Greetings! I am happy to share the announcement, below, as Editor of RBM.
As a reminder, participation in RBM is open to everyone. Sign up using the following links:
- Be a peer reviewer: RBM - Peer Reviewers
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| RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, & Cultural Heritage reviews new books, periodicals and reports; exhibition, book and auction catalogues; and databases, websites, blogs, and other electronic resources, pertaining to the world inhabited by cultural heritage institutions, including (but not limited to) special collections libraries, museums, and archives. |
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To have your work considered for publication, submit your manuscript to me on or before July 15 (Fall issue) or on or before January 15 (Spring issue).
The Spring 2024 issue of RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage is now freely available online as a full issue PDF and individual articles. Visit the RBM website for complete contents of RBM and its preceding title, Rare Books & Manuscripts Librarianship from 1986 to the present. RBM became an open access journal in Spring 2016.
Editor's Note
Diane Dias De Fazio. "Editor's Note."
Articles
Jacquelyn Sundberg and Kristen Howard, "Crafting Connections: Bridging Collections and Communities with Knitting."
Courtney Becks and Sarah Carter. "'But I Believe Survival Is Based upon the Many and Not the Few:' Connecting Librarians and Artists to Build Special Connections."
Hafsah Hujaleh and Jess Whyte. "Narrowing the Lens: Preservation Assessment for Digital Manuscripts."
Elizabeth Hobart. "Describing Games for Special Collections Libraries."
Anthology: Papers from "The Power of New Voices"
Anna Opryszko. "Practical Book History: Making an MLIS Practicum Work for Me."
Louise LoBello. "Overnight College Historian: Historical Whiplash and the Flexibility of New Archivists."
Lia Warner. "Archiving Against Professionalism."
Anastasia Armendariz. "Feeling What We Teach: Mitigating the Emotional Labor Slide in Affect-Based Instruction."
Sam Regal. "Artists' Books and Critical Literacy Pedagogy: Kara Walker's Freedom: a Fable."
Ruth Kramer. "The Necessity of Embracing Collection Gaps: Moving Towards Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Collecting."
RBMS Updates
Sarah M. Horowitz. "Chair's Note."
Alison Fraser and Rachel Makarowski. "RBMS 2024 Conference Preview."
Reviews
Eliasof, Jane Mitchell. Rebranding: A Guide for Historic Houses, Museums, Sites, and Organizations. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield/AASLH, 2022. Hardcover/Paperback/eBook, 184p. $85/$36/$34. (ISBN: 978-1-5381-4889-1/978-1-5381-4890-7/978-1-5381-4891-4). Reviewed by Mindy Price.
Fox, Adam. The Press and the People: Cheap Print & Society in Scotland, 1500–1785. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. (electronic book). Reviewed by Marian Toledo Candelaria.
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David Free
Editor-in-Chief, C&RL News
American Library Association, ACRL Division
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Diane Dias De Fazio, Special Collections, John Carroll University
Greater Cleveland, OH
Editor, RBM: a Journal for Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage
ACRL Member of the Week, 2024
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