Couper Phi Beta Kappa Library Lecture Series

This annual lecture honors Hamilton alumnus and trustee Richard "Dick" Couper '44 for his commitment and contributions to Hamilton College and the Phi Beta Kappa Society, the oldest academic honorary society in America.

Past Lectures

• 2007 Lecture

"Sex, Celibacy, and Gender Roles among the Shakers" (October 23, 2007)
by Glendyne Wergland
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Reviewed by Hamilton College student Mariam Ballout '10 "Gender Roles in Shaker Communities were Complementary," Couper Phi Beta Kappa Library Lecturer Says (October 24, 2007)

• 2006 Lecture

"Liberating Research through Open Access" (September 15, 2006)
by Ray English (Azariah Smith Root Director of Libraries at Oberlin College). English spoke about the need for fundamental reform in the system of scholarly communication, and advocated a move toward open access publishing.

Lecture reviewed by Hamilton College student Caroline Russell O'Shea '07 "Ray English Presents Second Annual Couper Library Lecture" (September 18, 2006)

• 2005 Lecture

"An Army without Ammunition: Books and the College Library" (Inaugural Couper Phi Beta Kappa Lecture, September 9, 2005)
by David Stam (Syracuse University librarian emeritus). Stam discussed the trials and tribulations of Hamilton Library in 19th Century.
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Lecture reviewed by Hamilton College student Laura Trubiano '07 "Inaugural Couper Phi Beta Kappa Lecture Features SU Librarian Emeritus David Stam," (September 12, 2005)

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