Chair: Ursula Kolmstetter

Present: Dana Beth, Washington University; Lucia S. Chen, NY Public Library; Susan Craig, University of Kansas; Leigh Gates, Art Institute of Chicago; Jean Hines, Pratt Manhattan; Ursula Kolmstetter, Indianapolis Museum of Art; Natalia Lonchyna, NC Museum of Art; Pat Lynagh, Smithsonian Institution; Susan Moon, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art; Marilyn Nasserden, University of Calgary; Jan Rietveld, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam; Susanna Sabolcsi, Montclair Art Museum; Elizabeth Schmoeger, Milwaukee Art Museum; Stephanie Sigala, St Louis Art Museum; Sonja Staum-Kuniej, Herron Art Library; Carol Terry, Rhode Island School of Design; Linda Tompkins-Baldwin, Baltimore Museum of Art; Anita Vriend, Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam; Ann Whiteside, Harvard Design School

The primary agenda for this meeting was to elect a new moderator, and to share experiences related to space planning. Attendees introduced themselves and described their space-related concerns and interests.

Sonja Staum-Kuniej was elected Moderator.

Various projects, in progress or proposed, were discussed:

• An article is needed relating to space planning for media storage.
• A referral directory of people involved or experienced with space planning projects, and consultants, has been initiated. Such a referral list would make a useful resource on the ARLIS/NA website. There were few responses to an earlier request on ARLIS-L for entries. Those present at this meeting would be a good starting point for such a list. Information on projects, consultants, architects should be sent to Sonja Staum-Kuniej - sstaumku@iupui.edu – by the end of April. Entries should include a summary of the project, name and contact information for the contributor, the size of the library, names of consultants and architects, and materials available to share.
• A space planning bibliography is underway, but not very far along. Citations should be sent to Sonja. Ultimately this would also go on the website. An annotated bibliography might also be suitable for Art Documentation.
• A space planning workshop was proposed for the next conference. Carol Terry volunteered to put together a proposal.
• An article is needed on the nitty-gritty aspects of moving a collection.
• An article is needed on compact shelving, and information on libraries that have installed compact shelving would be useful.