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UNC Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science
Prague Summer Seminar 2019
The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill’s School of Information and Library Science, accredited by the American Library Association. Join the School of Information and Library Science in Prague during summer 2019! Our program offers students an opportunity to deepen their knowledge and understanding in a global context while offering unique, hands-on experience by looking behind the scenes at libraries throughout the Czech Republic!
All seminars are available for 3 hours of credit from UNC SILS. Our seminars are open to UNC students, non-UNC graduate students, as well as practicing professionals. Questions can be directed to Shirley Parker, Programs Officer, smparke@email.unc.edu.
Registration deadline: April 1, 2019
Prague offers lectures and tours related to librarianship in a country that deals with a history of monarchy, empire, Communism, and the meeting of east and west. Participants experience firsthand how the democratization of the Czech Republic, formerly a communist state, has affected the accessibility of information. The program is offered in partnership with Charles University. More information can be found here: https://sils.unc.edu/programs/international/prague
Participants will also receive lectures from Charles University faculty and the National Library of Technology and visit the Klementinum (National Library), Parliamentary Library, Libri Prohibiti, Municipal Library of Prague, Nostic Palace, Strahov Monastery, and several regional libraries.
Students will also take a few day trips to explore castles, gardens, and historic villages. For any question please contact:
Shirley M. Parker, MSW, M.Ed
Programs Officer
UNC School of Information and Library Science
100 Manning Hall, CB 3360
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
phone (919) 962-0182
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