Catholic University’s SLIS also offers a track in Cultural Heritage Information Management (http://slis.cua.edu/MSinLS/coursesStudy/CHIM.cfm), if he’d like to look at that. It’s true they recommend at least one course in database management – it’s unavoidably useful knowledge to have these days, in almost any field – but it’s not required, and he could probably also speak with the Dean about putting together a personalized course of study that suits his interests. When I studied there 8 years ago myself, I found the professors were always willing to help support a student’s interests; when I found a class I wanted to take (History of the Book, in fact) wasn’t offered in rotation until after I was scheduled to graduate, they rescheduled a special session for the upcoming semester so I could take it.
And a tremendous advantage to CUA is its location. The university itself has some nice collections (and when I attended in 2003, there was still a book bindery in the library’s basement, although I don’t know if it’s still there), and he’d also have access to opportunities at all the Smithsonian museums, the Library of Congress and a myriad of other cultural heritage organizations in the immediate area. And he’d be less than two hours away from UVA with its wonderful annual 5-day Rare Book School program (http://www.rarebookschool.org/).
Cheers, Amy
Amy J. Lucko
Program Officer
Council on Library and Information Resources
1752 N Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Looking for program advice
He might check into Indiana University's library science program -- they're affiliated with the Lilly rare book library on campus, and when I went there (admittedly it was twenty years ago, things might have changed) classes were offered on rare books and how to take care of them.
Meg Justus
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I am hoping the list can help me point a student in the right direction. He is interested in graduate programs but I am not sure what programs would best fit his interests. He is an artist who is interested in archival work especially in the area of book conservation and restoration. He actually taught himself book restoration and is most interested in pursuing further studies in this area. I was thinking of Library Science programs but he really isn't interested in doing online or digital archival work. If anyone could recommend a few good graduate programs in the United States that have a focus that would work for him I would really appreciate it.
Thanks for your help.
Rhonda Dass
Director, American Indian Studies Program
Minnesota State University
Mankato, Minnesota
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