RBMS Membership and Professional Development Committee

Resources

Educational Opportunities: A Directory contains a listing of graduate coursework offered within degree programs leading to a graduate library degree at ALA-accredited library schools.

The RBMS Mentoring Program is open to all members, old or new, who need help in becoming more involved with RBMS and in navigating the rare books and manuscripts profession.

RBMS "Buddy" Program provides first time conference attendees with an experienced RBMS member to guide the newcomer through their conference experience. Please volunteer to be a guide, or if you are attending the conference, you need to be guided.

RBMS Member Survey

1997 Membership Survey [PDF] results from the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS), ACRL, ALA.

RBMS Scholarships

Since 2000, RBMS has offered scholarships to first-time RBMS preconference attendees. Winners are selected from a pool of applicants by an ad hoc Scholarship Committee composed of one member from the RBMS Membership and Professional Development Committee who serves as convener, one member from the RBMS Diversity Committee, one member from the RBMS Budget and Development Committee, and one of the at-large members from the RBMS Executive Committee. In determining awards, the scholarship committee evaluates both the applicant’s financial need and the potential impact attendance would have on the applicant’s career development. Priority is also given to candidates from professionally underrepresented groups. A call for applications is posted on the preconference website and winners are listed there as well.

See the following links for more information about the RBMS Scholarship Program:

Past RBMS Preconference scholarship calls and winners:

2009 Preconference
2008 Preconference
2007 Preconference
2006 Preconference
2005 Preconference
2004 Preconference
2003 Preconference
2002 Preconference
2001 Preconference
2000 Preconference