Dear Richard,
The Boston 2010 Program Committee heartily thanks you for your
submission, your encouragement of others and your fabulous PR work!!
Ann
Richard Minsky wrote:
>
> Amy Lucker wrote:
> > Have you thought to yourself, "oh it's too much work", or
> > "oh, they'll never go for this"? Well it's up to YOU. Yes, I'm
> speaking to you.
>
> Amy was right on both counts, so I got off my butt (figuratively),
> overcame my fear of rejection, and submitted an abstract
> <http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=yzQS2txK78auP5kfgmiIjQ_3d_3d>
> for a paper on building a collection of publishers' bindings from
> within a library's collections (copied below). I have started
> contacting people outside ARLIS who may have related notions, to
> provide the conference program chairs with some opportunities to
> assemble an interesting session. For example, Jessica Lacher-Feldman,
> Curator of Rare Books and Special Collections at the Hoole Library
> (UA), is putting together a proposal for a presentation on PBO and
> related Web 2.0 outreach (see below).
>
> Have YOU built a special collection or exhibition by accumulating
> material from within various divisions or circulating stacks in your
> library? Do you have other ideas for collection development,
> visibility or outreach? Have you had administrative issues dealing
> with the redistribution of library resources? Do you have experience
> applying the ACRL
> <http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/selectransfer.cfm>
> materials transfer guidelines
> <http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/selectransfer.cfm>?
>
> Please look at the conference theme issues identified at the bottom of
> this message, and if any of them apply to your experience and
> interests, I'd love to hear from you!
>
> =====
>
> PROPOSAL for 2010 ARLIS Conference
>
> *BUILDING A COLLECTION FROM WITHIN
> *by
> Richard Minsky
> Founder, Center for Book Arts
>
> The “Golden Age” of American publishers’ bindings was from 1872-1929.
> Most libraries have hundreds, if not thousands, of beautiful and
> innovative bindings in their collections, but these are often in
> general stacks, where they are prone to loss or wear. By establishing
> a Special Collections category for this genre and moving the existing
> examples into it, these works of art can be preserved, and can be
> exhibited for informational and fund-raising purposes.
>
> This will serve the art librarian’s position in several ways.
> Exhibitions of these works will increase the visibility of the library
> on campus, attracting people to look at the “real” books in a new way
> as valuable assets. It is likely that potential and existing donors
> have some of these books at home, and promoting them as important
> works of art enhances the donors’ perceived value of their own
> possessions.
>
> In the current economic climate, this is an efficient way to develop a
> new resource from existing materials. Without a large expenditure on
> acquisitions a new collection can be developed from within the
> library, providing a quality resource for the community. This paradigm
> can be extended beyond this particular topic to a variety of special
> collections possibilities, including those specific to the local
> community.
>
> The collection can be published online and web 2.0 resources can be
> deployed to enhance community participation. The University of
> Alabama’s Hoole Library is a good example of how this can work. Go to
> http://bindings.lib.ua.edu/index.html
>
> They have effectively used new technologies to promote the collection.
> For example, see http://coolathoole.blogspot.com/
>
> This sort of use of “real” materials that are attractive and tactile
> serves to educate the administration and constituency about the value
> of artifactual library materials as containers of information that
> cannot be transmitted digitally, and establishes a new paradigm for
> access to visual collections.
>
> *Three Questions for the Audience:*
>
> What visually exciting materials in your library are in general
> stacks?
> Are there resources for identifying these materials?
> Would the administration cooperate in a program to preserve these
> materials in special collections and promote them for scholarly
> and fund-raising purposes?
>
>
> *This paper addresses the following theme issues:*
>
> * How do you increase your visibility on campus? What novel ways
> do you advocate for your library’s services?
> * In light of the current economic climate, what strategies have
> you developed to provide quality resources for your community?
> * How do libraries balance fulfilling the patron’s desire for
> digital content with the realities of the heavily print nature
> of art, architecture and design publishing?
> * How have you successfully created solutions using emerging
> technologies such as open source programs, mobile technologies,
> mashups and more?
> * Taking advantage of new technologies, what unique projects have
> you successfully collaborated on with your colleagues (library,
> IT, etc.)?
> * What are some strategies being employed by libraries to provide
> reference and instruction to distance students/faculty?
> * The value of visual resources libraries is being questioned in
> some institutions. What are the strategies that can be employed
> to educate institutions and administrators about the value of
> such collections? How do you promote these collections to
> faculty and students who prefer Flickr databases and web searching?
> * Are there new paradigms for the building of and access to visual
> collections that we should be moving towards?
>
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