Rare Books and Manuscripts Section
& Core Activity on Preservation and Conservation (PAC)

Date & Location:

11-12 August 2011

Museum of Art of Puerto Rico
Avenida De Diego 29
Santurce, Puerto Rico 00909

Sponsored by:

ACURIL (Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries & National Committee)
Museum of Art of Puerto Rico

Language of the Conference:

English and Spanish

Creating and funding a cultural heritage collection in the islands is confronted to specific issues that differ according to the Island history and geographical environment: was it part of a colonial empire? Is it an independent country or region? Is the Island located in an archipelago with historical and cultural consistency? How difficult are the climatic conditions? Where does the audience come from: locally or at a distance?

The comparison of different situations, the presentation of ongoing innovative projects will be the occasion for librarians to think about their own plans, as well as to identify the stages, the political and strategic issues, human and financial resources needed to launch and conduct collection enrichment and promotion.

The general theme is divided into three sessions:

1. Preservation and Conservation issues.
2. Collections constitution and enrichment in and/or outside a network of libraries.
3. Specific strategies and solutions for services and valorisation.

We are particularly interested in proposals that cover any of the 3 topics.

Submissions and important deadlines

Please send a detailed abstract, in English, by 31 March 2011 to
raphaele.mouren@enssib.fr, Chair, Rare Books and Manuscripts Section
christiane.baryla@bnf.fr, Director, Preservation and Conservation Core Activity

Proposals should include:

• Title of proposed paper.
• Outline of proposed presentation (1 page or approx. 300 words).
• Name of author(s) with affiliated institution, plus full contact details (telephone, e-mail, postal address).
• Relevant brief biographical information (CV).

he selection of papers will be based on the abstracts. The abstracts will be reviewed by the Programme Committee, and successful proposals will be identified by 15 April 2011. Full papers are expected by 1 May 2011 to allow time for review and preparation of translations.

It is hoped that simultaneous interpretation will be available for this session, but we strongly recommend that the presentation slides should be in English, even if the presentation is delivered in Spanish. The session will be conducted in English.

We especially welcome submissions from the Caribbean Area and Latin America.

Please note

All expenses, including registration for the conference, travel, accommodation etc., are the responsibility of the authors/presenters. No financial support can be provided by IFLA, but a special invitation can be issued to authors.

Congress Attendance Grants

The Puerto Rico National Committee and IFLA have worked hard to secure funds for Conference Participation Grants. Please check our Conference Participation Grants webpage for the most up-to-date information.