Table of Contents
Abbreviations 9
Introduction: Ambassadors of the Book: the Conference Theme and its Background Pierre Delsaerdt 11
All Books Are Equal, but Some Books … Towards a Modern Vision of Special Collections Jan Bos 15
Competence Assessment: Challenges for Heritage Librarians Deirdre C. Stam 25
Twenty-First-Century Librarianhood: Training Specialists or Generalists? Jan Bos 43
Transience in Old and New Librarianship Per Cullhed 49
'A Great Number of Useful Books': the National Trust and its Libraries Mark Purcell 55
Skills, Competences and Training Needs in Digital Preservation and Curation: Results of a Digcurv Survey Stefan Strathmann Claudia Engelhardt 63
An Unused Resource: Bringing the Study of Bookbindings out of the Ghetto Nicholas Pickwoad 83
Preparing Librarians Technologically for the 21st Century Katie L. B. Henningsen 95
Cultural Heritage Education for Librarians in France Hélène Richard 103
Educating Heritage Librarians on the Pacific Rim: California Rare Book School - the Past, the Present, and the Future Susan M. Allen 111
Preparing Heritage Librarians to Welcome Readers 1: From the Librarian's Point of View Monique Hulvey 123
Preparing Heritage Librarians to Welcome Readers 2: From the Library School's Point of View Raphaële Mouren 129
Cultural Heritage and IT Competence at the Catholic University, Milan Giliola Barbero 137
Experiential Learning in Historical Bibliography Anne Welsh 147
The STCV Workshop: Practical Training in Analytical Bibliography for Staff of Heritage Libraries Diederik Lanoye Susanna De Schepper 163
Writings and Books: History and Stories to Enhance Rare Book Collections and to Promote Reading Adriana Paolini 173
The Scholar/Librarian Goes Digital: New Times Require New Skills and Aptitudes Gillian M. Mccombs 181
Index of Names and Institutions 191
Table of Figures 197
