*one of the windows features Andrew Hester, not a printer but a bookseller.
**Andrew Hester’s mark is not represented by any materials on the RBML collection.
***Info from “Marks of Distinction: Reflections on the Reading Room Windows” (UIUC RBML, 2014). Picture taken by me.
TIL the UIUC Main Library Reading Room windows feature 27 different 15/16th C printers’ marks*, including Caxton and Aldus Manutius, and all** are represented by a book in the RBML! picture is of Jodocus Badius Ascensius’ mark, represented by Angelo Poliziano’s Opera (1512).***
There's nothing quite like being stopped by TSA for having Linotype in your carry-on to end your first @rarebookschool experience! They were very nice about it, though, and even interested :)
sad to miss @aarontpratt at TAMU's Book History Workshop but excited to hear @nowviskie keynote at @rarebookschool ! @kmosullivan@Yoojung1988 take good notes for me and I'll return the favor :)
I would love to have a grad class with Dr. Ives and Dr. Earhart that played with Playdough to understand Dave the Potter's technique and work
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the humanities scholars creating digital projects all too often fail to take these needs into account.' Is this because professionals see the users as commodities that will spend money? Or because they have more money spend on resources to make the digital more accessible? 2/2
From reading George H Williams' 'Disability, Universal Design, and the Digital Humanities': 'While professionals working in educational technology and commercial web design have made significant progress in meeting the needs of [users with disabilities],... 1/2 #dh604tamu
At SCRC in Atlanta GA hearing about public humanities ideas from Dr. Peggy O'Brien with @FolgerLibrary
https://t.co/kuLNDJz15i
professors reaching out to high school teachers and students reminds me of @kmosullivan 's outreach at Cushing Library
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#NationalLibraryWeek starts tomorrow (April 8), and we're excited! Here are some hashtags and post ideas to follow along throughout week. More NLW resources at: https://t.co/GMyGtbwUX0
#LibrariesTransform#LibrariesLead
There is still at least one seat open in each of the following RBS courses for this summer ... but they're filling fast, so don't delay! See https://t.co/OGfDRQenDB for application info.
Good advice in class today for publishing in an open access journal: look for an executive/editorial board and see who is on it, as well as the peer-review process #dh604tamu
For Ortega's 'Multilingualism in DH' in action, visit the @dh2018cdmx site https://t.co/QEVqVPzDMZ (also available in Spanish). Per the site, DH2018 is the first time the conference will take place in Latin America & the global south. I'm stoked to attend this year!
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We are beside ourselves with excitement about our upcoming visit from @rebeccaromney. Save the date: April 4, 5:30 PM, and join us in discovering the delightfully weird history of books!
Between reading Bretz's 'Digital Pedagogy and the Adjunct Instructor' (https://t.co/KpVc07B8iH) and Walker's 'Classroom' (https://t.co/XBzibS3eDX) for class today, all I could think about was the importance of 'classroom' spaces #dh604tamu