The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has announced that registration is now open for the 53rd Annual Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) Preconference. The 53rd Annual RBMS Preconference, 'FUTURES!' will be held June 19-22, 2012, in San Diego. Registration materials are available on the RBMS website at http://preconference.rbms.info.
Preconference plenary sessions will focus on three components of special collections and archives work - use, object and discovery. Sessions will explore the ways in which special collections materials are used in the digital humanities, the future of discovery and access to collections made possible with linked open data and the potential future forms the book as object might take. The programming also features smaller and more interactive sessions, including 10 seminars, four panels of short papers and seven discussion sessions.
The 2012 preconference will also include three workshops to be held on June 19 at the Westin San Diego. All three workshops require an additional registration fee.
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