Pratt-SILS     School of Information and Library Science
      144 West 14th Street, 6th floor, New York, NY 10011   212-647-7682
Apply now for Florence & London Summer 2009
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Curriculum Faculty  Students Pratt Manhattan Center

Interested in public, children's or young adult librarianship -  explore our new
LEO program.

Academic Programs
Project M-LEAD
SILS Fellows 
CCI - Centre for Cultural Informatics
Rare Books & Special Collections
LEO- Literacy Education & Outreach
Archives Certificate
Dual-Degree with History of Art 
International Programs: Florence & London
Library Media Specialist
Practicum
Museum Libraries Certificate
WISE - World Information - Society and Environments
NYPL, HSSL Collections Courses
GATEWAI  
This IMLS grant  is now completed - an evalution report is in progress.  We are deeply grateful to the IMLS for its support.
Let's talk -
Contact SILS: 212-647-7682 infosils@pratt.edu
Visit Admissions 
(800) 331-0834 or
 (718) 636-3669
Graduate Bulletin for 2008-2009 - see SILS  on pages  53-59.
International Summer Programs 2009 - Florence - May 21-June 19 and London - June 15-26
Applications are now being accepted for these 3-credit courses; credits may count toward Pratt's certificate programs.
Graduate students in library and information science and arts and humanities as well as professionals in  these fields are eligible to apply.  

Now in its 5th year,
Florence 09 will inspire and enlighten you with its all new program  in partnership with SACI. Visit the Florence Web site for detailed
information and
application:
Two 3-credit courses: Florentine Art & Culture and Cultural Heritage Conservation



Visit the
 London Web
 site for
 detailed
 information &Visit the
 London Web
 site for
 detailed
 information & application:
E-Publishing
Summer School
 at UCL, DIS
and the Second
Bloomsbury
Conference on
E-Publishing and
Publications.

Florence - A 3 or 6 credit program: For your studies in Florence you can choose one course for 3 weeks (May 21- June 13) - Florentine Art and Culture: Museum & Library Research and Documentation where you carry out reserach in the Liibries of Florence to document your topic with studies in the great museums, and the city of Flroence itself, its architecture, sculpture and decorative arts, experiencening a cultural oasis that will inspire and motivate your research or two courses for 4 weeks (May 21 - Jun 19) by also taking Cultural Heritage Conservation. Each course is 3-credits.

London
- with study at the UK's most prestigious and highly rated school for information science UCL-SLAIS. Have the opportunity to study under UCL's world-renowned faculty culminating your studies with an international conference - its focus of study is one that cuts across all areas on the IS field -E-publishing and E-publications - a conference that takes a collaborative approach between UCL and the leading pulishers of London, Oxford and Cambridge.  Students taking the Florentine Art and Culture course can continue on to London for the Summer School and Bloombury Conference at UCL SLAIS.

Choose your program(s) - We look forward to your participation.  
email Quinn Lai, Research and Academic Assistant if you have questions -  qlai@pratt.edu