Rare Books and Manuscripts Section

section of the Association of College & Research Libraries
Organization organization Q7294494
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Rare Books and Manuscripts Section

Summary

Rare Books and Manuscripts Section is an organization[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A notable work attributed to Rare Books and Manuscripts Section is Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials[3].
  • A notable work attributed to Rare Books and Manuscripts Section is Latin Place Names: RBMS/BSC[4].
  • A notable work attributed to Rare Books and Manuscripts Section is RBMS Controlled Vocabularies: Controlled Vocabularies for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloging[5].
  • A notable work attributed to Rare Books and Manuscripts Section is Standard Citation Forms for Rare Materials Cataloging[6].
  • Rare Books and Manuscripts Section is in the country of United States[7].
  • Rare Books and Manuscripts Section's instance of is recorded as organization[8].
  • Rare Books and Manuscripts Section's instance of is recorded as division[9].
  • Rare Books and Manuscripts Section's child organization or unit is recorded as Bibliographic Standards Committee of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section[10].
  • Rare Books and Manuscripts Section's child organization or unit is recorded as Controlled Vocabularies Editorial Group of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section[11].
  • Rare Books and Manuscripts Section comprises Bibliographic Standards Committee of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section[12].
  • Rare Books and Manuscripts Section comprises Controlled Vocabularies Editorial Group of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section[13].
  • 1955 marks the founding of Rare Books and Manuscripts Section[14].
  • Rare Books and Manuscripts Section's parent organization or unit is recorded as Association of College and Research Libraries[15].
  • Rare Books and Manuscripts Section's official website is recorded as https://rbms.info/[16].
  • Rare Books and Manuscripts Section's short name is recorded as RBMS[17].
  • Rare Books and Manuscripts Section's interested in is recorded as rare book library[18].
  • Rare Books and Manuscripts Section's interested in is recorded as library special collection[19].
  • Rare Books and Manuscripts Section's language used is recorded as English[20].
  • Rare Books and Manuscripts Section's members have occupation is recorded as librarian[21].

Body

Founding

1955 marks the founding of Rare Books and Manuscripts Section[14].

Identity

Rare Books and Manuscripts Section's short name is recorded as RBMS[17].

Operations

Rare Books and Manuscripts Section's parent organization or unit is recorded as Association of College and Research Libraries[15]. Subsidiaries include Bibliographic Standards Committee of the it[10], a committee[22], in United States[23] and Controlled Vocabularies Editorial Group of the it[11].

Why It Matters

Rare Books and Manuscripts Section ranks in the top 5% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . rbms.info. Retrieved . rbms.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . rbms.info. Retrieved . rbms.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . rbms.info. Retrieved . rbms.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . rbms.info. Retrieved . rbms.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . rbms.info. Retrieved . rbms.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . rbms.info. Retrieved . rbms.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . rbms.info. Retrieved . rbms.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . rbms.info. Retrieved . rbms.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Gerwoman · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Interested in rare book library, library special collection
    Country United States
    Yale lux id group/b4e60edf-e79b-49ec-9c88-8c5b38b1b5e9
    Members have occupation librarian
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9918]]: KS00079583, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/116996765|Association of College and Research Libraries / Rare Books and Manuscript"
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