http://www.rarebooknews.com/ News and commentary about rare books. Copyright 2008 Wed, 07 May 2008 08:00:28 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss "The Yale Daily News (YDN) is the oldest college daily newspaper in the United States, and has been covering student life at Yale and in New Haven for 130 years. The Library has now digitized key periods from the YDN... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2008/05/early_editions.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2008/05/early_editions.php News about Libraries Wed, 07 May 2008 08:00:28 -0500 "Not even a power outage can stop Wayne Rhodes from doing his job. " "Rhodes, director of the Jones Memorial Library, recalls a night when the power went out while he was working. The emergency lights came on, but the... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2008/05/wayne_rhodes_di.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2008/05/wayne_rhodes_di.php News about Librarians Wed, 07 May 2008 07:56:59 -0500 "RARE Victorian maps of Edinburgh – as well as hand drawings of the city's first tram routes – are to be included in the world's biggest charity book sale." "The collection was gifted to organisers of the annual Christian Aid... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2008/05/rare_maps_at_th.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2008/05/rare_maps_at_th.php News about Booksellers Wed, 07 May 2008 07:54:43 -0500 "Situated in the heart of Ireland's capital city, the Chester Beatty Library is an art museum and library which houses the great collection of manuscripts, miniature paintings, prints, drawings, rare books and some decorative arts assembled by Sir Alfred Chester... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2008/05/mughal_albums_f.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2008/05/mughal_albums_f.php News about Book Collectors Mon, 05 May 2008 07:38:52 -0500 "ATLANTA — A legal battle over prized documents purportedly belonging to Gone With the Wind author Margaret Mitchell has blown over but the final resting place of the disputed papers is still a secret." "The legal sparring involving the cache... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2008/05/in_search_of_ma.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2008/05/in_search_of_ma.php News about Great Writers Mon, 05 May 2008 07:37:20 -0500 "'Audubon’s Birds of Americais the most important illustrated book ever published, I think most people would agree,' said Scott." "The University of South Carolina was one of the first subscribers to the book in 1831, he said. Now, only 125... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2008/05/audubon_on_exhi.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2008/05/audubon_on_exhi.php News about Libraries Mon, 05 May 2008 07:31:48 -0500 "An exhibition of Persian Manuscripts and rare books inaugurated Thursday in New Delhi at Dr. Zakir Husain Library of Jamia Millia Islamia university as part of Iranian Cultural Week in India organised by the university. " Read this article.... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2008/05/exhibit_of_pers.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2008/05/exhibit_of_pers.php News about Book Exhibits Fri, 02 May 2008 07:51:52 -0500 "Edits such as this are captured in a new exhibit at the Library of Congress that allows visitors to literally zoom in on the specific words and phrases that formed the basis of the American republic. They can see different... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2008/05/hightech_exhibi.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2008/05/hightech_exhibi.php News about Libraries Fri, 02 May 2008 07:50:10 -0500 "Mitchel is among hundreds of librarians from Minnesota to England making digital versions of the most fragile of the books to be included in Google Inc.'s Book Search, a portal that will eventually lead users to all the estimated 50... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2008/05/scanning_rare_b.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2008/05/scanning_rare_b.php News about Libraries Fri, 02 May 2008 07:47:59 -0500 "AUSTIN, Texas -- The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin has acquired a rare Plantin Polyglot Bible, containing parallel texts in Hebrew, Greek, Syriac and Aramaic with translations and commentary in Latin." Read this... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2008/04/university_of_t_4.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2008/04/university_of_t_4.php News about Libraries Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:49:28 -0500 "Considered a Kansas City landmark for history enthusiasts, David R. Spivey Rare Books, Maps and Fine Arts is a destination of historic items." Read this article.... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2008/04/where_to_find_r.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2008/04/where_to_find_r.php News about Booksellers Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:47:59 -0500 "In 2004, he returned to his fifth floor Kabul apartment to find his beloved library - which had over 2,000 rare books in Pashto and Dari - riddled with bullet-marks." Read this article.... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2008/04/bullet_holes_in.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2008/04/bullet_holes_in.php News about Book Collectors Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:45:09 -0500 "A first American edition of "Bambi" by Felix Salten and a signed copy of Eugene O'Neill's "The Hairy Ape" will be among the rare books offered at this year's St. Louis Book Fair. " Read this article.... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2008/04/book_notes_in_s.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2008/04/book_notes_in_s.php News about Booksellers Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:28:28 -0500 "City Lights. Started by political gadfly Marc Emery in 1975, it's been owned and operated by Teresa Tarasewicz and Jim Capel since 1992. With narrow aisles and floor-to-ceiling shelves jammed with inventory, it's no place for claustrophobics." Read this article.... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2008/04/five_great_lond.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2008/04/five_great_lond.php News about Booksellers Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:25:58 -0500 "Mitchel, 24, is among hundreds of librarians worldwide who are making digital versions of the most fragile of the books to be included in Google Inc.'s Book Search, a portal that will eventually lead users to all of the estimated... http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2008/04/google_wants_to.php http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2008/04/google_wants_to.php News about Libraries Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:22:58 -0500