84th IFLA World Library and Information Congress, Kuala Lumpur

Rare Books and Special Collections Section programme, summary of events:

Business Meetings:

Friday 24 August

15:45–17:45 Session 036 SC I – Rare Books and Special Collections  KLCC Room 403

Monday 27 August  

10:45 – 13:45 Session 143 SC II – Rare Books and Special Collections  KLCC Room 301    

Congress Sessions:  

Sunday 26 August

16:00 – 18:00, KLCC Ballroom 1  Session 124

Fragile! Careful Handling Required: Manuscript housing, conservation and  metadata documentation for access – Strategic Programme on Preservation and Access (PAC)  with Rare Books and Special Collections | Programme    

Tuesday 28 August 2018

13:45 – 15:45, KLCC Ballroom 1  Session 206

Digital scholarship and knowledge management: building confidence in the  digital world – Knowledge Management, Academic and Research Libraries, Rare Books and  Special Collections | Programme

Wednesday 29 August 2018

08:30 – 10:30, KLCC Conference Hall 3  Session 221

Collection Development of Genealogy and Local History – Challenges and  Opportunities – Genealogy and Local History Section joint with Asia and Oceania Section and  Rare Books and Special Collections Section | Programme    

Wednesday 29 August 2018

12:00 – 13:00, KLCC Conference Hall 1  Session 237

Knowledge Café: Standards, guidelines and practices for rare materials – Rare  Books and Special Collections | Programme