Miscellaneous Papers
Document Type
Presentation
Date of this Version
11-6-2009
Abstract
In the age of Google and Kindle, with millions of books just a few clicks away, why would a university maintain a rare book library? Join Dr. Daniel Traister, Curator for Research Services at Penn's Rare Book and Manuscript Library and Bibliographer for Literature in English, for a hands-on exploration of rare books and manuscripts chosen from Penn's collection, one that runs from the ninth century up through the present. Discover what these books reveal that cannot be replicated on a computer screen - and why anyone might care.
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TraisterLo.mp3 (12560 kB)2009 Traister Lecture (medium fidelity, 32 kbps MP3 audio)
TraisterHi.mp3 (37680 kB)
2009 Traister Lecture (high fidelity, 64 kbps MP3 audio)
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2009 Traister Lecture (high quality wav file, long download time)
Traister mix.aif (276945 kB)
2009 Traister Lecture (AIFF audio file)
handout_revised.pdf (343 kB)
2009 Traister Lecture Handout
Date Posted: 24 November 2009
Comments
Arts & Culture @ Homecoming Lecture Friday, November 6, 2009; 4-5pm Location: Lea Library, 6th Floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center