10
Mar
Tuesday Night Bar Crawl
Want a taste of the Iowa City night life before starting your full conference experience? Join us for an RBMS-style Iowa City Bar Crawl on Tuesday, June 20. 8 pm: Meet your fellow bar-crawlers in the Sheraton Lobby.* Walk over to the Clinton Street Social Club and head up the stairs, where you’ll find a... Read More
On behalf of the 2017 Local Arrangements Committee, I am very happy to welcome everyone to Iowa City for the 58th RBMS Conference. Yes, that’s Iowa City, in the State of Iowa, on the banks of the Iowa River, one county over from Iowa County. I guess you could say we take comfort in repetition... Read More
This year, we are delighted to offer another varied slate of workshops on Tuesday, June 20. These workshops are designed to give special collections professionals opportunities to hone their skills in an intimate, focused setting alongside their peers. Since the sessions are quantifiable contact hours (participants receive certificates of completion), they can also be helpful... Read More
There are many joys I experience as a member of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and its Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS), especially as a member of the RBMS Scholarships Committee. Perhaps one of the greatest delights comes from reading narratives contained in each RBMS conference scholarship application. In those brief... Read More
17
Jan
Welcome!
Welcome to the 2017 RBMS Conference blog! Over the next few months we’ll be sharing details from our exciting conference program and more about the sights, sounds, and tastes of Iowa City. The conference theme this year is “The Stories We Tell.” What better place than Iowa City, a UNESCO City of Literature, to discuss... Read More