New ARLIS/NA Professional Development Committee Website
Posted: March 3, 2008 Filed under: ARLIS/NA Comments OffThe ARLIS/NA Professional Development Committee (PDC) has moved their Web site content to the ARLIS/NA Web site. The committee’s pages on the site include information about the committee and its activities. Easy-to-use navigation links will lead you to information about important PDC initiatives such as the year-long Mentoring Program, the Core Competencies, and the Internship Roster. There are also many links to continuing education and employment information for art information professionals under the Professional Resources tab.
SEI 2008, James Madison University
Posted: February 19, 2008 Filed under: ARLIS/NA, Digital Imaging, Opportunities: Professional Development, SEI, VRA Comments OffSEI is a great opportunity to learn everything you need to know about digital imaging in one week. Register soon — half of the 45 spots are already taken!
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE SUMMER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR VISUAL RESOURCES AND IMAGE MANAGEMENT TO BE OFFERED IN JULY 2008.
The Art Libraries Society/North America (ARLIS/NA) and the Visual Resources Association (VRA) are pleased to announce that registration for the fifth Summer Educational Institute (SEI) for Visual Resources and Image Management is now open.
The 2008 Summer Educational Institute will be held at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA, from July 7 through July 13, 2008. It is an intensive 5-day workshop intended to provide instruction in visual resources and image collection management. ARLIS/NA and VRA have developed a special curriculum to provide intensive training in these areas–training that is often not found in library and information science degree programs. The Summer Educational Institute will be relevant for beginning visual resources professionals as well as experienced professionals requiring new skills and knowledge. Instructors will be drawn from professionals in the field of visual resources and library and information science. Tuition will be $675 for ARLIS/NA and VRA members and $725 for non-members. Reasonably priced accommodations in a James Madison University dorm will be available for approximately $31 a night with A/C. A cafeteria-style meal plan will also be offered at approximately $22 per day.
While the curriculum will continue to evolve, the basic course offerings will remain the same. Information on instructors, syllabus, accommodations, and registration procedures will be available on our website soon. Until the SEI 2008 website is available you can still reference the SEI 2007 site at http://www.vraweb.org/seiweb/curriculum.html
To register click on this link: https://web.memberclicks.com/mc/quickForm/viewForm.do?orgId=vra&formId=38170
Contacts (Summer Educational Institute Implementation Committee Co-Chairs):
Amy Lucker
Library Director
Institute of Fine Arts
New York University
1 East 78th Street
New York, NY 10075
amy.lucker at nyu.edu
(212) 992-5826
Jeanne M. Keefe
Visual Resources Librarian
Architecture Library
Greene Building, Rm 306
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 8th Street,
Troy, NY 12180
keefej at rpi.edu
(518) 276-2727
Volunteers needed for Denver Conference Tech Kiosk
Posted: January 22, 2008 Filed under: 2008 ARLIS/NA Conference Denver, ARLIS/NA, Opportunities: Conferences, Opportunities: Volunteer, Web 2.0 Comments OffWe’ve discussed it on here previously, but for those that missed it, I’m coordinating a new kind of program at the ARLIS conference in Denver… and I need your help!
The “Tech Kiosk” offers an opportunity for ARLIS members who haven’t had much exposure to Web 2.0 tools to get some hands-on experience. The Tech Kiosk will be located inside the exhibits hall, and is intended to allow conference goers to step up and try their hand at setting up a blog, a del.icio.us account, a flickr account, and more! The idea is to provide an opportunity for folks to try out these tools in a way that is casual and comfortable, and to let them walk away with experience (and an account) that they can continue to use after the conference!
So… where do you come in? If you’re well-versed in the basics of these kinds of Web 2.0 tools, and if you’re interested in helping your colleagues connect with the ways in which these tools can benefit art libraries, I’d love your help! We’ll need two “staffers” at the table from 8:45am to 12:30pm on Saturday and Sunday (May 3 & 4, 2008). I’m planning to have some basic “training” materials, as well as some common resources that everyone can use/point to when staffing the kiosk, so you’ll have plenty of guidance.
More details will follow, but if you’re interested, please email me (rebeccacooper AT gmail DOT com) and let me know the following:
1) What day/times you’re available (I’d prefer shifts of 2 hours)
2) Which technologies you’d feel most comfortable showing someone
Questions are also most welcome…
A side note: I’d love to staff the kiosk with ArLiSNAP folks, because I think this could be a great way of connecting new professionals with seasoned ARLIS/NA members. But everyone is welcome!
Fall 2007 ArLiS/NA Chapter Meetings
Posted: September 20, 2007 Filed under: ARLIS/NA, Opportunities: Meetings 3 Comments »New England
The ARLIS New England Fall Meeting will be on Friday, September 21, 2007 in the meeting room of the Sterling Library at Yale University. The program will consist of a panel about the future of scholarly publishing in art and art history, and the speakers will be Hilary Ballon, Professor of Art History at Columbia University and co-author with Mariet Westermann of Art History and Its Publications in the Electronic Age
http://cnx.org/content/col10376/latest/
and Patricia Fidler, publisher for Art and Architecture editor at Yale University Press.
SCHEDULE
9 Coffee and registration
10:00 Business meeting for ARLIS/NE
11:00 Panel, questions and discussion; welcome by Allen Townsend, new director of Yale Art Libraries
12:30 Lunch-on your own; list of restaurants will be provided
2:00 Self-guided tours of the Center for British Art, the Yale Art Gallery, and the Yale Campus, and guided tours of the Beinecke (limit 15), Yale Special Collections (limit 15) and library of Center for British Art (limit 15)
RSVP by September 14 (the sooner the better) to michael.s.young@uconn.edu ; please specify which of the limited enrollment tours you would prefer.
Directions: http://www.library.yale.edu/libraries/smldirect.html
Parking: http://www.library.yale.edu/libraries/smldirect.html#dparking
Please join us for what promises to be a fascinating, enjoyable and gratis event!
Special thanks to Laura Tatum and Hannah Bennett of Yale University Libraries for their help in making this event possible.
Texas/Mexico
This is an announcement that information about the Texas-Mexico chapter’s annual meeting is currently available online:
http://www.arlis-txmx.org/annualmeeting
The meeting will be held in Dallas from October 25-28 in venues throughout the city, including an afternoon excursion to Waxahachie. The planners of the meeting hope that you will find much in the program to be of interest and enable you to experience parts of the Dallas area previously unexplored.
A link to the registration form is at the bottom of the meeting page referenced above. Please submit your completed form along with the registration fees to Craig Bunch (contact information is printed on the form) with a postmark no later than October 10, 2007–one month from today. Please note that hotel reservations should be made as soon as possible prior to the deadlines of October 4.
Ohio Valley
The Akron Art Museum is extremely pleased to host the Ohio Valley/ARLIS 2007 Fall Meeting. We invite you to participate in an informative meeting at the newly expanded and renovated Akron Art Museum on Friday, October 26th at 9:00 a.m. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. There will be a dinner on Thursday, October 25th at 6:00 p.m. for anyone who would like to join us.
The agenda will include:
David Holmes from the Foundation Center – Cleveland,
Barbara Tannenbaum, Director of Curatorial Affairs of the Akron Art Museum,
Becky Bristol, Image Manager, Cleveland Museum of Art and Bryan Loar, Resource Librarian at Fitch, creators of the ARLIS/OV and ArLiSNAP websites,
And a moderated discussion by Pam Eyerdam, Head, Fine Arts Department, Cleveland Public Library on two topics – Collaboration between public and academic libraries and the ARLIS/NA Artist File progress.
Registration includes a continental breakfast, a buffet luncheon and admission to the galleries after the meeting.
If you have any questions or would like to receive a registration packet via US mail or email (current members will automatically be sent a registration packet), please contact Ellie Ward, by phone at 330-376-9186 ext. 221 or by email at eward@AkronArtMuseum.org.
New York
Please save the date of November 7, 2007 for the 2007 Fall New York Chapter Business Meeting.
The meeting will be held at the New York School of Interior Design, 170 East 70th Street (Between Lexington Avenue and Third Avenue), from 4:30 to 7:00.
The Business Meeting will be held in the Auditorium
The preliminary agenda will feature:
Remarks from the President, Zimra Panitz
The Treasurer’s Report, Meg Black
The Secretary’s Report, Lana Bittman
The Membership Report, Eric Wolf
The results of the elections for changes to Chapter policies and procedures
Nominations for 2008 Executive Board Officers
Other Old and New Business
This will be followed by a brief talk on my current exhibition at the School, “Making an Entrance: Design Philosophy and the Entry in Western Architecture”
A reception will be held following the business meeting in the exhibition in our Gallery.
Please RSVP to Eric Wolf by November 2nd. (eric@nysid.edu)
Southeast
The ARLIS/NA Southeast Chapter invites you to the 33rd Conference
in Nashville, Tennessee. The Conference will be held November
8-10, 2007, at Vanderbilt University.
The program includes presentations on Vanderbilt’s Contini-Volterra
Photograph Collection, a digitizing project that covers 60,000
images of Italian art from the 11th to the 16th century. The
Director of the TV News Archive will discuss the world’s most
comprehensive archive of U.S. national news broadcasts. The Self
Taught Artists Resource (STAR) Collection will be demonstrated. A
presentation will highlight primary art research in Tennessee.
Listen to a true saga of uncovering information about a movie
illustrator. Hatch Show Print will present a session about its
famous American Poster Shop.
The Conference also includes a tour of two important Nashville art
centers, The Frist Center for the Visual Arts and Cheekwood
Botanical Garden and Museum of Art.
Conference information is available at the following ARLIS/SE
website: http://www.arlis-se.org/Nashville/index.html
All members, non-members, guests, and LIS students are welcome to
attend.
Twin Cities
The ARLIS/NA Twin Cities Chapter Fall Meeting will be held on Monday, November 12, 2007 at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. We will have a business meeting starting at 10:00 a.m., followed by a tour of the facility at about 10:45 a.m. Please RSVP to Kathy Heuer (kheuer@cva.edu) by November 8. We will be serving light refreshments and would appreciate knowing the number of attendees.
The Minnesota Center for Book Arts is located at Open Book at 1011 Washington Avenue South between 10th and 11th Avenues, near the University of Minnesota’s West Bank campus. For directions and parking information please see http://www.mnbookarts.org/aboutmcba/ aboutmap.html. Also in regards to parking, please note that Minneapolis is observing Veteran’s Day on November 12 and parking will be free at street metered spaces.
Susan Winkler Featured on ARLIS/NA’s WOMAS
Posted: September 6, 2007 Filed under: ARLIS/NA, Art Librarianship 1 Comment »Susan Winkler, Special Projects Student Assistant at the University of Iowa and fellow ArLiSNAPer, is the September/October featured member on ARLIS/NA’s What Our Members Are Saying.
To see Susan’s profile, please go to http://www.arlisna.org/saying.html
ARLIS/NA President’s Message – Transitional Executive Board Structure
Posted: June 13, 2007 Filed under: ARLIS/NA, News, Professional Associations 3 Comments »“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
- Confucius
Dear ARLIS/NA Members,
To those of you who are not yet out on a gondola in Venice, perusing the marketplaces of Greece, or simply lost in a racy art mystery by a pool, I can, at least, bring you exciting news to salute over your next summer glass of wine about our Society making first steps toward updating the configuration of our organization!
While the Executive Board continues to gather the committee, division, section and roundtable reports with your feedback about the Assessment Task Force Recommendations, we have had our own discussions about the recommendations for the structure of the board. Based on those discussions, the Executive Board voted to adopt the configuration as proposed by the Assessment Task Force in hybrid form with the current structure, for the next couple of years.
By combining elements of the traditional structure with a new and developing structure, we will have the opportunity to explore the new board positions while preserving continuity with the current positions. Certainly, this does make for slightly more demanding appointments, but this seemed to be the most appropriate approach to managing the transition and for allowing time to work through shaping the new board positions.
As we begin to implement the additional roles Cate Cooney, Eastern Regional Representative, will serve as Chapter Coordinator and work with the chapter officers to devise membership guidelines; Sue Koskinen, West Regional Representative, will become our Communications Officer and will begin to search for a technology advisor; Marilyn Nasserden, Canadian Regional Representative, will serve as Development Coordinator and has joined the Development Committee to work on sponsorship strategies; Elizabeth Schaub, South Regional Representative, will serve as the Education Coordinator and become Co-chair of the Mentor Committee (when that forms); and Amy Trendler, our Midwest Regional Representative, will serve as Conference Coordinator, and has recently joined the Denver and Indianapolis Conference Planning Advisory Committee discussions.
We will all be learning more about how these roles will serve our Society as we go. I think the change offers much potential for us. Outlined below please find an abbreviated version of the new transitional structure of the Executive Board. You’ll notice that the most significant changes come with the regional representatives. Your feedback, throughout the year, to help us shape these positions will be welcome. Please revisit the original ARLIS/NA Organizational Assessment, too, for more details at http://www.arlisna.org/arlismembers/membersindex.html
More updates to come. Remember to visit the News & Events section of the website for news headlines and messages from your Executive Board.
Cheers,
Deborah K. Ultan Boudewyns, President, ARLIS/NA
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Transitional Executive Board Structure – Highlights of most significant changes
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
President- Deborah K. Ultan Boudewyns
- As proposed – no significant changes
Past President- Ann Whiteside
- Implement the recommended direct reports to alleviate some responsibilities on the regional reps (this way the reps will have time to serve in their elected roles as well as adopt some aspects of the proposed functional roles during this trial/hybrid year.)
- Direct Reports: Standards Com, Cat Advis Com, instead of liaison to Society Liaisons (leave to Pres) pick up Public Policy, continue as IRC liaison, continue with SEI implementation as Co-liaison with Education Officer.
Vice-President/President Elect – Ken Soehner
- As proposed – some reporting changes
Treasurer- Fran Scott
- As proposed – no significant changes
Secretary- Rebecca Price
- Co-liaison to Membership Committee w/current liaison
- Co-liaison to Headquarters with President
- Examine necessity/value of local chapter sec taking minutes at mid-yr and conferences
- Develop minutes guidelines if alternative sec is used and/or for future secretaries
FUNCTIONAL OFFICERS:
Chapters Coordinator- Cate Cooney
- Coordinate funding requests for chapters
- Work with other reg reps on their specific issues and/or discussions (to exercise ‘coordinator’ concept)
- Work with reg reps and chapters on Bylaw changes or issues
- Facilitate Chapter Officer discussions as needed
- Work with Marilyn and the Canadian Chapters (help determine whether we best continue the Canadian Rep or find out if it may not be necessary)
- Continue as Eastern Regional Rep
Development/Marketing- Marilyn Nasserden
- Become Co-liaison to the Development Committee – advise conference planners and Development Committee on fundraising and assist with fundraising activities as appointed
- Co-liaison to Membership Committee with Secretary
- Continue as Canadian Regional Rep
Education Coordinator- Elizabeth Schaub
- Continue as Professional Development Committee Liaison
- Co-chair Mentor Sub-Committee
- Co-liaison of Education Task Force with President
- SEI Implementation Co-liaison with VP
- Continue as South Regional Rep
Communication- Sue Koskinen
- Continue as Publications Liaison
- Technology Special Appointment – develop idea and help implement
- Continue as West Regional Rep
Conference Planning- Amy Trendler
- Serve as Co-Chair of CPAC with Pres
- Serve as Liaison (mediator) between CPAC and Conference Manager – eliminate excessive email/communications
- Oversee CPAC deadlines
- Go to CPAC – (and use this experience to begin to mold officer role for next year)
- Continue as Midwest Regional Rep
Bryan Loar to edit “What Our Members Are Saying”
Posted: June 5, 2007 Filed under: ARLIS/NA 1 Comment »Bryan Loar, our blog administrator here at ArLiSNAP, has been named the new editor of AWS’ “What Our Members Are Saying”!
From the ListServ announcement:
For those of you not familiar with “What Our Members Are Saying”, it is a bi-monthly chronicle of ARLIS/NA members’ testimonials on what they value about our Society. We hope this feature will give members and others a deeper understanding of the value gained through ARLIS/NA membership. Furthermore, we hope to continue to highlight current membership diversity as well as workplace variety.
Bryan is looking forward to getting to know more of you as he solicits subjects for “What Our Members Are Saying”. If you are interested in volunteering, please don’t hesitate to contact Bryan at bryan@theloars.com.
To visit the “What Our Members Are Saying” webpage go to: http://www.arlisna.org/saying.html.
Congratulations Bryan!
Summary of Backpack to Briefcase: Life after Library School
Posted: May 2, 2007 Filed under: 2007 ARLIS/NA Conference Atlanta, Advice: New Professionals, Advice: Students, Alternative Careers, ARLIS/NA, ArLiSNAP, Art Librarianship, Employment Resources, Publication 1 Comment »Backpack to Briefcase: Life after Library School.
Sarah Carter Moderator Introduced the session saying this session was born from the conference last year at Banff, and envisioned something that would help students, and new professionals jumpstart their role in ARLIS. Read the rest of this entry »
Atlanta Conference – Thank You and Evaluations
Posted: May 2, 2007 Filed under: 2007 ARLIS/NA Conference Atlanta, ARLIS/NA, Opportunities: Surveys and Studies Comments OffA heartfelt thank you to the entire conference planning team for the wonderful Atlanta experience in 2007! From the hotel to the cultural attractions to the sessions – what an impressive conference!
As we plan for Denver in ’08, all attendees should take a few minutes to evaluate the conference here (deadline is Monday, May 21st). In this way, we can ensure that next year’s conference will be even more spectacular!
Proposals for Denver ’08 – Instructional Round Robin
Posted: May 2, 2007 Filed under: 2008 ARLIS/NA Conference Denver, ARLIS/NA, Technology 21 Comments »Okay, first, I’ll be pitching New Voices again. It’s wildly popular and has a permanent place–which I’m trying to solidify through the professional development committee.
Second, I’m going to pitch a large instructional rotating mega-session. Now, how to do this for an organization that is so stuck on old structures of “sessions” and “workshops.” I’m basing it on the “cyber zed shed” model used at ACRL this spring. Here’s a visual: http://www.flickr.com/photos/30006487@N00/447405843/
I would like to propose a 5-6 hour station, with 30 minute turns in the exhibit hall. We can do half demos (this is how you set up a blog, this is how you set up a wiki) and then half “real-world” implementations of this technology. I’d like to get corporate sponsorship for this from someone like wordpress or flickr.
Also, I’d like to rabble rouse a bit on what the CPAC spends money on as a “keynote” speaker. I loved the Art Guys in Houston. But frankly, this format drags out convocation and we have topics of little relevance to us art professionals. If we had other invited speakers throughout, it would be fine, but since there is no topical keynote, it seems like a waste. Currently, Lawrence Lessig is involved with a copyright lawsuit brought about by some of the folks that work on the internet archive. It’s a lay person’s (read, not film or recording industry) attempt to break down some of the current copyright restriction and hammer out the orphan works issue. Bringing in some of those folks would be really cool…
Any thoughts???
ARLIS/NA MEMBERSHIP
Posted: February 28, 2007 Filed under: ARLIS/NA, Opportunities: Volunteer Comments OffYou are invited to consider working on one of the Society’s 18
committees. For more complete information about the different
committees please visit
http://www.arlisna.org/organization/committees.html
If you are interested in volunteering or have questions please
contact Deborah Ultan Boudewyns, ARLIS/NA Vice President/ President
Elect at ultan004@umn.edu / 612-625-6438.
