2013 Schedule

SUNDAY 4 AUGUST

3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Registration – Kathy Lindeman

6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Dinner on your own

7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Opening Remarks and Introductions – Kevin Johnson

7:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Announcement of scholarship winners – Rob Rulon-Miller

8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Keynote Address – Michael Suarez

9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Reception

MONDAY 5 AUGUST

8:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Bookselling 401 – Rob Rulon-Miller & Kevin Johnson

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

10:30 a.m. to noon. Databases – Dan Gregory

Noon to 1:15 p.m. Lunch

1:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Bookselling Fundamentals – David Prendergast

2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Refurbishing & Conservation for Booksellers – Terry Belanger

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

3:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Research Strategies & Reference Tools for the Book Trade – Steven Smith

6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Seminar "Chuck Wagon" Picnic

TUESDAY 6 AUGUST

8:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Bibliographic Description, Part 1 – Terry Belanger

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

10:30 a.m. to noon. How to Catalog a Book – Rob Rulon-Miller & Kevin Johnson

Noon to 1: 15 p.m. Lunch

1:15 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Cataloging Workshop – Faculty

3:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Break

3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Cataloging an Archive – Lorne Bair & Steve Smith

4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Book Fairs - Lorne Bair

5:15 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Dinner on your own

7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. History of the Book Trade - Rob Rulon Miller

WEDNESDAY 7 AUGUST

8:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Guest Lecturer – Adam Davis of Division Leap

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

10:30 a.m. to noon. Buying and Selling for the Generalist and the Specialist – Kevin Johnson

Noon to 1:15 p.m. Lunch

1:15 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Evaluating, Buying, and Pricing Books – Rob Rulon-Miller, Lorne Bair, & Nina Musinsky

3:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Break

3:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Book Photography – Dan Gregory

5:15 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Dinner on your own

7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Bookstore Tour

THURSDAY 8 AUGUST

8:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Adventures in Early Books – Nina Musinsky, Rob Rulon-Miller & Dan DeSimone

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

10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Auctions – Nina Musinsky & Kevin Johnson

11:00 a.m. to noon. Student Auction – Rob Rulon-Miller

Noon to 1:15 p.m. Lunch

1:15 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Selling Books to Libraries – Dan DeSimone & Lorne Bair

3:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Break

3:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Marketing Your Book Business – Dan Gregory & Kevin Johnson

7:00 p.m. Faculty Dinner with auction winners at Casa Ciletti

FRIDAY 9 AUGUST

8:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Fakes, Forgeries, and Theft – Dan Gregory

9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Bibliographic Description, Part 2 – Terry Belanger

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

10:30 a.m. to noon. Book Scouting – Lorne Bair

Noon to 1:15 p.m. Lunch & Evaluations

1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Developing Your Own Website – Dan Gregory & Kevin Johnson

2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Bookbinding Material and Styles, Types of Illustration – Dan DeSimone

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

3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Consignment, Walk-Ins, & House Calls – Kevin Johnson

4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Round Table Discussion and Evaluations – Faculty

6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.: Farewell Dinner