Teaching and Researching Text Technological Transformation Through Special Collections

Denise Bookwalter, Bill Modrow, Elaine Treharne, Ben Yadon English History Information Sciences Modern Languages Religion University Library Teaching and Researching Text Technological Transformation Through Special Collections Benefits the Students Benefits the Faculty Benefits the Library Provides Real, Tangible Experience Involves students in Original Scholarship Fosters an Appreciation of Primary Sources and Artifacts and their significance Allows for Practical Application of Skills Access to Facilities and Resources of Special Collections Department Librarian’s knowledge of their collection Newfound Awareness of Collections and their relevance Translation/Transcription/Interpretaion of materials by subject experts Increased Profile/Awareness of Special Collections $$$ Museum Objects Class Exhibits Early Print Bibles Exhibit Slated for Fall Exhibits Collection Development FSU Special Collections and Archives Fundraising A book-copy is a material thing, a singularity, with its own history, or rather its own discrete packets of evidence that constitute such a history. -Joseph A. Dane, Out of Sorts, 2011 Thank you. Questions? Comments? hott.fsu.edu lib.fsu.edu/specialcollections/index.html smallcraftadvisorypress.art.fsu.edu ELAINE BEN DENISE BILL Course Instruction