Annual Report (2002)
ARLIS/WNY

CHAPTER OFFICERS

Becky Simmons, President
Susan Miller, Vice-President/President -Elect
Fran  Scott, Secretary-Treasurer
Elizabeth Gulascy, Treasurer (New Position) 

CHAPTER MEETINGS

May 31^st - Rakow Library, Corning Museum of Glass

Patti Rogers, Head Librarian of the Juliette K. and Leonard S. Rakow Research Library hosted the spring meeting.  Fifteen people attended.  Laurie Whitehill Chong, ARLIS/NA Northeast regional representative also attended.  Members voted to hold the Fall meeting at the School of  Information Studies at Syracuse University and highlight the topic of library school education. Students would be encouraged to attend. A nominating committee was appointed to find a new Treasurer to serve a one-year term, now that the Secretary/Treasurer position has been split.  Patti Rogers and her staff led the members on a tour of the Rakow Library.  Peter Bambo-Kocze, Bibliographer, described the contents, structure and subject terminology of a database of articles on glass, created and maintained by the Library, which they hope to offer online in the future. 

Nov. 1^st - Syracuse University

Susan Miller, Barbara Opar, and Randy Bond of the Fine Arts Department in the Bird Library, Syracuse University, hosted the fall meeting.  23 people attended.  Members discussed and clarified the duties of newly separated Secretary and Treasurer positions.   Discussion followed on the desired components of the new chapter web site. The spring 2003 meeting will be a joint meeting of the New England chapter and the Western New York chapter. Barbara Polowy, Art Librarian, Hillyer Art Library and Elisa Lanzi, Director of Image Collections at Smith College’s will host the meeting. The meeting will feature a tour of their newly renovated and expanded space.

MEMBERSHIP

ARLIS/WNY had 28 dues paying members in 2002.  The mailing list includes the names of 75 individuals who work in various local libraries and graduate schools.  

TREASURER'S REPORT

Opening balance (Jan '02)        672.49
Income:                                   1389.34
Expenses:                                  817.89
Balance (Dec. '02):                  571.45
Savings account:                             5.00
Total Balance  (Dec.’02)       $ 576.45 

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

At the fall meeting, members in attendance voted to change the criteria of the Chapter Professional Development award. Instead of opening the award to all members it was suggested that the award be used to underwrite funding for an officer attending the national conference. It was later apparent from discussion on the listserv that the change was not popular with a number of members, in particular several individuals who had not been able to attend the meeting. It was decided to put the issue to a vote by the entire membership, and this time the vote was in favor of leaving the terms of the award as it was. 

Submitted by
Becky Simmons