To serve as the 91´«Ã½ representative of rare book, manuscript and other special collections librarians and curators in all matters involving standards for providing intellectual access to and bibliographic description of those collections; to provide a
Advise the RBMS Executive Committee and RBMS committees on the preparation and monitoring of section and other budgets. Identify strategies for obtaining funding for approved section activities from appropriate ACRL and 91´«Ã½ units. Work with section chair
To provide an open forum for the discussion of collection development issues of relevance to rare book and special collections libraries; to encourage the presentation of seminars and the preparation of publications about collection development.
To adopt a long-range view of conference planning activities, and applying that view to: 1) Set the direction of upcoming and future conference parameters by adjusting to the RBMS community’s needs, 2) Identify RBMS conference sites/hosts, and work with
To add to the body of information on curator/ conservator relations and to encourage the education of curators and conservators about their respective professions; to provide a forum for discussion about topics of mutual interest; to identify, recommend
