Hi all,
RBMS will be in Iowa City next year, right before ALA. Find more information on submitting a short paper or poster proposal below. Hope you’ll join us!
-Margaret
Margaret Gamm
Special Collections Librarian
University of Iowa Libraries
(319) 335-6247
RBMS/MAGIRT Liaison
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Subject: [RBMS] Call for Papers and Posters 2017 Iowa City
Colleagues,
The 2017 RBMS Conference,
The Stories We Tell, is taking place June 20-23, 2017 in Iowa City, Iowa, a UNESCO City of Literature with a vibrant literary and book arts community. We invite you to be a part of the story by submitting a short paper or poster proposal!
The Stories We Tell focuses on storytelling as practice and metaphor in the mission and daily work of special collections. From writing traditional scholarly monographs to encoding digital humanities landscapes, from
building deep and inclusive collections to designing new curriculum, the ability to craft a compelling narrative is at the heart of cultural heritage work. Donors honor us with the stories of their lives and passions. In discourse about the role of the humanities
in education and policy, we speak for the significance and relevance of the past in shaping the present and future. At this conference, we will share our community’s stories, while imagining future narratives for special collections in a rapidly evolving cultural
and technological landscape.
Submitting a Proposal
Following are instructions on how to submit a proposal for a short paper or a poster. If you aren’t sure which category your idea would fall into, please still submit it, and we can help you find the right format for it.
Short Papers
Format: Brief presentations, in the context of a panel of speakers, in which presenters share their experience, ideas, or research. We are seeking submissions that address the conference theme for any of the following content types:
Please indicate the content type and projected length of your talk. Proposals may be submitted as a group or individually. If you are submitting an individual talk, we will group successful submissions as appropriate.
How to Submit: go to http://rbms.info/committees/rbms_conference_program_planning/papers/ to submit proposals. Please limit the text of your proposal
to 250 words. If you prefer to send the information via email you can send it to [log in to unmask].
Submission Deadline: Friday, October 21, 2016.
Posters
Format: Posters are a great way to share important projects and acquire experience presenting at a professional conference. Successful proposals will address the conference theme incorporating a graphic component to illustrate case studies,
collections, or research.
Posters will be displayed on 30” x 40” foam board during session coffee breaks. Further guidelines for presentation will be sent with acceptance notification.
How to Submit: go to http://rbms.info/committees/rbms_conference_program_planning/posters/ to submit proposals. Please limit the text of your proposal
to 200 words. If you prefer to send the information via email you can send it to [log in to unmask].
Submission Deadline: Friday, January 13, 2017
Tips for submitting posters:
http://www.ala.org/tools/atoz/poster-presentations
Questions
Feel free to contact Joel Minor, at
[log in to unmask] or 314-935-5413, with any questions about procedures for submitting proposals, suitability of topics, etc.
Thanks in advance for your proposals and we look forward to seeing you in Iowa City!
Short Papers & Posters Subcommittee
Carey Beam
Jennifer Bradshaw
Alison Clemens
Marilyn McClaskey
Joel Minor, subcommittee chair
Gregory Schmidt
Gregory Seppi
Lizzy Walker