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Art, Architecture, and Design Information Competencies
Art, Architecture, and Design Information Competencies

These ARLIS/NA reports on student information competencies reevaluates and broadens the Information Competencies for Students in Design Disciplines (2006, updated 2007). (Open Access) Continue Reading

Date posted02/1/2021


What Our Members Are Saying: Carla-Mae Crookendale
What Our Members Are Saying: Carla-Mae Crookendale

Carla-Mae Crookendale is the Arts Research Librarian and Assistant Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries. Continue Reading

Date posted01/28/2021


Featured Art Library: Dorothy Stimson Bullitt Library at the Seattle Art Museum
Featured Art Library: Dorothy Stimson Bullitt Library at the Seattle Art Museum

The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) began as the Seattle Fine Arts Society (SFAS) in 1906, and in 1927, the SFAS requested donations to create an art reference library for members. Continue Reading

Date posted01/19/2021


Professional Development Committee Bulletin, January 2021
Professional Development Committee Bulletin, January 2021

New ARLIS/NA Recording ARLIS/NA Committee Membership Information Session recording from December 11, 2020. Upcoming ARLIS/NA Webinars & Virtual Events ARLIS/NA Diversity Committee POC Connections & Solutions series January session: Library Roundtable, January 29, 1pm EST. Sessions... Continue Reading

Date posted01/11/2021


Artist Files Revealed
Artist Files Revealed

This pioneering web-based resource represents a giant step forward in providing access to one of the most important "hidden" collections in art libraries, the Artist Files. (Open Access) Continue Reading

Date posted01/1/2021


Featured Art Library: The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, Ohio State University
Featured Art Library: The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, Ohio State University

Over the more than 40 years since our founding, our collection has grown to be the premier institution for the study of comics and cartoon art. Continue Reading

Date posted12/2/2020


Featured Art Library: Mui Ho Fine Arts Library, Cornell University
Featured Art Library: Mui Ho Fine Arts Library, Cornell University

What used to be a red-bricked fortress is now a cathedral of space. In a renovated and repurposed building that’s more than 100 years old, the Mui Ho Fine Arts Library (FAL) opened its doors to the public just over a year ago. Continue Reading

Date posted10/12/2020


What Our Members Are Saying: Andrew Wang
What Our Members Are Saying: Andrew Wang

Andrew Wang, Architecture Librarian, University of Oregon Continue Reading

Date posted10/7/2020


Artists' Studio Archives
Artists' Studio Archives

A guide for aritsts, their assistants, and others managing and preserving an artist's studio archives. (Open Access) Continue Reading

Date posted10/1/2020


Best Practices in Art Information Job Recruitment
Best Practices in Art Information Job Recruitment

The ARLIS/NA Advocacy and Public Policy Committee announces a report outlining best practices and resources for job recruitment in the art information field. (Open Access) Continue Reading

Date posted09/1/2020


Cataloging Exhibition Publications: Best Practices
Cataloging Exhibition Publications: Best Practices

This series of publications on best practices, created by the ARLIS/NA Cataloging Advisory Committee, is devoted to providing practical guidance to catalogers working with art exhibition publications. (Open Access) Continue Reading

Date posted08/1/2020


ARLIS/NA Advocacy: Statement Against Anti-Black Racism and Violence
ARLIS/NA Advocacy: Statement Against Anti-Black Racism and Violence

ARLIS/NA Executive Board statement against anti-black racism and violence. Continue Reading

Date posted06/8/2020