 The library is deeply involved in the training of new generations of curators and special collections librarians.Jointly with the UIUC School of Information Sciences (iSchool at Illinois), the library offers a Certificate in Special Collections Librarianship with courses on a wide range of topics, including special collections librarianship, exhibition preparation, bookbinding, medieval manuscripts, the history of paper, bibliographic description, and rare book cataloging.The program emphasizes an apprenticeship model, and two to ten iSchool students work in the library every semester.