Entre el 25 y el 30 de agosto de 2018 se celebra en Kuala Lumpur (Malasia) el 84 congreso internacional de la IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions / Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotecas). En el marco de este congreso, nos interesan especialmente las cuatro sesiones organizadas por la Sección de Libros Antiguos y Materiales Especiales (Rare Books and Special Collections Section), que se refieren a la conservación, difusión, tratamiento, normativa, etc, de este tipo de colecciones.

Las sesiones que organiza la Rare Books and Special Collections Section son:

26 de agosto de 2018, 16:00 - 18:00:
Session 124 Fragile! Careful Handling Required: Manuscript housing, conservation and metadata documentation for access - Strategic Programme on Preservation and Access (PAC) with Rare Books and Special Collections.

28 de agosto de 2018, 13:45 - 15:45:
Session 206 Digital scholarship and knowledge management: building confidence in the digital world - Knowledge Management, Academic and Research Libraries, Rare Books and Special Collections.

29 de agosto de 2018, 08:30 - 10:30:
Session 221 Collection Development of Genealogy and Local History - Challenges and Opportunities - Genealogy and Local History Section joint with Asia and Oceania Section and Rare Books and Special Collections Section.

29 de agosto de 2018, 12:00 - 13:00:
Session 237 Knowledge Café: Standards, guidelines and practices for rare materials - Rare Books and Special Collections.

Programa:
Session 124 Fragile! Careful Handling Required: Manuscript housing, conservation and metadata documentation for access - Strategic Programme on Preservation and Access (PAC) with Rare Books and Special Collections.

In 2017, an IFLA workshop on developing metadata standards for palm leaf manuscripts highlighted the importance of taking a more holistic approach to these rare, and often fragile works. Too often, the tools and guidance available to the library community is ill suited to manuscripts, as opposed to books or other works. What experience can we share, and how can we overcome this challenge?
The Strategic Programme on Preservation and Conservation is therefore focusing its 2018 WLIC session on the preservation and storage of, as well as metadata for documentation and access to, both manuscripts in general, and palm leaf manuscripts in particular. Within the session, there will be an update on work on developing metadata standards for palm leaf manuscripts, and a series of presentations on broader work to ensure the sustainability and accessibility of manuscripts.

Presentations:

1. Designing Metadata Standards for Manuscripts - Update on ongoing IFLA WorkTBA TBA
2. Digital Union Catalogue of Malay Manuscripts at the National Library of Malaysia: The way forwardFaizal Hilmie Yusof, Digital Union Catalogue of Malay Manuscripts, MalaysiaMuhammad Mustaqim Mohd Zarif, Islamic Science University of Malaysia (USIM), Malaysia
Paper in English

3. Cinquante nuances d'EAD: réconcilier la théorie et la pratique de la description des manuscrits à la Bibliothèque nationale de France / Fifty Shades of EAD: Bringing together the theory and practice of manuscript description at the National Library of FranceMélanie Roche, Bibliothèque nationale de France, FranceMaryline Devidal, Bibliothèque nationale de France, France.
Paper in French

4. Developing a strategic program for safeguarding palm-leaf manuscripts in Sri Lanka
L.M. Udaya Prasad Cabral, National Library and Documentation Services Board, Sri LankaMuthurajah Norman Ravikumar, Eastern University Sri Lanka, Sri LankaThankavadivel Ramanan, Eastern University, Sri Lanka.
Paper in English

5. Case Studies of four libraries in Nepal
Bina Vaidya, Tribhuvan University Central Library, Nepal.
Paper in English

Session 206 Digital scholarship and knowledge management: building confidence in the digital world - Knowledge Management, Academic and Research Libraries, Rare Books and Special Collections.

Presentations:

1. Authoritative content to build trust in an age of information overload: The National Library Board of Singapore's experiencePuay Eng Tang, National Library Board of Singapore, SingaporeGlenn Hong, National Library Board of Singapore, SingaporeHaliza Jailani, Resource Discovery, National Library Board, Singapore.
Paper in English

2. Digital Scholarship Skills and Librarian Training Toward Digital Scholarship Services - Case Studies of National Science Library at Chinese Academy of SciencesZhifang Tu, Chinese Academy of Sciences, ChinaHuifang Xu, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.
Paper in English

3. Issue-oriented strategies or extensive infrastructure for digital scholarship: Reviewing the policy and projects of Japanese digital libraries and archivesTakashi Koga, Tenri University, Japan.
Paper in English

4. Proposal for Implementing Linked Open Data on Libraries CatalogueEsraa Elsayed Abdelaziz, Arab Academy for Science and Technology, EgyptSaleh Mesbah Kaffas, Arab Academy for Science and Technology, Egypt.
Paper in English

5. Topic or Metadata Modeling for Cross-Disciplinary Scholarship: Challenges and Opportunities for Academic LibrariesZheng Wang, University of Notre Dame, United StatesChristina M. Leblang, University of Notre Dame, United States.
Paper in English

6. Trust in International Digital Content: Open Access and Access to Information at the World BankDuncan Wambogo Omole, The World Bank Group, United States.
Paper in English

Session 221 Collection Development of Genealogy and Local History - Challenges and Opportunities - Genealogy and Local History Section joint with Asia and Oceania Section and Rare Books and Special Collections Section.

Presentations:

1. Local History Reference Collection in Central Library of Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (India): a case studyRam Kumari Dangi, Banaras Hindu University, IndiaSanjiv Saraf, Banaras Hindu University, IndiaKaushal Kishor Chaudhary, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University, India.

2. Collecting local history through back-calculation: a case study of selective Bengali proverbs and sayingsBidyarthi Dutta, Vidyasagar University, India.

3. TiongHoa Descendent Library Museum: A Strategy of Preserving Tionghoa History in IndonesiaRina Wahyuni, National Library of Indonesia, IndonesiaTamara Adriani Salim, School of Library and Information Science, University of Indonesia, Indonesia
Paper in English

4. The value characteristics and cultural influence of Chinese Local ChroniclesXiangde Ji, Office of Chinese Local Chronicles Guidance Group, ChinaDan Liu, Office of Chinese Local Chronicles Guidance Group, China.
Paper in English

5. The role of local archives in collection, assembling and providing specialized family service Case study Abolfazi Hassanabadi, Library Documents Center in Mashad, Iran.

6. Malay manuscripts in highlighting historiography and genealogy: beyond preservation, the experience of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (Language and Literature Agency, Malaysia)Kamariah Abu Samah, Malay Documentation Center, Language and Literature Agency, Malaysia.

Session 237 Knowledge Café: Standards, guidelines and practices for rare materials - Rare Books and Special Collections

Lightning overviews of current standards and guidelines will be given, followed by a presentation of the results of the Rare Books and Special Collections section's recent survey on the implementation of RDA in rare materials cataloguing. Discussion will then centre around the questions:
• Are existing standards satisfactory and effective?
• Are there gaps in the existing standards for cataloguing rare materials?
• What can be done to promote and develop standards for rare materials?