The archives and special collections library communities \u2013 as part of the global community \u2013 face prospective major shifts in our energy systems, economic models, and literal landscapes. Current and predicted impacts associated with climate change offer highly varied and unpredictable effects on our collections, collecting, facilities, services, funding, users, communities, and professional lives.<\/p>\n
This conference invites attendees and the broader archives and special collections communities to a candid and forward-looking conversation about our work in the era of climate change. We seek proposals for sessions that will connect these issues across our proven professional capacities for committed cultivation of inclusivity, technical excellence, strong collaboration, cultural and historical scholarship, educational expertise, and resource stewardship. We encourage session proposals that explore new prospects of value and alternative lenses of assessment that center on the present and future flourishing of the humanistic efforts we serve.<\/p>\n
While the program committee welcomes all proposals of interest to the RBMS community, with the exception of Seminars, preference will be given to proposals that explore and help expand our profession\u2019s engagement with this year\u2019s program theme. Following are potential topics to consider:<\/p>\n
The program committee welcomes the opportunity to help interested parties shape proposals that connect the program\u2019s theme to our core professional activities. Please do not hesitate to contact the program chairs (Ben Goldman, bmg17@psu.edu<\/a>, and Kate Hutchens, khutch@umich.edu<\/a>) with questions or ideas. Proposals involving diverse speakers and experiences will be looked on favorably by the committees.<\/p>\n Description of session types are provided below. Seminars and Workshops proposals are evaluated, selected, and coordinated by members of the RBMS Seminars Committee and the RBMS Workshops Committee, respectively. All other sessions are coordinated and selected by members of the RBMS 2019 Conference Program Planning Committee.<\/p>\n RBMS will make every effort to accommodate equipment requests, within reason.<\/p>\n Deadline for Poster submissions is Friday, <\/strong>November 2, 2018<\/strong>. Notifications of accepted proposals for seminars and workshops will be sent in October, 2018<\/strong>, and other session types in\u00a0January, 2019<\/strong>. A subsequent call for Pop-Up sessions will be announced in March, 2019<\/strong>.<\/p>\nDeadlines for Submissions and Notifications<\/h3>\n
How to Submit<\/h3>\n