Annual Report (2002)
ARLIS/NA Academic Library Division

Responsible Group  Academic Library Division

Submitted by:
Name: Kim Collins, Moderator
E-mail address : kcolli2@emory.edu
Phone/ Fax numbers 404-727-2997 / FAX 404-727-0408

Report:

Incoming officers:

Moderator for 2003-04: Deborah Ultan

Vice-Moderator for 2003-04,  Moderator-Elect for 2004-05, To be determined

ADL:  Website Custodian, To be determined

Brief Narrative/Activities   

MEMBERSHIP DISCUSSION: How can new members become more involved in the organization? Suggestions and comments were:

a.      Membership form: one is asked to note one’s interests and the Executive Board then tries to match interests to organizational needs.

b.      We need more discussion at the new members meeting.  Create a forum for new members to volunteer and get help from seasoned members.

c.      Mentoring program: most mentors invite the new members to attend whatever meetings they do.

d.      There needs to be more descriptive information available via the ARLIS/NA web site regarding the roles and responsibilities of committee members, chairs, and other offices.

e.      New members ought to also feel free to take the initiative to attend whatever committee meetings they wish.

f.      Edit the membership form so that members can indicate exactly which committees they wish to join.

g.      Investigate an internship program for new members which would help pair them up with members with official responsibilities.

h.      New members ought to submit a short paragraph about themselves to introduce them to the membership – the group then offered that all members ought to do this!

i.      Put new member information into Update.

j.      Contact your local chapter.

In terms of the Academic Libraries Division, suggestions included becoming a conference mentor, and to encourage your academic colleagues to come to meetings!

DISCUSSION ON RECRUITMENT PROBLEMS—the graying of the profession?

How can we make art librarianship attractive and competitive today? Lucie Stylianopoulos (University of Virginia) asked what ARLIS/NA is doing about the problem.  Henry Pisciota, who is on the Professional Development Committee, replied that Goal I of the Strategic Plan is to increase the effectiveness of art librarians and visual resources curators by focusing efforts on professional and continuing education, as well as professional development activities  He also reported that folks are trying to create cooperative programs such as that at Maryland which hope to have a specific art librarian tract, and to distribute this plan widely via the ARLIS/NA web site when it is finished.  Anne Haas noted that we need to encourage art history faculty and programs to encourage such a tract as well.  Stephanie Supel? (NYPL) suggested that we create a contest to publicize that there is an art librarian tract out there.  Carol Ann Fabian (University of Buffalo) will write up a point/counterpoint program on tenure vs. non-tenure faculty and the salary issue.

FUTURE IDEAS FOR DISCUSSION:

Digital art (tie in with ACM’s SIGGRAPH conference) – no name

Grant money – Stephanie Supel? (NYPL)

Assessment efforts – Henry Pisciota (Pennsylvania State)

Staff core competencies – Sarah McCleskey (Clemson University)

Aggregate databases/creating profiles – Tara Carlyle (University of North Texas)

Electronic resource licensing – Nancy Pistorius (University of New Mexico)

Infrastructure to implement e-metrics – Jeanne Brown (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

Islamic art grant - Adeane Bregman (Boston College)

ARLIS/NA Strategic Plan   (Action Items listed by number)

Action Item 3 (IV E, I G): “…develop procedures to ensure that the ARLIS/NA website provides references and/or links to useful print and electronic art and interdisciplinary information resources reflective of each Division…”

The ALD hopes to recruit a website custodian  to update its website and better utilize the pages to communicate to our members.

Action Item 6 (II A): “Contribute to the establishment of professional development and continuing education programs of the Society. ”

Create a point/counterpoint program on tenure vs. non-tenure faculty and the salary issue.