Subject: RBMS Preconference
The following was originally posted to Exlibris and Archives Date: 3 Apr 92 Sender: Rare Books and Special Collections Forum <EXLIBRIS%RUTVM1.BITNET [at] Forsythe__Stanford__EDU> From: Robert S Martin <NOTRSM [at] LSUVM__bitnet> Subject: RBMS Preconference Archives & Archivists <ARCHIVES [at] INDYCMS__BITNET> What follows is a description of the ACRL Rare Book and Manuscript Section Preconference, which will be at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Tuesday, June 23 -- Friday, June 26, 1992. Brochures describing the program and arrangements in detail are being mailed next week to RBMS members (and selected others). Other interested parties may call the ACRL office noted below to receive a copy of the brochure. For additional information feel free to contact me directly. This message will be posted on EXLIBRIS and ARCHIVES; please excuse any duplication. Feel free to forward or distribute this notice. Robert S. Martin LSU Libraries Louisiana State University Chair, 1992 RBMS Preconference Program Committee notrsm @ lsuvm ************************************************************* ACRL Rare Book and Manuscript Section Preconference University of California, Santa Cruz Tuesday, June 23 -- Friday, June 26, 1992 "Scholarly Communication and the Future of Special Collections" In recent years the structure and processes of scholarly communication have undergone a transformation as radical as that witnessed by the introduction of moveable type in the fifteenth century. The plenary sessions will examine the nature of this transformation, and speculate on the impacts that will be felt in the world of rare book, manuscript, and special collections librarians. Speakers: "Not What it Used to Be: Scholarly Communication Then and Now," John Budd, School of Library and Information Science, Louisiana State University; "The Coevolution of Networks, Networked Information, and Learning Communities," Paul Peters, Director, Coalition for Networked Information; "Informal Publication and the Scholarly Record: Bits and Bytes from the Experience of Editing Humanist and Other Electronic Lists," Elaine Brennan, Women Writers Project, Brown University, Co- Editor, Humanist; "Concepts of 'Text' in the Electronic Environment," Gordon Neavill, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alabama; "Copyright Issues in Electronic Publishing," Brian Kahin, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; "Preserving the Intellectual Record in the Electronic Environment," Peter Graham, Associate Vice-President for Information Services, Rutgers University; Panel: Reactions from Scholars. Plenary sessions will be complemented by a series of continuing education seminars addressing such topics as: fundraising strategies, collecting western Americana, exhibition catalog awards, use of thesauri, broadsides and fine printing, history of science collections, trends in the use of special collections, conservation for exhibition, and administering grants. Social events will include a reception sponsored by the local chapter of the ABAA; a reception sponsored by local book artists and printers; and a trip to Monterey and a tour of the Monterey Aquarium, dinner on your own Monterey. The UCSC campus is situated in a redwood forest overlooking the city of Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay. Daytime temperatures in late June may range from the lower 70s to the upper 80s, with low humidity. Evening temperatures may drop into the low 60s as fog rolls in from the Bay. The UCSC campus is wooded and hilly; casual clothes and comfortable shoes are recommended. Accommodations and meals will be provided in new, apartment-style dormitories on the UCSC campus. Fees: Before May 15: $135, ACRL Members; $175, non-members; after May 15 add $25. Limited to the first 225 applicants. For additional information call Merri Monks at ACRL, (800) 545-2433, ext. 3248. *** Conservation DistList Instance 5:48 Distributed: Sunday, April 5, 1992 Message Id: cdl-5-48-003 ***Received on Sunday, 5 April, 1992