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Browsing Sections by Subject "2011 RBMS Preconference"

Browsing Sections by Subject "2011 RBMS Preconference"

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  • Case Studies Panel I. Working with Underserved Communities 
    Grob, Julie; Marin, Christine, Dr.; Martin, Joyce; Kopp, Maggie (2011-06)
    Speakers will present case studies which document the successes and challenges experienced in collection development, promotion, and community use of their unique archival collections. From the ethics of dealing with ...
  • Case Studies Panel IV. Digitization on a Shoestring 
    Kovari, Jason; Knies, Jennie A. Levine; Passehl, Erin (2011-06)
    As cultural heritage institutions increasingly make their collections available online, even the smallest and most cash-strapped libraries and archives face the expectation to digitize from users (and administrators). Three ...
  • Collecting in Changing Times 
    Slive, Daniel J.; Goffin, Jordan; Nelson, R. Arvid; Nykanen, Melissa (2011-06)
    As special collections libraries rethink their collections, potential holdings and uses may begin to transform. This panel will examine areas in which new collecting domains can be identified, new approaches to collection ...
  • Cultural Stewardship: The Challenge of Acquisition, Preservation, and Access in a Time of Perpetual Crisis 
    Hampton, Lee; Gibson, Greg; Hankins, Rebecca (2011-06)
    How can we keep building and providing effective access to collections that will remain central in the future, fulfilling our obligation to provide stewardship of the cultural record? While we continue to collect a ...
  • How Special is Your Library?: Special Collections and the Value of Academic Libraries 
    Pritchard, Sarah M.; Dupont, Christian; Carter, Lisa; Paustenbaugh, Jennifer (2011-06)
    Shifting financial landscapes are compelling libraries and their parent institutions to look more closely than ever at their “bottom line”: the unique value they contribute to scholarly research and teaching, student ...
  • Photos from 2011 Preconference 
    Unknown author (2011-06)
    More photographs from the Preconference are available on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/40507134@N03/sets/72157627099312933/
  • RBMS 2011 Preconference Schedule 
    Unknown author (2011-06)
  • Sectional Focus, National Value: Why Regional Collections Really Matter 
    Greene, Mark A.; Hoover, John; Marshall, Jeffrey D.; West, Tim; Graffagnino, Kevin (2011-06)
    Attention to Americana collections usually goes to the large academic and independent libraries that collect nationally. But the reality is that dozens of other institutions have built extraordinary collections of regional ...
  • Seminar A. Z702 Is for Book Thief: The Role of Technical Services in Collection Security 
    Schneider, Nina; Brandt, Randal; Cordes, Ellen; Galbraith, Steven K. (2011-06)
    Following the 2010 RBMS Conference Program, To Catch a Thief: Cataloging and the Security of Special Collections, this seminar will explore cataloging rare materials while being ever mindful of securing those collections. ...
  • Seminar B. Yes, We Scan!: Innovative Approaches to User-initiated Digitization 
    Schaffner, Jennifer; Bahde, Anne; Blecksmith, Anne; Gardner, Julia (2011-06)
    This seminar presents innovative experiments with scanning and delivering digital copies of special collections materials at the request of users. The speakers have established different, yet equally creative, streamlined ...
  • Seminar C. Digital Intermediation of Physical Stuff: How Technology Influences the Movement of Books from Bookseller to Curator to Cataloger to Professor 
    Inman, Michael; Ascher, James P.; Cole, Heather; Gaub, Andrew (2011-06)
    The evolving challenges of digital technologies and documentation sometimes obscure the physical objects that constitute the seed grain of special collections. We all — administrators, booksellers, curators, scholars, and ...
  • Seminar F. Hidden Collections and Small Budgets 
    Hubbard, Melissa A.; Ferris, Anna M.; Myers, Anne K. D. (2011-06)
    Exposing “hidden collections” continues to be of interest to the profession, but how much change is possible at institutions with large backlogs and small budgets? This seminar presents strategies for increasing rare book ...
  • Seminar G. Pecha Kucha with Our Stuff: Teaching with Rare Books, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections 
    Ascher, James P.; Borderud, Jennifer; DeGraff, Kathryn; Dekydtspotter, Lori; Fleming, Cheryl Torok; Gardner, Julia; Horowitz, Sarah; Modrow, William; Sheehan, Jennifer; Smedberg, Heather (2011-06)
    Pecha kucha is a fast-paced and entertaining new format for presentations using brevity and clarity. Each presenter is limited to exactly twenty slides, progressing automatically at twenty seconds per slide, resulting in ...
  • Seminar H. Next Generation Library Catalogs and Cataloging 
    Johnson, Elizabeth; Dooley, Jackie; Morgan, Eric Lease; Sotelo, Aislinn (2011-06)
    What constitutes a “next-generation” online catalog? How will the changing discovery and metadata environment affect the creation, management, and use of special collections cataloging data? This seminar will examine some ...

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