Primary investigators kristin jensen project manager, uva and andrew stauffer associate professor of english, uva will discuss their project, how they got started, and what theyve learned from surveying over 12,000 books. Hunting ghosts in the stacks news lafayette college. Book traces nineteenthcentury poetry, the marks of reading, and the future of the book. Based at the university of virginia library, kristin jensen is the project manager for book traces and is currently, along with prof. Dec 27, 2018 rogge is part of the book traces project, started a few years ago by andrew stauffer, a university of virginia associate professor of english. Aug 29, 2014 that day we are pleased to welcome andrew stauffer, professor of english at the university of virginia, and the book traces project to columbia. He is the author of anger, revolution, and romanticism cambridge, 2005, and the editor of works by robert browning and h. Tuesday, march 12th, 2019 4pm, room lb 655 the richler. Andrew stauffer workshop english college of liberal arts. Stauffer argues that case for the retention of individual copies needs to be made before we lose access to the rich layers of history encoded in those books. Nines a networked infrastructure for nineteenthcentury electronic scholarship.
In april 2104 andrew stauffer of the university of virgina launched book traces, a crowdsourced web project to identify unique copies of nineteenth and early twentiethcentury books on library shelves. Stauffer department of english 938 henry ave university of virginia charlottesville, va 22903. Andrew stauffer, department of english, university of virginia. Book traces lets everyone become a digital humanist and aims to identify. Mar 21, 2017 the book traces event was enlightening. Dec 08, 2014 reading about andrew stauffers project reminded me of a lecture that i saw last year at duquesne university given by cristanne miller about her book, reading in time, in which she examines the marginalia and the material on which emily dickinson wrote her poetry and generates new readings of some of her canonical poems. Department of english language and literature department of. Rogge is part of the book traces project, started a few years ago by andrew stauffer, a university of virginia associate professor of english. Book traces interview with professor andrew stauffer theres an exciting new project at the university of virginia that highlights the significance of the book as a physical object and.
Andrew stauffer describes the importance of the project very eloquently on the book traces website but i want to underscore his description of these books as constituting a massive, distributed archive of the history of reading, hidden in plain sight in the circulating collection. Its goal was to identify annotations and other unique customizations made by original owners in personal copies, primarily in the form of marginalia and inserts. Led by andrew stauffer associate professor of english and coprincipal investigator kristin jensen project manager in the uva library, the. Sep 11, 2017 andrew stauffer is an associate professor of english at the university of virginia, where he directs the book traces project and codirects the digital scholarly collective nines. Annotation, sentiment, and the traces of nineteenthcentury reading, pmla cultures of reading special issue forthcoming 2018. A book about anger in romanticera britain, examining the changing place of the angry. Its goal was to identify annotations and other unique customizations made by original owners in personal copies, primarily in the form of. Have you found a book in your library with old writing on the pages or artifacts tucked in.
Professor stauffer also leads book traces, a crowdsourced web project that anticipates the withdrawal of large portions of nineteenthcentury print collections in favour of digital surrogates. Project traces personal history written into old books netnebraska. Theres an exciting new project at the university of virginia that highlights the. Andrew stauffer is an associate professor of english at the university of virginia, where he directs the book traces project and codirects the digital scholarly collective nines. Stauffer noticed that many of the older books in our circulating collection contain traces left. Andrew stauffer, associate professor of english and director of nines, university of virginia. At a moment in which the physicality of university libraries and others across the country are under threat of depletion due to the looming presence of the electronic text, we couldnt imagine a more compelling project. College and university libraries increasingly reconfigure access to nineteenthcentury texts through publicdomain versions via repositories such as.
We are collecting transcriptions of handwritten annotations found in college and university libraries all around the state of virginia. He is the director of nineteenthcentury scholarship online nines, a scholarly organization devoted to forging links between the material archive of the nineteenth century and the digital research environment of the twentyfirst. Andrew stauffer is an associate professor of english at the university of virginia, where he directs the book traces initiative. These are examples of what andrew stauffer calls book traces, the marginalia, inscriptions, photographs, drawings, letters, flowers, and other evidence of a book having been used by previous readers. Sep 11, 2017 andrew stauffer, university of virginia join us for a treasure hunt in ekstrom library for traces of nineteenthcentury readersautographs, doodling, pressed plants, souvenirs, bookmarks, and other ephemeral inserts. The book traces project engages the question of the future of the print record in the wake of widescale digitization. Andrew stauffer is an associate professor of english at the university of virginia, where he directs the book traces project and the nines digital collective.
While its true that we dont have many historical editions in the mina rees library here at the gc, i did my undergrad at city college, and thanks to what i thought of at time as institutional neglect. Its a crowdsourced web project sponsored by nines at the university of virginia, and its led by andrew stauffer, a professor of 19thcentury literature at uva. These books, which he gave to each of us, were special because they contained authentic marginalia from that time period. Concentration in world religions, world literatures. Theres an exciting new project at the university of virginia that highlights the significance of the book as a physical object and the individual histories of library books. He is the author of anger, revolution, and romanticism cambridge up, 2005, and the editor of works by robert browning norton and h.
Dec 11, 2014 andrew stauffers presentation got me thinking about all the interesting finds ive come across while exploring the stacks. Book traces new digital project brings hidden messages in old books to light. Apr 02, 2018 click here to access a photo story from the book traces event. We will spend about 45 minutes in the stacks, looking for evidence of nineteenthcentury readers, and then we will reconvene to share our discoveries. Andrew stauffer on marginalia department of english. Book traces interview with professor andrew stauffer ilab. Andrew stauffer holds an 1891 copy of longfellows poems, once owned by jane c. It has a very peculiar bookplate with the name of marie conrad lehr on it. Andrew stauffer the book traces presentation in the library by dr. Andrew stauffer, codirecting a planning grant from the mellon foundation. Andrew stauffer, university of virginia join us for a treasure hunt in ekstrom library for traces of nineteenthcentury readersautographs, doodling, pressed plants, souvenirs, bookmarks, and other ephemeral inserts. Hass speaker to examine rare books stevenson villager.
Mar 27, 2018 the event will take place beginning at 10 a. The book traces project is a crowdsourced web project aimed at identifying unique copies of nineteenth and early twentiethcentury books on circulating library shelves. Book traces interview with professor andrew stauffer. Book traces, led by andrew stauffer 2014 book traces is a crowdsourced web project aimed at identifying unique copies of nineteenth and early twentiethcentury books on library shelves. Oct 27, 2014 lehigh university sponsored a book hunt and discussion with andrew stauffer, an associate professor at the university of virginia, in the linderman library monday. This lecture is based on andrew stauffer s book traces project, which aims to get people into libraries to crowdsource the discovery of nineteenthcentury books that have been marked and modified by their original owners. Andrew stauffer s presentation got me thinking about all the interesting finds ive come across while exploring the stacks. Andrew stauffer brought a handful of books to our class from the time period of 18001923. Treasure hunt in library stacks uncovers links to university. Book traces workshop calendar university of nevada. Andrew stauffer department of english, university of virginia. This book is a classic example of what is called a mixed scene here at the book traces project, i. Book traces aims at identifying unique copies of nineteenth and early twentiethcentury books on library shelves, focusing on customisations made by original owners in personal copies, such as marginalia and inserts. The book traces project is an effort to discover and catalog marginalia, annotations, and other reader interventions in books printed before 1923.
Stauffer presents examples of such evidence of use and also considers the changing nature of academic research libraries. Andrew stauffer launches book traces, a crowdsourced. Book traces is a nationwide crowdsourcing project that aims to rediscover and preserve the physical traces of past readers, their reading habits and their personal lives, left behind in the pages of nineteenthcentury books. Book traces intro to doctoral studies in english fall 2014. Maybe you pick up a book they often read, filled with passages underscored that leave you wondering why those words so resonated with them. Feb 05, 2016 please join professor andrew stauffer of the university of virginia for a book traces workshop. Book traces comes to the butler stacks on october 8th. Andrew stauffer workshop english college of liberal. The grant will support a oneyear effort to scale the project to regional and national levels. Andrew stauffer is the lead on book traces a crowdsourced web project to find drawings, marginalia, photos and anything else in copies of 19th and early 20th century books.
Book traces workshop calendar university of nevada, las vegas. Stauffer created book traces last may as a digital home for these unique 19thcentury marginalianotes, pictures, letters, locks of hair and words left between and on book pages. Book traces interview with professor andrew stauffer theres an exciting new project at the university of virginia that highlights the significance of the book as a physical object and the individual histories of library books. Whatever your dreams or career aspirations, our courses provide you with adaptable skills for a changing world. Mellon foundation posted on april 29, 2019 by jeff the andrew w. Join us for a treasure hunt in ekstrom library for traces of nineteenthcentury readersautographs, doodling, pressed plants, souvenirs, bookmarks, and other ephemeral inserts. Jun 01, 2019 andrew stauffer department of english, university of virginia. Andrew stauffer launches book traces, a crowdsourced web. Andrew stauffer uva library news and announcements. He is the author of anger, revolution, and romanticism cambridge, 2005, and the editor of. New digital project brings hidden messages in old books to light. The louisville conference on literature and culture since 1900. Poetry, romanticism, and the practice of nineteenthcentury books, nineteenthcentury contexts 34. Our focus is on circulating books not special collections that were.
Hes leading the search on this day at unl for old books with personal inscriptions, insertions and writings, marks of ownership and use. Our focus is on customizations made by original owners in personal copies, primarily in the form of marginalia and inserts. The amount of history that can be extracted from notes within the marginalia of victorianera books is very deep and thanks to. This project got started when an english professor named andrew. While its true that we dont have many historical editions in the mina rees library here at the gc, i did my undergrad at city college, and thanks to what i thought of at time as institutional neglect, i came across many intriguing old books while browsing the. Stauffer founded book traces, a crowdsourced digital humanities project to identify and document the unique marginalia and items left by readers long ago, and engage the question of the future of the print record in the wake of widescale digitization. We had a chance to catch up with professor stauffer to ask some questions about the origins, current uses, and futures of book traces.
May 07, 2014 book traces, led by andrew stauffer 2014 book traces is a crowdsourced web project aimed at identifying unique copies of nineteenth and early twentiethcentury books on library shelves. Book traces reading about andrew stauffers project reminded me of a lecture that i saw last year at duquesne university given by cristanne miller about her book, reading in time, in which she examines the marginalia and the material on which emily dickinson wrote her poetry and generates new readings of some of her canonical poems. Andrew stauffer is the director of nines networked infrastructure for. Led by andrew stauffer associate professor of english and coprincipal investigator kristin jensen project manager in the uva library, the book traces project aims to discover historicallysignificant, uniquely marked and modified books in the circulating collections of academic libraries. We believe in the power of words and the value of writing and creative expression. Project traces personal history written into old books. Please join professor andrew stauffer of the university of virginia for a book traces workshop. Andrew stauffer the presentation both in class and in the library by dr. Andrew stauffer specialises in nineteenthcentury british literature and digital humanities. If you are looking for general information about andrew stauffer s ongoing book traces project, including books found at institutions other than the university of virginia, go to. Since 2014, stauffer, jensen, and a number of collaborators have been discovering and cataloguing books. Book traces, based at the university of virginia, is led by andrew stauffer and kristin jensen.
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