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NOTAS SOBRE EL PROCESO DE CONSTRUCCIÓN JURÍDICA DE LA NEGOCIACIÓN Y EL CONVENIO COLECTIVO
Authors: Arigón Mario Garmêndia
Published: June 2017

En el presente artículo se realiza una presentación panorámica y sinóptica de las primeras fases del proceso histórico que llevó a que la negociación y el convenio colectivo pasaran de ser considerados conductas proscriptas y perseguidas penalmente a ser respectivamente reconocidos como un bien jurídico destinatario de tutela especial y como una norma jurídica que tiene un lugar en un complejo sistema de las fuentes del Derecho. Entre un extremo y otro de esa línea de tiempo, hay un rico contenido de búsquedas y debates a propósito del encuadramiento jurídico que correspondía a aquellas figuras, que terminaron provocando una importante transformación en la teoría general del Derecho.     
REALIZAÇÃO DEMOCRÁTICA DOS DIREITOS DIFUSOS: APÓS A GERAÇÃO DOS DIREITOS DESUMANOS E O FENÔMENO FREE RINDING
Authors: Dias Norton Maldonado , Machado Edinilson Donisete
Published: June 2017

No contexto da terceira dimensão de direitos fundamentais surgiram os aclamados direitos difusos, em suma, o modo de proteção jurídica passou a declinar por prerrogativas caracterizadas por não especificarem sujeitos determinados, dentre os quais, o patrimônio histórico, meio ambiente e outros. Ocorre que esta mudança na tutela jurídica de proteção foi compreendida com significativas respostas estatais à violência, guerras e atrocidades que abalaram a humanidade na metade do século XX, buscando na política das proteções jurídicas conteúdos que não beneficiavam especificamente categorias determinadas, incluindo referenciais burgueses verificáveis em gerações de direitos anteriores. O trabalho busca transcrever, através da metodologia dedutiva, uma perspectiva subjetiva para terceira geração de direitos, enfatizando o enfrentamento do fenômeno free rinding.

 
ACRL Board of Directors’ actions, July 2009: Highlights of the Board’s Annual Conference meetings
Authors:   American Library Association
Published: June 2017

During the 2009 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, the ACRL Board of Directors met on July 11 and 14 and took the following actions:
Strategic Area: Higher Education and Research
Goal Area: Advocacy—ACRL has greater influence on the higher education and research environment.
Confirmed its e-mail vote of March 20–27, 2009, that approved the adoption of the ACRL Legislative Agenda for 2009.
Confirmed its e-mail vote of March 20–27, 2009, that approved the filing of an amicus brief in concert with ALA and ARL.
Confirmed its e-mail vote of March 20–27, 2009, that approved becoming part . . .
EDITORS' NOTE
Authors: Browar Lisa , Taylor Marvin J.
Published: June 2017

When we assumed the editorship of this professional journal we asked each other, “what's so special about special collections?” For that matter, “who cares about the rare books, manuscripts, and other artifacts that fall under the rubric of ‘cultural heritage’?” We had a hunch that these seemingly disingenuous questions, when put to a cross-section of scholars, students, booksellers, archivists, collectors, artists, authors, curators, publishers, photographers, filmmakers, performance artists and, of course, librarians, would provoke thoughtful anecdotes, lively discourse, and passionate disputation. We were not wrong.
The responses we received yield evidence of a broad constituency. Despite differing approaches to cultural . . .
SPECIAL IS AS SPECIAL DOES
Authors: Oram Richard W.
Published: June 2017

Nothing is very special in the least about special collections unless they are made meaningful. The meaning derives from the interaction of the artifact and the individual mind and heart; Rachel Howarth, in a companion piece to this one, has provided many examples of such encounters. Quite simply, the manuscripts, books, maps, photographs, and other formats in our charge are significant only to the extent that they serve us and, more important, our patrons. Thus, special is as special does.
In the past fifty years, we have seen special collections evolve radically, from the prewar treasure room to the rare . . .
EXIT INTERVIEW: JAKE CHERNOFSKY
Authors: Silver Joel
Published: June 2017

Jacob L. (“Jake”) Chernofsky recently retired from his position of editor and publisher of AB Bookman’s Weekly magazine, which he joined in 1973. AB, which was originally titled Antiquarian Bookman, was founded on January 3, 1948 by Sol. Malkin, and the magazine’s name was changed to AB Bookman’s Weekly in 1967, “in recognition of a readership comprising mostly specialist dealers.” AB, which had been widely read for several decades by people involved in the world of antiquarian books, suspended publication in December 1999.
How did you get involved in antiquarian books and AB?
I got involved in antiquarian books through . . .
BRINGING THINGS TO THE CENTER:: THE CENTER FOR THE CULTURAL RECORD OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
Authors: Shaffer Roberta I.
Published: June 2017

Despite the death threats against schools of library and information science (LIS) that were rampant during the final decades of the twentieth century, LIS graduate programs are alive and well and have a promising prognosis for the twenty-first century. The challenge, however, is to adapt to the changing personae of the American university and the emerging roles of information professionals in all aspects of our society.
Today’s university is less concerned with maintaining the strict boundaries of traditional disciplines and instead encourages thinking that is transdisciplinary. Although this new model respects the uniqueness of various subject areas, it celebrates collaboration . . .
Professional Associations and Library Education
Authors: Lynch Beverly P.
Published: June 2017

The American Library Association (ALA), the oldest and largest professional library association in the world, has played a central role in the development of all aspects of the profession. This paper emphasizes the development of education and training for the specializations of rare books and manuscripts but will comment upon the influence of ALA on the general education for the field. The ALA model has influenced the development of a standardized curriculum, has recognized specializations that emerge in the field, and has required an educated, research-oriented faculty to provide instruction while also recognizing that expert professionals in the field have . . .
Collecting, Auctions, and the Book Trade
Authors: Leab Katharine Kyes
Published: June 2017

Every public talk has an assigned name and a secret name—just as T. S. Eliot’s cats all had secret names. The secret title of this talk is: “The Rare Book Community: 1 Nun, 2 Jakes, and the Reign of Terry.”
Let’s start with the Nun. She was Mother Katharine Drexel, the second American-born saint. When her banker father died in 1885, she inherited about $5 million, which would be about $80 million today. She became a nun, and by 1891 she had founded the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People. By the time of her . . .
Alan Gribben. Harry Huntt Ransom: Intellect in Motion. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2008. 356p. ISBN 978-0-292-71704-6. $60
Authors: McMillan Kate
Published: June 2017

Alan Gribben’s Harry Huntt Ransom: Intellect in Motion was a labor that involved eighteen years of research. This full-length biography (356 pages with notes and index) serves as a comprehensive guide to Harry Huntt Ransom’s life, with a focus toward Ransom’s activities at the University of Texas at Austin (UT).The book begins with a sketch of Ransom’s childhood and young adulthood and then transitions to detailing primarily Ransom’s professional life. During his time at UT (1935–1971), Ransom served in several capacities: moving through the ranks as professor, assistant dean, dean, vice president, provost, president, and, finally, chancellor. Most . . .
Doing Less Before It’s Done Unto You: Reshaping Workflows for Efficiency Before the Wolf Is at the Door
Authors: Greene Mark A.
Published: June 2017

This article is not so much about “what we can stop doing” as it is an example of how planning, change management, and clear priorities can mitigate the impact of budget cuts. With budget disasters already upon us, this might seem an exercise in closing the barn door after the horse’s position has been eliminated. Yet, let’s face it: what we are going through now is not the last economic “downturn” we will experience in our careers. Somebody once defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over and expecting the results to change; this article will suggest some . . .
Lay of the Land: The State of Bibliographic Instruction Efforts in ARL Special Collections Libraries
Authors: Reynolds Matthew C.
Published: June 2017

Introduction
Much has changed in the world of special collections and library management since Susan Allen published results of her 1995 survey on the status of special collections at liberal arts colleges.1 In 2001, Judith Panitch published results of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) 1998 survey of special collections, but little data in that report addressed staffing requirements, spaces, and attitudes as related to bibliographic instruction.2 In 2004, Anna Allison conducted a thorough survey of some of these issues as well as attitudes toward bibliographic instruction in special collections settings.3 Most recently, Berenbak et al. published the results of . . .
The Embedded Curator: Reexamining the Documentation Strategy of Archival Acquisitions in a Web 2.0 Environment
Authors: Thomas Lynne M.
Published: June 2017

An embedded curator uses his or her physical and virtual presence within a selected community to document that community while simultaneously serving as a resource to it. While the “embedded curator” term may be relatively new to the profession, the practices that inform its implementation are not.
Collection development for special collections, particularly for archival materials, has a robust history of debate about the best methods for encouraging and managing gifts.1 Embedded curators require a pragmatic and flexible written collection development policy that values occasional serendipitous acquisitions, as well as a strategic plan to build ongoing collections that focus on . . .
William Henry Fox Talbot. The Pencil of Nature. Chicago: KWS Publishers, 2011. 164p. ISBN 978-0981773667. $149.95
Authors: Passonneau Sarah
Published: June 2017

Rediscovering William Henry Fox Talbot’s The Pencil of Nature, the first commercially produced photography book, led my mind back more than 20 years to when, as a young photographer, I studiously devoured the lessons wrought from the photographers Eugène Atget, Man Ray, and August Sander. One day as I sat in a verdant backyard absorbing books filled with images by these three photographers, my father plopped The Pencil of Nature by my side. In his quiet but immutable manner he said, “He [Talbot] did it first.” Atget, a late nineteenth-century/early twentieth-century photographer, took more than 5,000 pictures of Paris and . . .
Rosemarie McGerr. A Lancastrian Mirror for Princes: The Yale Law School New Statutes of England. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2011. xv, 212p. ISBN 9780253356413. $34.95
Authors: Sheehan Jennifer K.
Published: June 2017

A Lancastrian Mirror for Princes is McGerr’s study of the relationship between the illustrations and the text within a single manuscript copy of the New Statutes of England (or Nova statuta Angliae) owned by the Yale Law School. The manuscript bears the coat of arms of Margaret of Anjou, who was the consort of Henry VI. McGerr supplies a full codicological description of the manuscript (Appendix 2), as well as links between it and other known Lancastrian “mirrors for princes,” or works of advice about kingship. Her objective, as stated in the Introduction, is to explore the role of a . . .
Konstantinos Sp. Staikos. The History of the Library in Western Civilization, Vol. V: From Petrarch to Michelangelo. New Castle, Del.: Oak Knoll Press, 2012. xxxi, 588p. $75 (ISBN 9781584561828).
Authors: Brander Elizabeth
Published: June 2017

The fifth volume in Konstantinos Staikos’ The History of the Library in Western Civilization is essentially a discussion of the beginnings and spread of humanism during the European Renaissance. In this context, a library is not a building designed to house books; it is instead the printed word in and of itself. It is therefore logical that much of the content in From Petrarch to Michelangelo is concerned with how the dissemination of literature complemented and influenced Renaissance thought. To this end, Staikos discusses topics such as the rediscovery of Greek and Roman texts and the impetus to publish new . . .
Make Your Own History: Documenting Feminist & Queer Activism in the 21st Century. Eds. Lyz Bly and Kelly Wooten. Los Angeles: Litwin Books, 2012. xi, 180p. $30 (ISBN978-1-936117-13-0).
Authors: Braun Jolie
Published: June 2017

Make Your Own History: Documenting Feminist & Queer Activism in the 21st Century, edited by Lyz Bly and Kelly Wooten, features essays by archivists, librarians, and activists that explore collecting, preserving, and providing access to materials produced by contemporary feminist and queer activist movements. Thought provoking and informative, this collection will be useful to archivists, librarians, activists, and scholars interested in women’s and LGBT history; and, despite the book’s particular focus, the best essays in this anthology will be useful to archivists and librarians throughout the field.Several of the essays in the book focus on collecting zines of the . . .
Acquiring Literacy: A Library Exhibit
Authors: Brown Lesley J.
Published: June 2017

Research libraries acquire materials in a broad range of subject areas with the aim of developing a diverse collection addressing the varied needs and interests of a wide range of users. Large libraries can house millions of volumes, most of which are not highly visible to library patrons; instead, they are used by a small number of patrons conducting research on a specific topic. This is where library exhibits make a big difference, publicizing resources that can get lost in a large collection. Libraries often display materials to promote special collections, rare and other valuable items, and to show the . . .
Participant Learning in an Archival Education and Outreach Program to Fraternities and Sororities: An Implementation of Evidence-Based Librarianship and Information Science
Authors: Passoneau Sarah , Christian Michele
Published: June 2017

What can researchers do when they want to transform a traditional lecture into a collaborative, hands-on learning experience? How can participants learn and become empowered to construct and maintain historical records that reflect their experiences? An archivist can lecture students about basic archival practices and the students can learn a few skills, but hands-on activities for record creation and maintenance that facilitate participants’ learning will create collaborators with basic, but important, archival skills.At Iowa State University (ISU), the University Archivist and the Assessment Librarian partnered to create an educational outreach program with Greek (fraternity and sorority) students and alumni.
So Many Playbills, So Little Time: A Case Study in Fugitive Theatrical Material
Authors: Hoggatt Micah , Capobianco James , Pyzynski Susan
Published: June 2017

In 1936, not so far removed from the advent of theatre librarianship, George Freedley wrote that “[f]or the director of a theatre collection the chief problem is to develop a technique for housing and cataloguing…fugitive material,” which he described as “a mass…of indefinite value, irregular size, and often not originally intended for permanent use.”1 Things haven’t changed much. Playbills, programs, sheet music, publicity photographs and like material continue to make up a large percentage of patron use at performing arts collections. The issues of irregular size, fragile condition, and quantity continue to make bibliographic control of them elusive.
Multiple articles . . .
File Not Found: Rarity in an Age of Digital Plenty
Authors: Reside Doug
Published: June 2017

In the first section of the submission guidelines for this esteemed journal, would-be authors are informed, “RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage uses a web-based, automated, submission system to track and review manuscripts. Manuscripts should be sent to the editor, […], through the web portal[…]” The multivalent uses of the word “manuscript” in this sentence reveal a good deal about the state of our field. This journal is dedicated to the study of manuscripts, and it is understood by most readers that the manuscripts being studied are of the “one-of-a-kind” variety (even rarer than the “rare . . .
Editor’s Note
Authors: Sheehan Jennifer K.
Published: June 2017

This special issue on historical medical libraries has been a gift to me as a new editor. While I have tried to get my bearings on the inner workings of the journal, it has been reassuring to have Michelle DiMeo and Jeffrey S. Reznick as such conscientious guest editors. An exciting announcement about this issue, which stems from some of the grant requirements for the authors published within it, is that it will be freely available online without the standard one-year embargo. This feature gives us the opportunity to continue our discussion of an open access model and to consider . . .
Emma Dadson. Emergency Planning and Response for Libraries, Archives and Museums. Lanham: Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2012. 230p. ISBN 978-0810887565. $80
Authors: Jones Ashley
Published: June 2017

Disaster and emergency planning for libraries and heritage institutions can be a daunting task, especially for individuals not already familiar with creating these plans. As someone who has recently been tasked with updating an existing disaster plan—or emergency plan, as Dadson prefers to call it—I approached Emergency Planning and Response for Libraries, Archives and Museums as both a reviewer and an interested reader. Despite coming in at only 230 pages, this book is a fully comprehensive guide to both creating and using a disaster plan. A quick glance at the table of contents told me everything I needed . . .
Editing RBM
Authors: Whittaker Beth M.
Published: June 2017

It is truly an honor to write a reflection about RBM and its relationship to ACRL in honor of the organization’s 75th anniversary. I hope my perspective illuminates the recent history of the journal, as well as its relationship with our professional organization.
While I had the pleasure to serve on the editorial board from 2006 to 2008, and as editor from 2008 to 2014, my relationship with the journal goes back even further. My first article in the journal, written with Steven E. Smith, appeared when it was Rare Books & Manuscripts Librarianship (12.2, 1998). This was only the . . .
Editor’s Note
Authors: Sheehan Jennifer K.
Published: June 2017

Over the past year, I've tried to take the pulse of our profession, getting a sense of what people are doing, what the most pressing concerns might be, and how RBM can be a reflection of all of the above. As I've been asking colleagues for advice on new directions to explore for RBM, more than once someone has suggested, “What about opinion pieces or reflections from people who have been in the field a while?” Those of you who have read RBM for many years will likely recognize this as a resurrection of the “Notes” section that can be . . .
Aims and Approaches in Special Collections Assessment: A Case Study from the Osler Library
Authors: Dysert Anna
Published: June 2017

The Osler Library of the History of Medicine, a branch of the McGill University Library in Montreal, Quebec, is a research center for the history of medicine and science with significant rare book and archival holdings. As part of an institutional review launched in 2013, the Osler Library decided to look into methods of collections analysis to compile data about its collections and uncover subject strengths among items, enabling the library to better promote and communicate information about holdings to users, plan for growth, and target collections development.
Collections assessment initiatives in rare books and special collections represent the coalescing . . .
Too Late Now: Libraries’ Intertwined Challenges of Newspaper Morgues, Microfilm, and Digitization
Authors: Saunders Richard L.
Published: June 2017

Many major newspapers once produced and distributed different editions of a newspaper for different markets on the same day. This publication arrangement lasted for about a century, from the Gilded Age of the 1880s until business consolidation happened in the news industry during the 1970s and 1980s.1 The contents of the editions of the same newspaper could vary widely. The existence (and disappearance) of simultaneous newspaper editions represents one of the greatest documentary challenges facing present and coming generations of genealogists, local communities, and social historians. This article provides an argument to pay attention to three interrelated issues facing librarians . . .
Editor’s Note
Authors: Sheehan Jennifer K.
Published: June 2017

This issue marks a significant milestone in the life of RBM: the 30th anniversary of the journal. In the spirit of celebration, we’ve compiled a special issue that you’ll find is quite a departure from our standard fare. When we sent out a call for submissions, we announced a “digital vs. physical” theme, inviting people to offer up a variety of interpretations. We received a selection of standard research articles, supplemented by essays, a poem, and even a song parody.The timing of this issue has also allowed us to include another special feature: the results of the 2015 Rare . . .
In Defense of the Printed Book
Authors: Brand Cassie
Published: June 2017

“But nowadays, instead of looking at books, people read them.”
∼George Bernard Shaw
As a librarian, I am often asked about the imminent demise of the printed book. The question comes from all sorts: friends and family concerned about the viability of my chosen profession, bibliophiles worried about losing the books they love so much, and even the occasional stranger who wishes to provoke me into a passionate rant about the printed word. My answer, however, is always the same. Books will never go away. Though society will change and adapt to new technologies, the printed book will remain constant.
Kirsten Weld. Paper Cadavers: The Archives of Dictatorship in Guatemala. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 2015. xvi, 335p. ISBN 978-0822356028. $26.95.
Authors: Cannon Jean
Published: June 2017

RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage reviews books, reports, new periodicals, databases, websites, blogs, and other electronic resources, as well as exhibition, book, and auction catalogs pertaining directly and indirectly to the fields of rare book librarianship, manuscripts curatorship, archives management, and special collections administration. Publishers, librarians, and archivists are asked to send appropriate publications for review or notice to the Reviews Editor.Due to space limitations, it may not be possible for all books received to be reviewed in RBM. Books or publication announcements should be sent to the Reviews Editor: Amy Cooper Cary, Raynor . . .
Richard Landon. A Long Way from the Armstrong Beer Parlour: A Life in Rare Books. New Castle, Delaware and Toronto, Ontario: Oak Knoll Books and Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, 2014. 440p. One illustration. ISBN: 978-1-58456-330-3 (Oak Knoll Press) / 978-0-7727-6113-2 (Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library). $49.95.
Authors: Slive Daniel J.
Published: June 2017

Throughout the course of his lengthy and remarkable career, Richard Landon successfully developed and promoted the extensive and renowned collections at the University of Toronto Libraries. After receiving his undergraduate and library school degrees from the University of British Columbia, Landon was hired in 1967 as a cataloguer in the libraries‘ Department of Rare Books and Special Collections. In the academic year 1971–1972 he pursued an advanced degree in bibliography and textual criticism at the University of Leeds, returning to Toronto to serve as Assistant Head and Acting Head prior to his appointment as Head of the department in . . .
EDITORS' NOTE
Authors: Browar Lisa , Taylor Marvin J.
Published: June 2017

Who collects these days? What do people collect? What mechanisms are used to buy and sell collections? When we began contemplating an issue of RBM devoted to collecting one thing seemed certain: the world of collecting has changed dramatically in the more than 50 years since John Carter's Taste and Technique in Book Collecting: A Study of Recent Developments in Great Britain and the United States first appeared.
Carter's erudite and elegant tome opens with a quote, in Greek, from the Palatine Anthology that he translates as “who are you and to whom do you speak,” providing the author with . . .
WHAT IS BOOK COLLECTING?: THE CASE OF STUDENT BOOK-COLLECTING CONTESTS: THEIR ORIGINS
Authors: Farren Donald
Published: June 2017

Book-collecting contests intended to encourage students to collect books have long been a fixture of college and university library programs in the United States, although they apparently are unknown elsewhere. At the initiative of the college or university library, students are invited to submit a list of books they have collected, along with an explanation of the theme and significance of their collection. After a preliminary winnowing, selected collections are judged by a panel composed of some combination of library staff, faculty, and outsiders (which may include library supporters, a local mature collector or literary figure, or a bookseller).
EDITORS' NOTE
Authors: Browar Lisa , Taylor Marvin J.
Published: June 2017

There are among us skeptics who insist that academic critical theory has nothing to do with the core activities of special collections librarians—the acquisition, preservation, and accessibility of primary research materials. For those adhering to the more traditional philosophical underpinnings of special collections librarianship an alternative intellectual posture may threaten to disturb ideas thought inviolate. Proponents of the critical theory argument believe that every action and decision is informed by a set of epistemological acts to which the more general term of “theory” is applied. Lacking the familiar and tangible practicality, this becomes a disquieting and controversial position. And, . . .
“I’LL BE YOUR MIRROR, REFLECT WHAT YOU ARE”:: POSTMODERN DOCUMENTATION AND THE DOWNTOWN NEW YORK SCENE FROM 1975 TO THE PRESENT
Authors: Taylor Marvin J.
Published: June 2017

At first glance, the Velvet Underground, whose haunting ballad “I’ll Be Your Mirror, Reflect What You Are” provides my title, may not appear to have anything to do with authorization or with libraries (other than some library collections may have their recordings in the media center).1 And yet, the Velvet Underground, and “I’ll Be Your Mirror” in particular, suggests a model for conceptualizing the process of canon building, the accreditation of literary figures and movements, and the role libraries play in both. I realize this is a peculiar statement, but there are several ways in which it is true. The . . .
EDITORS' NOTE
Authors: Browar Lisa , Taylor Marvin J.
Published: June 2017

The access restrictions embedded in Executive Order 13223, “Further Implementation of the Presidential Records Act,” promulgated by President George W. Bush are consistent with a presidential administration preoccupied with secrecy and regulating the control of information flowing outward from the government into the citizenry. Labeling it ill conceived, hostile, egregious, and blatantly unconstitutional, Professor Jonathan R. Turley of George Washington University Law School condemned the order noting that “is fatally flawed as a matter of law and extremely misguided as a matter of public policy.”
Signed into law on November 1, 2001, Executive Order 13223 places new restrictions on public . . .
INTERVIEW WITH BERNARD M. ROSENTHAL
Authors: Slive Daniel J.
Published: June 2017

Bernard M. Rosenthal is an antiquarian bookseller based in Berkeley, California. His specialties include continental manuscripts and early printed books, the history of scholarship, bibliography, and paleography. Rosenthal was born in Munich in 1920 to a family with many connections to the book trade. His mother was the daughter of Leo Olschki, a renowned Italian bookseller. His father, who specialized in medieval and illuminated manuscripts, was the son of Jacques Rosenthal, a highly regarded seller of rare books in Munich. Other members of his extended family also were involved in the commercial book world as dealers, printers, and publishers.
After . . .
PAVING THE ROAD TO HELL?: CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AND THE “NEW” PHILANTHROPY
Authors: Browar Lisa
Published: June 2017

On February 6, 2002, The Washington Post reported:
Throughout the nine months that her idea for an exhibition on American achievement at the Smithsonian Institution had been debated, Catherine B. Reynolds was frustrated with the process. She was angry that her idea of honoring prominent individuals had become a lightening rod for criticism. She was annoyed that some historians thought the Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation’s promised $38 million gift to the National Museum of American History didn’t mean she could help decide how the exhibit would be presented. She was befuddled by the slow and consensus-oriented process of putting together . . .
EDITOR'S NOTE
Authors: Clement Richard W.
Published: June 2017

“Exposing Hidden Collections” is one of the most important initiatives for the world of special collections and archives to develop in a very long time. But I must admit when I first heard of it, I asked myself “what hidden collections¿̣” We don't have any hidden collections at the Spencer Library. We have many unprocessed or underprocessed collections, but we know what and where they are. The point is, of course, that no one else knows about these collections. It is a problem our profession has long grappled with, or perhaps in some cases, not grappled with at all. How . . .
HIDDEN COLLECTIONS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE CLOSET
Authors: Mandel Carol
Published: June 2017

The work of the ARL task force on Exposing Hidden Collections is moving us toward constructive action in our management of special collections. And more significantly, it is expanding awareness of special collections issues among those who can make things happen.
I have titled my presentation “Hidden Collections: The Elephant in the Closet” because this is often the way we think of these collections. We feel as though they are too large to fit through the door to leave the closet, and even if we shoved them out, how would we handle them¿̣ I am afraid that for a long . . .
“WHEREFORE ARE THESE THINGS HID?”1 A REPORT OF A SURVEY UNDERTAKEN BY THE ARL SPECIAL COLLECTIONS TASK FORCE
Authors: Tabb Winston
Published: June 2017

The conference on Exposing Hidden Collections, hosted by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) at the Library of Congress in September 2003, was notable for many reasons. Among these were the focus on special collections in the first place; the representation not only from ARL libraries, but also from institutions included in the Oberlin Group of college libraries and the Independent Research Library Association; the expansion of participants to include special collections administrators, library directors, and representatives of foundations and funding agencies; and the emphasis on our dirty little secret, namely, that our libraries collectively hold millions of items that . . .
Bridging the Gap: Education and Special Collections—The 46th RBMS Preconference
Authors: Holzenberg Eric
Published: June 2017

Like most of their colleagues in other branches of the profession, special collections librarians often act as teachers, informally with individual users or formally as leaders of classes. But because of the preservation and security needs of the rare books and manuscripts under their care, special collections librarians must take on the additional roles of interpreter, impresario, advocate, and cheerleader. Fragile and valuable materials not browsable by the casual user must be showcased and interpreted through exhibitions and catalogs; faculty and students must be proselytized about the value of special collections in the curriculum; library and university administrations must be . . .
Bridge That Gap! Education and Special Collections
Authors: Stam Deirdre C.
Published: June 2017

When asked some months ago if I would be willing to give the keynote address at the 2005 RBMS Preconference on the topic of education and special collections, I was both delighted and dismayed. The good news was that I would have a chance to sound off a bit about my most favorite and least favorite practices in the realm of special collections. The bad news was that the central trope—Bridging the Gap—was chosen for me and I was not at all sure I understood it. Despite my misgivings about providing what was wanted, however, the opportunity to . . .
Introducing Rare Books into the Undergraduate Curriculum
Authors: Alvarez Pablo
Published: June 2017

A relatively recent exchange on the Exlibris listserv inspired me to write this paper.1 Julia Walworth, Fellow Librarian at Merton College, University of Oxford, asked about other librarians’ experiences in introducing special collections—and rare books in particular—to undergraduate students.2 In a nostalgic note, several members of the list responded to Dr. Walworth's inquiry by referring to a course entitled “Fine Arts 5e” that was taught from 1915 through 1932 by George Parker Winship in the Widener Library at Harvard University.3 Other responses were more pragmatic in nature, addressing the needs of today's undergraduates. Lori N. Curtis, then Head . . .
A Response to Traister
Authors: Cordes Ellen R.
Published: June 2017

In Daniel Traister's well-known article, “Is There a Future for Special Collections? And Should There Be? A Polemical Essay,”1 he states that his intention is “to propose that reconsideration of some of the essential assumptions our field operates with is overdue.” Some, he writes, will find his remarks “offensive or disagreeable”; others will say that he has nothing to complain about, that the changes he proposes have long been in practice. In brief, Traister argues that rare book librarians—in their zeal to preserve their rare books, manuscripts, and other special materials—have sacrificed access to collections and convenience to . . .
Weighing Materials in Rare Book and Manuscript Libraries as a Security Measure against Theft and Vandalism
Authors: Wilkie Everett C.
Published: June 2017

Rare book and manuscript materials have long been and continue to be obvious targets for thieves.1 No system for completely deterring or detecting such people has ever been devised, despite numerous security improvements over the years and heightened awareness of the problem among custodians of these materials. Any number of highly effective measures to prevent theft seem obvious and well known. One could, for example, completely collate every book before it was issued to a reader and then collate it again when the book was turned back in. Or, one could completely inventory the contents of a manuscript folder when . . .
Curatorial Crossover: Building Library, Archives, and Museum Collections
Authors: Beasley Gerald
Published: June 2017

I tend to associate the word “crossover” with popular music. I think of crossovers as being those artists whose music has successfully crossed over from a smaller market to a bigger one, like Mexican musicians making it big in the United States, or black musicians making it big with white audiences. And I frankly love the idea that I, as a librarian, might be able to make a curatorial crossover into a bigger market, much as Ricky Martin or Otis Redding made a musical crossover.
Of course, I would have to address the two most common criticisms that are made . . .
Editor’s Note
Authors: Clement Richard W.
Published: June 2017

This issue represents a very significant effort over the course of the last two years on the part of our two guest editors, Penny Welbourne and Kathleen Burns, both of Yale University. They have looked at diversity as something to be collected and have assembled a remarkable group of articles that chronicle the difficulties and successes and ultimately the great importance of such collecting. We hear a great deal about diversity on university campuses and elsewhere these days. And we all strive to increase the diversity of our faculty and student populations, but diversity is much more than numbers (as . . .
Preserving the History of Diversity: One University’s Efforts to Make Boston’s History More Inclusive
Authors: Krizack Joan D.
Published: June 2017

In 1994, on the eve of its centennial, Northeastern University, located in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, hired its first professional to head the University Archives and Special Collections Department. What I inherited was an archivist’s nightmare. Every document had been cataloged like a book, with a unique catalog number. None of the manuscript collections had been processed. There was no collecting policy. The papers of a Massachusetts governor existed alongside those of an individual who was instrumental in developing insurance education; the records of an early swing-era orchestra resided next to those of Freedom House, a community activist organization: . . .
The Shapes Jane Eyre Takes: Ephemeral Responses to the Book and Its Themes
Authors: Heritage Barbara
Published: June 2017

In two words, “Jane Eyre”—the name of a book and the name of a character—book and character merge, indistinguishably. When casually dropped, the name might bring to mind the tidy rectangles of mass-market paperbacks or clothbound hardbacks, or the flesh of any number of famous actresses who have played the part of Charlotte Brontë’s most famous heroine. Two dimensions become three—words are transmitted via material sources, and those material sources are interpreted through the veil of human desires. And so Brontë’s text, like a word whispered from person to person in a game of telephone, carries with ...
Immortalizing the Mayfly: Permanent Ephemera: An Illusion or a (Virtual) Reality?
Authors: Lambert Julie Anne
Published: June 2017

Ephemera (an underrepresented and underresourced area of librarianship for many years) are finally coming of age—changing from nymph to adult mayfly, one might say. To be taken seriously by such an august body as the American Library Association’s Rare Books and Manuscripts Section is something that ephemerists only dreamed of a decade ago. In preparing this article, it has been beneficial for me to address some of the issues surrounding ephemera: to think more generally (even philosophically) about what ephemera are, what we are trying to do with them, and for whom.I am privileged to be Librarian of ...
Editor’s Note
Authors: Whittaker Beth M.
Published: June 2017

As I take the reigns of RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage, I am filled with a thrilling mixture of elation and fear. I am elated because I have long loved this journal as the voice of our profession. It is the best way we can talk to each other in a formal way, and the most permanent legacy we can leave of our “scholarly communication.” The fear is for much the same reasons. The editors who have preceded me have each improved this journal in their own unique ways. I have a long string of . . .
Una mirada crepuscular sobre nuestra época
Authors: Martínez Martínez Francisco José
Published: June 2017

Reseña sobre el libro de Jacobo Muñoz, El ocaso de la mirada burguesa. De Goethe a Beckett, Madrid: Biblioteca Nueva (2015), 152 pp.
En memoria de la profesora María Teresa Román
Authors: Yuste Leciñena Piedad
Published: June 2017

Obituario
Comparative Effectiveness of Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy and Ultrasound-Guided Local Corticosteroid Injection Treatment for Plantar Fasciitis
Authors: Hocaoglu Sehriban , Vurdem Umit Erkan , Cebicci Mehtap Aykac , Sutbeyaz Serap Tomruk , Guldeste Zuhal , Yunsuroglu Serap Gurek
Published: June 2017

Background:

We compared the long-term clinical and ultrasonographic effects of radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy (rESWT) versus ultrasound-guided corticosteroid injection treatment in patients with plantar fasciitis unresponsive to conservative therapy.

Methods:

Seventy-two patients with unilateral plantar fasciitis were randomized to receive either rESWT (three times once per week) (n = 36) or corticosteroid treatment (a single 1-mL dose of betamethasone sodium plus 0.5 mL of prilocaine under ultrasound guidance by injection into the plantar fascia) (n = 36). The primary outcome measures were visual analog scale (VAS) and Foot Function Index (FFI) scores. Secondary outcome measures included the heel tenderness index (HTI) score and plantar fascia thickness (PFT) as obtained by ultrasound examination. All of the assessments were performed at baseline and 1, 3, and 6 months after treatment.

Results:

Significant improvements were observed in the rESWT group in VAS, HTI, and FFI scores and PFT at the end of treatment and were maintained during follow-up. Posttreatment improvements in VAS, HTI, and FFI scores and PFT were also seen in the corticosteroid group but were not maintained for VAS and FFI scores after the completion of therapy and were lost at 1 and 6 months, respectively. No serious treatment-related complications occurred.

Conclusions:

Both rESWT and corticosteroid injection therapy are effective modalities for treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis. However, rESWT seems to be superior to corticosteroid injection therapy due to its longer duration of action.
Accessory Lesser Metatarsal Sesamoids in All of the Metatarsophalangeal Joints
Authors: Ergun Selim , Saygı Baransel , Arslan İlyas , Yıldırım Yakup
Published: June 2017

Lesser metatarsal sesamoids are one of the most common accessory bones of the foot and are most commonly seen at the fifth metatarsophalangeal joint. They are rarely seen in other metatarsophalangeal joints. In the literature, there are reports of solitary accessory sesamoid bones seen at lesser metatarsophalangeal joints. We report the case of a 68-year-old woman with lesser metatarsal sesamoids accompanying all of the metatarsophalangeal joints.
Angioleiomyoma of the Lower Leg
Authors: Sprinkle Robert L.B. , Sangueza Omar P. , Wells Ashleigh E.
Published: June 2017

Angioleiomyomas are benign tumefactions that originate from smooth muscle in vascular structures and are difficult to definitively diagnose preoperatively. Although these lesions are rarely encountered in the foot, the lower extremity is the most common site of occurrence. An angioleiomyoma typically manifests as a small, painful, solitary, mobile lesion. This case report describes a lateral retromalleolar para–Achilles tendon insertional location for a moderately sized immobile solid tumefaction in the subcutaneous tissues. The lesion was nonpainful and progressively enlarged over 5 years. An excisional biopsy was performed, and the nodular lesion was subsequently diagnosed histopathologically as an angioleiomyoma. Owing to the ambiguous nature of the clinical findings, angioleiomyoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of lower-extremity soft-tissue manifestations.
Cryptococcal Osteomyelitis of the First Metatarsal Head in an Immunocompetent Patient
Authors: Ahn Jae Hoon , Park ChanJoo , Lee Choong Woo , Kim Yoon-Chung
Published: June 2017

Most fungal infections primarily occur in immunocompromised patients. We describe a case of osteomyelitis involving the first metatarsal head due to Cryptococcus neoformans in a previously healthy immunocompetent patient. She was treated with surgical debridement combined with antifungal drug therapy for 6 months. At 5-year follow-up, she remained symptom free with full range of motion of the first metatarsophalangeal joint. Fungal osteomyelitis should be considered as a possible cause in osteolytic lesions in the metatarsal bone.
The Na+/Ca2+, K+ exchanger NCKX4 is required for efficient cone-mediated vision
Authors: Vinberg Frans , Wang Tian , De Maria Alicia , Zhao Haiqing , Bassnett Steven , Chen Jeannie , Kefalov Vladimir J
Published: June 2017

Calcium (Ca2+) plays an important role in the function and health of neurons. In vertebrate cone photoreceptors, Ca2+ controls photoresponse sensitivity, kinetics, and light adaptation. Despite the critical role of Ca2+ in supporting the function and survival of cones, the mechanism for its extrusion from cone outer segments is not well understood. Here, we show that the Na+/Ca2+, K+ exchanger NCKX4 is expressed in zebrafish, mouse, and primate cones. Functional analysis of NCKX4-deficient mouse cones revealed that this exchanger is essential for the wide operating range and high temporal resolution of cone-mediated vision. We show that NCKX4 shapes the cone photoresponse together with the cone-specific NCKX2: NCKX4 acts early to limit response amplitude, while NCKX2 acts late to further accelerate response recovery. The regulation of Ca2+ by NCKX4 in cones is a novel mechanism that supports their ability to function as daytime photoreceptors and promotes their survival.
Immunometabolism of human autoimmune diseases: from metabolites to extracellular vesicles
Authors: de Candia Paola , De Rosa Veronica , Gigantino Vincenzo , Botti Gerardo , Ceriello Antonio , Matarese Giuseppe
Published: June 2017

Immunometabolism focuses on the mechanisms regulating the impact of metabolism on lymphocyte activity and autoimmunity outbreak. The adipose tissue is long known to release adipokines, either pro‐ or anti‐inflammatory factors bridging nutrition and immune function. More recently, adipocytes were discovered to also release extracellular vesicles (EVs) containing a plethora of biological molecules, including metabolites and microRNAs, which can regulate cell function/metabolism in distant tissues, suggesting that immune regulatory function by the adipose tissue may be far more complex than originally thought. Moreover, EVs were also identified as important mediators of immune cell‐to‐cell communication, adding a further microenvironmental mechanism of plasticity to fine‐tune specific lymphocyte responses. This Review will first focus on the known mechanisms by which metabolism impacts immune function, presenting a systemic (nutrition and long‐ranged adipokines) and a cellular point of view (metabolic pathway derangement in autoimmunity). It will then discuss the new discoveries concerning how EVs may act as nanometric vehicles integrating immune/metabolic responses at the level of the extracellular environment and affecting pathological processes.
Direction‐finding measurements of Jovian low‐frequency radio components by Juno near Perijove 1
Authors: Imai Masafumi , Kurth William S. , Hospodarsky George B. , Bolton Scott J. , Connerney John E. P. , Levin Steven M.
Published: June 2017

With the aid of the radio and plasma wave (Waves) instrument on board the Juno spacecraft, the first scientific close encounter to Jupiter (Perijove 1) of Juno led to an opportunity to perform direction‐finding measurements of the intense Jovian broadband kilometric (bKOM) radiation at 10 to 142 kHz, two escaping continuum radiation (ECR) events at 9 to 22 kHz, and two narrowband kilometric (nKOM) radiation events at 45–112 kHz. We conclude that the northern bKOM radio sources are localized on M‐shell = 50–60 field lines where M‐shell is similar to L‐shell for nondipolar fields. The beam cone half‐angle varies from 40° to 55°. By intersecting the wave k vector with the Jovian centrifugal equator, two ECR sources are located inside and outside of 11–12 RJ, and two nKOM sources are found between 11 and 20 RJ. These source frequencies and locations can be used for plasma diagnostics in Jupiter's inner magnetosphere.