University of Pittsburgh Library System Digs into its Archives to Celebrate Science Fiction Day
From TribLive.com:
National Science Fiction Day [today, Jan. 2] was the perfect opportunity for Ben Rubin, horror studies collection coordinator at the University of Pittsburgh Library System, to show people that the library offers even more resources than they realize.
“People think archives and think it’s inaccessible,” Rubin said. “We want to demystify the collections and let people know they’re here and that they’re available.”
The University of Pittsburgh Library System pulled special items from their archives Thursday for National Science Fiction Day, an unofficial holiday that celebrates sci-fi culture and fandom, and put them on display at the Hillman Library. The Library System’s Archives & Special Collections department provided three collections for display.
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See Also: Finding Aid: Science Fiction and Comic Fanzine Collection 1952 – 2005 1967 – 1980 (via ULS)
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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