Regrettably, almost everything said at an RBMS Preconference vanishes into
the air, the only exception being the few papers eventually published in the
section's journal. I have privately complained about this situation for
years but nobody in RBMS seems to want to preserve the proceedings in any
meaningful way.
At any rate, your students should definitely be acquainted with "Forged
Documents: Proceedings of the 1989 Houston Conference," ed. Pat Bozeman
(New Castle: Oak Knoll, 1990), which explores many of the knotty
relationships between the trade and libraries. That publication does
preserve the entire conference proceedings, including all the discussions,
etc.
Everett Wilkie
2006 Carey Road
Kinston, NC 28501
ewilkie@ix.netcom.com
252-522-0261
Cell: 717-419-9419
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