Dear all, the very last reminder.....
Yelena Luckert Head, Humanities and Social Sciences Librarians Librarian for History, Jewish, Slavic and Women's Studies University of Maryland Libraries College Park, MD 20742 Phone: 301-405-9365 Fax: 301-314-2795 [email protected] The Humanities and Social Sciences Librarians are on Facebook! -----Original Message----- From: Trudi Bellardo Hahn Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 11:18 AM To: ischooldiscussion Subject: Study Abroad in St Petersburg--FEBRUARY 15 deadline HURRY! REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 15 AND THE COURSE IS FILLING FAST! "Libraries and Cultural Heritage Institutions in St. Petersburg," will be offered by the University of Maryland's iSchool from May 25-June 8, 2012. The course is filling fast so we suggest registering now. If the course fills before the deadline, other applicants will be put on a waitlist. The two-week course will explore unique and innovative libraries and information services in modern Russia in their historical and cultural context. The course will be offered during the festive and magical White Nights season, when the sun hardly sets. Students will take private tours and attend lectures at major institutions, including Peterhof, the Hermitage, Pushkin (Tsar's Village), Pushinskiii Dom (one of the most important literary archives of Russia), the Library of the Academy of Sciences of Russia, the National Library of Russia, Mayakovsky Central City Library, and other sites of cultural and national importance. More information about the course is available on the registration Web site: http://myea.umd.edu/?go=sulbscstpetersburg DATES: May 25 to June 8, 2012. Students will meet as a group at the University of Maryland on May 25 and 26 and leave for Russia on May 27. COSTS AND APPLICATION PROCESS: The student fee is $2,875, which includes lodging, breakfasts and 5 dinners, some transportation within and around St. Petersburg, admission fees for all course-related activities, and insurance. It does not include airfare, expenses during the pre-departure phase at the University of Maryland, or the cost of obtaining a visa. The 3-credit course is open to students at the iSchool at Maryland as well as students from similar master's programs in the U.S. Practicing librarians may also apply and will be admitted on a space available basis. All non-Maryland applicants must apply to the Graduate School at the University of Maryland for admission as Advanced Special Students. Registration will close February 15, 2012, or as soon as the course is filled. Questions? Please contact Trudi Bellardo Hahn, [email protected]. __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list [email protected] https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
