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Browsing 2010 Conference by Subject "Seminars"

Browsing 2010 Conference by Subject "Seminars"

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  • Seminar A. Cutting to the Core: Letting Go of Functions and Services 
    Proffitt, Merrilee; Fox, Michael; Greene, Mark; Brown, Eleanor (2010-06)
    In an era of limited and decreasing resources and seemingly limitless new expectations, special collections must go beyond merely streamlining workflows. This seminar will focus on the question, “what can we stop doing?” ...
  • Seminar C. Quick Innovations for Teaching with Special Collections 
    Bahde, Anne; Makala, Jeffrey; Taormina, Mattie (2010-06)
    As pedagogical methods for using special collections materials continue to evolve, exciting innovations are beginning to emerge from our classrooms. In this seminar, three librarians present tools, projects, class models, ...
  • Seminar D. Inspired by the Library: Artists in Collaboration with Special Collections 
    Brim, Richenda; Fitzgerald, Farrar; Pigza, Jessica; Shifrin, Susan (2010-06)
    As special collections pursue novel ways to promote and support the use of their materials, they often turn to artists whose work can highlight and interpret a collection in fresh and unexpected ways. This seminar will ...
  • Seminar E. Collections Processing: Innovations in Student Involvement 
    Olivero, Tara; Brand, Cassie; Giese, Kenneth; Harter, Christopher; O'Dell, Allison Jai; Thomson, Laura J. (2010-06)
    To address backlogs of unprocessed materials, more special collections libraries are involving students in their workflows. This practice not only expedites the processing of collections by talented young scholars, it also ...
  • Seminar F. Collaborating and Digressing in the Margins: Digital Tools for Collaboration II 
    Vershbow, Ben; Tejeda, Eddie A. (2010-06)
    digress.it is a tool for collaborative editing which evolved out of experiments at the Institute for the Future of the Book in New York. It allows long documents to be openly discussed paragraph-by-paragraph through chains ...
  • Seminar G. Bridging the gap: Communication between catalogers and archivists 
    Lewis, Megan; Wisser, Kathy; Nichols, Margaret (2010-06)
    How can catalogers and archivists better work together for the benefit of their users, public services staff, conservators, and the collection in general? More and more people self-identify as “special collections catalogers” ...
  • Seminar H. Recruiting Members of Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Groups to the Special Collections Library Profession 
    Fisher, Sara S.; Jackson, Athena; Peña, Fernando (2010-06)
    In support of RBMS’ efforts to encourage greater diversity in the Special Collection Library profession, members of the Diversity Committee have conducted recruitment events targeting local students and paraprofessionals  ...
  • Seminar I. Born-Digital Manuscripts: A Primer 
    Schaffner, Jennifer; Carroll, Laura; Farr, Erika; Olson, Michael; Goldman, Ben (2010-06)
    Don’t be frightened! “Hybrid collections” are a relatively new thing. What are the four or five simple things that everyone – librarian, archivist, administrator – needs to know? The authorities in this seminar will demystify ...
  • Seminar J. Collaborative Exhibitions 
    Noble, Richard; Farrington, Lynne; Schwartzburg, Molly (2010-06)
    Two curators show how collaboration can help exhibitions programs to meet rising expectations from administrators and visitors alike. Discussion of successes, failures, and wisdom gained from projects with collaborative ...
  • Seminar K. Taking our pulse: the OCLC Research survey of special collections and archives 
    Dooley, Jackie; Joyce, William L.; Enniss, Stephen; Taraba, Suzy; Hickerson, Tom (2010-06)
    OCLC Research has just completed a survey of special collections and archives in academic and research libraries in the U.S. and Canada. Five library consortia participated: RLG, ARL, IRLA, Oberlin, and CARL (Canada). The ...

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