Jeffrey Pomerantz

‘What’s the Most Unusual Item in Your Special Collections?’, from the Chronicle I’m particularly fond of the pasta poetry: The University of Chicago has, among other odd items, a limited-edition book of poetry printed on a raw pasta noodle — “alas, becoming more brittle by the year,” writes Alice Schreyer, director of special collections. Wilson Library runs Treasure Tours once a month. I’ve gone on 2 of these tours now,.. Read More

This job just got posted to the Duke Library Jobs page: Scholarly Communication Officer (Term Appointment) The Scholarly Communication Officer will coordinate scholarly communication activities for Duke University by providing leadership and educating the university community about intellectual property issues and their impact on the nature and conduct of scholarly inquiry and instruction. Required: ALA-accredited MLS or J.D. or equivalent combination of relevant academic preparation and experience. It’s interesting to.. Read More

The Perkins Project at Duke has involved building an extension onto Perkins, the newly-opened Bostock Library. There are some inaugural events coming up: The Opening of the Bostock Library and the Karl and Mary Ellen von der Heyden Pavilion, October 17 through 22 Dedication of the Bostock Library and the Karl and Mary Ellen von der Heyden Pavilion, Friday, 11 November 2005

You are cordially invited to attend a series of public lectures centered on the theme: “Sustaining Humanities Scholarship in the Digital Age: the Future of the Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri.” The purpose of the events is to explore the special challenges and opportunities of preserving long-term access to digital resources for humanities scholarship. All events will take place in the Rare Book Room, William R. Perkins Library. This program.. Read More