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Rare & Special: News from the Rare Books and Special Collections Section of IFLA

News from the Rare Books and Special Collections Section of IFLA

Tagged: CILIP

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Conference sessions / Events

RBSCG Annual Study Conference : The Library as Classroom

RBSCG Annual Study Conference : The Library as Classroom The RBSCG Annual Study Conference will be held at Downing College, the University of Cambridge, from 5th-7th September 2018. Delegates are invited to hear speakers from across the country discuss using special collections for teaching across all library environments.   Confirmed speakers include Dr Jessica Gardner (University of Cambridge), Siobhan Britton (University of Brighton), Sarah Mahurter (University of the Arts London), Dr Tabitha Tuckett (University College London), Sally Stafford (University of Cambridge), Professor Simon Eliot (London Rare Book School), Dr Niveen Kassem (Newcastle University), Jason Scott-Warren and Andrew Zurcher (Centre for Material...

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Events

Call for Papers: The Information Landscape in Scotland: 1600-1900

Call for Papers: The Information Landscape in Scotland: 1600-1900 Saturday 1 July 2017, University of Dundee CILIP’s Library and Information History Group is delighted to announce that its 2017 conference will be held at the University of Dundee on Saturday 1 July 2017. Librarians, researchers and academics are invited to submit proposals for full papers (45 minutes) or lightning talks (10 minutes) on the following themes: – Public access to information in Scotland within the defined period. – The publishing, distribution and reception of non-fiction and newspapers/periodicals. – Knowledge institutions including (but not limited to) libraries, universities and intellectual societies....

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Conference round-up: ‘A rich tapestry: diverse collections and audiences’ (CILIP Rare Books and Special Collections Group, 7-9 September 2016, Liverpool)

How can the special collections sector champion diversity?  This question lay at the heart of this year’s CILIP Rare Books and Special Collections Group (RBSCG) Conference: ‘A rich tapestry: diverse collections and audiences’. Held in Liverpool, the three-day conference attracted 70 delegates, and I was lucky enough to be awarded one of the new professionals’ bursaries to attend.  With speakers from across the UK, the conference programme brought together a broad spectrum of libraries, archives, museums and professional networks to challenge thinking, inspire action and showcase successful examples of special collections putting diversity and equality at the centre of their...