Colleen TheisenJul 9, 2025

If you attended our talk at #RBMS25, I am thrilled to announce that our paper that talk was based on, "I Despise It, But it Works: Social Media Outreach in Special Collections" has been accepted for publication in The American Archivist. Authors: Juli McLoone, Sean Heyliger, Nikki Lynne Thomas, and myself.

I am so excited for you all to peek at the insights from this survey data!

John OverholtJun 27, 2025
The ideological purge of historical narratives at National Park Service sites along with the decimation of the staff means the history will be sanitized but the bathrooms won’t be. #RBMS25
John OverholtJun 26, 2025
This was my first time coming in person to the RBMS Conference since the pandemic, and a couple of people came up today to say that some of the work I’ve done with this organization has been meaningful and important to them, and gosh that felt good. As much as my introverted heart is capable of feeling energized and in community on a social occasion, I really felt that today. #RBMS25
John OverholtJun 26, 2025
There’s only another 15 minutes left in the Beinecke open house but I think that’s just enough time for me to crack it. #RBMS25
Show threadJohn OverholtJun 26, 2025
Volvelle collection! #RBMS25
John OverholtJun 26, 2025
Getting a tour of the art library at Yale, deigned by modernist architect Paul Rudolph, including it’s distinctive “Paprika” carpeting. For a recent renovation, an unfaded section of carpeting was identified to bring it back to its full eye-searing intensity. https://onlineexhibits.library.yale.edu/s/Haas/page/carpet
#RBMS25
Katy Rawdon / Katy JamesJun 25, 2025
The way I am nerding out at this example MARC record for a community cookbook from the Schlesinger Library... 😍 #rbms25
Colleen TheisenJun 25, 2025
I am tweeting about #RBMS25 but over on BlueSky. I will try to follow up with some summaries here.
John OverholtJun 25, 2025
It’s wonderfully liberating to hear somebody present about a worthwhile project that didn’t really go anywhere because she got a better job halfway through and the library was too understaffed to keep it going. It was still interesting and worth hearing about. #relatable #RBMS25
Colleen TheisenJun 11, 2025

TWO DAYS left! In-person tickets for #RBMS25 are sold out but you can still register as a virtual attendee until Friday, June 13th.

Don't miss out on the plenary sessions, live streams, virtual presentations, networking opportunities, and session recordings! #libraries #SpecialCollections #archives

Learn more: https://web.cvent.com/event/eec2ebfb-c5d9-47b3-8485-6c1def8b7a62/summary