Dear Colleagues,

I've been asked to post this announcement about a workshop on cataloging graphics that will be offered at the RBMS Preconference in Las Vegas. It is being offered by the same trainers as the very successful workshop that took place at our annual conference. Word of mouth afterwards was very positive, so if you missed the workshop in Washington, here's a second chance to attend. 

Liz O'Keefe

As you know, the deadline for 2014 RBMS Preconference early bird registration is this Friday, but there's still time to register for the DCRM(G) Workshop!

A few spaces are still open in the workshop: Applying Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Graphics). This full day workshop, to be held Tuesday, June 24, 9:00-4:00, at Bally's Hotel & Casino, is presented by the RBMS Bibliographic Standards Committee and sponsored by Bauman Rare Books. Instructors will be Erin Blake (Folger Shakespeare Library), Ellen Cordes (The Lewis Walpole Library), and Helena Zinkham (Prints & Photographs Division, Library of Congress).

The workshop will introduce participants to DCRM(G) –  the successor to Elisabeth Betz Parker's Rules for Describing Original Items and Historical Collections – and provide practice with this new standard. More information is available on the preconference website.

If you've already registered for RBMS and would like to add this workshop to your registration, please call 800-545-2433 and press option #5 or email [log in to unmask] with your request and they will be happy to assist you.

Want to register just for this workshop without registering for the entire preconference? It’s easy, just print the registration form, select the workshop and fax it in. Or call 800-545-2433 and press option #5 or email [log in to unmask].

Additionally, I am happy to announce that Merrilee Proffitt (Senior Program Officer in OCLC Research) and Bob Kosovsky (Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts, Music Division, New York Public Library) will be conducting a Wikipedia Editathon on Friday afternoon, June 27, 1:00-4:00, at UNLV.

This will be of particular interest to those of you who were able to hear the talks on Wikipedia and Librarians at RBMS 2013, but you don’t need to have done so to participate in the Editathon. For more details, or to sign up, please visit the still-in-progress wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:RBMS_edit-a-thon_2014

Registration in the Preconference is not needed for participation.