Book Studies Course
Enhance your Library Science practice through the Book Studies Course. Delve into book history, print culture, access, and censorship, whilst acquiring practical methods for collection development, cataloguing, preservation, and exhibit design that connect with contemporary communities. This course provides a thorough grounding in print materiality, circulation, and reception, enabling you to analyse formats, presses, and reform movements effectively.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Book Studies Course delivers a succinct, hands-on introduction to print history, covering core concepts, pivotal developments, materiality, dissemination, and reception. Gain expertise in evaluating mass-market editions, independent presses, censorship, and reform initiatives, alongside practical abilities in research techniques, collection building, cataloguing, conservation, exhibition curation, and fostering public interaction with historic printed works.
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Develop skills
- Design book history workshops: create focused, engaging sessions quickly.
- Catalogue rare books: apply MARC, RDA, and subject vocabularies confidently.
- Plan print culture exhibits: select, label, and display items for the public.
- Use archives and digital databases: locate, assess, and cite primary sources.
- Analyse print, power, and access: map how books shape publics and communities.
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