Open AccessEditors’ Note
Author(s) -
Kris Kiesling,
Beth M. Whittaker
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
rbm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2150-668X
pISSN - 1529-6407
DOI - 10.5860/rbm.10.1.312
Subject(s) - library science , byte , hospitality , dimension (graph theory) , media studies , history , political science , sociology , computer science , law , tourism , mathematics , pure mathematics , operating system
The 49th annual RBMS Preconference, “Rare and Special Bytes: Special Collections in the Digital Age,” was held in Los Angeles June 24–27, 2008. In addition to enjoying the warm southern California sunshine and hospitality, participants were challenged to rethink how special collections libraries and archives function, how they present themselves to researchers and the public, and how born digital and born-again digital materials in our collections add a new dimension to nearly everything we do.The papers in this issue of RBM represent fewer than half of the plenary presentations at the Preconference. Plenary speakers imparted practical advice on . . .