24
Oct

Thirteen Activities for the Special Collections Classroom

This is the third and final post summarizing the RBMS 2016 Participatory Session Mixing Hands-On and Do-Not- Touch: Workshop Session on Teaching with Special Collections. There’s lots of great advice in the previous two posts from this session, and we encourage you to read them. But if you’re here looking for ideas that you can implement tomorrow, then...
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17
Oct

Four Lists of Ideas

  This is the second in a series of posts summarizing the RBMS 2016 Participatory Session: Mixing Hands-On and Do-Not-Touch: Workshop Session on Teaching with Special Collections. Discussion leaders: Melissa Barton, Yale University and Molly Schwartzburg, University of Virginia The following suggestions came from groups attending a participatory session at RBMS on teaching with special collections. Planning Introductory...
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25
Jul

Hands On/Do Not Touch

This is the first in a series of posts summarizing the RBMS 2016 Participatory Session: Mixing Hands-On and Do-Not-Touch: Workshop Session on Teaching with Special Collections. Discussion leaders: Melissa Barton, Yale University and Molly Schwartzburg, University of Virginia This session was conceived as a group brainstorm of ways to promote active learning when we provide instruction. We began the...
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20
Jun

Meet the 2016 RBMS Scholarship Recipients!

Each year, RBMS offers scholarships to first-time RBMS Conference attendees in the hopes of introducing recipients to the Section, encouraging participation, and fostering greater diversity in RBMS and the profession. This year, 14 exceptional individuals received this scholarship and will be joining other conference attendees in Coral Gables for what promises to be a stellar...
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20
Jun

Coming Soon: Plenaries at RBMS 2016

We invite you in this blog to take a sneak peek at the topics our headliners will consider for each plenary for our conference. We hope that you will discover a narrative woven into the three plenaries both with the intent to focus on each topic and also with the goal of inspiring echoes in...
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15
Jun

Meet the Conference Organizers

Pictured, from left to right: Lori Dekydtspotter, Aislinn Sotelo, and Cristina Favretto This week we interviewed the individuals behind the 2016 RBMS Conference, Lori Dekydtspotter and Aislinn Sotelo, Co-chairs of the 2016 Conference Program Planning Committee, and Cristina Favretto, Chair of the Local Arrangements Committee. 1. What is your day job? Lori: I keep busy...
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14
Jun

Welcome to Miami: Sunscreen and Sweaters

Image credit:”A view of the pool from Cascade restaurant,” Biltmore Hotel With RBMS a week away, it’s time to start thinking about what you’ll pack for your trip to sunny southern Florida. Coral Gables has a sub-tropical climate, with average temperatures in the upper 80s and high humidity that lead to a chance of daily...
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9
Jun

New Members Brown Bag Lunch

My first RBMS preconference in Las Vegas was a whirlwind of inspiration and education. Among the more memorable events was the New Member Brown Bag Lunch, which allowed me to meet both fellow first time RBMS attendees, as well as returning members. It was a richly rewarding experience, and one that made me feel very...
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7
Jun

“No, I Don’t Want to Take Notes”

–Image from lenep on flickr. Sexism in the workplace Sexism in the workplace can be overt, but more often, it manifests in “soft” forms that undermine women’s leadership ability. Women are unequally asked to perform “office housework,” such as taking notes in meetings and training junior colleagues. These tasks prevent women from spending time on...
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2
Jun

Poster Sessions

The RBMS 2016 poster planning subcommitee had an enthusiastic response to the call for submissions, with a total of 22 posters slated to be presented during the beverage breaks on Thursday and Friday, 10:00am – 10:45am. The posters incorporate diverse perspectives and experiences, with eleven posters on view each day. We encourage all of this...
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