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49th Annual RBMS Preconference Program Schedule

Rare and Special Bytes: Special Collections in the Digital Era
Tuesday, June 24-Friday, June 27, 2008

Program Schedule as of February 22, 2008
(Check this website for updates)

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Tuesday, June 24

All activities at the Luxe Hotel unless otherwise indicated

8:00-5:00  Registration (Luxe Sunset Ballroom)

9:00-5:00  Booksellers' Showcase (Luxe Sunset Ballroom)

8:30-4:00  Workshop, Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Books) (Hotel Angeleno, Canyon Room, advance registration and additional fee required)

Presenter:
  • Deborah J. Leslie, Folger Shakespeare Library
Instructors:
  • Randall S. Brandt, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
  • Ann Copeland, Pennsylvania State University
  • Jain Fletcher, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Jane Gillis, Yale University
  • Robert Maxwell, Brigham Young University
  • Nina M. Schneider, Clark Library, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Stephen Skuce, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Manon Théroux, George Mason University

9:00-5:00  Workshop, Cataloging Cultural Objects (CCO) for Rare Books and Manuscripts (Getty Research Institute, Lecture Hall, advance registration required) Sponsored by Getty Museum Collection Information & Access, the Getty Vocabulary Program, and Getty Trust Digital Policy & Initiatives

Presenters:
  • Murtha Baca, Head, Digital Resources, Getty Research Institute
  • Erin Coburn, Head, Collection Information & Access, J. Paul Getty Museum
  • Patricia Harpring, Managing Editor, Getty Vocabulary Program, Getty Research Institute
  • Elizabeth O'Keefe, Director, Collection Information Systems, Morgan Library & Museum

1:30-4:30  UCLA Special Collections Tour (departs from the Luxe Hotel, advance registration required)

2:00-4:30  Clark Library Tour (departs from the Luxe Hotel, advance registration required)

5:00-6:00  Conference Orientation and Introduction to RBMS (Luxe Sunset Ballroom I)

6:00-7:30  Opening Reception (Luxe Terrace, sponsored by ABAA and UCLA)

Wednesday, June 25

All sessions at the Luxe Hotel

8:00-12:00  Registration (Luxe Terrace)

8:30-11:30  Leab Awards Display (Luxe Terrace)

9:00-10:30  Plenary I, Digital Special Collections: The Big Picture (Luxe Sunset Ballroom)
Sponsored by the Bibliographical Society of America

Speaker:
  • Alice Prochaska, University Librarian, Yale University

10:30-11:00  Break (Luxe Terrace)

11:00-12:30  Plenary II, Permissions Limbo: Intellectual Property and Licensing Issues (Luxe Sunset Ballroom)

Speakers:
  • Peter Hirtle, Technology Strategist and University Library IP Officer, Cornell University
  • Maureen Whalen, Associate General Counsel, The J. Paul Getty Trust

12:30-2:00  Lunch available for purchase (Luxe Terrace)

1:30-4:00  Registration (Luxe Terrace)

2:00-3:30  Seminar, Rare Book Cataloging: Making Decisions, Setting Priorities (Luxe Sunset I)
Sponsored by the Bibliographic Standards Committee

Speakers:
  • Deborah J. Leslie, Folger Shakespeare Library
  • E.C. Schroeder, Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
  • Alvan Bregman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  • Moderator: Randal S. Brandt, University of California, Berkeley, Bancroft Library

2:00-3:30 Seminar, Developing and Sustaining Collecting Relationships with Cultural Communities (Luxe Sunset II)
Sponsored by the Diversity Committee

Speakers:
  • Jean-Nikolaus Tretter, GLBT Collection Specialist, Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies, Elmer L. Andersen Library, University of Minnesota
  • Joan Krizack, University Archivist and Head, Special Collections Department, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
  • Liza Posas, Reference Librarian, Braun Research Library, Southwest Museum of the American Indian, Autry National Center Introduction
  • R. Arvid Nelsen, Archivist, Charles Babbage Institute, Elmer L. Andersen & Moderator: Library, University of Minnesota

2:00-3:30  Seminar, Teaching and Outreach in Special Collections: From K-12 to Undergraduates and Beyond (Luxe Sunset III)

Speakers:
  • Lisa Berglund, Associate Professor of English, Buffalo State College
  • Yolanda Theunissen, Curator of the Osher Map Library, University of Southern Maine
  • Pablo Alvarez, Curator of Rare Books, University of Rochester
  • Moderator: Jennifer MacDonald, University of Delaware

3:30-4:00 Break (Luxe Terrace)

4:00-5:30  Seminar, An Overview of and Introduction to Archives Management Systems: Archivists' Toolkit and Archon (Luxe Sunset I)

Speakers:
  • Bradley D. Westbrook, AT Project Manager, University of California, San Diego
  • Christopher J. Prom, Assistant University Archivist, University of Illinois Archives, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

4:00-5:30  Seminar, Collecting Strategies: Working with Private Owners (Luxe Sunset II)

Speakers:
  • Leslie A. Morris, Curator of Modern Books and Manuscripts, Houghton Library, Harvard University,
  • Joan Winterkorn, Bernard Quaritch Ltd.
  • Moderator: Katherine Reagan, Ernest L. Stern Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts, Assistant Director for Collections, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

4:00-5:30  Seminar, Digital Photography on a Budget (Luxe Sunset III)

Speakers:
  • James Stimpert, University Archivist, The Sheridan Libraries, Johns Hopkins University
  • Mattie Taormina, Head of Public Services & Manuscripts Processing Librarian, Department of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries
  • Moderator: Erika Dowell, Public Services Librarian, The Lilly Library, Indiana University

6:30  Restaurant Night (sign up at the registration desk onsite)

Thursday, June 26

All sessions at The Getty Center

7:30  Buses begin to leave for Getty (buses depart from Luxe & Angeleno hotels)

8:00-11:00  Registration (Harold M. Williams Auditorium Terrace)

8:30-10:30  Plenary III, It's All About Access (Harold M. Williams Auditorium)

Speaker:
  • Karen Calhoun, Vice President, OCLC WorldCat and Metadata Services
  • Tom Scheinfeldt, Managing Director, Center for History and New Media and Research, and Assistant Professor, Department of Art and Art History, George Mason University

10:30-11:00  Break (Harold M. Williams Auditorium Terrace)

11:00-12:30  Seminar, Preservation Decision-making and Priority Setting (Museum Lecture Hall)
Sponsored by the Curators and Conservators Discussion Group

Speakers:
  • Donia Conn, Field Service Representative, Northeast Document Conservation Center
  • Beth Doyle, Collections Conservator, Duke University Libraries
  • Kristen St. John, Collections Conservator, UCLA Library Conservation Center

11:00-12:30  Seminar, Bringing It All Back Home: Recovering from a Theft (Harold M. Williams Auditorium)
Sponsored by the Security Committee

Speakers:
  • Richard W. Oram, Assoc. Director and Librarian, Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin
  • Michael Inman, Librarian, Rare Books Division, New York Public Library
  • Detective Don Hrycyk, Art Theft Detail, Los Angeles Police Department

11:00-12:30  Seminar, Blog Boot Camp: An Introduction to Blogging for Special Collections Staff (Getty Research Institute Lecture Hall)

Speakers:
  • John Overholt, Assistant Curator, The Donald and Mary Hyde Collection of Dr. Samuel Johnson and Early Modern Books and Manuscripts
  • Nancy Kuhl, Associate Curator, Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
  • Stephanie Horowitz, Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota
  • Kathleen Burns, Archivist, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

1:00-2:00  Digitization in Special Collections Task Force meeting (Private Dining Room, Food Service Building, feel free to purchase lunch and bring it to the meeting)

12:30-5:00  Lunch available for purchase at Getty restaurant and cafes. Organized tours of Getty Research Institute, Getty Conservation Institutes conservation labs, Getty Museums Manuscripts Department, Paintings Conservation Department, and Paper & Manuscripts Conservation labs; and a gallery talk on current Manuscript Department exhibit. Self-guided tours of the museum and gardens are also available.

5:00-6:30  Plenary IV, Selection-It's Not Just for Curators Any More (Harold M. Williams Auditorium)

Speakers:
  • Richard Szary, Director, Louis Round Wilson Library, and Associate University Librarian for Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Barbara Taranto, Director, New York Public Library Digital Library Program

6:30-8:00  Reception sponsored by The Research Library, Getty Research Institute (Garden Terrace Cafe)

6:30-8:30  Buses available to go back to hotels

Friday, June 27

All sessions at the Luxe Hotel

9:00-10:30  Plenary V, If We Build It, Will They Come?: Strategies for Teaching and Research (Luxe Sunset Ballroom)

Speakers:
  • Matthew Fisher, Assistant Professor, Department of English, UCLA
  • Stephen Davison, UCLA Digital Library

10:30-11:00  Break (Luxe Terrace)

11:00-12:30  Plenary VI, Into the Future (Luxe Sunset Ballroom)

Speakers:
  • Peter Kaufman, President and CEO of Intelligent Television
  • Jackie Dooley, Head of Special Collections and University Archives, University of California at Irvine

11:00-1:00  Box lunches available for pick up (Luxe Terrace, advance registration and additional fee required)

11:00-6:00   Huntington Library Tour (departs from the Luxe Hotel, advance registration and additional fee required)

1:00-6:00  Getty Villa Tour (departs from the Luxe Hotel, advance registration and additional fee required)

2:00  Buses depart for Anaheim (advance registration and additional fee required)

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