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  • Panel: Capturing Voices in the Heat of the Moment: Election Reflections 2016 
    Minor, Joel; Woolcott, Liz; Duncan, Jennifer; Williams, Randy (2017-06-21)
    How will we tell the story of the 2016 presidential election to future generations? How will our children’s children understand the popular political uprising we witnessed last fall? On the morning of November 9th, curators ...
  • Panel: Defining the Archive 
    Jackson, Athena; Fournier, Arthur; Stingone, William (2017-06-21)
    This session considers the inconstancy of the term “archive” and how ever-changing notions of what archives are, or should be, present both challenges and opportunities in the work that we do. From the French Revolutionary ...
  • Panel: Documents Abroad: Latin American Materials and Special Collections in the United States 
    Dezelar-Tiedman, Christine; Zeter, Mary Jo; Valiant, Seonaid; Gardinier, Lisa (2017-06-22)
    Cross-Pollinating the Collections: Building Latin American Studies Collections with the Combined Strengths of Special and Circulating Collections While the University of Iowa has never been a powerhouse of Latin American ...
  • Panel: Materialia Lumina: The Contemporary Book in Its Historical Context: Philosophical Musing of Three Master Printers 
    Koch, Peter Rutledge; Maret, Russell; Shanilec, Gaylord (2017-06-21)
    This session will explore the book as a work of art, from the perspective of three master printers, Peter Rutledge Koch, Russell Maret, and Gaylord Schanilec. This program idea originated from the California Rare Book ...
  • Panel: Stories We Tell with Students: Pedagogy and Process 
    Clemens, Alison; Matheny, Kathryn; Nacca, Elise M.; Rosenkranz, Adam (2017-06-23)
    Extending the Narrative of Primary Source Research as a Process: Subject Specialists As Beneficial Interlopers in Special Collections Research Instruction There are several narratives we tell in our research instruction, ...
  • Panel: The Narrative of Exhibits and Exhibition Practices: Approaches to Design and Execution 
    Seppi, Greg; Markman, Kris M.; Whittaker, Beth M.; Marini, Francesca (2017-06-22)
    A Survey of Exhibition Practices in North American Rare Book Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Rare book libraries, special collections and archives use exhibitions as a way to tell their stories, including ...
  • Panel: The Stories Institutions Tell 
    Schmidt, Greg; Cuellar, Jillian; Gorder, Erika; Conathan, Lisa (2017-06-23)
    “Take due notice of us for the future”: Archives and cultural representation at Williams College In the Fall of 2015, the Log, a Williams College campus gathering space, reopened after renovations. With the opening came ...
  • Plenary 2: Representation 
    Aguayo, Angela; Weaver, Janet (2017-06-22)
    Archives and special collections preserve cultural artifacts that illuminate the lives and societies of those who created them. However, our ability to understand and interpret these materials is inherently limited by our ...
  • Plenary 3: Memory 
    Salomon, Frank; Noble, Safiya Umoja (2017-06-23)
    The act of remembering at both the individual and collective level can have far-reaching implications. Remembering — and forgetting — comes to signify the relative importance of any particular combination of information ...
  • RBMS 2017 Seminar D: Future of Bibliographic Data 
    Limper-Herz, Karen; Dondi, Christina; Duntze, Oliver (2017-06-21)
    This seminar will examine the use of data in the study of incunabula, a field where ground-breaking work is being conducted utilizing centuries of bibliographic information. Seminar participants will learn about some of ...
  • Seminar A: Leadership & Management in Special Collections: Becoming the Boss, the First Three Years and Beyond 
    Hyry, Thomas; Jackson, Athena; Carpenter, Chrystal; Rushing, Amy (2017-06-21)
    This seminar will provide a learning opportunity for professionals in special collections and archives who are interested in moving into administrative roles or those who have recently moved into these roles and are looking ...
  • Seminar C: Put a Hashtag on It: #librariesofinstagram 
    Sylvestre, Jay; Hewes, Lauren; Dias de Fazio, Diane; Dean, Jason W. (2017-06-21)
    nstagram has over 440 million users, and was named “one of the most influential social networks in the world.” Libraries and special collections have transformed the app from a “fun way to share your life” into a hub for ...
  • Seminar D: Every Space Is Special: The Art and Science of Pop-Up Special Collections Exhibits 
    Settoducato, Elizabeth; Jones, Ruth Ann; Krolikowski, Cindy (2017-06-21)
    Most libraries collect or have acquired material referred to as special collections, and many institutions have permanent, secure and collection-friendly exhibition space to display those treasures. Whether your institution ...
  • Seminar E: Data-Driven Practice 
    Fitzgerald, Moira; Rowley, Joshua; Meehan, Jennifer; Hintz, Carrie (2017-06-21)
    Assessment work and other associated activities have emerged as increasingly important areas of action, framed particularly by the joint SAA/RBMS taskforces and locally by the growing trend of administrative interest in ...
  • Seminar F: 3D Printing Book History: Extending Bibliographical Pedagogy through Additive Manufacturing 
    McIntosh, Marcia; Jacobs, Courtney; O'Sullivan, Kevin M. (2017-06-21)
    Part case study, part tech-talk, and part invitation to collaborate, this seminar focuses on work extending bibliographical pedagogy through additive manufacturing. 3Dhotbed is a groundbreaking project that seeks to make ...
  • Seminar G: Today’s Rare Materials: A 90-Minute Bootcamp on Description and Access 
    Mascaro, Michelle; Reno, Lauren; Adams, Liz; McDaniel, Elizabeth B.; Hobart, Elizabeth; O'Dell, Allison Jai; Moody, Honor; Sotelo, Aislinn (2017-06-22)
    The Bibliographic Standards Committee produces rules for descriptive cataloging of rare materials (DCRM). Many instructions and accompanying examples focus on early print and manuscript materials, but what do we do when ...
  • Seminar H: Getting What You Want: Advocacy for Financial Resources 
    Irwin, Rebekah; Taormina, Mattie; Yun, Audra Eagle; Schreyer, Alice (2017-06-22)
    What stories do we tell to get the financial resources we want or need? Storytelling is a key component of advocacy, especially when articulating fundraising and resource goals both within and outside an organization. In ...
  • Seminar I: Radical Collaboration 
    Kaplan, Elisabeth; Richardson, Leah; Katz, Robin; Call, Elizabeth (2017-06-22)
    What’s so special about special collections? In a 2009 report, the Association of Research Libraries wrote that special collections “define the uniqueness and character of individual research libraries.” Positioning special ...
  • Seminar J: Collecting in the Heartland: Regional Book Arts 
    Reese, Garth; Healey, Elspeth; O'Sullivan, Kevin; Myers, Roger; Korenic, Lyn (2017-06-22)
    From Salt Lake City to Kansas City, the book arts are flourishing across America’s heartland – providing ample opportunity for libraries in the region to build unique collections. This seminar will gather curators from ...

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