2021 Conference: Recent submissions

  • RBMS 2021 Virtual Conference Schedule 
    Unknown author (2021-06)
    This conference will critically examine the existing power structures that have shaped and continue to impact special collections and archives. The program will explore the power dynamics within our profession and the ways ...
  • A Participatory Session in Ugly History: Exposing It, Confronting It, and Navigating the Experience 
    Schmidt, Greg; Varry, Sandra; Ramirez, Lizeth (2021-06-09)
    What should we do when we discover potentially difficult or embarrassing information about our institutions, or about powerful individuals in the course of our work? How should the archives and other cultural heritage ...
  • The Power of Partnerships to Uncover Hidden Stories 
    Schuba, Andrea; Barrett, Colleen; Bergstrom, Tracy; Castaneda, Amalia; Cooper, Deborah; Cusimano, Fabio; McCormack, Allie (2021-06-10)
    This panel will present four perspectives on the power of collaboration in special collections to uncover hidden stories. Innovative partnerships have the potential to expand accessibility and discoverability by overcoming ...
  • Under Construction: A Renovation Support Group 
    Logue, Sara; Planton, Isabel; Thomas, Lynne M. (2021-06-09)
    Many special collections libraries are currently undergoing, preparing for, or have just completed major renovations. Large-scale library renovation projects tend to lay bare the power structure of organizations. While ...
  • Power, Resistance, and Donor Relations 
    Schmidt, Greg; Green, Patrice; Hubbard, Melissa; Jackson, Petrina; Jacobson, Christine (2021-06-08)
    The purpose of this panel session is to generate ideas about how changing the relationships between special collections practitioners, donors, and users can generate new possibilities for both collections and services. ...
  • Organizing for Power 
    Silverman, Michele; Richardson, Leah; Drabinski, Emily; Williams, Stacie (2021-06-08)
    Making change in an organization requires building the power necessary to get a seat at the table. The first step is understanding the power we have and the power we don’t, the power we need and how to build it. Labor ...
  • Beyond Manuscripts: Teaching with Special formats in Special Collections 
    Jackson, Petrina; Benjamin, David; Lutz, Christie; Quagliaroli, Jessica; Roveland-Brenton, Blythe; Casey, Pamela; Fraser, Alison; Panciera, Benjamin; Reynolds, Alison (2021-06-09)
    This panel features archivists, librarians, and curators leading classes that incorporate largely non-textual collection materials, ranging from architectural drawings to vinyl records, posters and zines to artists’ books ...
  • Opening Plenary: Power, Resistance, and Leadership in our Profession 
    Erickson, Jesse; Jackson, Athena; Baxter, Terry; Berry, Dorothy; Call, Liz; Katz, Robin (2021-06-08)
    Join leading practitioners in the rare books and archives field for part one of this two part plenary series. Drawing from their own careers, research, and life experiences, the speakers will share key insights on power, ...
  • On the Preservation of Ephemeral Staff: Impacts of the Gig Economy in Special Collections 
    Chandler, Katharine; Dean, Courtney; Evangelestia-Dougherty, Tamar; O'Dell, Allison Jai; Birrell, Lori; Farwell, Beth (2021-06-09)
    [Recording note: Tamar Dougherty’s presentation has been omitted from the recording at her own request.] In today’s “Gig Economy,” college-educated Americans are forced to piece together part-time, freelance, and ad-hoc ...
  • Implementing Programmatic Anti-Racist (Re)Description at Predominantly White Institutions 
    Bolding, Kelly; Tai, Jessica; Daniels-Young, Shelby; Charlton, Faith (2021-06-08)
    In this session, archivists representing three large, predominantly-white academic institutions and a regional, grassroots volunteer organization will discuss efforts they are spearheading to address issues relating to ...
  • Extending the Library into DWNTWN: University Libraries and Book Arts Collaborative 
    Bradley, James; Humphrey, Walter E.; Teague, Emma; Guffey, Wes; Edwards, Kennedy; Peterson, Rai; Planton, Isabel (2021-06-08)
    This presentation addresses community engagement through the history of the book and printing. It represents a collaboration between University faculty, librarians, community business people, and students from all academic ...
  • Invisible Interdependencies: Unveiling Hidden Labor in Collection Management 
    Ramirez, Lizeth; O'Riordan, Meaghan; Davis, Rosemary K.J.; Wisner, Melanie; White, Angela; Jones, Jasmine; Ott, Elizabeth (2021-06-10)
    Using the functions of accessioning, acquisitions, and appraisal as critical lenses, this panel examines the complex ways that organizations build relationships, develop effective workflows for access to collection material ...
  • Exhibition Learning Lab 
    Bell, Kim; Hendrickson, Lois; Sparks, Jillian; Edwards, Brendan (2021-06-09)
    At the RBMS 2019 Conference in Baltimore, it became evident during the well-attended session “Exhibits and Loans: what is the future and is it sustainable” that participants needed and wanted help with exhibits. Exhibits ...
  • “We Can Do It!”: Active Learning of Social Issues with Postcards in Special Collections 
    Black, Lois Fischer; Wen-Paloutzian, Rachel (2021-06-09)
    This poster features a postcard instruction case study for a first-year course at Loyola Marymount University (LMU). Through collaboration between a Special Collections instruction librarian and a Rhetorical Arts faculty, ...
  • Critical Race Pedagogy in the Primary Source Classroom 
    Rosenthal, G. Samantha; Appiah, Krystal; Ramirez, Mario; Adeneye, Grace; Horowitz, Sarah (2021-06-10)
    How can critical race theory and practice inform teaching with primary sources? How can this framework help special collections instructors create inclusive learning environments? How can it form the foundation for the ...
  • "Keeping You Connected To Your Community": A Partnership Between the African American Newspaper, The Weekly Challenger, and the University of South Florida St. Petersburg Campus Library 
    Dobbs, Zoe; Shedden, David (2021-06-09)
    The Weekly Challenger, an African American newspaper in St. Petersburg, Florida, proudly states the following front-page motto: “Keeping you connected to your community.” The Nelson Poynter Memorial Library at the University ...
  • Teaching Hard History: Questions, Lessons, and Strategies for Engaging Students with Challenging Materials 
    Jackson, Petrina; Spitz, Blake (2021-06-09)
    This poster will present experiences of, and strategies for, teaching with challenging and distressing topics and materials in archives.
  • Reparative Metadata Work at the University of Houston Libraries 
    Seppi, Gregory; Grob, Julie (2021-06-10)
    Language used in archival description and digital collections metadata reflect and reinforce dominant values and power structures. Individuals and groups that are marginalized are subject to misrepresentation and erasure ...
  • Closing Plenary: Power, Resistance, and Leadership in our Profession 
    Erickson, Jesse; Jackson, Athena; Baxter, Terry; Berry, Dorothy; Call, Liz; Katz, Robin M. (2021-06-10)
    Join leading practitioners in the rare books and archives field for part two of this two part plenary series. The speakers return to provide concluding analysis, to dialog with each other about ideas raised at the conference, ...
  • Power to the People: Facilitating Appraisal Decisions 
    Wegner, Alia Levar; Shallcross, Michael (2021-06-09)
    Staff in the Indiana University Libraries’ Born Digital Preservation Lab (BDPL) have been exploring strategies to improve the appraisal process for digital archives by collecting and presenting key pieces of information ...

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