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Volume 10, Number 3 SHARP News Volume 10 | Number 3 Article 1 Summer 2001 Volume 10, Number 3 Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/sharp_news Recommended Citation (2001) "Volume 10, Number 3," SHARP News: Vol. 10: No. 3. Available at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/sharp_news/vol10/iss3/1 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. It has been accepted for inclusion in SHARP News by an authorized editor of ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. For more information, please contact [email protected]. et al.: Volume 10, Number 3 C .., engaged in book studies, print culture, and and changing function of the book as SHARP NEWSOF N media research, founded the non-profit medium I Deutsche Buchwissenschaftliche The DBG has held meetings in New SHARP Officers Gesellschaft e.V. (DBG) in order to foster Stuttgart (2000) and most recently in The election returns committee and scholarship, teaching, and information Leipzig, during the Leipzig Book Fair in President Simon Eliot present the results exchange about the book as medium (past, March 2001. The Leipzig meeting, which of SHARP'S recent officer elections. The present, and future). The DBG is was held in cooperation with Saxony's incoming officers, for the term beginning interested in collaboration and contact with Librarians, also provided an opportunity July 2001, will be formally introduced at colleagues involved in all aspects of book to visit one of Germany's largest book the annual general meeting in Wdbamsburg, studies. Many DBG members are faculty fairs (now in the new Trade Fair facilities). in Book Studies programs in Germany. Virginia. The theme of the DBG meeting was The DBG has established the following PresidentJames L. W. West 111, "Book Studies Throughout the World." objectives and priorities: Pennsylvania State University At that meeting, I was pleased to be Mce Presiden tBeth Luey, Arizona State facilitate information exchange among able to provide an overview of programs University scholars in book research, in particular in book history and research in North TreaszlrerRobert L. Patten, hce inter- and multi-disciplinary America, including the important work of University collaboration among researchers in SHARP. Because much of my own Recording Secre tavLeonJackson, areas such as authorship, publishing research on the book medium and University of South Carolina hstory, economic hstory of publishng publishing addresses both the cultural and print, library science, reception and Membership Secre tavBarbara A. Brannon, contexts of North America, the German- readership, text criticism, and University of South Carolina speaking countries, and Europe, the DBG intersections of media and print culture has provided an excellent opportunity for Public Axairs Dire c to rDeNel Sedo, -in part through a new data base "Das Mount Saint Vincent University new collaborations both with my colleagues Buch in Forschung und Lehre" ("The in Germany and in North America. Future Publications CoodinatorAlexisWeedon, Book in Research and Teaching") University of Luton meetings of SHARP and the DBG can available online atwww.buchwiss .de also provide such opportunities, e.g., on Thanks to all members who position the book within the context curricula in book history and studies, or participated in the recent elections by mail. of media systems and media use, the book and media studies. The next SHARP is fortunate to have had two through collaboration with colleagues meeting of the DBG is being planned for excellent candidates for the office of in media studies who, in turn, wish to June 2002, in Munich and a somewhat Publications Coordinator, and enthusiasm pursue research and instruction in larger conference for 2003. DBG for both candidates was strong in a close book studies race. \We wish the new officers well in their expand and disseminate research and upcoming duties. teachlng activities on the book through university courses and interdsciplinary programs on the book and curricula in book studies Book Research in Germany: strengthen international contacts and Deutsche Buchwissenschaftliche collaboration in book research through Gesellschaft symposia, research projects and (German Book Research Society) publications, worklng groups, seminars, and lectures Submitted by Mark Rectanus cooperate with other organizations and Iowa State University societies involved in book and media In the spring of 1999, researchers, research in order to contribute to a scholars, and publishing professionals wider awareness of the significance Published by ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst, 2001 1 SHARP News, Vol. 10, No. 3 [2001], Art. 1 2 SUMMER200 1 SHARP NEWSVOL.10, NO. 3 -- ---PA------ r 1 members are also looking forward to the l'information et des bibliothkques 5- MEWS SHARP 2000 meeting in London. (Villeurbanne),whch is responsible for the * The DBG welcomes new members training of library curators in France; and Ebm~ who are interested in scholarly collaboration the ~colenormale supirieurz, lettres et Fiona A. Black and information exchange on the book sciences humaines which opened its doors School of Library and medium. There are currently no dues for in Lyons in September 2000, and whose Information Studies individual memberships. Members will researchers are particularly active in the Dalhousie University receive information on the activities of the fields of philosophy, linguistics and Halifax, NS B3H 355 Canada DBG, including meetings and conferences. literature. The result was the creation of Fax: 902.494.2451 Lectures and reports presented at the a new focal point for research in book E-mail: [email protected] meetings are published by the DBG in its hstory. The aim of the Institut d'histoire du ASSOCIATEE~rro~ & BIBLIOGRAPHER "Referate und Protokolle," including livre is to develop long-term research Linda Connors abstracts in English (of the Leipzig Drew University Library meeting) and are available free of charge activities based on a comparative approach Madison, NJ 07940 USA by writing to the DBG's business office: to the study of cultural and intellectual E-mail: [email protected] exchanges. It's role is to offer an Deutsche Buchwissenschaftliche interdisciplinary framework for research, BOOKREVIEWEDITORS Gesellschaft - Geschaftsstelle, not only in book history, but also in the Ian Gadd Von-der Tann-Str. 5 various connected fields involved in the Pembroke College D-80539 Miinchen study of graphic communications such as Oxford OX1 1DW UK Germany the hstory of technology, economic hstory, E-mail: Interested scholars in North America art history, sociology, anthropology, [email protected] can also receive further information linguistics and information science. It also regarding membership and activities by aims to promote the exploitation of the Paul Gutjahr Lyons' cultural heritage on an international Department of English contacting: level, notably through the development of Indiana University Mark Rectanus KJ. research and on-line resources aimed at Ballantine Hall #442 Department of Foreign Languages 1020 E. Kirkwood Ave. bringing the collections of the city's and Literatures museums and libraries to the attention of Bloomington, IN 47405 USA 300 Pearson Hall E-mail: [email protected] a broad public. Iowa State University The activities of this new institute MEMBERSHIP S-ARY Ames, IA 5001 1 USA include: E-mail! [email protected] u Barbara Brannon development of a web site offering SHARP various resources in the field of book University of South Carolina history P.O. Box 5816 Institut d'histoire du livre an annual Book history workshop Columbia, SC 29250 USA Since the 15th century, Lyons has been (September 24-27,2001), organized E-mail: [email protected] one of the principal centres for printing in collaboration with the Rare Book 3 and the book in Europe. The extraordinarily School (Charlottesville, Virgnia) offer- rich collections of the city's Municipal ing advanced courses in the fields of SHARP Nem (ISSN 1073-1725) is library and Printing museum bear witness book and printing history the quarterly newsletter of the to this. Today, the tradition continues with an annual series of four one-day semi- Society for the History of the existence of an extensive network of nars. This yea&following the publica- Authorship, Reading and research and teaching institutions in the tion of Henri-Jean Martin's La Publishing, Inc. city. The creation of the Institut d'histoire naissance dt/ livre modem e, the theme of du livre in April 2001 brought together the seminar is "book design in the COPYDEAD- the Municipal Library and the Printing hand-press period" March I st Museum, already designated by the development of joint research projects June 1st Bibliotheque Nationale de France as the such as the 'Esprit des livres' project September 1 st December 1st principal resource centre (pole associk) in dedicated to the study of book auc- the fields of printing and book history, tion catalogues of the 18th century SHARP WEB: with three grands kcoles: the ~cole which gave rise to a one-day seminar www.indiana.edu/ - sharp nationale des chartes (Paris); the ~cole in October 2000 as part of the Salon nationale suptrieure des sciences de du livre ancien (Lyons) https://scholarworks.umass.edu/sharp_news/vol10/iss3/1 2 et al.: Volume 10, Number 3 SHARP NEWSVOL. 10, NO. 3 SUMMER200 1 3 an annual publication based on the Each panel will usually last one-and-a- once pre-eminent. Proposals for papers work of the Institute. half hours and will consist of three papers. are invited on any aspect of Community Further information about projects, Each paper should last a maximum of Library History in any country. A programs and workshops is available twenty minutes, thus allowing ten minutes committee of the Library History Group from: discussion of each paper. Proposals for of the Library Association will referee Institut d'histoire du livre individual papers should be the equivalent proposals submitted. It is anticipated that c/o Musie de l'imprimerie of one page maximum (i.e.
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