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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Business as Usual? Special Collections as a Microcosm of the World</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">An unconference by the
<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aserl.org%2Fprograms%2Fspecial-collections%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cfla-facrl%40lists.fsu.edu%7C5a704b6a6dbc4506104708dd7615e2e3%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C638796558558951477%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6enpQ8afd4xSx0Eeimo%2B3lplHH5u4Wy3u28O1EqpHSQ%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.aserl.org/programs/special-collections/">ASERL Special Collections Interest Group</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">May 28-30, 2025</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
<b>George Mason University, Fairfax, VA</b></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#141827">This interactive unconference is designed to bring together special collections librarians, archivists, digital curators,
and cultural heritage professionals to discuss the evolving role of special collections. From navigating grant funding organizations to fostering donor relations and outreach efforts, this event will explore the challenges and opportunities of making special
collections more accessible and relevant to patrons.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#141827">Registration fee: $250</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#141827">Please register by May 9.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2 style="text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Preliminary Program and Registration here
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;font-weight:normal"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.aserl.org/event/business-as-usual/__;!!FjuHKAHQs5udqho!MLLBuWQd3wWgAoqcobqG11ymB_plf-asph5lX4MVUYGE7nvbSq1x0xvx3raKLGG6-MGEboGIWZiw7GAoGImtc2xe2g$">https://www.aserl.org/event/business-as-usual/</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Ximena Valdivia, MLIS</span><span lang="ES-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Cataloging and Metadata Librarian</span><span lang="ES-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Florida International University Libraries </span><span lang="ES-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">11200 SW 8th Street, GL 822 </span><span lang="ES-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="ES-US" style="color:black">Miami, FL 33199 </span><span lang="ES-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-US" style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">P: 305-348-3786 | E:
</span><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="mailto:xvaldivi@fiu.edu" target="_blank"><span lang="ES-US" style="color:blue">xvaldivi@fiu.edu</span></a></span><span lang="ES-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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