCLA Press Release

2004-11-19T10:14:00.000-06:00

Manuscripts of "father of blood bank" on display at Regenstein
In March 1937, an event occurred in Chicago that, although little noticed at the time, profoundly altered the history of medicine: Bernard Fantus opened what is now considered the world’s first blood bank in Cook County Hospital. In an exciting development for the University, Fantus’ niece, Muriel Fantus Fulton, has donated her late uncle’s papers to the University Library.
University of Chicago Chronicle

2004-11-19T10:12:00.000-06:00

Rare 1858 Treaty Between U.S. And Sioux Will Be At Historical Society
A significant 1858 treaty between the United States and the Yankton Sioux has been acquired by the Minnesota Historical Society and will go on display here.
WCCO

2004-11-19T10:10:00.000-06:00

Beinecke seeks to attract undergraduates
One of Yale's unique resources, the Beinecke houses early books and manuscripts, letters, art and a myriad of other research objects. Widely used by graduate students for research projects, the Beinecke is making an effort this year to reach out to undergraduates in particular.
Yale Daily News

2004-11-17T09:15:00.000-06:00

Gutenberg Printing Method Questioned
Johannes Gutenberg may be wrongly credited with producing the first Western book printed in movable type, according to an Italian researcher.
Discovery Channel

2004-11-12T16:21:00.000-06:00

BC getting first-ever Shaw Collection public exhibition
The first-ever public exhibition of material from the internationally noted George Bernard Shaw Collection of Boston College's Burns Library will open on Thursday, Nov. 18, and remain on view through April 2005.
Allston-Brighton TAB

2004-11-11T13:07:00.000-06:00

Ancient paper in modern miracle
Scraps from an ancient manuscript about angels and demons have been linked to torn pages found on the other side of the world using a contemporary source of miraculous power - the internet.
Australian IT

2004-11-11T13:05:00.000-06:00

New UVa library dedicated
A ceremony dedicating the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at UVa celebrated the 56 signers of the Declaration, as well as Small, a Bethesda, Md. real-estate developer who has spent the past 50 years collecting rare books and manuscripts.
Charlottesville Daily Progress

2004-11-10T09:32:00.000-06:00

Boston's International Antiquarian Book Fair
Now in its 28th year, the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair is one of the oldest antiquarian book fairs in the country, featuring museum-quality works on paper for display and sale. This year more than 135 dealers will gather at the Hynes Convention Center from November 19-21.
NHEvents.com

2004-11-09T10:37:00.000-06:00

New chapter for books haven
The John Rylands Library is almost halfway through a £16 million renovation that will start a new chapter in its history when it reopens in March 2006.
Manchester Evening News

2004-11-09T10:36:00.000-06:00

Purveying the past
Local bibliophile sells rare books on Internet.
The Daily Northwestern

2004-11-09T10:34:00.000-06:00

Australiana on the block
Rodney Davidson will sell his rare books, historical documents and maps worth as much as $8 million.
The Age

2004-11-09T10:32:00.000-06:00

USC Gets $2 million To Expand Library
Rare books, paintings, even a tea service that are part of a collection of F. Scott Fitzgerald materials are crowded in an area about the size of a dorm room at the University of South Carolina library.
WSOCTV.com

2004-11-09T10:30:00.000-06:00

Trust does it buy the book
A collection of 1,300 rare books, described as one of the greatest collections of Romantic literature still in private ownership, has been bought by the Wordsworth Trust.
Lakeland Today

2004-11-05T13:13:00.000-06:00

Anna Amalia post-fire update
An update from October 15th regarding the status of recovery operations since the fire. Some encouraging news about the reconstruction is balanced by word that the number of books lost is likely to increase.
Saving Anna Amalia

2004-11-05T11:38:00.000-06:00

Exploring treasures in a rare opportunity
What's a nice place like the Cleveland Public Library doing with a prostitu tion collection? Relax, it's history.
The Plain Dealer

2004-11-05T11:36:00.000-06:00

Classes Resume At UH; Library Access To Be Limited
Work crews are still pumping water out of the basement and mold has set in on the precious collections of rare books. Officials said whatever they cannot get to in the next two days will be lost.
TheHawaiiChannel

2004-11-05T11:34:00.000-06:00

Plates for printing Charleston money found
Charleston city employees have discovered steel plates used to print bills toward the end of the War of 1812. The plates were found in an old safe in City Hall by employees who were preparing the building for a major renovation.
The State

2004-11-03T13:11:00.000-06:00

British Library accused of buying smuggled scrolls
A Norwegian television film is alleging that the British Library in London (BL) has acquired looted Buddhist scrolls. The birch bark scrolls in Kharosthi script, from the 1st century AD, are the oldest surviving Buddhist texts and the earliest known manuscripts in any Indic language. They have been dubbed ‘the Dead Sea Scrolls of Buddhism’.
The Art Newspaper

2004-11-02T10:10:00.000-06:00

Fales gets award for collection of New York art, lit
The Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York has awarded the Downtown Collection of the Fales Library and Special Collections at Bobst Library the 2004 Award for Innovative Use of Archives.
Washington Square News

2004-11-01T10:07:00.000-06:00

UH salvages what's left after Halloween Eve flood
McBride and much of the library staff worked all day yesterday to try to save some of the 90,000 photographs stored in the basement along with rare government documents and Hawaiian maps.
The Honolulu Advertiser

2004-11-01T10:04:00.000-06:00

Thousands of old photo negatives found at USD
The University of South Dakota is trying to save some 300,000 photo negatives that were found in a basement and give a glimpse of university life back to the early 1900s.
Sioux City Journal

2004-11-01T10:02:00.000-06:00

Jewish heritage under threat
Sir Moses Montefiore was one of the great figures of Victorian Britain, a friend of the Queen, a member of a leading banking family, a renowned philanthropist and the most famous English Jew of his age. In 1866, he founded the Montefiore Endowment to promote Jewish religious studies, and during and after his lifetime this organisation assembled a superb collection of Hebrew manuscripts.
Telegraph

2004-11-01T09:31:00.000-06:00

Floods destroy documents at Hawaii library
Heavy rain sent water as much as 8 feet deep rushing through the University of Hawaii's main research library, destroying irreplaceable documents and books, toppling doors and walls and forcing a few students to break a window to escape.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

2004-10-29T15:39:00.000-05:00

Abebooks buys Spanish on-line seller
On-line bookselling giant Abebooks of Victoria, B.C., has acquired Iberlibro.com, the largest on-line bookselling network in Spain.
Globe and Mail