2010 Schedule

In August 2010, California Rare Book School will offer eight courses over two weeks. Most of the courses will be held on the campus of UCLA, one course (Descriptive Bibliography) will be held off campus at UCLA's William Andrews Clark Memorial Library. Several 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.

See also: 2010 Course Descriptions

Week 1: August 2nd-6th

Course: Book Illustration Processes to 1900
Faculty: Terry Belanger, Director Emeritus, Rare Book School, University of Virginia

Course: Descriptive Bibliography
Faculty: Bruce Whiteman, The William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA

Course: Rare Book Cataloging
Faculty: Randal Brandt, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Course: Special Collections Librarianship: Operations & Administration
Faculty: Lynda Claassen, University of California San Diego and David Zeidberg, Huntington Library & Botanical Gardens

Week 2: August 9th-13th

Course: Artists' Books: Collection Development and Assessment
Faculty: Johanna Drucker, The Bernard and Martin Breslauer Professor of Bibliography, UCLA

Course: Books of the Far West, with an Emphasis on California
Faculty: Gary F. Kurutz, California State Library

Course: Preservation Stewardship of Library Collections
Faculty: Mark S. Roosa, Pepperdine University

Course: History of the Book, 200-1820
Faculty: Susan Allen, The Getty Research Institute

Program Details

The tuition for CalRBS courses in 2010 is $995/course. If a student takes a course in week 1 and week 2, the tuition is $1,800 for both courses. Course size is limited to 15 students.

Course credit must be determined by the student's home institution, UCLA MLIS students please contact CalRBS for more information about obtaining course credit.

CalRBS is currently accepting applications for Summer 2010.  Applications will be accepted up until July 3rd 2010, if you wish to apply for a CalRBS course and it is after July 3rd, 2010 please contact CalRBS.

Admission to CalRBS courses is conducted on a rolling basis until the course is full, admission is determined by the instructor of the course, based upon the information provided in your application.  Early application is encouraged.  Application forms can be downloaded here. If you are unable to download a form, please contact CalRBS.