[DCRM-L] Special Collections in Tough Economic Times

[Ellickson, Ellen]

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The Rare Book and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), with co-sponsorship by the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA), invite you to the 2011 Conference Program at the American Library Association's Annual Conference:


YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT
BUT SOMETIMES YOU GET WHAT YOU NEED
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS IN TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES

Sunday, June 26, 2011
1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (NOMCC) -- Room 356-357
900 Convention Center Blvd.
New Orleans, LA

How have rare book and special collections libraries weathered the global financial crisis of 2008? Presented at the end of the second full fiscal year in which libraries have absorbed budget cuts, layoffs, and job and wage freezes, a panel of special collections library administrators will compare notes on their experiences during this period and will discuss whether the economic downturn might have resulted in positive, as well as negative, developments for their institutions.

Panelists:
Ellen S. Dunlap, President, American Antiquarian Society
Kris Kiesling, Elmer L. Andersen Director of Archives and Special Collections, University of Minnesota
Richard W. Oram, Associate Director and Hobby Foundation Librarian, Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin

Moderator:
Jennifer Schaffner, Program Officer, OCLC Research

For more information, please visit:

http://rbms.info/conferences/conf-docs/2011/index.shtml

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Ellen Ellickson
Catalog Librarian
Rare Book Team
Yale University Library
New Haven CT 06520
203-432-4850
Chair, 2011 Conference Program Planning Committee
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