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Dear
ARLIS Members -
The Pratt School of
Information and Library Science invites you to apply to
our summer 2010 international
programs - Florence and London -
whether
you are an LIS student or professional librarian -
you
will find these programs a great learning experience -
Florence in partnership with SACI - will enrich you perspectives on art, art and
museum
librarianship and conservation and London Summer School and Bloomsbury
conference
will give you new insights into the world of digital publishing
and
digital curation.
Our London program in partnership with
University College London,
Department
of Information, is unique in its design in that it culminates with the
Bloomsbury
Conference - this year's theme,
"Valued Resources, New Roles
and
Responsibilities for Curators and Publishers." The conference brings together
leaders
in publishing, academic libraries and distinguished LIS faculty.
Below
is program information with links to the program Web sites where you will
find
detailed information and application forms.
FLORENCE: May 21
– June 19 in Partnership with SACI School of Art in FLORENCE
A
6-credit program: two 3-credit courses:
1)
Florentine Art & Culture, Museum & Library Research & Documentation
and
2)
Cultural Heritage Conservation taught by leading Italian conservators
For
detailed information and application visit the program Web site:
http://www.pratt.edu/academics/information_and_library_sciences/international_programs/florence_summer_program/
FLORENCE PROGRAM COSTS:
•
Tuition: $5,760 ($2,880 X 2 = SILS regular tuition for two 3-credit courses
•
SACI International activity fee: $400
•
Housing: SACI apartment - $1,470 (May 21- June 19)
•
Travel: RT Florence about $850 (students make their own arrangements)
LONDON: Summer School & 4th Bloomsbury Conference on
E-Publishing – June 14-25
in
Partnership with University College London, Department of Information- a
3-credit program
For detailed
information and application, visit the program Web site:
LONDON PROGRAM COSTS:
•
Tuition - $2,880 (3-credit course) regular Pratt-SILS tuition for a 3-credits
•
International fee: London: $200
•
A special London benefit: The Bloomsbury Conference fee is waived for students
and includes conference lunches & final dinner.
•
Housing at UCL: Astor College Dorm, private single room, 30 pounds per night
includes English breakfast.
•
Travel – about $750 RT London – Note - students make their own
travel reservations.
•
The program includes day trips to Cambridge, Oxford, the British Library and
various London publishers.
SILS
PARTNERSHIP WITH UCL: The
London course is taught by the faculty of
UCL
Department of Information. This gives students a special opportunity to study
with
recognized
leaders in information science research and in e-publishing.
Visit
the UCL program Web sites:
SUMMER
SCHOOL
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/slais/epublishing-summerschool/
BLOOMSBURY
CONFERENCE
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/slais/e-publishing/
- Bloomsbury Conference
Please
contact me or Quinn Lai, Research and Academic Assistant,
if
you have any questions.
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All
best,
Dean
Giannini
Tula Giannini, PhD,
MLS, MM
Dean
Pratt, School of
Information & Library Science
144 West 14th
Street 6th fl.
New York, NY 10011