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Announcing an international conference: “Cultural Heritage in Latin American and Caribbean Libraries: challenges and perspectives”

27-28 September 2017. Biblioteca Nacional “Mariano Moreno”, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sponsored by the Biblioteca Nacional “Mariano Moreno” and IFLA Rare Books and Special Collections Section

18 Mai 2017 | Rare Books and Special Collections, Cultural heritage, Latin America and the Caribbean

WLIC 2017 Call for Papers: Rare Books and Special Collections Section and Indigenous Matters Section

The IFLA Rare Books and Special Collections Section invites proposals for papers for two sessions at the WLIC in Wrocław: a 2-hour open session “Out of the Stacks: Special Collections In Society” and a special all-day session co-sponsored with the Indigenous Matters Section “Collections and Books [A]cross Borders.” Deadline 28 February 2017.

19 Janvier 2017 | Rare Books and Special Collections

RBSC seeking members for Standing Committee

The Rare Books and Special Collections Section invites you to serve on our standing committee!

12 Janvier 2017 | Rare Books and Special Collections, Rare books and manuscripts

Watch this space! Calls for Papers coming soon.

Read about the Rare Books and Special Collections Section program plans for WLIC 2017 in Wrocław.

7 Janvier 2017

Presentations now available: "Worth a Thousand Words" A Global Perspective on Image Description, Discovery, and Access"

View the presentations made at IFLA WLIC 2016, Session 091, an all-day, off-site session sponsored by the Rare Books and Special Collections Sections and the Art Libraries Section.

18 Août 2016 | Rare Books and Special Collections

Please join the RBSC in Columbus, Ohio at WLIC 2016

See a complete list of the section's activities.

20 Juillet 2016 | Rare Books and Special Collections

Pre-register now for Off-site Session in Columbus: Worth a Thousand Words: A Global Perspective on Image Description, Discovery, and Access

Sponsored by the Rare Books and Special Collections Section and the Art Libraries Section

2 Juin 2016 | Rare Books and Special Collections

Presentations now available: “A common international standard for rare materials? Why? And how?”

Read abstracts and presentations from the Rare Books and Special Collections Section Midterm meeting in Lisbon.

6 Mai 2016 | Rare Books and Special Collections

CALL FOR PAPERS: "Theft in libraries -- facing the hidden truth"

This session at the 2016 IFLA World Congress is presented by the Rare Books and Special Collections Section and the Preservation and Conservation Core Activity. Deadline: 29 February 2016.

28 Janvier 2016

IFLA RBSCS Midterm Meeting Schedule and Conference Programme

Lisbon, National Library of Portugal, 22-24 February 2016

21 Janvier 2016 | Rare Books and Special Collections

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