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ARTstor Announces Travel Award Program
The ARTstor Travel Awards program will provide five research travel awards in the amount of $1,500 each to support educational and scholarly activities. The awards have been established to recognize the importance of engaging with original works and sites, conducting onsite research in archives that hold primary source material, or attending conferences with colleagues engaged with similar issues. ARTstor will provide five research travel awards in the amount of $1,500 each (to be used by September 1, 2011) to help support the educational and scholarly activities of graduate students, scholars, curators, educators, and librarians in any field in the arts, architecture, humanities, and social sciences.
To be considered for a research travel award, applicants must create and submit an ARTstor image group (or a series of image groups) and a single accompanying essay that creatively and compellingly demonstrates why the image group(s) is useful for teaching, research, or scholarship. The five winning submissions will be determined by ARTstor staff. These submissions will help ARTstor to understand better the uses that scholars and teachers are making of ARTstor's content and tools, and will provide us with insights into how we can continue to improve our efforts to serve the educational community. (1/22/10)
New 2010 Executive Board Members
The ARLIS/NA Nominating Committee has announced the newly elected 2010 Executive Board members:
Vice-President/President Elect: Jon Evans
Treasurer: Thomas Riedel
Communications and Publications Liaison: Sandra Brooke
Canadian Member-at-Large: James Rout
The new executive board members will be formally installed at the annual membership meeting at the ARLIS/NA conference to be held in Boston, Massachusetts, in April. (01/11/10)
2009/2010 Internship Award Recipient Announced
Allison Schulte has been awarded the 2009/2010 ARLIS/NA Internship Award. She is presently a student in the Library and Information Science graduate degree program at San Jose State University, specializing in archives and special collections. Ms. Schulte holds a bachelor of arts degree in studio art from California State University, Northridge, and a master in fine arts degree from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). In ARLIS/NA, Ms. Schulte has revived and is co-coordinating the LGBTQ Special Interest Group, and was appointed Society of American Archivists Representative. Her current position is library director & international liaison for the Tom of Finland Foundation.
Ms. Schulte's experience to date is in special collections of erotic art focusing on collection management, exhibitions, and digitization of archival material. She has applied her specialist training in contemporary art to curating and teaching, as well as networking with artists and publishers in the fields of erotica and pornography. Her career plans are to continue her investigations into collections of erotic art, a subject that is less represented within universities and art libraries, in order to facilitate discovery of these collections for researchers and advance scholarly discourse on themes in erotic art. (01/07/10)
Member Susan Craig Wins Kansas Governor's Arts Award
Susan Craig, librarian at the Murphy Art & Architecture Library, University of Kansas, and 2007 recipient of the ARLIS/NA Distinguished Service Award, has won the 2010 Kansas Governor's Arts Award in the Arts Advocate category. The Kansas Governor's Arts Awards are given annually to distinguished Kansas artists, organizations, patrons and educators by the governor and the Kansas Arts Commission. (01/07/10)
2010 Executive Board Candidates Announced
The Nominating Committee has announced the slate of candidates for the 2010 executive board. The slate includes:
Vice-President/President Elect: Jon Evans
Treasurer: Thomas Riedel
Communications and Publications Liaison: Sandra Brooke
Canadian Member-at-Large: James Rout
(12/4/09)
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William J. Dane to Retire from Newark Public Library
William J. Dane, the keeper of prints, posters, and works of art on paper at the Newark Public Library, is retiring at the end of December. Dane plans to mark his retirement by delivering the John Cotton Dana Distinguished Lecture on Wednesday, December 9, at 6 p.m. in the Main Library's Centennial Hall.
Dane began his career at the library in 1947, after serving in the Second World War. Under Dane's stewardship, the library's Special Collections Division has thrived, and today boasts of more than 23,000 fine prints and photographs, 5,000 posters, and 1,000 rare books. The collection includes works by Rembrandt, Warhol, Lichtenstein, Kandinsky, Picasso, Matisse and Miro. Dane expanded the collections by including unique artists' books, commercially produced pop-up books, and even shopping bags.
Dane has curated more than 300 exhibitions at the library, including such major displays as "A Salute to the Society of American Graphic Arts: 1915-1994," "Hidden Treasures of Japanese Art," and "The World in Prints."
He is a board member of the Victorian Society in America, sits on the advisory board of the Printmaking Council of New Jersey, and is a member of the Grolier Club, as well as the Art Libraries Society of North America. Dane is also listed in Who's Who in American Art.
Dane said he plans to spend his retirement traveling and visiting museums and galleries. His first stop will be Puerto Rico in February where he has vacationed annually for the last 50 years. For additional information, see the Newark Public Library press release. (12/1/09)
The Transitions
Motivated by the unfortunately-growing number of ARLIS/NA and Visual Resources Association (VRA) members who recently have been either laid off or forced into retirement because of current harsh economic times, Maureen Burns, Leigh Gates, and Margaret Webster have established both a Google Group and a related LinkedIn Group named "The Transitions" to provide a forum for visual resource or art library professionals who, for whatever reason, are in transition in their careers. The Google Group will provide a private environment while the contents of the LinkedIn Group will be publicly visible to anyone who wishes to access it. The hope is that these sites will be used to discuss issues of concern, share experiences, post documents of interest, keep in touch with professional colleagues, and to gain access to relevant resources. It is anticipated that these groups will develop organically and take shape in ways which will provide practical career management information and emotional support to those who choose to join.
Initially posted on the Google Group site is an Online Resources page where useful links are listed for job searching, volunteer opportunities, and networking. Also posted are some professional opportunities which had not appeared on ARLIS_L or VRA_L and an ongoing discussion of what make an effective curriculum vitae or resume.
Both the ARLIS/NA and VRA executive boards have agreed to support these efforts, and a web presence and an open invitation to join should appear soon on their respective web sites. After the initial invitation to members of both organizations was made in early August, over 20 people joined The Transitions. These members included those who have retired, been laid off, or are actively searching for professional or volunteer positions. It is hoped that participation in these groups will encourage those who, for whatever reason, are going through a career transition to remain active and vital within their profession. As a group member one will be able to engage in discussions, add and edit documents, invite new members, and connect with colleagues.
In order to preserve membership privacy, it is asked that anyone interested in joining the Google Group inquire directly to Maureen Burns, Leigh Gates, or Margaret Webster. It is hoped that ARLIS/NA and VRA members will spread the word to both former and current colleagues who might benefit from participation. (11/30/09)
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ARLIS/NA and the Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) announce SEI Pro 2010: ARLIS/NA-VRAF Summer Educational Institute for Visual Resources and Image Management.
In the current climate of abrupt organizational change and widespread financial cutbacks, many visual resource professionals are realizing that they need to broaden their expertise and re-focus their activities and services in order to survive and thrive in an ever-evolving technological landscape. In response to the current climate this year's SEI is designed to serve those with more advanced experience who need to acquire new skills and expertise. SEI Pro 2010 is also targeted at anyone who needs an intense, rapid introduction to managing image or digital asset collections and we encourage participation. The SEI Pro 2010 will be held at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque from June 9 to June 12, 2010.
Participants will receive a dated Certificate of Completion, signed by the president and/or director of the ARLIS/NA and VRAF. (10/29/09)
The Education Subcommittee Announces Lunchtime Chats
The ARLIS/NA Education Subcommittee will periodically host Lunchtime Chats via Meebo on topics related to art librarianship and visual resources management. The first chat will be held on Friday, September 18, 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time. Barbara Rockenbach will moderate the chat titled "Visual Literacy in Your Library." (09/16/09)
New Online Publication on Best Practices in Cataloging Exhibition Publications
Cataloging Exhibition Publications: Best Practices: SUBJECTS was written and compiled by Lynda Bunting, Sherman Clarke, Marly Helm, S. Isidor Justeson, Elizabeth Lilker, Elizabeth O'Keefe, Sarah Quimby, Daniel Starr, Lori Van Deman.
This new Online Publication provides invaluable insights into cataloging subject heading fields for exhibition catalogs--illuminating the particular issues and challenges associated with these 6xx fields, including meeting names, named works of art, and the use of genre terms. This publication of best practices, created by the ARLIS/NA Cataloging Advisory Committee is devoted to providing practical guidance to catalogers working with art exhibition publications. These guidelines are intended to be used in conjunction with other cataloging documentation, including Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 2nd edition, 2002 revision (AACR2), and its successor, Resource Description and Access (RDA), Library of Congress Rule Interpretations (LCRI), and MARC21.
The cataloging of exhibition publications poses unique challenges to new and experienced catalogers alike. These types of publications often require more use of a cataloger's judgment, and more intervention in terms of transposing, omitting, and supplying data. Decision-making about the choice of a primary access point can be quite involved, and local practices and guidelines greatly affect how an exhibition publication is cataloged.
This new online publication is the third devoted to providing best practice guidelines for cataloging exhibition catalogs. The first two in the series are:
Title and Statement of Responsibility
Note Fields (8/24/09)
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From the President
January 13 2010:
Dear Members,
I hope that you all had wonderful restful holidays and are now coping with whatever winter happens to bring your way--in the northeast that happens to be lots of COLD air. But thoughts of the upcoming baseball season (the countdown for pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training has begun) and our annual conference to be held in Boston in April will help us make it through.
I hope that you have all had a chance to peruse the preliminary program for the Boston conference. There seems to be something for everyone--thought-provoking sessions, timely workshops, and tours galore. Boston is a top-rate city, offering a huge variety of restaurants, bars, museums, and an easy to navigate public transportation system. I truly believe this is going to be one of our best events yet!
Read all of ARLIS/NA President Amy Lucker's comments
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Liaison News
- Liaison to American Library Association (ALA), Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access (CC:DA)
Read the liaison's report on the RDA Update Forum and CC:DA meetings at the recent American Libraries Association (ALA) midwinter conference in Boston.
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Committee News
- Cataloging Advisory Committee
The committee announces the availability of what it hopes will be the first of several "best practices" documents for cataloging exhibition publications. The first document, Title and Statement of Responsibility, is now available as an ARLIS/NA online publication. (4/13/2007, updated 4/24/08)
- Communications and Publications Committee
The Communications and Publications Committee is seeking proposals for the Occasional Papers and Online Publications series. Possible topics include: new technologies in art librarianship, copyright, digital initiatives, standards and best practices, innovative collaborations, bibliographic instruction methods, new tools or the creative use of old tools, image management, or any issue that impacts art librarians or visual resource professionals today.
Contact Kraig Binkowski, professional resources editor, with your ideas, suggestions, and proposals. (5/22/08)
- Membership Committee
WHAT OUR MEMBERS ARE SAYING:
The Membership Committee is seeking to gather written statements, or testimonials, on how membership in our professional society, the Art Libraries Society of North America, has been of value and benefit to its members. If you are willing to share your story about what ARLIS/NA membership means to you, please consider sending us a paragraph or two. Statements can be e-mailed to Janine Henri. Statements are posted on the ARLIS/NA Web page in the "What Our Members Are Saying" section. Sharing the statements with others will serve to
attract new members as well as to highlight current membership diversity and variety in our work settings. Thank you in advance for participating in this outreach effort!
Submitted by Janine Henri and Margaret Boylan
12/16/05
- Professional Development Committee
New Professional Development Committee Website
The 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. (03/03/08)
The Professional Development Committee's Internship Roster lists a variety of institutions from across North America that host internships. There are listings from internships in museum libraries, visual resource collections, and academic settings. Some of the internships are paid and some are unpaid. If you don't see your institution listed on the roster, please consider submitting the information on the Internship Roster Form. (10/02/07)
- Publications Committee
The name of the Publications Committee has been changed to the Communications and Publications Committee to better reflect its purpose and charge. (5/22/08)
- Standards Committee
Core Journals Project and Other Activities
The Core Journals Project is currently the major focus of the Standards Committee. The project will result in a list of core journals recommended for all art library collections. The committee anticipates release of the first phase of the journal list in 2009. Other upcoming initiatives include canvassing ARLIS/NA membership for standards which may need to be created or reviewed; setting up a system to review, and update as necessary, the Digital Image Database Standards Checklist; reviewing and updating the Standards Committee Web page; and preparing for the transition to a new committee chair in 2009. (4/23/08)
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Division News
- Art & Design School Division
New Blog
There is some very exciting news for our division. Many of us have been waiting a long time for this, but at long last, thanks to the efforts of our co-moderators, Claudia Covert and Laura Haxon, we now have an Art and Design School Library Division blog. Although up and running, the blog is still a work in progress, undergoing some final tweaking. It is hoped that the blog will be accessible through the ARLIS/NA homepage in the near future. Please take a few minutes to look at the blog--it's going to be a wonderful source of ongoing dialogue and more. Let your voices be heard! Thank you Claudia and Laura! (4/24/08)
Member Success Story
In a recent posting to ARLIS-L, I had asked if any Division members had a success story to share. I received a response from Jill Luedke, reference/instruction librarian at the Adam & Sophie Gimbel Design Library at Parsons, The New School for Design, which I think might be of interest to several of our division members. Enticing students to come into the library and use our resources seems to be an ever growing challenge. Jill and one of her colleagues have initiated a fun and creative way to highlight their collection and draw people in using a simple but effective tool--a button making machine. The colorful graphic imagery is created from one inch snippets taken from color photocopies made from books in the collection. The button project was started a year ago, initially as a promotional tool for Fall orientations for students and faculty. It quickly became a huge hit, with now "collectible" status. Following this success, the buttons are now being used as instructional tools and incentives for students to actively participate in library instruction sessions (those who contribute in discussions or brainstorming are rewarded with a button). The buttons have also been used effectively as a way to help summer English as a Second Language students understand call numbers and navigate the collection. Each student was given a "button card" on which was written a citation, call number, and brief description of a book in the collection. Attached to the card was a button with an image taken from the individual book to be searched and found which the students kept as their reward. The books selected were all related to the student's course work or final projects, and thus had relevance beyond the basic lesson of how to find material on the shelves. It seems as though the buttons have endless potential. Looking at the image Jill sent me of a table filled with colorful buttons, I can easily see why these are collectibles...I would have a very hard time choosing among them! What a perfect reward for an art and design oriented user and a clever way to entice people to come back and explore. (4/24/08)
For recent news about ADSD members Jeff Gunderson and Diane Sammet, and members' libraries (New York Studio School, Ontario College of Art & Design, and School of Visual Arts), see News Headlines above. (4/22/07)
News submitted by Elinor Nacheman
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Section News
- Architecture Section
New Architecture Section Web Site
Thanks to the hard work of Nedda Ahmed and Elizabeth Meyer, there is a NEW web page for the Architecture Section on the ARLIS/NA web page! Visit the site to review the section's officers, statement of purpose, and find information about subscribing to ARCHSEC-L.
Submitted by Amy Trendler
4/6/07
Read more news from the Architecture Section.
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Round Table News
- Women and Art Round Table
The Women and Art Round Table Wikipedia Project
Several members of the Women and Art Roundtable (WomART) have noticed that coverage of the history of women's art in Wikipedia is poor. Major artists do not have entries, and entries that do exist need editing and additional bibliographic citations to make them more viable. Despite the recent uproar in some academic libraries over the validity of Wikipedia as a research tool, it is widely used by researchers from a variety of backgrounds. Wikipedia is the ninth most widely used Web site in the world, and receives more hits than CNN on a daily basis in the United States.
WomART members have decided to "join them," rather than "beat them," by adding authentic content to the database. To this end, several members of WomART have agreed to either create or edit at least three entries in Wikipedia this year. Instead of building static bibliographies on the history of women's art, we will create hyperlinked, dynamic content. This is a small attempt on our part to push content out beyond the barriers of the art library, to engage a larger audience, and to raise awareness during this important year in women's art. We will present our findings at ARLIS/NA's 2008 annual conference. We encourage other members of ARLIS/NA to take up the cause, seek out entries on art topics, and contribute! At the present time, the Wikipedia entry for ARLIS/NA needs additional content. Alternately, there are no entries for "Art Libraries" or "Art Librarianship."
Submitted by Sarah Falls
5/3/07
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Chapter News
- ARLIS/NA Canada
Visit the Web site for news and information about ARLIS/NA Canada.
- Central Plains Chapter
See the chapter Web site for the chapter's latest news. Back issues of the chapter newsletter Central Plains Irregular are also available in the newsletter section of the Web site.
- D.C.-Maryland-Virginia Chapter
Stephanie Moye, serials librarian for the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, American Art/Portrait Gallery Branch Library, is the 2009 recipient of the Caroline Backlund Professional Development Award. Stephanie is co-chair of the ARLIS/NA Research Awards Committee.
The recipient of the 2008 Student Travel Award is Kimberly Detterbeck who is earning her Master of Library and Information Science degree at the University of Maryland.
Visit Sketches to view the chapter's current newsletter and back issues.
- Delaware Valley Chapter
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The 2008 Marietta Bushnell Boyer Travel Award has been given to Annabelle L. Curran of the Barnes Foundation Archives and Library.
See the chapter Web site for additional chapter news.
- Midstates Chapter
The 2009 William C. Bunce/ARLIS Midstates Travel Award recipient is Nicole Beatty, fine arts image cataloger at the Henry R. Hope School of Fine Arts Visual Resource Center, Indiana University. Beatty is an active chapter member and is significantly involved in chapter planning for the 2009 ARLIS/NA conference. She serves on the Web Team, maintains the conference web page, and will assist with one of the workshops.
To read additional chapter news, visit the chapter's Web site news page.
- Montréeal-Ottawa-Quéebec Chapter
View the latest issue and back issues of the chapter's bilingual newsletter MOQDOC for chapter news. MOQDOC in french and in english.
- Mountain West Chapter
Read the chapter's newsletter, Mountain Ledger, on the chapter Web site. (posted 2/4/08)
- New England Chapter
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The 2008 recipients of the chapter's Travel Awards are Rachel Beckwith, arts librarian at the Johnson Library Center, Hampshire College, and consultant for ARTstor; and Elizabeth Amy Ehrnst, visual resources curator at Roger Williams University.
The 2008 Elmar W. Seibel Scholarship recipient is Ashley Peterson, serials assistant at the Wiliam Morris Hunt Library, Museum of Fine Arts, and graduate student at Simmons College.
View the chapter newsletter Focus to read more chapter news.
- New York Chapter
Christine M. Sala, architecture bibliographer at the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library at Columbia University, is the recipient of the 2008 ARLIS/NY Professional Development Award. This award offers $500 for a professional with at least two years of ARLIS/NA and ARLIS/NY membership.
Maria Oldal, head of cataloging and database maintenance at The Pierpont Morgan Library and Museum, is the recipient of the 2008 Celine Palatsky Travel Award. Maria is presenting at the Cataloging Section meeting on Cataloging Cultural Objects (CCO) and MARC. She is also a member of the Gerd Muehsam Award Committee.
See the New York chapter's Web site for the chapter's latest news. Back issues of the chapter newsletter ARLIS/New York News are also available in the News and Events Archive on the Web site.
- Northern California Chapter
See the chapter Web site for the chapter's latest news.
- Northwest Chapter
See the chapter Web site for the chapter's latest news.
- Ohio Valley Chapter
Leslie Jankowski, technical services librarian at the Columbus College of Art & Design, is the recipient of the 2009 Fall Travel Award to be used towards attendance at this year's fall chapter meeting at the Toledo Museum of Art, November 12-13, 2009. Leslie is the secretary for the cataloging committee of OPAL, the Ohio Private Academic Libraries consortium and is also on the User Services committee for OPAL. Leslie received her MLIS from Kent State University and also has an MA in Women's Studies from The Ohio State University.
Allison Huftalen, catalog librarian at the Toledo Museum of Art, is the winner of the chapter's 2009 Travel Award. Allison is the editor of the Ohio Valley electronic newsletter and will be attending her first ARLIS/NA conference this year.
Additioinal chapter news can be viewed by visiting the chapter Web site.
- Ontario Chapter
Visit ARLIS ON to view the chapter's current newsletter and back issues.
- Southeast Chapter
View the latest issue of ARTifacts: The Newsletter of the Art Libraries Society of North America, Southeast Chapter .
Kathy Edwards, art and architecture reference librarian at Clemson University's Emery A. Gunnin Architecture Library, has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the chapter's Professional Development Travel Award.
The Southeast Chapter announces its 22nd annual LoPresti Award winners (posted 3/19/2007).
- Southern California Chapter
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The recipient of the chapter's 2009 Student Travel Award is Allison R. Schulte, librarian at the Tom of Finland Foundation in Los Angeles, California. Allison will be speaking on a panel entitled "Hot and Bothered: Erotica in the Library and Museum Context."
The 2009 winner of the Judith A. Hoffberg Travel Award is Leanne Hindmarch, the architecture and environmental design librarian at the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California. Leanne will be speaking on a panel at the ARLIS/NA conference about liaison relationships with teaching faculty.
Read the chapter newsletter Canvas for additional news. Current and back issues are available. For the most up-to-date news and events, see the chapter's homepage.
- Texas-Mexico Chapter
Nicole Davis is the recipient of the chapter's 2009 Lois Swan Jones Professional Development Award that provides support for attandance at the annual ARLIS/NA conference.
View the current issue and back issues of The Medium to read chapter news.
- Twin Cities Chapter
The 2009 chapter Travel Award recipient is Kristen Mastel, the outreach & instruction librarian for agricultural, biological, and environmental sciences at the University of Minnesota. She currently serves as the chapter's secretary/treasurer and will be participating in the Web 2.0 Tech Kiosk at the ARLIS/NA conference.
See the chapter Web site for the chapter's latest news.
- Western New York Chapter
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Read about the Western New York and Ontario chapters' joint meeting in Buffalo, New York. (posted 2/2007)
Visit the "News & Updates" section of the chapter's homepage for the latest news.
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Remembrances
Click to read a Society tribute to our colleagues.
- Ursula Kolmstetter, June 5, 2009
- Judith A. Hoffberg, January 16, 2009
- Judith Elizabeth Holliday, February 8, 2008
- Lois Swan Jones, August 7, 2006
- Merrill Wadsworth Smith, April 4, 2006
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News & Features Editor Contact Info:
Carol Graney
Director of University Libraries
University of the Arts
320 S. Broad St.
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone: (215) 717-6281
Fax: (215) 717-6287
Email: cgraney@uarts.edu
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