Jason W. Dean

Jason Dean
  • Associate Librarian Rare Materials Cataloging Librarian
  • Rare Materials Cataloging Librarian

Contact Info

785-864-2841
Spencer Research Library, 220

Personal Links

Biography —

Jason W. Dean is Associate Librarian and Rare Materials Cataloger at the Spencer Research Library. He is a member of the Grolier Club, the Association Internationale de Bibliophilie, and a past IMLS-RBS fellow. Jason is active in several professional organizations related to history, rare books, and archives. With Rhiannon Knol, he is also the co-author of the monthly newsletter, Half Sheets to the Wind. Prior to coming to the University of Kansas, Jason was Vice President for Collections & Public Services at the Linda Hall Library. He has previously held positions at Southwestern University, the University of Arkansas, and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Selected Publications —

Wilding, N., Dean, J. (2023). Assaying Il Saggiatore, with a delicate and precise bibliographical balance. Galilaeana: Studies in Renaissance and Early Modern Science - Issue 2 | Volume 20. https://doi.org/10.57617/gal-16 .
Dean, J., Cumby, J. (2022). Beyond the Honeyman Sale: How Booksellers' Catalogues Help Detect Fakes. Fine Books & Collections - Issue 1 | Volume 21.
Dean, J., Cumby, J. (2021). Principles of Principia: Some Notes on the Print Run for the First Edition. The Book Collector - Issue 3 | Volume 70. https://doi.org/10.17613/wkdgp-09322.
Cahalan, S., Dean, J. (2018). The Manuscript Works of S. Fred Prince. Archives of Natural History - Issue 1 | Volume 45. https://doi.org/10.3366/anh.2018.0488.
Cahalan, S., Edgar, W., Dean, J., Besara, R., Baumlin, J. (2018). S. Fred Prince (1857-1949): 'Artist-Scientist' of the Ozarks. W.B. Edgar, R.M. Besara, J.S. Baumlin (Eds.). Living Ozarks: the Ecology and Culture of a Natural Place. The Ozarks Studies Institute of Missouri State University. [9781732122208].
Dean, J., Grover, E. (2017). Social Media as Entrée into Special Collections Reference Works. RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage - Issue 1 | Volume 18. https://doi.org/10.5860/rbm.18.1.37.
Dean, J. (2016). In a Still Small Voice, or, Listening to the Voices in Our Collections. Archive Journal.
Gilbertson, M., Dean, J., Middleton, C. (2015). A Process for Original Cataloging of Theses and Dissertations. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly - Issue 2 | Volume 53. https://doi.org/10.1080/01639374.2014.971997.

Selected Presentations —

A Sacrifice to Truth: John Flamsteed, Isaac Newton and the destruction of the 1712 Historia Coelestis - Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Location: Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. (1-30-2025).
S. Fred Prince in Space - RBMS Annual Conference. Location: Las Vegas, Nevada. (6-10-2014).
Seminar C: Put a Hashtag on It: #librariesofinstagram - RBMS Annual Conference. Location: Iowa City, Iowa. (6-10-2017).
The Work of Carl Hertzog: Bearing Witness to the Western Word - Grace Museum. Location: Abilene, Texas. (4-05-2018).
The Work of Carl Hertzog: Interwoven and Albany - Old Jail Art Center. Location: Albany, Texas. (4-07-2018).
Beyond Outreach: Working with Students and Classes as Curators - 59th Annual RBMS Conference. Location: New Orleans, Louisiana. (6-15-2018).
Overlapping Collections Across the Atlantic - Linda Hall Library/Royal Astronomical Society. Location: Kansas City, Missouri. (5-22-2020).
Things That Give You Stars in Your Eyes: Digitized Collection Highlights - Linda Hall Library/Royal Astronomical Society. Location: Kansas City, Missouri. (5-29-2020).
Different Objectives: Archival Collections at the Royal Astronomical Society That led to Printed Works at the Linda Hall Library - Linda Hall Library/Royal Astronomical Society. Location: Kansas City, Missouri. (6-20-2022).
A Chance Encounter: The Pechell Family and Their Interest in the Stars - Linda Hall Library/Royal Astronomical Society. Location: Kansas City, Missouri. (6-12-2020).
Get the Job! A Workshop on Creating a Personal Brand & the Ins and Outs of the Hiring Process - RBMS Annual Conference. (5-01-2020).
The Striking Color of Mark Catesby - Linda Hall Library. Location: Kansas City, Missouri. (10-20-2020).
Conversing with the Starry Messenger - Linda Hall Library. Location: Kansas City, Missouri. (3-25-2021).
After Hours with Aldus Manutius - Linda Hall Library. Location: Kansas City, Missouri. (11-04-2021).
After Hours with The Birds of Texas - Linda Hall Library. Location: Kansas City, Missouri. (2-24-2022).
After Hours with Historia Coelestis - Linda Hall Library. Location: Kansas City, Missouri. (11-10-2022).
Stars in the Vault at the Linda Hall Library - Antique Telescope Society Annual Meeting and Conference. (11-20-2022).
Assaying University College London’s il Saggiatore - University College London Special Collections. Location: London, United Kingdom. (9-06-2023).
Hertzog in the House of Grolier - Grolier Club. Location: New York, New York. (10-23-2023).