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-Margaret





Margaret Gamm

Special Collections Acquisitions and Collection Mgmt Librarian

University of Iowa Libraries

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From: Sarah Horowitz [mailto:[log in to unmask]]

Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 10:19 AM

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Subject: ["EXLIBRIS-L"] Call for Proposals: RBMS Seminars for the 2017 Conference in Iowa City, Iowa





Call for Proposals: RBMS Seminars for the 2017 Conference in Iowa City, Iowa



Submission Deadline: June 3, 2016



The RBMS Seminars Committee invites all members of RBMS to propose and organize conference seminars to be presented in 2017. Seminars are 90-minute sessions, given in a variety of formats. They constitute an important educational component of each conference and are a valuable forum for the exchange of ideas and information on particular topics of relevance to rare book and manuscript librarians. Topics to be covered at the 2016 Coral Gables conference include: diversity and outreach, balancing sacred materials and openness, book collecting contests, IMLS-RBS diversity fellows’ reflections, linked data, managing soft skills, security trends, web archiving, succession planning for rare materials cataloging, self-directed undergraduate research in special collections, and donor relations.





What learning opportunities should seminars provide at the Iowa City conference in 2017?  You can help shape the content of these sessions by submitting a proposal for an RBMS seminar.  Past seminars have been organized as panel discussions, Pecha Kucha presentations, and as informal workshops.  A crucial component of any seminar, however, is that it have an instructional and educational component; seminar presentations should not be merely case studies or project reports but should consider broader issues emphasizing practical instruction or practical knowledge. Interested in proposing a seminar but unsure about potential topics? The committee brainstormed ideas at our Midwinter meeting, whichcan be viewed at http://rbms.info/files/committees/minutes/2016/seminarminutes16m.pdf; this list is by no means inclusive or perscriptive.





Please submit your proposal online at http://rbms.info/committees/seminars/seminar_proposal_form/ or email it to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> with a brief description (500 words or less) of the purpose, content, and format of your proposed seminar and list the names and affiliations of any presenters; you should also indicate any equipment or audiovisual needs that you anticipate.  While the Committee wants to hear your ideas, even if they are not yet fully fleshed out, more complete information will be helpful to the Committee in making its decisions.  Proposals submitted by June 3 will be considered by the Seminars Committee for selection at its meeting during the ALA Annual Conference in Orlando. Organizers should consider attending this meeting, or sending a representative, to present the proposal to the Committee.





Feel free to contact Sarah Horowitz, the Seminars Committee chair, with any questions about submitting proposals, the suitability of topics, or organizing seminars in general.



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Sarah Horowitz

Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts

Head of Quaker & Special Collections

Haverford College Libraries

Haverford College

370 Lancaster Ave.

Haverford, PA 19041

(610) 896-2948

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