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2011 Preconference Miscellaneous Files

Unknown author (2011)

Miscellaneous files relating to the 2011 RBMS Preconference, including registration forms and schedules.
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 ...
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 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 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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
RBMS 2011 Preconference Schedule

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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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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/
You Can’t Always Get What You Want But Sometimes You Get What You Need: Special Collections in Tough Economic Times

Dunlap, Ellen S.; Kiesling, Kris; Oram, Richard W.; Schaffner, Jennifer (2011-06-26)

How have rare book and special collections libraries weathered the global financial crisis of 2008? Presented at the end of the second full fiscal year in which libraries have absorbed budget cuts, layoffs, and job and ...

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