SUNDAY 3 AUGUST

MONDAY 4 AUGUST

8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.: Announcements / How to handle books - Tom Congalton, Dan DeSimone, Rob Rulon-Miller

9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.: The Mail-Order / Internet Bookseller - Rob Rulon-Miller

10:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.: Break

10:15 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.: The Open Book Shop - Kevin Johnson

11:00 a.m. to Noon: Technology for the Book Trade, Part I - Dan Gregory

Noon to 1:15 p.m. Lunch

1:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Reference Tools for the Book Trade - Dan De Simone and Terry Belanger

3:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Break

3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hands on exhibit of books: binding styles and materials, techniques of printing and illustration, etc. Dan De Simone, Angela Scott, Rob Rulon-Miller

6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Seminar Picnic

TUESDAY 5 AUGUST

8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Bibliographic Description, Part I - Terry Belanger

10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. to Noon Bibliographic Description, Part II - Terry Belanger

Noon to 1: 15 p.m. Lunch

1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. How to Catalogue a Book - Rob Rulon-Miller and Tom Congalton

2:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Participants' Workshop on Book Descriptions - Faculty

3:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Break

3:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Conservation and Preservation - Dan DeSimone and Angela Scott

5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Dinner on your own

7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Leave for Hooked on Books (Maizeland Shopping Center): Operating a Book Store - Mary Francis Ciletti

 

WEDNESDAY 6 AUGUST

8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Technology for the Book Trade, Part II - Dan Gregory

10:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Break

10:15 a.m. to Noon Evaluating and pricing books - Ed Glaser

Noon to 1:15 p.m. Lunch

1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Participants' Workshop on Book Descriptions and Pricing - Faculty

2:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Break

2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Participants' Workshop on Book Descriptions and Pricing - Faculty

3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Internet Bookselling - Chris Volk

5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Dinner on your own

7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Leave for Hooked on Books (Maizeland Shopping Center): Operating a Book Store - Mary Francis Ciletti

 

THURSDAY 7 AUGUST

8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Guest lecturers - Margolis & Moss

10:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Break

10:15 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Auctions - Mike Ginsberg

11:00 a.m. to Noon Auction Demonstration - Mike Ginsberg: auction of goods and services for the benefit of local libraries, including dinner for two with the faculty Thursday night, Casa Ciletti

Noon to 1:15 p.m. Lunch

1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Marketing your book Business - Dan Gregory

2:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Break

3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Assessing Archives and Collections – Dan DeSimone and Rob Rulon-Miller

4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Problems in the Book Trade: Fakes, Forgeries, and Stolen Books

5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Dinner on your own

7:00 p.m. Faculty/Staff Dinner with auction winners

FRIDAY 8 AUGUST

8:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Miscellaneous matters / questions

8:45 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Scouting -- Mike Ginsberg

9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Book Fairs-Tom Congalton

10:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. to Noon: Consignments - Kevin Johnson

Noon to 1:15 p.m. Lunch

1:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Accounting - Chris Volk

2:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Break

2:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Evaluations / Questionnaire

3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Round Table Discussion – Moderators, Tom Congalton & Rob Rulon-Miller

6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.: Farewell Dinner, Awarding of Certificates