Meet the Conference Organizers
Each year the RBMS Conference is put together by a group of volunteers, serving on multiple RBMS committees, and a fantastic ACRL liaison. The... Read More
New Members’ Lunch
Two years ago, I got on a plane in New York, headed for my very first RBMS conference, and I thought, “what on Earth am... Read More
RBMS Conference Mascot
“Prodigious!” It may seem as though he is everywhere, once you arrive at RBMS. A mysterious figure, hands in the air, occasionally surrounded by books.... Read More
Put a Hashtag on It: the Second Annual RBMS InstaMeet!
On behalf of my co-organizers and our host institution, The University of Iowa Special Collections Library, it is with pleasure that I invite you all... Read More
Participatory Session – “I’m Not Here to Teach You about My Race”: Stories of Recent Recruits
Last summer, several of us in the 2016 cohort of the IMLS-RBS Fellowship for Program for Early-Career Librarians attended Rare Book School in Virginia during... Read More
Plenary 3: Memory
In exploring possible plenary themes for the RBMS 2017 Conference devoted to “The Stories We Tell,” the Conference Program Planning Committee determined that the three... Read More
Conference Seminars (Part 3)
In April, Ellen Cordes focused on the development of a seminar post-acceptance. What is that process like for a seminar organizer? Our seminar, “Getting What... Read More
Tips for Navigating the RBMS Conference
The Membership and Professional Development Committee is delighted to extend a special welcome to new members attending the upcoming 2017 RBMS Conference, “The Stories We... Read More
Activities for New Members
The Membership and Professional Development Committee is delighted to extend a special welcome to new members attending the upcoming 2017 RBMS Conference, “The Stories We... Read More
Conference Seminars (part 2)
In last month’s blog, Sarah Horowitz described how seminars differ from other programming at RBMS conferences and what the process of proposing and selecting seminar... Read More