Dear Colleagues, These past four months have been incredibly difficult. The disproportionate deaths of Black, Brown, and Indigenous people from COVID-19 delivered the first blow, and now the rec...
https://rbms.info/chairs-blog/2020/08/04/to-our-rbms-colleagues-a-call-for-justice/
It is with deep respect and sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Dan Leab. The Leabs’ vision and commitment in establishing the Katharine Kyes Leab and Daniel J. Leab American Book Prices...
https://rbms.info/chairs-blog/2016/11/19/daniel-j-leab-1936-2016/
I am pleased to announce that the response to my first announcement of a matching donation for the RBMS Scholarship Fund was immediately and overwhelmingly successful. In just the first eight day...
https://rbms.info/chairs-blog/2016/08/11/update-another-scholarship-matching-donation/
This is my first post to the RBMS Chair’s Blog, so let me first say thank you for the honor of being asked to serve as Chair. I could not believe more strongly in the work we do in RBMS, and I�...
https://rbms.info/chairs-blog/2016/07/31/double-your-rbms-scholarship-donation-in-august/
Dear Colleagues, A final reminder regarding submissions to serve as the RBMS liaison to IFLA. IFLA Committee Applications Due May 6 Would you like to serve as the RBMS Liaison to the Internationa...
https://rbms.info/chairs-blog/2016/05/02/call-for-candidates-rbms-liaison-to-ifla/
Dear Colleagues, The results are in! Please join me in congratulating our newly elected RBMS Section officers. I know we all appreciate their willingness to serve and look forward to working with...
https://rbms.info/chairs-blog/2016/04/29/rbms-2016-election-results-are-in/
Dear Colleagues, RBMS 2016 Conference Opening Doors to Collaboration, Outreach, and Diversity Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables, FL Registration – Almost to capacity! Tuesday, June 21, 2016 – Frid...
https://rbms.info/chairs-blog/2016/04/19/rbms-2016-registration-almost-to-capacity/
Dear colleagues, RBMS Conference 2016, “Opening Doors to Collaboration, Outreach and Diversity,” http://conference16.rbms.info/ , is now officially open for business and I urge you all to joi...
https://rbms.info/chairs-blog/2016/02/09/rbms-2016-opening-doors/
Dear Colleagues, Many thanks to those of you who have already posted the very helpful comments on the draft of the Core Competencies document available at this digressit site: http://rbms.info/di...
https://rbms.info/chairs-blog/2015/10/04/core-competencies-draft-comments-keep-them-coming-please/
Dear Colleagues, As fall arrives and we enter this bountiful season, I want to thank each and every one of you for your past generosity to the RBMS Scholarships fund. This past June, I was honor...