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Call for Participants: ARLIS/NA 2018 Session Understanding Distinctive, Special, and Archival Collections Distinctive, special, and archival collections often have value ascribed from their rarity or uniqueness. This session, however, seeks to understand value derived not only from monetary cost but also value as a grouping or assemblage, as an enhancement to research and learning, or based on provenance. These collections might include but are not limited to photographs and other visual resources, art works, graphic novels, recordings, materials, models, manuscripts, digital collections, or books. We are looking for presenters to discuss projects focused on building, understanding, providing access to, or engaging their community with these types of collections. Please describe your collection and your project, including goals, outcomes, challenges, and opportunities. Reflect on how your project changed or challenged your perception (or your community's/stakeholders') of the value of your collection. (200-400 words) Topics to consider: * Defining the boundaries * New methodologies, creative solutions, or borrowed methodologies for assessment * Alternative access points * Engagement with collection * Partnerships for collection development * Establishing a Special Collections or Archives Timeline Submit your ideas by April 17 to Katie Pierce Meyer and Jessica Aberle We will notify you of acceptance by April 21 Panel Proposal will be submitted **no later** than Friday, April 28 We look forward to hearing from you! Cheers, Katie Pierce Meyer Liaison Librarian for Architecture & Planning Library; Head, Fine Arts & Humanities Subject Team The University of Texas at Austin [log in to unmask] Jessica Aberle Architecture Librarian University of Florida [log in to unmask] Jessica Aberle Architecture Librarian Architecture & Fine Arts Library University of Florida 201 Fine Arts A PO Box 117017 Gainesville, FL 32611-7017 352-273-2805 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~