Publications
RBMS actively communicates with its membership, the larger library community, and the general public through its many publications:
- RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage
- RBMS Newsletter
- Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials
- Conference Proceedings
- Standards & Guidelines
- Pamphlets, Brochures, and Keepsakes
- Electronic Publications
- Electronic Discussion List
RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage
RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage(formerly Rare Books and Manuscripts Librarianship (RBML)) is the Association of College and Research Libraries' journal covering issues pertaining to the world inhabited by special collections libraries and cultural heritage institutions.
- RBM Order Form [via ACRL/CHOICE; select RBM from 'Print Publications' section]
- RBM editorial statement
- Current RBM editorial board (Note: This is a members-only site and requires a password for access)
- Guidelines for Submission of Articles
- RBM Advertising Rates | Contract Terms | Additional Information
- Back issues online of RBM (3 issue delay) and RBML (vols. 13 & 14 only)
- Tables of contents for all issues of RBML (1986-1999; vols. 1-14)
- Index for volumes 1-10 (1986-1995) of RBML
RBMS Newsletter
The RBMS Newsletter has been released semiannually since fall 1984. The newsletters are available digitally as PDFs at the link below. (Adobe Acrobat Reader is a freely available application for reading PDF files.)
Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials
- Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Books). A print version of DCRM(B) is available via the Library of Congress website [order]
- Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Serials). A print version of DCRM(S) is available via the Library of Congress website [order]
Conference Proceedings
- Getting Ready for the Nineteenth Century: Strategies and Solutions for Rare Book and Special Collections Librarians. Proceedings of the Thirty-Ninth Annual Preconference of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section, Association of College and Research Libraries, Washington, D.C., June 23-26, 1998. Edited by William E. Brown, Jr. and Laura Stalker. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2000. 107pp. ISBN: 0838981178 [order]
- Scholarly Communication in an Electronic Environment: Issues for Research Libraries. Edited by Robert Sidney Martin. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 1993. 124pp. ISBN: 0838976867
- Books and Society in History: Papers of the Association Of College and Research Libraries Rare Books and Manuscripts Preconference, 24-28 June, 1980, Boston, Massachusetts. Edited by Kenneth E. Carpenter. New York: Bowker, 1983. 254pp. ISBN: 0835216756
Standards & Guidelines
- Please refer to the "Standards & Guidelines" section of our Web site for a complete listing.
Pamphlets, Brochures, & Keepsakes
- A Commemorative Keepsake Volume Celebrating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the RBMS, Charlottesville, Virginia, 18–20 June 2009 (Chicago: RBMS/ACRL, 2009) [PDF]
- Your Old Books (Chicago: ALA, 1994)
- Locating Copyright Holders (Chicago: ALA, 1991)
Electronic Publications
- Digitization of Special Collections: RBMS Principles for Digital Content
- Educational Opportunities: A Directory
- Incidents of Theft
- Latin Place Names
- RBMS Controlled Vocabularies
- Your Old Books