Bookish events occurring at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

     1. The BSANZ (Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand) conference is at the University of Otago, Dunedin, this year, between 14-17 November 2012. A wide range of papers have been submitted and it should be a stimulating conference. Please consider attending. For further information, visit the conference webpage at: http://www.otago.ac.nz/books/events/#thinking

2.      The Centre for the Book at the University of Otago is pleased to be associated with the 2013 Australasian Rare Book School. Applications for the three classes offered from 28 January-1 February 2013 are actively encouraged. Please see the link http://www.otago.ac.nz/books/rbs/for further details.

The web site offers full descriptions and advance reading lists for each of the three classes, which are:

      James Raven (Prof. of Modern History at the University of Essex): The Business of Books in Britain c. 1600–1820

      Heather Wolfe (Curator of Manuscripts at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington): English Paleography, 1500–1700

      Donald Kerr (Special Collections, University of Otago) and Richard Overell (Rare Books Librarian, Monash University Library): Exhibitions: The Art and Practicalities

Dr. Donald Kerr, F.L.S.
Special Collections Librarian
University of Otago
P.O. Box 56
Dunedin, New Zealand
Phone: (03) 479-8330
Email: donald.kerr@otago.ac.nz