ARLIS/NA Collection Development Committee
Meeting Minutes, Saturday, March 7, 1998
Present: Mary Clare Altenhofen, Adeane Bregman, Paula Gabbard, Thomas
Hill, Katie Keller, Pamela Krupanski, Roger Lawson (E.B. Liaison),
Barbara Reed, Chris Sala, Timothy Shipe, Carol Terry, Ann Whiteside
(Chair).
The committee met to discuss on-going projects and session ideas for the

1999 conference in Vancouver.
Collection Development Policy Statements – Bregman, Krupanski and
Whiteside have solicited libraries (academic, architecture, art & design

school, museum and public) for policies to be used in a compilation as
samples.  They have received seven or eight policies so far.  Surveys
will go out to those send policies.  The surveys will ask for contextual

information such as collection size, staffing, budget, etc. The
committee was asked for opinions of the usefulness of a web-based
publication or a print publication.  It was decided that an
introduction, the policies and some appendices will be published as an
occasional paper.  A web site will be developed with the introductory
material and appendices. Policies that are already on the web will be
pointed to from this site.  Krupanski offered to host the site, which
can also be linked to the Collection Development Committee web page.
Collection Development Standards – Whiteside reported that the
sub-committee working on this has three portions of the 1983 standards
in draft format.  The sub-committee had a scheduled meeting for the next

day, where further work would be assigned and deadlines set.
Web page – Altenhofen spoke about her efforts to create a core art
periodicals list for the web site.  She is seeking permission to use the

list in the revised edition of Arntzen and Rainwater.  It was suggested
that a web page be set up for this list and that the list could be
interactive, allowing users of the web page to add comments and
annotations to the list. Altenhofen will be working on the list and
offered to set up the web page.
O.P. Dealer's Directory – Barbara Reed has asked to be relieved of
leading this effort and discussion centered around how to re-focus the
project.  It was decided that the Directory will be a web-based
"publication", with links to vendor's web sites as appropriate. The
consensus of the committee was that there is not much to be gained from
charging vendors to advertise on the ARLIS Dealer's web site.  Data will

be gathered from members of the committee and other interested parties.
Paula Gabbard and Thomas Hill will work on this project.
Session ideas for Vancouver conference:
  an AskARLIS session on storage issues, overcrowded libraries.  Ask for

people to speak briefly on issues such as the "Harvard model", what
works for storage, what does not, issues around storing visual
materials.  Mary Clare Altenhofen agreed to speak on the "Harvard
model", Barbara Reed agreed to speak as someone who has stored material
and will get it back. Carol Terry may speak.  Paula Gabbard offered to
write the proposal.
  an AskARLIS session on electronic resources.  This will be a
re-working of the proposal submitted by Tim Shipe last year.  The focus
of the session will be narrowed down and will include the aspect of
constortial electronic resources.  Note: since the conference, the
Serials Roundtable has approached us with a proposal to join this
session with a portion on electronic journals.  Tim Shipe will work on
the proposal.
  an AskARLIS on gifts and exchanges (this stems from Strategic Plan
item number 81). The session could include the museum library and the
academic library perspectives.  Issues to cover include trends, gift
refusal, disposal of materials.  We would like to co-sponsor this with
the Museum Library Division.  Katie Keller will approach the Museum
Division about co-sponsorship and will write the proposal.
NOTE: All session proposals are due May 31st.
Ann Whiteside
Harvard Graduate School of Design

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Ann Whiteside
Visual Resources Librarian
Harvard Graduate School of Design
awhiteside@gsd.harvard.edu