The Society's publication programs publish scholarly, professional, or practical work relating to art librarianship and visual resources curatorship.
The symbol represents Open Access publications.
A list of older publications can be found in the Publications Archive.
Research & Reports
,Best Practices for Library Exhibitions provides a comprehensive framework and recommended practices for developing and managing exhibitions in art libraries and similar types of information environments. Continue Reading
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,This report identifies the fundamental knowledge, behaviors, and skills currently essential to most professional positions within the art information field. (Open Access) Continue Reading
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,The first publication of its kind, Art Museum Libraries and Librarianship looks at every facet of art museum librarianship. Continue Reading
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,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
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,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
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,A guide for aritsts, their assistants, and others managing and preserving an artist's studio archives. (Open Access) Continue Reading
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,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
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,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
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,This preliminary report is the first publicly shared summary of the results of the Census of Art Information Professionals (2016). (Open Access) Continue Reading
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,Paradigmatic policy statements from academic, architecture, museum, and art school libraries, as well as from visual collections. Continue Reading
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,An invaluable tool that guides art librarians and visual resource professionals through the issues and challenges of creating competency standards and allied curricula. Continue Reading
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,The Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) announces the publication of Fair Use in the Visual Arts: Lesson Plans for Librarians as an open-access e-book. (Open Access) Continue Reading
