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<p class="MsoNormal">Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Bibliographic Standards Committee (BSC) of the ACRL* Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) is committed to increasing programming related to cataloging, metadata, and technical services at RBMS conferences. Currently, we are seeking
topics within these three areas to pursue for the RBMS 2025 Conference, which will take place from June 24-27 in New Haven, Connecticut.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We recognize that proposal writing can be time-consuming, especially if you’ve not done it before. If you have a topic idea and are willing to write a session proposal, BSC's Program Planning Group will provide assistance and guidance in
drafting the proposal. We would like to have potential topics by <b>Friday, October 4th, 2024</b>. BSC will then decide which topics to pursue and we will reach out to presenters to begin drafting proposals for eventual submission to the RBMS 2025 Conference.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please fill out this <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe3xqM-VyGm1FneHKtBdtUgoTy-1T-2b1v1-BOFVLdvk1_zxQ/viewform">
form</a> if you have a potential topic that you would like to present. This form will not go to the RBMS 2025 Conference Planning Committee. It can be less formal than an official conference proposal and include ideas that you are still working through.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">*ACRL = Association of College and Research Libraries of the American Library Association<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On behalf of BSC,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Martha Lawler<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C;mso-ligatures:none">Martha M. Lawler, MLS</span></b><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C;mso-ligatures:none">James Smith Noel Collection</span></i><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C;mso-ligatures:none">Office: (318) 798-4163 Fax: (318) 797-5156</span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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