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UNIVERSITY RESEARCH COLLECTIONS:
THEIR HISTORY, USE AND PRESERVATION

A SYMPOSIUM
Sponsored by University of Iowa Collections Coalition

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1996
1 to 5 pm
University of Iowa Campus, Iowa City, IA

The University of Iowa Collections Coalition (UICC) will sponsor a
symposium to commemorate the Sesquicentennial of the University.  The
symposium will address the broad topic of "University-based Research
Collections," and will take place Saturday afternoon, November 2, 1996,
Tippie Auditorium, Pappajohn Business Administration Building.

Supported in part by the University of Iowa Cultural Affairs Committee,
the Symposium will be free of admission charges and open to the public,
except that advance registration is required for planning purposes (see
attached registration form).

The program is designed for those engaged in academic collections and
those who use or learn from them.  It will consist of a keynote speaker
prominent in the field of academic collections, followed by a session of
papers, and concurrent poster and workshop demonstrations.  Attendees
will thus be able to hear papers of interest to them as well as view
preservation demonstrations and speak informally with poster presenters.

The UICC Symposium will follow the 54th Annual Plains Anthropological
Conference, October 30 - November, 1996 in Iowa City.  The Plains
Conference is hosted by Office of the State Archaeologist, University of
Iowa.  For information contact:  [log in to unmask] or visit the
website:   http://www.uiowa.edu/~osa/events/plains/plains.htm


UNIVERSITY RESEARCH COLLECTIONS:
Their history, use and preservation

***   CALL FOR PAPERS AND PROPOSALS!   ***
***    Deadline  September 13, 1996    ***

The UICC solicits the participation in this Symposium of collection
managers, curators, conservators and discipline specialists who are
involved in all aspects of managing, organizing and preserving research
collections in a university or college setting. Papers and posters may
address such topics as: history of a collection; collections-based
teaching and research; collections access, management, preservation and
conservation; and interdisciplinary use of collections.  See abstract
instructions below.

Abstracts and Proposals - Abstracts may be for either oral or poster
presentations; proposals for preservation workshops or table-top
demonstrations should be designed for set-ups that can be confined to a
3x6 foot surface.  Length of abstract or proposal is 250 words.  At the
end of the abstract or proposal, please list the following information in
the order given:

1. Name of author/s presenting the paper or poster, or demonstrating a
        preservation technique or materials;
2. Institutional address/es of presenter/s;
3. Daytime phone, FAX, and e-mail numbers of principal presenter;
4. Type of presentation: i.e., oral paper; poster; demonstration
5. Audio/visual or computer requirements

Deadline for abstracts or proposals is Friday, September 13, 1996.
Abstracts and proposals may be submitted in one of the following formats:
a) e-mail in ASCII format to: [log in to unmask]
b) hard copy or
c) computer diskette (specifying IBM or MAC format and word processor) to:

        UICC Symposium; attn: Julia Golden; Dept. Geology 121 TH;
        University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA 52242-1379

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                UICC SYMPOSIUM
University Research Collections: Their History, Use and Preservation
                Registration Form

The Symposium is free and open to the public, however registration is
required.  Please send the form below to:  [log in to unmask]

Deadline for registration is Friday, October 18, 1996


Name            __________________________________________________
Institution     __________________________________________________
Address         __________________________________________________
                __________________________________________________
                __________________________________________________
daytime phone   ___________________________

If this registration is for a family, please include the names of all attendees.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

_____  Please send me travel and accommodations information.

If you plan to attend a workshop, please indicate the preservation
techniques you would be interested in.  (Choose 1, 2 or 3)

_____  Stamps and Coins
_____  Photographs
_____  Art works on paper
_____  Textiles
_____  Books
_____  Natural history specimens (including archaeology materials)
_____  Other  __________________________________________

Please indicate if you would like to participate in a guided tour of some
research collections on University of Iowa Campus.

_____  Friday, November 1  (3:30 to 5:00 pm)
_____  Saturday, November 2  (10:30 to 12:00 noon)

                Preliminary Schedule

        1:00 - 1:30  Registration
        1:30 - 2:00  Introduction and Welcome and Keynote Speech
        2:00 - 4:00  Oral Presentations
        2:00 - 5:00  Concurrent posters and workshops

For additional information, please contact: Julia Golden, Dept. Geology
121 TH, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242; tel: (319) 335-1822; FAX:
319-335-1821; e-mail: [log in to unmask]