Sponsorship Opportunities

The Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) plays a leading role in local, national, and international special collections communities. As an RBMS sponsor, you will have a targeted reach, measurable returns, and access to our national network of rare books and manuscripts librarians. Strengthen your ties with special collections librarians and outshine your competition by becoming an RBMS Conference Sponsor. To confirm your sponsorship please complete the RBMS 16 Sponsorship Remittance Form or contact Cherry Williams, Chair of RBMS, at chedwill@indiana.edu. Apart from “general conference support,” all other sponsorship opportunities are available on a first-come, first-served basis. The RBMS conference offers many opportunities for high visibility at four different levels of tax-deductible giving.

Sponsorship Benefits

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Folio Circle

$3,000 and up

Welcome Reception – $5,000 (Claimed – Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America)
Wireless Internet Access – $5,000 (Claimed – Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, Inc.)
Booksellers’ Showcase Morning and Afternoon Coffee Breaks – $3,500 (Claimed – Henry Sotheran Limited)
New Members’ Mixer ($1,500) & Scholarship Breakfast ($2,000) – $3,500 (Claimed – Atlas Systems)
Conference Tote Bag – $3,000 (Claimed – William Reese Company)
Transportation – $3,000 (Claimed – John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller)
General Conference Support – $3,000 or more (Thanks to University of Miami Libraries and University of Florida, George A. Smathers Libraries)

Quarto Circle

$1,500-$2,999

Vade Mecum – $2,500 (Claimed – Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts Company)
Thursday Morning Coffee Break – $2,000 (Claimed – Hollinger Metal Edge .)
Friday Morning Coffee Break – $2,000 (Claimed – Preservation Technologies, L.P.)
Welcome Reception Cosponsor – $1,500 (Claimed – Liber Antiquus, Early Printed Books & Manuscripts)
Plenary Sessions – $1,750
- PLENARY 1: OPEN THE DOOR TO A MORE DIVERSE AND COLLABORATIVE FUTURE (Claimed – University of Florida, George A. Smathers Libraries)
- PLENARY 2: A BROAD AND DEEP LOOK AT OUTREACH (Claimed – Maggs Bros. Ltd.)
- PLENARY 3: COLLABORATING WITH DIVERSE COMMUNITIES (Claimed – Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers)
General Conference Support – $1,000-$2,999

Octavo Circle

$750-$1,499

First-time Attendee Orientation – $1,000 (Claimed – Hollinger Metal Edge & Preservation Technologies, L.P.)
Workshops – $750 each
- Applying Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Cartographic) (ticketed event)
  (Claimed – Bruce McKittrick Rare Books)
- Digital Humanities is What You Do with it: Going beyond Digitization in Special Collections (ticketed event)
  (Claimed – Voyager Press Rare Books and Manuscripts)
- Building Collections: Acquiring Materials and Working with the Antiquarian Book Trade (ticketed event)
  (Claimed – Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers)
General Conference Support – $750-$1,499 (Thanks to Adam Matthew Digital)

Duodecimo Circle

$250 – $749

Seminars – $500 each
- Balancing the Sacred (Claimed – Michael R. Weintraub, Inc.)
- Whose History is it Anyway? Diversity and Outreach by Miami-Area Collections (Claimed – ABAA Southeast Chapter)
- Book Collecting Contests as Outreach: Cultivating the Next Generation of Collectors and Donors (Claimed – Tavistock Books)
- Experiences with Diversity Initiatives: IMLS-RBS Fellows Speak
- Linked Data Consumption for the Rare Materials Librarian: An Introduction and How-To (Claimed – The Bibliographical Society of America)
- The View from the Director’s Desk: Managing Soft Skills in Special Collections (Claimed – Bonhams)
- Special Collections Security for the 21st Century: Trends, Tools, and Techniques (Claimed – Archival Products)
- Capturing the Web: Web Archiving in Cultural Heritage Institutions
- Succession Planning for Rare Materials Cataloging (Claimed – Bonhams)
- Wish you were here!: Encouraging Self-Directed Undergraduate Use of Special Collections (Claimed – Arthur Fournier fine & rare)
- Common Sense, Charm, and a Glass of Wine: Successfully Navigating Donor Relations in Special Collections (Claimed – Lux Mentis, Booksellers)
Short Paper Sessions – $250 (6 available)
- Collaborative Cataloging (Claimed – FacsimileFinder.com)
- Building Special Collections and Archives (Claimed – FacsimileFinder.com)
- Outreach and Instruction (Claimed – FacsimileFinder.com)
- Transgressing the Norm: Community Archives, Activism and Human Rights (Claimed – California Rare Book School)
- “I Want YOUR Job”: Collaborative Approaches to Teaching Library School Students (Claimed – Bonhams)
- Diversity and Cultural Communities (Claimed – Rare Book School at the University of Virginia)
Participant Driven Session – $250 (6 available)
- Underground Collection Development: Strategies for Identifying and Preserving Visionary, Outsider and Outlaw Materials (Claimed – White Fox Rare Books and Antiques LLC)
- “No, I don’t want to take notes”: Managing Soft Sexism in the Workplace (Claimed – Franklin Gilliam :: Rare Books)
- My Books Smell Good: Fantasy and Sentimentality in Special Collections (Claimed – Arthur Fournier fine & rare)
- Diverse Dilemmas: Balancing Work & Family (Claimed – Bonhams)
- Change in Relationship between Booksellers and Librarians (Claimed – Rare Book School at the University of Virginia)
- Mixing Hands-On with Do-Not-Touch: Workshop Session on Teaching with Special Collections (Claimed – Simon Beattie)
- Take Me to your Leaders! A Conversation with RBMS Leadership on the Nature of Our Changing Work (Claimed – Vamp & Tramp, Booksellers, LLC)
- Forever Alone: A Roundtable Discussion of How to Make It Alone in Archives and Special Collections (Claimed – Read’Em Again Books)
- General Conference Support – $250-$749 (Thanks to ArchivesSpace and Northeast Document Conservation Center)