Tapping Outside Interest in Special CollectionsRebekah bédaRd Ma MI PItts theology lIbRaRy

Collaborative OutreachINTRODUCTION

Special Collections Outreach aT PiTTS TheOlOgy library

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exhibitsPITTS TheOlOgy lIbRaRy

eventsPITTS TheOlOgy lIbRaRy

instructional Sessions

PITTS TheOlOgy lIbRaRy

Three Case Studies ON COllabOraTive OuTreaCh

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CaSe STudy 1:

Partnering with Faculty & Students

Passover haggadah Collection

1 | FaCUlTy & STUDeNTS

Connecting with the Tam institute for Jewish Studies1 | FaCUlTy & STUDeNTS

Planning & research1 | FaCUlTy & STUDeNTS

Planning & research1 | FaCUlTy & STUDeNTS

Planning & research1 | FaCUlTy & STUDeNTS

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1695 HAGG

The Amsterdam Haggadah of 1695Abraham ben Jacob, 1695

Published in 1695 by a convert to Judaism, this original Amsterdam Haggadah is the most imitated and copied Haggadah in history, and preserves around the Haggadah text the commentary of Isaac Abravanel, a Jewish philosopher expelled from Spain in 1492.

Writing, editing, and design1 | FaCUlTy & STUDeNTS

Promotion1 | FaCUlTy & STUDeNTS

installation1 | FaCUlTy & STUDeNTS

videos1 | FaCUlTy & STUDeNTS

docent Training & Tours1 | FaCUlTy & STUDeNTS

event1 | FaCUlTy & STUDeNTS

CaSe STudy 2:

Partnering with an Outside Organization

impetus: david Parsons & the grolier Club2 | OUTSIDe ORgaNIzaTION

impetus: david Parsons & the grolier Club

2 | OUTSIDe ORgaNIzaTION

Connecting with the atlanta groliers2 | OUTSIDe ORgaNIzaTION

Planning & Selection2 | OUTSIDe ORgaNIzaTION

research, Writing, and editing2 | OUTSIDe ORgaNIzaTION

Cover of Giovanni Boccaccio, Life of Dante. New York: The Grolier Club, 1900.

design & Promotion2 | OUTSIDe ORgaNIzaTION

installation2 | OUTSIDe ORgaNIzaTION

event2 | OUTSIDe ORgaNIzaTION

CaSe STudy 3:

Partnering with Outside Individuals

impetus: Providing Special Collections Tours 3 | OUTSIDe INDIvIDUalS

Planning & research3 | OUTSIDe INDIvIDUalS

Connecting with the docents3 | OUTSIDe INDIvIDUalS

Training & Tours3 | OUTSIDe INDIvIDUalS

Tours at events3 | OUTSIDe INDIvIDUalS

Tours on Fridays3 | OUTSIDe INDIvIDUalS

Tours by appointment3 | OUTSIDe INDIvIDUalS

branching Out: Tours for K-123 | OUTSIDe INDIvIDUalS

K-12: homeschool day3 | OUTSIDe INDIvIDUalS

K-12: Sunday Schools3 | OUTSIDe INDIvIDUalS

K-12: Paideia School3 | OUTSIDe INDIvIDUalS

lessons learned�

1 TrainingleSSON No.

2 CommunicationleSSON No.

Commu-nication

3 CoordinationleSSON No.

4 assessmentleSSON No.

5 engagementleSSON No.

benefits OF COllabOraTive OuTreaCh

iN SPeCial COlleCTiONS

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1 accessbeNeFiT No.

2 educationbeNeFiT No.

2 educationbeNeFiT No.

2 educationbeNeFiT No.

3 Friends & advocacybeNeFiT No.

3 Friends & advocacybeNeFiT No.

4 CollectionsbeNeFiT No.

Conclusion The value OF COllabOraTiON

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Faculty & StudentsOPPORTUNITIeS FOR COllabORaTION

Outside OrganizationsOPPORTUNITIeS FOR COllabORaTION

Outside individualsOPPORTUNITIeS FOR COllabORaTION

Thank you�

Questions?�

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