Susan Hengel - Home Page

Created During the Course Introduction to the Internet

Rare Book School - 1995

Welcome to theUniversity of Virginia, the home of the Book Arts Press and site of the annual summer Rare Book School. This is my fifth visit to RBS (yes, I remember NYC) and RBS course offerings and experiences continue to surpass all my expectations.

This summer I enrolled in Course 46 - Introduction to the Internet . This document, or home page, was created as part of that course. Having only a vague idea of what a home page was, I had no knowledge of HTML. This is my first attempt at encoding information for the web. David Seaman , course instructor, says that catalogers actually do a better job with encoding because of their experiences with MARC. (Bully for me to be at the right place at the right time; it doesn't often happen.) I expect to use what I have learned at RBS at my institution, assuming when we acquire the proper equipment, software, and networking necessary to put this all to work before I forget it.

Because this home page is accompanied by a mug shot of me, I suppose it is appropriate to include some personal information about myself and my institution. This being said ...

About Susan

• Attended Rare Book School summer 1995 at the University of Virginia.
• I am head of the Imprints Department at the Hagley Museum and Library located in Wilmington, Delaware.
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• Professional memberships include the American Library Association , Special Library Association. Currently serving on the executive board of PACSCL (Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries).
• For further information regarding the Hagley Museum and Library: email 17953@brahms.udel.edu, or FAX 302 658-0568, in addition to the phone number above.
• In real life, I enjoy books, cooking, wild birds, my job, my children, the beach, autumn (not necessarily in this order, which changes from day to day).