The IFLA Rare Books and Special Collections Section is sponsoring two
sessions at upcoming IFLA World Congress in Wrocław. The themes of the
sessions are “Out of the Stacks: Special Collections in Society” and
“Collections and Books [A]cross Borders.” Both of these topics are very
timely, and we expect to have informative presentations and lively
discussion. Complete information can be found at the IFLA website:
http://www.ifla.org/node/11141?og=59
There is also a posting on the sections blog “Rare and Special” at:
http://iflarbscs.hypotheses.org/414
*Themes: “Out of the Stacks: Special Collections In Society”*
What happens when special collections are taken out of their library home,
either virtually or physically, and used by the library or by others beyond
the traditional ways in which libraries have interpreted these collections
for audiences who come into their buildings. Today’s exhibitions may be
accompanied by a programme of marketing and promotion. Some people’s
encounters with books and manuscripts may be entirely through seeing their
images used in a tourism campaign and buying related merchandise. Libraries
also enter into a wide range of partnerships with commercial companies who
digitise their materials. The program committee welcomes proposals for
papers that move beyond case studies into an examination of the issues
raised by the use of collections in non-traditional ways. Speakers from a
marketing, commercial digitisation, or other non-library background are
particularly welcome.
*Proposals are due by February 28, 2017*
See the full call for papers on the WLIC 2017 website
<http://2017.ifla.org/cfp-calls/rare-books-and-special-collections-section>
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*Theme: “Collections and Books [A]cross Borders”*
Books have always travelled. Libraries worldwide hold books and
collections that have crossed all kind of borders: national, political,
cultural, geographic, and material. Borders themselves may change over
time, or be imposed or removed. The effects of war, colonialism, and
political events are obvious, but even the most legal and peaceful movement
of cultural heritage objects from one place to another may give rise to
issues and even controversies which need to be carefully considered. More
positively, collections may cross borders to bring about meaningful
encounters with texts, ideas, and the artifacts that hold them, thus
providing an opportunity for greater understanding of cultural heritage.
Digitization can break down borders and sometimes create new ones, all
affecting global research and the free transmission of knowledge and
ideas. The program committee welcomes proposals for papers that address
any of these topics in a comprehensive way.
This special all-day session is co-sponsored by the Indigenous Matters
Section and will take place at Wroclaw University Library.
Proposals are due by February 28, 2017
See the full call for papers on the WLIC 2017 website
<http://2017.ifla.org/cfp-calls/rare-books-and-special-collections-joint-with-indigenous-matters-sections>
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Daryl Green
Librarian
Magdalen College
Oxford
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Phone: +44 (0)1865 276057 <+44%201865%20276057> / 276045
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