Library Association of Ireland Rare Books Group Annual Seminar Printed Treasures: Unique collections in Irish Libraries
Thursday 24th November 2011 Lecture Room, Royal Irish Academy. 10:00 – 15:30
Programme
10:00 – 10:30 Registration 10:30 – 10:50 Rediscovering the Royal College of Science for Ireland in UCD Library Evelyn Flanagan, Special Collections Librarian, UCD
10:50-11:10 A handsome donation” – The Pamphlet Collection of Charles Haliday at the Royal Irish Academy. Sophie Evans, Assistant Librarian, Royal Irish Academy 11:20-11:40 Coffee 11:40 – 12:00 The Joly Collection at the National Library of Ireland Gerard Long, Assistant Keeper, National Library of Ireland
12:00 – 12:20 Missouri, Laois and Star of the Sea : John Canon O’Hanlon and his library Penny Woods, Special Collections Librarian, Russell Library, NUI Maynooth 12:20 – 12:30 Questions 12:30 – 14:00 Lunch (not provided) 14:00 – 14:25 The Percy Collection at Queens University Belfast Professor John Thompson, School of English QUB.
14:25 – 14:45 The Cooke Collections at University College Cork Cronan Ó Doibhlin, Head of Special Collections, Archives and Repository services, UCC
14:45 – 15:10 French Drama Collection in TCD Dr. Charles Benson, Keeper of Early Printed Books, TCD 15:10 – 15:30 Questions and Seminar close
Cost: €30 €25 (per person for 3 or more bookings from one institution) €15 (Students and OAPs) 4 FREE places for unemployed people on a first come first served basis To reserve a place, please contact: Evelyn Flanagan, Rare Books Group Secretary Tel: 01-7167149, or email: evelyn.flanagan@ucd.ie.