ITER: GATEWAY TO THE MIDDLE AGES AND RENAISSANCE
Summer 2014 (Summer 2014)
12:10pm-1:00pm and 1:10pm-2:00pm
*please arrive on time so the tours can begin and end promptly
ITER Communities Exposed
Iter, http://www.itergateway.org, is a not-for-profit partnership dedicated to the advancement of learning in the study and teaching of the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700) through the development and distribution of online resources. For almost 20 years Iter, meaning a journey or path in Latin, has worked closely with University of Toronto Libraries, a partner in Iter, to facilitate worldwide access to an ever-growing wealth of resources within Iter's scope.
Did you know:
- More than 1.2 million records are indexed in Iter's core resource, the Iter Bibliography
- Iter distributes online journals, ebooks, and specialized databases
- Iter co-publishes two book series, available in print and digital editions
- Iter partners also includes the:
Renaissance literally means rebirth, and is the period in European civilization immediately following the Middle Ages. To the scholars and thinkers of the day it was a time of the revival of Classical learning and wisdom after a long period of cultural decline and stagnation. The Renaissance witnessed the discovery and exploration of new continents, the substitution of the Copernican for the Ptolemaic system of astronomy, the decline of the feudal system and the growth of commerce, and the invention or application of powerful innovations including paper, printing, the mariner’s compass, and gunpowder.
Join the staff of Iter, Annabela, Ken, Marian and Margaret, as they expose the network of communities and activities they manage.
Directions:
The ITER office is located on the 7th floor of the John P. Robarts Research Library.
Accessibility:
ITER and Robarts Library is fully acessible.
About the Showcasing the Collection Series
What & Why: Showcasing the Collections is a series of events organized by the libraries Staff Development Committee. The aim is to provide library staff with an opportunity to visit campus libraries and meet fellow colleagues and to examine highlights from their collection(s).
Who is Invited: All University of Toronto Library staff interested in knowing more about our collections.
Showcase Website: http://wwwdev.library.utoronto.ca/staff-development/showcasing-collections
Showcase History: http://wwwdev.library.utoronto.ca/staff-development/showcasing-collections-history
Contact the event organizers from the Staff Development Committee; Gail Nichol, Richard Hydal and Scott Hillborn email event organizers.