Welcome to California Rare Book School!

The California Rare Book School (CalRBS) is a continuing education program dedicated to providing the knowledge and skills required by professionals working in all aspects of the rare book community, and for students interested in entering the field. Founded in 2005, CalRBS is a project of the Department of Information Studies at the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA. CalRBS is supported by an informal consortium of many of the academic and research libraries and antiquarian booksellers of Southern California.

In August 2010, California Rare Book School will offer eight courses over two weeks. Courses meet from Monday – Friday, from 9am – 5pm. Students enroll in a single course in each week (it is not possible to take two courses during the same week). Most of the courses will be held on the campus of UCLA. Some courses will include field trips to the many important collections in Southern California, and all will include hands-on experience with rare books and/or manuscripts.

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Click here for the summer 2010 course schedule.

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