Papers, Lightning Talks, Panels: 7 Thought-Provoking Sessions

Welcome, from the Papers Subcommittee!

We have selected seven thoughtful and engaging panel presentations that will illuminate this year’s conference theme of Power, Resistance, and Leadership. Through lightning talks, paper, and panel presentations, your colleagues will explore biases and subjectivity in cataloging and metadata work, partnerships with students and the community, and stewardship of donor relationships. The presenters will introduce you to pedagogical practices focused on materiality, outreach stories of marginalized communities, and welcoming spaces for users.

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RBMS20 Co-Chairs Welcome

As RBMS20 Conference co-chairs, we are thrilled to kick off the RBMS20 Conference blog. Early planning led to some big ideas We’ve both been involved with RBMS for over a decade and find the conference stimulating and inspiring. Year after year, though, we keep wanting to more deeply explore questions about leadership and power dynamics.

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Tours

The RBMS20 Local Arrangements Committee is excited to welcome our friends and colleagues to beautiful Bloomington, Indiana this June! We hope you’ll agree that our town is as weird, curious, and charming as we do and will find plenty to see, eat, and explore while you are here. This post explores tours and other bookish events…

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Workshops

With registration now open, the RBMS Workshops Committee is thrilled to invite you to sign up for one of the workshops that will be available this year in Bloomington, Indiana. This year, you can 1) polish your resume and learn from RBMS pros across numerous fields, 2) make an artist’s book in Wells Library’s mini makerspace, 3) catalog artists’ books, or 4) examine underground printing and zines and print a keepsake! Learn more…

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