Working with Collections (P03054)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : LLC-P-P03054

This foundational course for students enrolled on the MSc in ‘Material Cultures and the History of the Book’ will introduce students to a range of issues surrounding the conservation, management, and display of special collections, with particular emphasis on manuscript and printed materials.

Issues to be covered include cataloguing, conservation techniques, digitisation, collection management, and display and exhibitions. Seminars (which will run for 2 hours a week) will be taught by experts from the University and beyond.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Special Arrangements for Entry : The course is available to students from other MSc programmes with the approval of their programme directors and the course organiser

Subject Areas

Home subject area

English Literature, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Tutorial	Friday	10:00	12:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

On completing the course, students will have acquired an understanding of:

• a variety of collections and their forms
• a range major issues in the management of collections
• the cataloguing, preservation, digitisation, promotion and display of special collections