http://www.ifla.org/en/rare-books-and-manuscripts Rare Books and Manuscripts en http://www.ifla.org/en/news/call-for-papers-the-public-face-of-special-collections-a-special-one-day-rbms-meeting-in-helsin <p> This special meeting of the Section is devoted to the changing role in society of libraries and institutions with &quot;documentary heritage&quot; collections. It will be held at the National Library of Finland in Helsinki on August 13th 2012. </p> <p> <a href="http://conference.ifla.org/ifla78/calls-for-papers/the-public-face-of-special-collections"><strong>Call for Papers</strong></a> </p><div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/en/rare-books-and-manuscripts" class="og_links">Rare Books and Manuscripts Section</a></li> </ul></div> Rare Books and Manuscripts Rare Books and Manuscripts Section Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:31:57 +0100 David Farneth 6259 at http://www.ifla.org http://www.ifla.org/en/news/january-2012-issue-of-the-rare-books-and-manuscripts-section-newsletter-is-now-available <h2>From the Editor</h2> <p> The IFLA Rare Books and Manuscripts Section Newsletter is published twice a year: January and July. It is comprised of&#160;contributions from section members and includes information about upcoming conferences, reports on recent meetings and projects, news from related organizations, and reports from libraries about exhibitions, publications, digitization projects, and cooperative projects.&#160;We welcome contributions to future issues. </p><div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/en/rare-books-and-manuscripts" class="og_links">Rare Books and Manuscripts Section</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.ifla.org/en/news/january-2012-issue-of-the-rare-books-and-manuscripts-section-newsletter-is-now-available">read more</a></p> Rare Books and Manuscripts Rare Books and Manuscripts Section Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:14:48 +0100 David Farneth 6131 at http://www.ifla.org http://www.ifla.org/en/news/2012-midterm-meeting-ambassadors-of-the-book-competences-for-heritage-librarians <p> What are the competences needed for the heritage librarians of the future, and how can these competences be taught at different levels of library education? Those questions will be discussed during an international conference at the University of Antwerp (Belgium), on 1 and 2 February 2012. The program and registration information is available at: <a class="weblink" href="http://www.ua.ac.be/main.aspx?c=.IBW&amp;n=103508" target="browserView">http://www.ua.ac.be/main.aspx?c=.IBW&#38;n=103508</a> </p><div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/en/rare-books-and-manuscripts" class="og_links">Rare Books and Manuscripts Section</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.ifla.org/en/news/2012-midterm-meeting-ambassadors-of-the-book-competences-for-heritage-librarians">read more</a></p> Rare Books and Manuscripts Rare Books and Manuscripts Section Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:11:27 +0200 RBMS 5694 at http://www.ifla.org