Ambassadors of the Book (eBook)

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Raphaële Mouren, ENSSIB Ecole nationale supérieure des sciences de l'information et des bibliothèques, Villeurbanne, France.

Abbreviations 9
Introduction. Ambassadors of the Book: the Conference Theme and its Background 11
All Books Are Equal, but Some Books Towards a Modern Vision of Special Collections 15
Competence Assessment: Challenges for Heritage Librarians 25
Twenty-First-Century Librarianhood: Training Specialists or Generalists? 43
Transience in Old and New Librarianship 49
‘A Great Number of Useful Books’: the National Trust and its Libraries 55
Skills, Competences and Training Needs in Digital Preservation and Curation: Results of a Digcurv Survey 63
An Unused Resource: Bringing the Study of Bookbindings out of the Ghetto 83
Preparing Librarians Technologically for the 21st Century 95
Cultural Heritage Education for Librarians in France 103
Educating Heritage Librarians on the Pacific Rim: California Rare Book School – the Past, the Present, and the Future 111
Preparing Heritage Librarians to Welcome Readers 1: From the Librarian’s Point of View 123
Preparing Heritage Librarians to Welcome Readers 2: From the Library School’s Point of View 129
Cultural Heritage and IT Competence at the Catholic University, Milan 137
Experiential Learning in Historical Bibliography 147
The STCV Workshop: Practical Training in Analytical Bibliography for Staff of Heritage Libraries 163
Writings and Books: History and Stories to Enhance Rare Book Collections and to Promote Reading 173
The Scholar/Librarian Goes Digital: New Times Require New Skills and Aptitudes 181
Index of Names and Institutions 191