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	But Is It A Book? One of life’s most familiar objects, the codex book, is also one of the most innovative and adaptable technologies for making and sharing meaning devised by humankind. But what makes a book a book? Must it have pages, text, and a rectangular shape to qualify? "But Is It a Book?" is a choosable-path exhibition that investigates the nature of the material text, considering examples from the long arc of book history, from the clay tablet to the contemporary artist’s book.	Locations The Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center Jan. 3 — April 28, 2023 View web exhibit >>	Subjects Library Science
	The Economics of Library Conservation The exhibit demonstrates the need for conservation through an examination of some of the materials at stake, displayed alongside discussions of preservation concerns and the costs of particular forms of care for the collection.	Locations The Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center Jan. 1 — Dec. 1, 1985	Subjects Library Science
	Great Is the Gift that Bringeth Knowledge: Highlights from the History of the John Crerar Library Marking the 100th anniversary of the death of John Crerar, the exhibition utilized documents, photographs, and artifacts from the Crerar collections to chronicle the library's distinguished collections and effective public service programs from its creation until the merger with the University of Chicago.	Locations The Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center Oct. 1 — April 1, 1989	Subjects Library Science
	So Big: Manuscripts on the Move A selection of manuscripts, chosen according to the serendipitous principle that they were too large to fit into the upright wall cases, is on display throughout the year.	Locations The Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center Sept. 1 — Aug. 1, 1999	Subjects Library Science