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NewsNews HeadlinesNew ARLIS/NA TreasurerPresident Ken Soehner has announced that Ted Goodman has agreed to fill the recently vacated treasurer position on the executive board. Mr. Goodman is a former ARLIS/NA president (2001) and served as treasurer (1992-1993). In addition, he served as co-chair of the conferences held in New York in 1990 and 2004, chair of the Development Committee in 1994 and the Wittenborn Committee in 1991, and chair of the New York chapter in 1999. (7/8/08)IRC Study Tour of the NetherlandsThe International Relations Committee (IRC) has organized a study tour of the Netherlands to be held from October 26 to November 1, 2008. Highlights of the tour will include the Amsterdam Public Library; Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven; University of Utrecht Library; Delft Technische Universiteit Library; Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, and a review of the project to digitize Van Gogh's letters; Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica manuscript collection; Special Collections of the University Library of Amsterdam housed in three 17th century houses; a hardhat tour of renovations to the Stedelijk Museum; and an evening canal cruise. Members of the study tour will also participate in an international discussion with the Dutch hosts about different library practices in North America and the Netherlands.The study tour will be able to accommodate ten to twenty ARLIS/NA members. An application form including additional information is available on the IRC Web site. Applications are due July 1, 2008. (5/27/08) New ARLIS/NA Conference Speaker Fund AnnouncedThe Alternative Voices Speakers Fund has been set up to bring a diversity of voices to the annual conference by encouraging the participation of non-ARLIS/NA speakers from traditionally underrepresented racial or ethnic groups. The fund supports attendance costs and a small honorarium for recommended speakers who self-identify with one or more traditionally underrepresented racial or ethnic groups.To support the selection of speakers, an Alternative Voices Speakers Fund Committee will be established consisting of the current conference program chairs, Diversity Committee chairs, and the ARLIS/NA liaison to the ALA Office for Diversity. Proposals will be submitted as part of the regular conference session proposal process. Diversity had been a priority of the Society for over 15 years and this fund enables diversity to be a key part of all its national conferences going forward. (5/22/08) Samuel H. Kress Foundation Contributes to ARLIS/NA-VRA SEIThe Samuel H. Kress Foundation has made a generous contribution to underwrite attendance at the ARLIS/NA-VRA Summer Educational Institute for Visual Resources and Image Management for currently enrolled library school students. For year one (SEI 2008) up to four students will be selected to receive funds to offset expenses. Year two, SEI 2009, will entail a competitive process and will allow two students to attend SEI with all conference costs covered. (5/22/08)New Online Publication Announced: Cataloging Exhibition Publications: Best Practices--Title and Statement of ResponsibilityThe Publications Committee announces the launch of a new ARLIS/NA publication, Cataloging Exhibition Publications: Best Practices--Title and Statement of Responsibility. The 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.This first section of best practice guidelines is devoted to the title and statement of responsibility fields of the MARC record. This division of record elements follows the data field divisions set forth by the International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD): title and statement of responsibility area; edition area; type and extent of resource area; publication, distribution, etc., area; physical description area; series area; note area; standard number (or alternative) and terms of availability area. The online publication is availabe free of charge on the ARLIS/NA Web site. (4/24/08) Ringling College of Art and Design Library Funding Goal Reached and New Staff AnnouncedKathleen List, director of library services at the Ringling College of Art and Design Verman Kimbrough Memorial Library, reports that the Ringling College Library Association announced that they have completed their initial funding goal of $2,000,000 for an endowment they established in 1999. The endowment is an important component of the library association's strategic financial planning to ensure perpetual support of library acquisitions for the library. The announcement follows closely on the heels of their announcement in April of $2,000,000 toward the construction of a new library for the college. The Ringling College Library Association is an independent, volunteer organization founded in 1975 to support the education of visual artists and designers through the ongoing development of the Kimbrough Library.Sarah Carter has joined the staff of the library as instruction and research services librarian, a newly established position beginning in the 2007-2008 academic year. She is a graduate of Indiana University's dual degree program, and holds an MLS in library science and an MA in art history. Sarah has taken over responsibility for the library's instruction program and expanded the research and reference services offered. (4/24/08) College of Visual Arts Receives IMLS Connection to Collections BookshelfKathryn Heuer, library director at the College of Visual Arts in St. Paul, Minnesota, is pleased to announce that the library has been selected to receive the IMLS (Institute of Museums and Library Services) Connecting to Collections Bookshelf. The contents of the bookshelf were selected by a panel of conservation and preservation experts; it includes an essential set of books, online resources, and a user's guide that can help small libraries and museums care for their collections. The IMLS Bookshelf was made possible by a cooperative agreement with the American Association for State and Local History and with support from the Getty Foundation, the Henry Luce Foundation, and the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. (4/24/08)Chilin Yu Retires from Columbus College of Art & DesignChilin Yu has retired from the Columbus College of Art & Design Packard Library after forty-six years of service as library director. Gail Storrer has been appointed library director. Gail has a degree in music education from Alfred University and an MS in Library Science from Simmons College. (4/24/08)ARLIS/NA and VRA Joint Task Force on Collaboration Issue Final ReportARLIS/NA and the Visual Resources Association (VRA) Joint Task Force on Collaboration has issued it's final report. The task force was established to investigate the relationship between the two associations and to recommend collaborative possibilities. (04/15/08)2008 Conference Sponsorship AnnouncedThe Development Committee has announced that fifty sponsors have generously provided more than $35,000 in support of the 2008 annual conference in Denver. These contributions collectively enable ARLIS/NA to fulfill its mission to foster excellence in the field through the sharing of ideas, the funding of awards, and the opportunity for networking.In particular, the committee recognizes the Society Affiliate Gold, Silver, and Bronze sponsors, as well as the stalwart award sponsors: GOLD Saskia Denver Art Museum SILVER Ars Libri, Ltd. F.A. Bernett Books BRONZE ARTstor Mrs. Frederick R. Mayer Proquest AWARDS Andrew Cahan Photography Award AskART Conference Attendance Award H.W. Wilson Foundation Research Award Howard & Beverly Joy Karno Award Merrill Wadsworth Smith Travel Award [new this year; anonymously sponsored] Worldwide Books Award for Publication Worldwide Books Award for Electronic Resources For a complete list of sponsors, visit the Denver conference Sponsorship page. 2008 Annual Conference Travel Awards AnnouncedThe Travel Awards Committee has announced the travel award recipients for 2008. The awards will be presented at the Convocation and Awards Ceremony on Friday, May 2nd, at the 36th Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado.ARLIS/NA Conference Attendance Award: Ellie Ward, Akron Art Museum Student Conference Attendance Award: Rebecca Cooper, Society of the Cincinnati Library Judith A. Hoffberg Student Award for Conference Attendance: Yolanda Koscielski, University of British Columbia, School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies Merrill Wadsworth Smith Travel Award in Architecture: Alan Michelson, University of Washington, Architecture and Urban Planning Library Student Diversity Award for Conference Attendance: Tiffany Chao, University of Michigan School of Information Andrew Cahan Photography Award: Tom Caswell, University of Florida AskART Conference Attendance Award: Gabriela Zoller, G. Robert Strauss Jr. Memorial Library, Albright-Knox Art Gallery Howard and Beverly Joy Karno Award: Sandra Wiles, Phoenix Art Museum (3/24/08) Corning Museum of Glass Rakow Research Library Recieves GrantThe Rakow Research Library of the Corning Museum of Glass has received a Save Our History Grant from The History Channel for the Stories from the Crystal City project. The library will partner with the High School Learning Center, an alternative public school program for at-risk youth, to collect oral histories from Corning-area glassworkers. The students will create a documentary tracing the history of the glassmaking industry in Corning. In addition to the documentary, students will create an exhibit that will include recordings from their interviews and photographs of the factories, workers, and glass products. The exhibit will be shown at the Corning Museum of Glass. (3/20/08)The Research and Scholars Center at the Smithsonian American Art Museum Launches Online NewsletterThe Smithsonian American Art Museum's Research and Scholars Center has a new online newsletter. The inaugural issue was launched in the fall of 2007, and a spring issue will be forthcoming shortly. (3/20/08)ARLIS/UK & Ireland Announces International Delegate Award for Annual ConferenceARLIS/UK & Ireland is pleased to announce its 2008 Annual Conference International Delegate Award, designed to encourage attendance and participation in the 2008 Annual Conference for art information professionals who reside outside of the United Kingdom and Ireland. The conference will be held at the University of Liverpool in the UK, July 23-25, 2008.For information about the conference and the award, see the conference Web site. (03/05/08) Top of Page B.J. Kish Irvine Graduate Scholarship Established at Indiana UniversityIn an effort to see the art librarianship specialization continue in the School of Library and Information Science at Indiana University, Betty Jo (B.J.) Kish Irvine has contributed funds to establish the B.J. Kish Irvine Graduate Scholarship. The scholarship will support students who are pursuing fine arts librarianship including specializations in print, image, digital and electronic collections and applications.During her forty years at Indiana University, Ms. Kish Irvine distinguised herself as the quintessential art librarian, responsible for the planning, administration, collection development, and reference services of the Fine Arts Library. In addition, she established and served as the director of the Specialization in Art Librarianship program in the School of Library and Information Science, and taught, mentored, and encouraged students in all areas of art and visual resources librarianship and art history. For more information about the scholarship and how to contribute, contact Tony White, head, Fine Arts Library. (2/18/08) Elinor Nacheman Publishes Reference BookElinor Nacheman has published a reference book titled Unveiled: A Directory and Guide to 19th Century Born Artists Active in Rhode Island and Where to Find Their Work in Publicly Accessible Rhode Island Collections. A culmination of two sabbatical leaves, the book is self published with the help of an ARLIS/NE Wolfgang Freitag Award and faculty development funding from the Rhode Island School of Design, and is being distributed to participating institutions. Those interested in purchasing a copy of the book may contact Ms. Nacheman. (2/18/08)Registration Open for July 2008 Summer Educational Institute for Visual Resources and Image Management (SEI)Registration for the fifth joint ARLIS/NA and Visual Resources Association (VRA) sponsored Summer Educational Institute for Visual Resources and Image Management (SEI) is now open.The 2008 SEI will be held at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, from July 7 through July 13. It is an intensive five-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. Accommodations in a James Madison University air-conditioned dormitory will be available for approximately $31 a night. A cafeteria-style meal plan will also be offered at approximately $22 per day. Information on instructors, the syllabus, accommodations, and registration procedures are available on the SEI Web site. (2/4/08) Top of Page Cincinnati Art Museum Awarded a Library Servies and Technology Act Full GrantThe Cincinnati Art Museum has been awarded a Library Services and Technology Act Full Grant for $125,002 to support the automation project of its Mary R. Schiff Library in collaboration with the University of Cincinnati Libraries. The automation project will allow users nationwide greater access to the rich and extensive collection of visual arts resources housed in the Art Museum's library. The project will convert the library's paper catalog to an automated system and will make it possible to add the resources to the statewide OhioLINK system. (2/4/08)ARLIS/NA Announces New Executive Board MembersThe ARLIS/NA Nominating Committee has announced that the candidates presented to the Society have been approved by acclamation. Amy Lucker, Rijn Templeton, Liv Valmestad, and Barbara Rominski will join the ARLIS/NA Executive Board in 2008. They will begin their terms at the Membership Meeting at the annual conference in Denver as Vice-President/President Elect, Treasurer, Canadian Representative, and West Regional Representative respectively. Please go to the Members' Area for statements from the incoming Board members. (12/19/07)ARLIS/NA Member Bill Dane in the NewsAn article celebrating William J. Dane's work as Keeper of the Prints at the Newark Public Library appeared in the New York Times on December 18. The article, "Keeper of an Unlikely Trove, Gutenberg to Warhol" by Andrew Jacobs, can be seen on the New York Times Web site. For further reading about Mr. Dane, read "A Journal to Mr. Dewey's 700s: Speaking with Bill Dane," an interview conducted by Tom Jacoby and Eileen Markson published in the Spring 2005 issue of Art Documentation (vol.24, no.1, p. 42-49). (12/19/07)Shilpa Rele Receives ARLIS/NA 2007-2008 Internship AwardShilpa Rele, a MLIS candidate in the Department of Information Studies at the University of California Los Angeles, has been awarded the ARLIS/NA 2007-2008 Internship Award. The prestigious award grants $2,500 to support a period of internship for a student preparing for a career in art librarianship or visual resources curatorship. In addition, Ms. Rele will receive a one-year complimentary membership in ARLIS/NA. Ms. Rele also holds masters degrees in art history from the University of Minnesota and in history from the University of Mumbai in India. She is focused on a career as a visual resources professional and is particularly interested in issues related to information retrieval and digital preservation of visual collections.For additional information about the Internship Award visit the award Web page. While only one ARLIS/NA Internship Award is granted each year, ARLIS/NA does maintain a list of paid and unpaid internship opportunities; interested students and potential hosts are encouraged to visit the Internship Roster Web site for more information. (12/14/2007) Top of Page Brown University Library Awarded a Collaborative Planning GrantThe Brown University Library has been awarded a Collaborative Planning Grant by the Institute of Library and Museum Services for the purpose of working with the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Museum and the Fleet Library at RISD to develop a new database architecture for the Gorham Company Archive. The proposed database will allow libraries and museums to share knowledge concerning the Gorham Manufacturing Company and its silver products. Additional information about the project can be found on the Brown Library Web site. (11/16/07)Harvard University Art Museums Receives Award from Getty Foundation's Archival Grants ProgramThe Harvard University Art Museums received an award from the Getty Foundation's Archival Grants Program. With the help of this grant, the Art Museums will continue to analyze and catalog much of its archival collections, ensuring the preservation of the papers of esteemed Art Museum principals of the 20th Century, such as Edward Forbes, Paul Sachs, and Agnes Mongan. (11/10/07)ARLIS/NA and VRA Announce Plans for Joint Conference in 2011ARLIS/NA and the Visual Resources Association (VRA) have announced that they will hold a joint conference in Minneapolis in 2011 on March 23-29 at the Hilton Minneapolis. The conference will offer a unique opportunity to collaborate with colleagues in a culturally exciting venue. A number of exciting developments over the past few years in the Twin Cities should make the meeting in Minneapolis compelling. The memberships will greatly benefit from visiting a city with so much cultural progress and an area where the art information profession has been directly affiliated with this growth. (10/09/07)ARTstor Support for Conference SpeakersARTstor has generously offered to direct its support of ARLIS/NA toward conference speakers. ARTstor's support will help ARLIS attract high quality speakers to its conferences. Their continuing support in the form of a $1500 annual contribution to underwrite a conference speaker or speakers to be selected by the conference planners is greatly appreciated. The non-member speakers will provide expert voices on topics potentially as diverse as visual literacy, networked environments, interoperability, digital media, intellectual property, and beyond. In addition to its support of conference speakers, ARTstor continues to support the ARLIS/NA and VRA Summer Educational Institute in its critical mission. (10/08/07)Top of Page Barnes Foundation's Archives and Library Department Completes Grant ProjectThe Barnes Foundation's Archives and Library Department has recently completed a major processing project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The 2004 grant provided funding for a full-time processing archivist and for supplies and technical assistance to re-house, arrange, and create finding aids and catalogue records for early records of the Barnes Foundation and its founder, Dr. Albert C. Barnes. For more information, visit the Barnes Foundation's Archives and Library Web site. (8/2/07)Tom Caswell Publishes ArticleTom Caswell recently published "Museum Studies: Online Resources for Students and Practitioners" in the Internet Resources section of the v.68, no.7, July/August 2007 issue of C&RL News. (07/13/07)New York Studio School Receives NEH Preservation GrantThe John McEnroe Library at the New York Studio School recently received a National Endowment for the Humanites Preservation Assistance Grant. The grant will cover the cost of a consultant to assess the library's archival holdings of audio and audio visual materials and how best to preserve them. The archive consists of recordings of artists, critics, and art historians discussing various topics, and dates from the mid-1960's. Speakers include Philip Guston, John Cage, Kiki Smith, Louis Finkelstein, Karen Wilken, Robert Rosenblum, Bill Jensen, Sir Anthony Caro and Elizabeth Murray. (5/04/07)Top of Page Ontario College of Art & Design Receives Gifts and GrantsOntario College of Art & Design has been awarded over $650,000 in gifts and grants toward the development of collections, content, and services. The library accepted 6,400 gifts-in-kind, including the inventory of an entire design bookstore, valued at $408,000. As a member of the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN), the school was allocated $101,900 of a $19 million federal grant from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation for digital content development in social sciences and humanities. As a member of the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL), the library received another $101,900 in matching provincial funding from the Ontario Research Fund for the CRKN project. OCUL applied for and received two grants of $750K each from Ontario Buys for an OCUL E-Books Service and an Ontario Data Extraction and Infrastructure Service (OCAD's share is approximately $6,750 of each of these grants). OCAD also received an additional $30,000 in new digital content as a result of an $8 million investment by the Ontario Government to Knowlege Ontario for the Ontario Digital Library. Knowlegege Ontario is a collaboration of libraries, cultural heritage organizations, and educational institutions with a focus on connecting Ontarians to digital content to support their information and learning needs. (5/03/07)School of Visual Arts Library Opens Milton Glaser Design Study Center and ArchivesIn October 2006, the Visual Arts Library at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City opened the Milton Glaser Design Study Center and Archives. The Archive seeks to collect, preserve, and make accessible design works of significant historical and artistic value. The founding gift was from designer/illustrator Milton Glaser, an instructor and board member at SVA since 1961. The collection provides a complete overview of Glaser's work--approximately 700 pieces of original art, 1,700 sketches, 380 posters, 150 prints as well as newspapers, magazines, album covers, menus, letterhead and other items designed by Mr. Glaser. The archive also holds an extensive collection of printed work by the design firm Chermayeff & Geismar; the Henry Wolf Collection, documenting the career of art director/designer/photographer Henry Wolf; and the Ed McCabe Collection of advertisements designed by McCabe. The Archives will continue to acquire materials in various formats with the intent of documenting the design process from concept to completion, especially by artists and designers of special renown who have been affiliated with SVA. (5/03/07)Diane Sammet Receives Career Development GrantDiane Sammet, research and instruction librarian at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale has received a Career Development Grant from the American Association of University Women to pursue her MFA in illustration at the University of Hartford. Diane will continue in her present position while undertaking the low-residency MFA program. She is also about to have a non-fiction piece she wrote titled "Circus to the Rescue" published in the May issue of AppleSeeds, a children's magazine. (5/03/07)Jeff Gunderson Essay PublishedJeff Gunderson, librarian at the San Francisco Art Institute, wrote the title essay for The Moment of Seeing: Minor White at the California School of Fine Arts published by Chronicle Books in July 2006. The book is by Stephanie Comer and Deborah Klochko. (5/03/07)Top of Page Art Museum Libraries and Librarians Just PublishedArt Museum Libraries and Librarianship, co-published by ARLIS/NA and Scarecrow Press, and edited by Joan M. Benedetti, is now available. It covers every facet of art museum librarianship in sixty-one essays written by over forty practicing art museum librarians. Topics range from the day-to-day activities of museum librarianship to major capital projects and management challenges common to this highly specialized and under-examined field. For more information, see the press release. (4/16/07)Online Contributions to the Getty VocabulariesThe Getty Vocabulary Program is now able to accept online contributions of new terms/names for the Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT), Union List of Artist Names (ULAN), and Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN). For more information, see the program Web form. Bulk contributions may be submitted via the Getty's prescribed XML format. Please contact the Getty Vocabulary Program with questions or for more information. (4/16/07)Top of Page From the PresidentApril 2008:The Colorado mountains and the Denver Conference Planning Committee are beckoning! And those of us who are able to attend the 36th annual conference this year are soon to answer the call. Before you read further about business updates, I want to wish everyone who is traveling a safe and pleasant trip. It has been a busy winter and there are exciting accomplishments to share. 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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) Top of Page Division News
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See the chapter Web site for additional chapter news. To read additional chapter news, visit the chapter's Web site news page. View the chapter newsletter Focus to read more chapter news. The Southeast Chapter announces its 22nd annual LoPresti Award winners (posted 3/19/2007). Visit the "News & Updates" section of the chapter's homepage for the latest news. Top of Page RemembrancesClick to read a Society tribute to our colleagues.
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