MO5020 Material Bibliography 1

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

15

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 11

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Planned timetable

To be arranged.

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr M A McLean

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

Material Bibliography is a year-long training option intended for students enrolled on the Book History, Reformation Studies or Early Modern MLitt programmes. It covers the use of the Book as historical evidence, and practical aspects of cataloguing and Special Collections work. Closely supervised seminars will cover: Basic tools? Databases and how to identify hand pressed books; Reading a title page; Latin for book historians; Printers, publishers and booksellers; Paper and format; Collation formulae and pagination, type description; Fingerprints; Refresher - edition vs. copy; Provenance; Binding and Bindings; Workshop - describing books; Databases and bibliometrics. Semester one focuses on group training, semester two on supervised individual practice.

Relationship to other modules

Anti-requisites

YOU CANNOT TAKE THIS MODULE IF YOU TAKE MO5012

Assessment pattern

100% coursework

Re-assessment

100% coursework

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

Fortnightly 2-hour seminars or 2.5-hour practical classes.

Scheduled learning hours

12

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

138

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.