[Scla-list] FW: [archives] Webinar on MissingMaterials.org: May 11

[Gilson, Thomas V]

I thought that some archivists and special collections librarians might
be interested in this.

Tom

 

 Colleagues,

 

Here is an announcement for an upcoming webinar on MissingMaterials.org.
This is an very important topic and I hope you can find the time to join
us!

 

MissingMaterials.org  Webinar, Tuesday, May 11, 10 am (UTC 14:00) & 2 pm
EDT (UTC 20:00)   

Theft and loss of materials held in libraries and archives worldwide is
a concern not only for owning institutions, but also for the
international antiquarian book trade and global law enforcement.
Centralized, highly-visible exposure of "missing materials" is needed to
help identify stolen materials, recover missing items and deter future
crimes. Together with the RLG Partnership, the RBMS Security Committee
and the ABAA, OCLC Research developed MissingMaterials.org, a free
mechanism for sharing reliable information about missing rare books and
other materials at the network level.  In order for this solution to
work, however, it is of vital importance that the community use it. This
webinar will be held twice, at 10 am and 4 pm EDT, to accommodate
attendees in different time zones.

Presenters include:

*        Katharine Kyes Leab, Editor-in-Chief, American Book Prices
Current

*        Richard Oram, Associate Director, Harry Ransom Center,
University of Texas at Austin

*        Maria Holden, Prudence Backman and Brittany Turner, New York
State Archives 

*        Merrilee Proffitt, Senior Program Officer, OCLC Research

*        Jennifer Schaffner, Program Officer, OCLC Research

...and members of the RLG Partnership's Working Group on Missing
Materials
<http://www.oclc.org/research/activities/missingmaterials/default.htm> 

Mark your calendar and join this demonstration webinar, to discuss
obstacles to transparency and propose solutions.

Register now
<https://oclc.webex.com/oclc/j.php?ED=137170997&RG=1&UID=1131633632> *
to attend the 10 am EDT (UTC 14:00) MissingMaterials.org webinar on 11
May.

Register now
<https://oclc.webex.com/oclc/j.php?ED=137171287&RG=1&UID=1131634787> *
to attend the 4 pm EDT (UTC 20:00) MissingMaterials.org webinar on 11
May. 

 

 

Merrilee Proffitt, Senior Program Officer
OCLC Research
777 Mariners Island Blvd Suite 550
San Mateo, CA 94404 USA
+1-650-287-2136

Merrilee blogs at hangingtogether.org <http://hangingtogether.org/> 
Follow me on Twitter @merrileeiam

 

 

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