ARLIS/NA stands in solidarity with the American Library Association, the American Alliance of Museums, and many other library, archive, and museum organizations in urging our elected officials to oppose efforts to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). An executive order... Continue Reading
The ARLIS/NA Nominating Committee announces the 2025 slate of candidates to succeed four Executive Board members completing their terms of office in May 2025. The slate was approved by the ARLIS/NA Executive Board. If approved by the ARLIS/NA membership by acclamation as outlined in the ARLIS/NA... Continue Reading
ARLIS/NA mourns the passing of our distinguished colleagues this past year. Name Institution Date of Passing Link to Obituary Murtha Baca Getty Research Institute, and UCLA GSEIS August 12, 2023 Francis Bondurant New York University July 31, 2023 Obituary Daniel Fermon The... Continue Reading
The ARLIS/NA Nominating Committee announces the 2024 slate of candidates to succeed four Executive Board members completing their terms of office in April 2024. The slate was approved by the ARLIS/NA Executive Board. If approved by the ARLIS/NA membership by acclamation as outlined in the ARLIS/NA... Continue Reading
Submission deadline for both awards - Sunday, December 17th, 2023 Gerd Muehsam Award The Gerd Muehsam Award is given annually to recognize excellence in a graduate student paper or project on a topic relevant to art librarianship. Any student enrolled in an accredited graduate library program, or... Continue Reading
ARLIS/NA mourns the passing of our distinguished colleagues this past year. Name Institution Date of Passing Link to Obituary Betty Blum The Art Institute of Chicago November 3, 2022 Obituary Marilyn Carbonell Retired (The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Spencer Art Reference... Continue Reading
The Art Libraries Society of North America endorses the College Art Association’s Statement on the Importance of Physical Research Collections. Continue Reading
The ARLIS/NA Nominating Committee announces the newly elected 2023 Executive Board members, as approved by the Executive Board and the membership. They shall join the Executive Board at the annual membership meeting at the 51st Annual Conference, April 2023. Vice... Continue Reading
Summary The Presidential Task Force on Art Libraries and COVID-19 was established in May 2020, with the charge “to assess and respond to ARLIS/NA members’ need for data about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on art information professionals by identifying and compiling existing... Continue Reading
2023 Slate of Candidates ARLIS/NA members may log in to view candidates statements and CVs. Continue Reading
On September 9, 2022, the ARLIS/NA membership was asked to vote on revisions to the society’s bylaws that would amend the composition of the Nominating Committee and provide language to address removal, resignation, and replacement of elected and appointed board members. On October 10, 2022,... Continue Reading
Earlier in 2022, the ARLIS/NA membership approved a new membership type for launch with the 2023 membership year. The library staff membership is available to those who self-identify as paraprofessionals, library technicians, or library support staff. Such members fall within the individual... Continue Reading
