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The Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) of ACRL is proud to announce a new session for its 2020 conference, The Power of New Voices, which will feature presentations by returning RBMS scholarship recipients and early-career professionals. Below is the call for papers.

Please do share with students, mentees, early-career professionals, and submit your abstracts for consideration! We look forward to hearing from you. The deadline is January 3, 2020.

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Call for Papers: The Power of New Voices (Lightning Round Talks)

2020 RBMS Conference: Power, Resistance, and Leadership

Bloomington, Indiana, June 23-26, 2020

 

The RBMS Membership and Professional Development and Scholarships Committees invite new and emerging special collections professionals to submit proposals for “The Power of New Voices,” a panel session to be held at the upcoming RBMS 2020 Conference.

“The Power of New Voices” will consist of approximately 8 lightning round talks (7 minutes each) by students, recent graduates, new professionals, and/or past RBMS scholarship recipients. Talks must address the 2020 RBMS conference theme “Power, Resistance, and Leadership” and should relate to special collections and/or archives practice and related research.

Possible topics include:

●        critical engagement with the profession

●        equity, inclusion, and diversity

●        cultural competencies

●        community partnerships

●        professional and paraprofessional relations

●        power dynamics within the profession and our organizations

●        making invisible labor visible

●        political organizing and advocacy work

●        subversiveness

●        empowerment

●        management and leadership (early career perspectives)

Open to students in MLIS or Master’s programs leading to a career in special collections librarianship; new and emerging professionals (5 years’ post Master’s degree); and past RBMS scholarship recipients from 2016-2019. Priority will be given to individuals presenting at RBMS for the first time. This is an excellent opportunity for those new to the profession to gain experience presenting a conference paper in a casual and supportive environment.   

Please submit an abstract of 250 words by January 3, 2020 to session co-organizers, Meghan Constantinou (Scholarships Committee) and Gina Nortonsmith (M&PD Committee) at [log in to unmask]. Abstracts should include name, email address, and institutional or professional affiliation (if applicable). Applicants should also indicate the stage of their career and whether they are a past RBMS scholarship recipient. We encourage applicants to contact us with questions about the session or putting together a proposal. 

For more information on the RBMS 2020 conference, please visit the conference website, conference.rbms.info/2020 

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