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Professional Development Committee


Members 2008-2009

[bracket indicates 1st yr. on PDC]

Sarah Falls [2005]
Chair 2009-2011 & Conference Networking Program Coordinator
Director of the Library
New York School of Interior Design
170 East 70th Street
New York, NY 10021
phone: 212-472-1500 x 216
sfalls@nysid.edu

Sarah Carter [2007]
Mentoring Subcommittee Chair 2009-2010
Instruction and Research Services Librarian
Verman Kimbrough Memorial Library
Ringling College of Art and Design
2700 N Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34234
phone: 941-359-7671
saccarte@gmail.com

Tom Caswell [2003]
Associate University Librarian
Architecture and Fine Arts Library
University of Florida
phone: 352-273-2805
tcaswell@ufl.edu

Rebecca Cooper [2008]
Architecture and Instruction Librarian
Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library
Bayly Drive
P.O. Box 400131
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4131
phone: 434-243-4837
rcooper@virginia.edu

Heather Gendron [2002]
Education Subcommittee Chair 2009-2010
Art Librarian
Sloane Art Library
UNC Chapel Hill
102 Hanes Art Center - CB#3405
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3405
phone: 919-962-1061
hgendron@email.unc.edu

Kristina Keogh [2007]
Reference Librarian for the Arts
James Branch Cabell Library
Virginia Commonwealth University
phone: 804-828-6339
keoghkm@vcu.edu

Tony White, ARLIS/NA Board Liaison
Head, Fine Arts Library
Assistant Librarian
Indiana University
1133 E. 7th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405
phone: 812-855-5743
Antmwhit@indiana.edu

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Our Mission

  • To investigate and develop methods for delivering continuing education programs at the chapter and regional level;
  • Assemble information on career opportunities in the field of art and visual resource librarianship for distribution by the Society to prospective art librarians;
  • Develop and recommend standards for art librarianship to library schools (to be revised periodically);
  • Create standards and develop guidelines and evaluation methods for workshops, seminars, symposia and panels;
  • Oversee and report on activities and initiatives of constituent subcommittees as established by the Executive Board.
  • [revised and approved: 23 April 2008]


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History & Guidelines

History

ca. 1975-1980: Committee established as Education Committee;
1982: Re-established;
1987: Name changed to Professional Development Committee.
2008: Education Subcommittee established
2008: Mentoring Subcommittee established

Committee Chairs and years of tenure:
  • Antje Lemke, 1975-1980, 1982-1983;
  • Lois Swan Jones, 1984-1985;
  • Ray Anne Lockard, 1986-1987;
  • Micheline Nilsen, 1988;
  • Sarah Gibson, 1989;
  • Jack Robertson, 1990-1991;
  • Lynette Korenic, 1992-1993;
  • Alexandra de Luise, 1994;
  • Marilyn Russell-Bogle, 1995-1996;
  • Norma Johnson, 1997 (Apr.-Nov.);
  • Ann Lally, 1997 (Nov.)-1998;
  • Tom Greives, 1999-2002;
  • Heather Ball, 2003-2005;
  • V. Heidi Hass, 2005-2007;
  • Tom Caswell, 2007-2009
  • Sarah Falls, 2009-2011
Education Subcommittee Chairs and years of tenure:
  • Heather Gendron, 2008-2009, 2009-2010
Mentoring Subcommittee Chairs and years of tenure:
  • V. Heidi Hass, 2008-2009
  • Sarah Carter, 2009-2010

Committee structure

Not to exceed eight, including subcommittee chairs, but not including Executive Board Liaison.

Term of office

Chair: One year, renewable.
Members: Ideally, two members are carried over from the previous year.

[revised and approved: 23 April 2008]

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ARLIS/NA Career Mentoring Program

The Mentoring Subcommittee, under the auspices of the Professional Development Committee, maintains the year-long ARLIS/NA Career Mentoring Program for ARLIS/NA members. For more information on this Program, please visit the Mentoring Subcommittee Web page.

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ARLIS/NA Conference Networking Program

The Mentoring Subcommittee, under the auspices of the Professional Development Committee, maintains the ARLIS/NA Conference Networking Program for ARLIS/NA members. For more information on this Program, please visit the Mentoring Subcommittee Web page.

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Minutes



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