Annual Report (2002)
ARLIS/NA Travel Awards Committee

Submitted by:
Carole Ann Fabian
cafabian@buffalo.edu
(716) 645-2814 ext.438 / fax (716) 645-3859

2002- 2003 committee members: Kathy Corcoran, Sarah McCleskey, Alan Michelson, Eumie Imm Stroukoff

2002-2003 Executive Board liaison: Ted Goodman

Leadership update:

2003-2004 Continuing Chair: Carole Ann Fabian

2003- 2004 committee members: Jacqui Allen, Margaret Boylan, Janice Chadbourne, Paula Epstein, Alan Michelson, Barbara Rockenbach

Activities:

Membership met at the ARLIS/NA-VRA Conference in St. Louis; discussion focused on Awards available for 2003. New Member, Diversity, and Student Travel Awards were discussed. Award criteria and selection process were reviewed. Timelines for Award announcements, submission deadlines, review deadlines and Award notification dates were set.

TAC developed and mounted a new TAC website to clarify Award criteria and TAC applicant criteria, review and selection process; see: http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/apl/temp/travelhome.html

The Committee worked with AWS web master Derek Crosley to develop a new Travel Award online application form http://www.arlisna.org/forms/travelaward2003.html.

The online application form was highly successful; all but three applicants used the online application form. Additionally, the online application insured complete and standardized applicant information.

Donor commitments were secured for existing and new awards. Additionally, RLG offered to fund Middle Eastern Travel Award, but due to the TAC timetable and political events TAC refused this sponsorship.

Members created and/or updated distribution lists for international and student travel awards. Award announcements were placed via supplied distribution lists by Vicky Roper.

Award Winners:

The Committee reviewed 60 applicants for seven awards as follows:

Conference Attendance Awards (15 applicants for two awards)

Nensi Brailo, Reference and Electronic Services Librarian
Meyer Library, California College of Arts and Crafts

Lynda Bunting, Librarian
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

Howard & Beverly Joy Karno Award (1 applicant)

Margarita  Silva Alcayaga
Reference librarian for Art, Design, Architecture and Urban Studies
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago

Puvill Libros Award (5 applicants)

Lina Pukstaite, Head of the Art Department
National Library of Lithuania

Research Libraries Group Award (10 applicants)

Margaret Ericson, Art & Music Librarian
Bixler Art and Music Library, Colby College

Research Libraries Group Asia Oceania Award (4 applicants)

Gillian Currie, Acquisitions Librarian
National Gallery of Australia

Salander O'Reilly Student Travel Award (25 applicants)

Miriam Intrator, MLS student
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill & Graduate Intern at the Ackland Art Museum at UNC

Awards withdrawn or unawarded:

Andy Cahan Photography Award (0 applicants) – not awarded
David Mirvish Books on Art Travel Award – support withdrawn, Award not offered

ARLIS/NA Strategic Plan Action Items 2000-2005

1.      Develop and maintain funding for a domestic travel award. (I C) Ongoing for 2003 cycle; in the 2004 cycle, responsibility for securing and maintaining all travel awards funding may be reassigned to the Development Committee.

2.      Develop and maintain funding for a visual resources travel award. (I C) Committee concurred with Executive Board and decided not to seek funding for, nor offer a visual resources travel award at this time.

3.      Develop and maintain funding for a new member travel award. (I C) Various new awards were considered this year. ARLIS/NA generously offered $1000 to fund a two new Conference travel awards for ARLIS/NA members; and a new Student travel award was funded through Salander O’Reilly Galleries.

Executive Board issues:

The Committee would like to clarify its role in “developing” as opposed to “administering” the Travel Awards. Specifically, direction is needed regarding responsibility for securing new and maintaining existing funding for Travel awards through external sponsors under the new ARLIS/NA comprehensive committee structure.

The Committee does not anticipate initiating any new Travel Awards for 2003-2004. Direction is needed from the Executive Board if any new Awards are to be administered so that criteria can be set, and additional announcement distribution lists developed.