#rbms24 — Public Fediverse posts

From the session on weird collections, a reliquary for the skull of a deceased pet hamster, named Mildred. #RBMS24
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1614091/

The Poison Books Project is tracking the presence of arsenic in Victorian green cloth bookbindings. #RBMS24 https://sites.udel.edu/poisonbookproject/

Discussing recruitment and the application process, they describe how part of the application is reading two articles on bias in museum spaces and responding to the arguments in the articles. Interesting.
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They read Jesse Erickson's book chapter, "The Gentleman's Ghost" and watched a video about theft to prepare for the session.
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Sarconi speaking about how the curriculum needs to spark joy, which abandons the teacher-centered role. Students had to visit a special collections/archives reading room before visiting and then teach each other.
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Vo is presenting their recent insights: Less classroom type lecture and primarily focused on hands-on work designed around the question, "What does ethical stewardship of archival collections or historical records mean?"

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Another commonality between the two panels is the vital role that coordinators play in making good placements possible.

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In both the plenary and this Princeton talk about student placements, being locked out, doors being locked, or key cards not working has been brought up as a major barrier for student workers and there's a metaphorical resonance to those statements.

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Next up: Stories from ARCH: A Summer Program for HBCU Students in Princeton Special Collections. This is a residential collaboration between the office of the provost, the Friends of the Princeton University Libraries, and the art museum.
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"Memory work is heart work." -
"What is at stake is not just how we remember the past, but how we distribute power in the present." #RBMS24
- Thuy Vo Dang.

#archives #SpecialCollections #CommunityArchives

They are speaking about the UCLA Community Archives Lab communityarchiveslab.ucla.edu and include the co-director and two graduate students who work there from the paid opportunities made available at the lab.
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First up for
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today is the plenary session, "Approaching Liberatory Praxis though Community Archives," with speakers James L. Epps, Sadaf Meleki, and Thuy Vo Dang.

The RBMS Conference is underway! I'm attending virtually this year and I'm currently logged in for the Virtual Social. Will I see you at RBMS? #RBMS24

Please boost!
The Rare Books and Manuscripts (RBMS) 2024 Conference Registration is open! Register by April 26th to save $50.
Join us in-person in sunny Costa Mesa, California, or online.
The theme is "Momentum."

Learn more: https://web.cvent.com/event/ea15d29c-669d-4ae1-a23b-2799b04b60fd/summary

#RBMS24 #archives #RareBooks #SpecialCollections #UniqueDistinct #Manuscripts

You have 10 days left to submit a conference proposal for the Rare Books and Manuscripts (RBMS) hybrid conference in Costa Mesa, CA and online. https://rbms.info/blog/news-events/call-for-proposals-rbms-2024-momentum-june-25-28-2024-costa-mesa-ca/
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3+ yrs out from March 2020, who is carrying on teaching hybrid or online sessions in Special Collections/Archives? Are you carrying on with virtual reading room sessions? I'd love to put together a virtual panel for #RBMS24 on what 2020 virtual services look like now.
What is the momentum forward? #SpecialCollections #Archives #Museums #CulturalHeritage #RareBooks #RBMSIOC #RBMS24

📢The RBMS 2024 Conference Site is Now Live!
Read more about the conference theme, the CFP, scholarships and more. Join us in Costa Mesa, CA or online June 25-28, 2024. #RBMS24 #SpecialCollections #Libraries #Archives #GLAM
https://cvent.me/BkLPy1

I'm not prepared to make an RBMS Mastodon account right now, but I'll share the posts for the conference here on my own account so you can keep up here too. #RBMS24 #SpecialCollections