MO5040 Material Bibliography 2

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

15

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SCQF level

SCQF level 11

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Planned timetable

Thursday 9-11 am

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Module coordinator

Dr M A McLean

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Module Staff

Dr A der Weduwen; Dr E Watson; Mr J Baxter; Dr M McLean

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Module description

Material Bibliography 2 is a semester-long training course intended for students enrolled on the Book History M.Litt, and it is also an optional training course for students on the Early Modern and Reformation History MLitt programme. It covers the use of the Book as historical evidence, and practical aspects of cataloguing and Special Collections work. The hands-on and closely supervised seminars in this second part of the course cover themes and skills such as Book Illustrations, Provenance Analysis, Special Collections Cataloguing and Material Bibliography in an Age of Digitisation.

Assessment pattern

100% Coursework

Re-assessment

100% Coursework

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

Five fortnightly 2-hour practical classes

Scheduled learning hours

10

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.

Intended learning outcomes

  • have gained an advanced understanding of principles of bibliographical description
  • have acquired advanced competence in the description and analysis of early modern printed books
  • have a profound understanding of the latest developments in book historical approaches
  • have a confident familiarity with Special Collections and the curating of early modern printed books