[SOA] Call for Papers: The Power of New Voices for RBMS 2020

[Makarowski, Rachel]

Greetings, everyone!

RBMS20 introduces a new session, The Power of New Voices, which will
feature presentations by returning scholarship recipients and early-career
professionals. Below is the call for proposals.

Please do share with students, mentees, early-career professionals, and
submit your abstracts for consideration! The deadline is January 3, 2020.

If you have any questions, please let me know! Or you can contact the
co-organizers, Meghan Constantinou (Scholarships Committee) and Gina
Nortonsmith (M&PD Committee) at NewVoicesRBMS at gmail.com.

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*Call for Papers: The Power of New Voices (Lightning Round Talks)*

2020 RBMS Conference: Power, Resistance, and Leadership

Bloomington, Indiana, June 23-26, 2020

The RBMS Membership & Professional Development (M&PD) and Scholarships
Committees invite new and emerging special collections professionals to
submit proposals for “The Power of New Voices,” a panel session to be held
at the upcoming RBMS 2020 Conference.

“The Power of New Voices” will consist of approximately 8 lightning round
talks (7 minutes each) by students, recent graduates, new professionals,
and/or past RBMS scholarship recipients. Talks must address the 2020 RBMS
conference theme “Power, Resistance, and Leadership” and should relate to
special collections and/or archives practice and related research.

Possible topics include:

   - critical engagement with the profession
   - equity, inclusion, and diversity
   - cultural competencies
   - community partnerships
   - professional and paraprofessional relations
   - power dynamics within the profession and our organizations
   - making invisible labor visible
   - political organizing and advocacy work
   - subversiveness
   - empowerment
   - management and leadership (early career perspectives)


Open to students in MLIS or Master’s programs leading to a career in
special collections librarianship; new and emerging professionals (5 years’
post Master’s degree); and past RBMS scholarship recipients from 2016-2019.
Priority will be given to individuals presenting at RBMS for the first
time. This is an excellent opportunity for those new to the profession to
gain experience presenting a conference paper in a casual and supportive
environment.

Please submit an abstract of 250 words by *January 3, 2020* to session
co-organizers, Meghan Constantinou (Scholarships Committee) and Gina
Nortonsmith (M&PD Committee) at NewVoicesRBMS at gmail.com. Abstracts should
include name, email address, and institutional or professional affiliation
(if applicable). Applicants should also indicate the stage of their career
and whether they are a past RBMS scholarship recipient. We encourage
applicants to contact us with questions about the session or putting
together a proposal.

For more information on the RBMS 2020 conference, please visit the
conference website, conference.rbms.info/2020

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Best wishes,
Rachel Makarowski, MLS
Special Collections Librarian
Department of Steward and Sustain
Miami University Libraries
@miamioh.spec

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