a close up of notation in Einsiedeln, Stiftsbibliothek codex 121

Why do some manuscripts look the same? Examining Carolingian music manuscripts

Why do some manuscripts look the same? How can their similarities help us answer questions about the information culture in which they were made and used? How can we use design and material features of manuscripts to understand an information culture of the past? To answer these questions, I examined three European medieval music manuscripts from two Carolingian monasteries north of the Alps (in today’s Switzerland).



An image of the cover page to A Message to the Public by A.B. Walker

“A Message to the Public” by A. B. Walker: Adding an overlooked Canadian voice to UBC’s Rare Books and Special Collections

Searching for a book to add to UBC’s Rare Books and Special Collections Library, I discovered the intriguing pamphlet “A Message to the Public,” published in New Brunswick in 1905. For a Special Collections Library Management assignment, I argue UBC's RBSC should purchase this rare pamphlet written by one of Canada’s first Black lawyers and civil rights advocates.