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- Title
Retrofitting a Name: The New RBMS Conference, Leaving the "Pre" in the Past.
- Authors
Brim, Richenda; Jackson, Athena N.
- Abstract
The article focuses on the name change of Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) Preconference of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) to RBMS Conference, announced at the 2014 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference held in Nevada. Topics discussed include the role of retrofit and retrospection in organizing the conference and the opinion of Henry Raine, former chairman, and Arvid Nelsen, chairman of RBMS, about the significance of the name change.
- Subjects
ORGANIZATIONAL name changes; ASSOCIATION of College &; Research Libraries. Rare Books &; Manuscripts Section; LIBRARY associations; RARE books; MANUSCRIPTS; RAINE, Henry; NELSEN, Arvid
- Publication
RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, & Cultural Heritage, 2015, Vol 16, Issue 1, p15
- ISSN
1529-6407
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5860/rbm.16.1.432