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Upcoming Events - 2011
Old Books in New Libraries: Treasures of UVic Libraries
UVic Libraries has a fascinating three-part lecture series starting in January, 2011.
Dr. Helene Cazes will dedicate a three-part lecture series to UVic Libraries " very special collections, and especially the "Seghers Collection" – an unique 7,500 volume library named after Bishop Charles John Seghers (1839-1886). Seghers, the second Catholic bishop of Victoria, arrived on Vancouver Island in 1864 and was murdered in Alaska in 1886. The "Seghers Collection" was placed on permanent loan within the Special Collections Department of the McPherson Library in 1976.
All lectures are from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. and take place in the Special Collections classroom, A003, lower level McPherson Library. These lectures will be audiotaped.
January 17 The Bishop's Books
This lecture gives an overview to the unique "Seghers Collection" that contains the accumulated donations of more than 150 years from the Catholic community on Vancouver Island and Renaissance and Early modern books.
February 7 Special Collections, Special Books, and Special Readers
This lecture gives a "guided tour" of a selection of mini-collections within Special Collections: history of medicine, Bibles, discovery of the Americas and Amer-Indian religions, and Aldine editions of modern dictionaries.
March 28 Plantiniana: Humanist Grafts in Special Collections
Christopher Plantin (1520-1589) could be presented as the epitome of Renaissance humanist printers. He founded a dynasty of learned editors and publishers. An avid book collector, Charles Seghers secured several publications from the Plantin's Presses, now kept in Special Collections, McPherson Library.
If you are coming from off campus, parking is available in Lot B or Lot C or Lot 1 off Ring Road.
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Highlights of Previous Years
Highlights of 2010
SPECIAL EVENTS
16TH Annual UVic Libraries Book Sale for the United Way
The Siberian Expedition Book Launch
UVic alumnus and historian Benjamin Isitt for the UVic launched his new book, From Victoria to Vladivostok: Canada's Siberian Expedition 1917-1919 (UBC Press, 2010). The launch included the interactive Siberian Expedition Virtual Exhibition & Digital Archive (http://www.siberianexpedition.ca/), developed with colleagues from the UVic Humanities Computing and Media Centre.
The Art of the Book ‘08 Reception
A reception will be held on November 5, 2010 at 3:15 - 4:30 p.m. in the reception room adjacent to the Maltwood Prints and Drawings Gallery at the McPherson Library, following a tour of the exhibition at 2 p.m. by Keith Valentine.
Celebrating UVic Authors: 2010 , October21, 2010
Jamie Cassels, Vice-President Academic and Provost, the University of Victoria Bookstore and the University of Victoria Libraries held a reception and reading to celebrate and honour UVic authors who published works in 2009.
History of Medicine Event, April 24, 2010
The Imaging and Imagining the Body Symposium -- a day of papers and debates organized by the research collective History of Medicine (Faculty of Humanities, University of Victoria).
LECTURES
Jim Rainer presents, "My Gentle Madness" Lecture , October 5, 2010
As part of Canadian Library Month, Jim Rainer spoke on his career as a collector. The subject range of his book collecting has been varied and includes books on fine press editions, the book arts, wildflowers and gardening, baseball and mechanical pencils!
From the Outside In: Designing Better Books , July 23, 2010
This lecture by Reg Beatty introduced the questions any would-be book designer must ask and eventually answer -- about format, layout, and type choice
Prof. Annette Hayward, Queen's University, Department of French Studies and winner of the 2007 Governor General's Literary Award for Non-Fiction gave a lecture at the official opening of the Graduate Conference organized by the Masters Program of the French Department.The lecture was accompanied by an exhibit of a few gems from UVic Libraries Special Collections Department.
EXHIBITS
The Art of the Book ‘08 , October 16 - January 5, 2011
UVic Libraries and the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild present The Art of the Book ’08, a travelling exhibition of 78 works by 70 book artists from Canada, the U.S. and Japan.
Alcuin Display September 15 to October 29, 2010
The winners of the 28th Annual Alcuin Awards for Excellence in Canadian Book Design were on display in the McPherson Library Special Collections Reading Room.
Victorian Poetry and the New Print Media: An Exhibition for Eng 551 , May 31 to August 31, 2010
Victorian Poetry and the New Print Media: An Exhibition for Eng 551 exhibit was held in the Archives and Special Collections reading room (A005). The exhibit highlighed the primary content used in Eng 551, a Graduate Seminar taught in the 2010 Winter Session by Dr. Alison Chapman, a Victorian poetry specialist with UVic's English Department
Highlights of 2009
SPECIAL EVENTS
The Lion and the Fox - Symposium and Reception
A Suitcase full of Pop-Up Books - Paul Johnson (British-born artist who has taken the craft of the traditional pop-up book to new artistic heights and extremes).
Book Launch - Michael J. Prince (Absent Citizens: Disability Politics and Policy in Canada)
Alcuin Society 2008 Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada exhibit (The 32 winning titles selected from 243 entries, 8 provinces, and 89 publishers were on display).
United Way Book Sale (15th annual sale for the United Way).
Highlights of 2008
SPECIAL EVENTS
14TH Annual UVic Libraries Book Sale for the United Way
Alcuin Society 2007 Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada was held from September 4 through 24, 2008, at the Archives and Special Collections Reading Room in the William C. Mearns Centre for Learning.
LECTURES
"The Fruits of Gentle Madness: the enduring nature of the book and the relationship between collectors and libraries", given by Nicholas Basbanes.
Highlights of 2007
SPECIAL EVENTS
Garden Tour with renowned garden historian, Cyril Hume.
LECTURES
"Bringing New Life to Old Gardens", given by Cyril Hume
Highlights of 2006
SPECIAL EVENTS
The History and Operation of AbeBooks.com - Richard Davies demonstrated how it all works.
McPherson Library Open House celebrating the official grand opening of the McPherson Library's first floor renovations.
LECTURES
"An Introduction to the Reginald Roy Military History Collection", given by Dr. David Zimmerman of the Department of History
Highlights of 2005
SPECIAL EVENTS
Launch of the new Internet Shakespeare Editions website
Annual United Way Book Sale
Tea at Lantern Lane, the house in Gordon Head so named by writer and activist Nellie McClung
Highlights of 2004
SPECIAL EVENTS
"The Art of the Book" Exhibit at the McPherson Library Gallery celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists' Guild (CBBAG).
Special Collections Displays - see works by French novelist and multimedia experimentalist Michel Butor, from the collection donated by Professor Jennifer Waelti-Walters.
Book Arts Demonstrations - Eight Vancouver Island/Gulf Island bookbinders, conservators, papermakers, calligraphers and small press owners demonstrate their craft.
Guided Tours of "The Art of the Book" Exhibit, given by Keith Valentine of Galiano Island.
United Way Book Sale - all money raised goes to the United Way.
A library instruction session for the Friends of the Library.
LECTURES
"Wilde at Law: Reputation Destroyed and Rehabilitated by Court", given by Cecil O.D. Branson Q.C.
Highlights of 2003
SPECIAL EVENTS
A Celebration of UVic Authors - Sponsored by the UVic Libraries and the UVic Bookstore.
Antiquarian Book Roadshow - book appraisals by local antiquarian booksellers and a Strawberry Tea.
LECTURES
Adventures in Book Collection - a series of three talks by keen collectors (W.B. Yeats and Friends: a working collection presented by Ann Saddlemyer/Collecting Illuminated presented by George Kidd/Grimm to Potter: collecting children's literature presented by Guy and Alison Chadsey.
The Book of the Icelanders, presented by Dr. Vesteinn Olason, Professor, University of Iceland and Director of the Stofnun Arna Magnussonar.