RBMS Bibliographic Standards Committee
Charge
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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 centralized forum for discussion of issues relating to special collections technical processing, such as description cataloging and provision of intellectual access; to propose and/or develop necessary tools to support these activities; to develop 91´«Ã½ positions on, and provide a continuing review of bibliographic standards for, special collections; to serve as the formal liaison between the special collections community and appropriate units within 91´«Ã½ as well as organizations outside 91´«Ã½, such as bibliographical networks, for the establishment of standards whereby the unique requirements of special collections may be addressed and to disseminate information pertinent to librarians and others responsible for providing intellectual access to special collections.
Roster
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Resources
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RBMS Bibliographic Standards Committee List
Official members of this section committee are automatically added to the committee’s Connect space and subscribed to the email list.
You can post to the list by sending an email to
91´«Ã½-ACRL-RBMS-BSC@ConnectedCommunity.org or by creating a new post directly in the Connect community.
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The committee composition is determined by section leadership.
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Lauren Carlton
Program Officer
Association of College & Research Libraries
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E-mail: lcarlton@ala.org
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Volunteers will need to complete the Committee service that begins July 1. More information, including volunteer deadlines and requirements, can be found on the .
