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News & Events ArchivesNews Headlines1 December 2009:William J. Dane to Retire from Newark Public LibraryWilliam J. Dane, the keeper of prints, posters, and works of art on paper at the Newark Public Library, is retiring at the end of December. Dane plans to mark his retirement by delivering the John Cotton Dana Distinguished Lecture on Wednesday, December 9, at 6 p.m. in the Main Library's Centennial Hall.Dane began his career at the library in 1947, after serving in the Second World War. Under Dane's stewardship, the library's Special Collections Division has thrived, and today boasts of more than 23,000 fine prints and photographs, 5,000 posters, and 1,000 rare books. The collection includes works by Rembrandt, Warhol, Lichtenstein, Kandinsky, Picasso, Matisse and Miro. Dane expanded the collections by including unique artists' books, commercially produced pop-up books, and even shopping bags. Dane has curated more than 300 exhibitions at the library, including such major displays as "A Salute to the Society of American Graphic Arts: 1915-1994," "Hidden Treasures of Japanese Art," and "The World in Prints." He is a board member of the Victorian Society in America, sits on the advisory board of the Printmaking Council of New Jersey, and is a member of the Grolier Club, as well as the Art Libraries Society of North America. Dane is also listed in Who's Who in American Art. Dane said he plans to spend his retirement traveling and visiting museums and galleries. His first stop will be Puerto Rico in February where he has vacationed annually for the last 50 years. For additional information, see the Newark Public Library press release. 7 October 2009: New ARLIS/NA Reviews on Web SiteEditors Doug Litts and Terrie Wilson have announced that the Otober/November 2009 ARLIS/NA Reviews have been published on the ARLIS/NA web site. Reviews previously published online and those published only in Art Documentation are also available for viewing.29 September 2009: Design a New Cover for Art DocumentationThe Communications and Publications Committee has announced a competition to redesign the cover of Art Documentation, ARLIS/NA's flagship journal. The prize will be a free one-year membership in ARLIS/NA or the cash equivalent, and a credit printed in the journal. ARLIS/NA members and design students at ARLIS/NA members' institutions are eligible to participate. See the submission guidelines for additional information.ARLIS/NA members will have the opportunity to view the submitted designs and vote on a shorlist, from which the winning design will be selected by a jury. The winning design will be announced in early 2010 and will debut with the Spring 2010 issue of Art Documentation. 21 September 2009: Internship Award 2009-10The ARLIS/NA Internship Award Sub-Committee is now accepting applications for its annual Internship Award. The award provides financial support for students preparing for a career in art librarianship or visual resources curatorship. The award grants $2,500 to the selected recipient to support a period of internship in an art library or visual resources collection. The deadline for applications is October 15, 2009.29 July 2009: 2008 ARLIS/NA Research AwardsThe following ARLIS/NA Research Awards were announced at the 37th annual conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, in May 2009.H.W. Wilson Foundation Research Grant The 2008 H.W. Wilson Foundation Research Grant award winners are Michael Young, University of Connecticut, and Ian McDermott, Yale University. Michael Young's award will support research travel to Italy for his project "Santa Casa in Bohemia Sacra: Czech Baroque Copies in the Holy House of Loreto" leading to a scholarly article. Ian McDermott's award will support research travel to Los Angeles for his project "Views of Los Angeles: a Historical and Statistical Analysis of Ed Ruscha's Artist's Books" leading to an online publication that will include an exhibition that will map locations in Ruscha's books along with critical texts about the locations. Worldwide Books Award for Publications The 2008 Worldwide Books Award for Publications recipients are Hee-Gwone Yoo, New York Public Library, and Kristen Regina, Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, for their book Visual Resources from Russia and Eastern Europe in the New York Public Library: A Checklist. This work is an essential resource for anyone interested in Slavic visual materials. Worldwide Books Award for Electronic Resources The 2008 Worldwide Books Award for Electronic Resources recipients are Lynda Bunting, Skye Lacerte, and Julie Yamashita for their online exhibition "MOCA Exhibition Archive." The "MOCA Exhibition Archive," which documents the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, is an excellent model for projects similar in nature and serves a broad audience for those interested in contemporary art. 20 July 2009: Melva J. Dwyer AwardThe recipient of this year's Melva J. Dwyer Award is Dr. Serena Keshavjee for her book Winnipeg Modern: Architecture 1945-1975 published by University of Manitoba Press. The award is given to the creators of exceptional reference or research tools relating to Canadian art and architecture.Top of Page 29th Annual George Wittenborn Book AwardsThe 29th Annual George Wittenborn Book Awards were presented by ARLIS/NA at the annual conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, on April 17. One outstanding book published in 2008 was selected to receive the award and a second was selected for honorable mention. The award winner is Cai Guo-Qiang: I Want to Believe by Thomas Krens, Alexandra Munroe, and Cai Guo-Qiang, and published by the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Muraqqa' Imperial Mughal albums from the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin by Elaine Julia Wright and published by Art Services International in Alexandria, Virginia, was awarded honorable mention.7 May 2009: 2009 Study Tour to GermanyThe International Relations Committee of ARLIS/NA is happy to announce the 2009 study tour to Germany, which will take place October 19-23 (immediately following the Frankfurt Book Fair, October 14-18).The trip will officially begin in Berlin on the morning of October 19. The group will visit Berlin and Munich, with a possible side trip to Dessau (Bauhaus) and an optional extension of the trip (Saturday, October 24) to Weimar. For more information, contact Linda Seckelson. ARLIS/NA Announces 2009 Conference Travel AwardsThe following travel award winners were announced at the 37th annual ARLIS/NA conference held in Indianapolis, Indiana, April 16-21.ARLIS/NA Conference Attendance Award Rodica Tanjala Krauss, Frick Art Reference Library Student Conference Attendance Award Meredith Kahn, Art, Architecture & Engineering Library, University of Michigan and Graduate Student, University of Michigan School of Information Judith A. Hoffberg Student Award for Conference Attendance Allison Schulte, Tom of Finland Foundation and Graduate Student, California State University, San Jose Merrill Wadsworth Smith Travel Award in Architecture Janine Henri, UCLA Arts Library Student Diversity Award for Conference Attendance Caroline Caviness, Rutgers University AskART Conference Attendance Award Krista Ivy, University of California, Riverside Howard and Beverly Joy Karno Award Martha Gonzalez Palacios, University of Texas at Austin Visit the awards Web page for information about conference travel awards. Top of Page 13 April 2009: Handbook and List of Members for 2009 Now AvailableThe Handbook and List of Members for 2009 is now available in the members' area of the ARLIS/NA Web site. Members may login using the MemberClicks username and password; click on the link "Download the 2009 Handbook."For the first time, the handbook is being made available exclusively in portable document format (PDF). The content and appearance follows the precedent set by earlier editions, and contains administrative information, leadership and group rosters, sponsorship and awards information, as well as alphabetical lists of individual, institutional, and business affiliate members of record as of March 16, 2009 (hence the new single-year designation). Member indexes by institution and by geographic location conclude the document. 2009 Conference Sponsorship AnnouncedThe Development Committee has announced that thrity-two sponsors have generously provided support for the 2009 annual conference in Indianapolis. These contributions collectively enable ARLIS/NA to fulfill its mission to foster excellence in the field through the sharing of ideas, the funding of awards, and the opportunity for networking.ARLIS/NA recognizes and thanks all our sponsors listed below. SOCIETY AFFILIATE GOLD SPONSORS ARTstor Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art Indianapolis Museum of Art SOCIETY AFFILIATE SILVER SPONSORS AskART F.A. Bernett Books SOCIETY AFFILIATE BRONZE SPONSORS Betty Jo Irvine Proquest Richard Minsky Worldwide Books SOCIETY AFFILIATE SPONSORS Erasmus Herron School of Art and Design J. Paul Getty Trust AWARD SPONSORS AskART Howard Karno Books, Inc. H.W. Wilson Foundation Puvill Libros Worldwide Books OTHER SPONSORS AND DONORS ARLIS/DC-MD-VA Chapter ARLIS/Delaware Valley ARLIS/Midstates ARLIS/Mountain West ARLIS/New York Metropolitan ARLIS/Northern California ARLIS/Ohio Valley ARLIS/Southern California ARLIS/Texas-Mexico ARLIS/Twin Cities Artprice Casalini Libri Duncan Systems Specialists, Inc HARRASSOWITZ Indiana University Library, Bloomington IUPUI University Library Indiana University Press Michael Shamansky Bookseller Inc. OMI - Old Manuscripts & Incunabula School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University Swann Galleries Visit the Indianapolis conference sponsorship Web page for more information about the sponsors. Top of Page 2 April 2009: ARLIS/NA Seeking an ARLIS/NA Reviews EditorThe executive board invites applications for the position of ARLIS/NA Reviews Editor. Joan Stahl, who has held the position starting with the winter 1992 issue of Art Documentation, is stepping down this year.ARLIS/NA Reviews, an online feature available on the society's Web site, provides insightful evaluations of new and recent publications in a wide range of topics in art, design, architecture, and related fields, with particular emphasis on scholarly, professional, and reference publications. The ARLIS/NA Reviews Editor is appointed by the president for a two-year, renewable, term. The incumbent works with the ARLIS/NA Web site editor and participates on the Communications & Publications Committee. The reviews editor is responsible for all content posted to the reviews feature on the ARLIS/NA Web site. The editor works closely with publishers, reviewers and the society's Web site editor to establish a posting timetable and determine feature content. Major responsibilities include preparing reviewer guidelines, soliciting review copies from publishers, assigning reviews and mailing titles to reviewers, collecting signed publication agreements from reviewers, obtaining "cover art" image files from publishers for reviewed titles, editing all reviews, preparing "Books Received" bibliography, and formatting all reviews and submiting them in required format to the Web site editor. Members with proven editorial experience, knowledge of research methods and documentation of art history, and familiarity with art publishing and resources are encouraged to submit a letter of interest and resume (electronic format preferred) to Roger Lawson, chair of the Communications and Publications Committee, by May 1, 2009. Any inquiries about the position may also be directed to Roger Lawson. An evaluation subcommittee consisting of the chair of the Communications and Publications Committee, ARLIS/NA appointed editors, and a representative from the Reference and Information Services Section will review applications. Candidates who submit resumes by April 15 and plan to attend the annual conference in Indianapolis will be invited to meet with a member of the subcommittee for an interview, but all qualified applicants will be given full consideration. The subcommittee will make a recommendation to the executive board for appointment no later than May 15, 2009. 19 March 2009: 2008-2009 Internship Award Recipient SelectedAdrienne Lai is the 2008-2009 recipient of the ARLIS/NA Internship Award. Lai is a candidate for Joint Master of Archival Studies and Library and Information Studies graduate degrees at the University of British Columbia. She holds a BFA from the Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design in Vancouver, B.C. and a MFA from the University of California, Irvine. She currently serves as events coordinator and communications director for the Special Library Association's student chapter at the University of British Columbia. Ms. Lai is on a career trajectory for employment in an academic art library or visual resources collection.Top of Page 19 January 2009: Judith Hoffberg (May 19, 1934-January 16, 2009)ARLIS/NA mourns the passing of Judith Hoffberg, May 19, 1934-January 16, 2008. Ms. Hoffberg was a co-founder of ARLIS/NA and served as the society's first chairman in 1973 and as executive secretary from 1974 to 1977. She also edited the ARLIS/NA newsletter from 1972 to 1977. An interview of Ms. Hoffberg about the early years of ARLIS/NA was published in the Spring 2008, v.27, no.1, issue of Art Documentation.In 1978 Ms. Hoffberg founded Umbrella Associates and began issuing Umbrella, a newsletter about artists' books and publications that had a transformational impact in the field. Ms. Hoffberg's many accomplishments and the founding role she played in ARLIS/NA will be celebrated at the membership meeting at the 37th Annual Conference in Indianapolis. 16 January 2009: New Online Publication on Best Practices in CatalogingCataloging Exhibition Publications: Best Practices: NOTES, authored by the Cataloging Advisory Committee, provides invaluable recommendations for cataloging the "Notes" fields in records for exhibition catalogs--illuminating all the particular issues and challenges associated with these 5xx fields.The best practices publications are devoted to providing practical guidance to catalogers working with art exhibition publications. These guidelines are intended to be used in conjunction with other cataloging documentation, including Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 2nd edition, 2002 revision (AACR2), and its successor, Resource Description and Access (RDA), Library of Congress Rule Interpretations (LCRI), and MARC21. This first cataloging best practices publication is devoted to the title and statement of responsibility fields of the MARC record. Online publications are available free of charge on the ARLIS/NA Web site. Art Museum Libraries and Librarianship Goes into Second PrintingA second printing of Art Museum Libraries and Librarianship (ARLIS/NA Occassional Paper no.16) has been announced by co-publishers ARLIS/NA and Scarecrow Press. The second printing, though not considered a second edition, includes extensive changes, including an augmented index.Top of Page 4 December 2008: Communications and Publications Committee Announces New Online PublicationFine Arts and Visual Resources Librarianship: A Directory of Library Science Programs in North America compiled and presented by Sarah Carter, Rebecca Cooper, and Karan Rinaldo, compiles and presents the extensive survey information from 39 of the 56 American Library Association accredited library science programs in North America and includes at least concise information about each program. This free, online publication is intended to provide useful information to those seeking a master's degree in library and information science with the goal of entering into art librarianship or visual resources as a career.12 November 2008: New Executive Board Members AnnouncedThe Nominating Committee has announced the incoming 2009 Executive Board members.Vice-President/President Elect: Marilyn Russell Secretary: V. Heidi Hass Education Liaison: Tony White Development and Membership Liaison: Kim Collins Chapters Liaison: Vanessa Kam For information about the new board members, read their candidate's statements and resumes. Changes to Art DocumentationKathy Zimon will be stepping down as contents co-editor of Art Documentation with the Fall 2008 issue. During her seven-year tenure, Kathy was dedicated to making Art Documentation the valuable professional resource that it is today. As the publication moves forward, Judy Dyki will continue as content editor and Eileen Markson will continue as copy editor.Beginning in 2009, Art Documentation will become a peer-reviewed publication. A recent membership survey indicated that this is an important consideration for many potential authors when submitting articles for publication; it will also enhance the overall quality of the journal. The editors will collaborate with members of the Communications and Publications Committee to develop a new review process, contributor guidelines, and production schedule which will be in place for the Fall 2009 issue. The Spring 2009 issue will use a modified peer review process during the transition. Top of Page 24 October 2008: Pratt & Brooklyn Museum Awarded IMLS Grant for Museum Library EducationThe Pratt School of Information and Library Science and the Brooklyn Museum have received an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant to support a project titled M-LEAD (Museum Library Education and Digitization). Pratt and the Brooklyn Museum will recruit and provide scholarships to thirty students, educating them for careers in museum librarianship in the digital age. The project partners will also produce and widely disseminate a study of the current state of museum library education. For more information, visit the M-LEAD Web site.Digital Karnak Project Website LaunchedThe Digital Karnak Project announces the launch of its web site. The Project, based at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) aims to make the ancient Egyptian site of Karnak more accessible to students and instructors in the English-speaking world. Web site features have been designed to provide easily accessible, up-to-date, expert material relating to the famous temple of Amun-Ra at Karnak, located in modern day Luxor, Egypt.15 September 2008: Patricia Barnett Retires from Frick Art Reference LibraryAfter thirteen years as the Andrew W. Mellon Chief Librarian, Patricia Barnett has retired from the Frick Art Reference Library. Her accomplishments under three directors of The Frick Collection redefined the Library for the twenty-first century as a welcoming center for research with expanded services and resources. Ms Barnett intends to enter the next phase of her professional career by serving the broader art library and information communities through consulting.Top of Page 9 September 2008: Kristen Regina Edits New PublicationKristen Regina has edited Visual Resources from Russia and Eastern Europe in The New York Public Library, A Checklist, the first attempt to analyze the Library's illustrated books and works on paper in detail. Regina, chief art librarian of the Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens Art Research Library in Washington, D.C., also wrote the introduction. The publication will be available on November 1, 2008.8 July 2008: New ARLIS/NA TreasurerPresident Ken Soehner has announced that Ted Goodman has agreed to fill the recently vacated treasurer position on the executive board. Mr. Goodman is a former ARLIS/NA president (2001) and served as treasurer (1992-1993). In addition, he served as co-chair of the conferences held in New York in 1990 and 2004, chair of the Development Committee in 1994 and the Wittenborn Committee in 1991, and chair of the New York chapter in 1999.27 May 2008: IRC Study Tour of the NetherlandsThe International Relations Committee (IRC) has organized a study tour of the Netherlands to be held from October 26 to November 1, 2008. Highlights of the tour will include the Amsterdam Public Library; Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven; University of Utrecht Library; Delft Technische Universiteit Library; Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, and a review of the project to digitize Van Gogh's letters; Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica manuscript collection; Special Collections of the University Library of Amsterdam housed in three 17th century houses; a hardhat tour of renovations to the Stedelijk Museum; and an evening canal cruise. Members of the study tour will also participate in an international discussion with the Dutch hosts about different library practices in North America and the Netherlands.The study tour will be able to accommodate ten to twenty ARLIS/NA members. An application form including additional information is available on the IRC Web site. Applications are due July 1, 2008. Top of Page 22 May 2008: New ARLIS/NA Conference Speaker Fund AnnouncedThe Alternative Voices Speakers Fund has been set up to bring a diversity of voices to the annual conference by encouraging the participation of non-ARLIS/NA speakers from traditionally underrepresented racial or ethnic groups. The fund supports attendance costs and a small honorarium for recommended speakers who self-identify with one or more traditionally underrepresented racial or ethnic groups.To support the selection of speakers, an Alternative Voices Speakers Fund Committee will be established consisting of the current conference program chairs, Diversity Committee chairs, and the ARLIS/NA liaison to the ALA Office for Diversity. Proposals will be submitted as part of the regular conference session proposal process. Diversity had been a priority of the Society for over 15 years and this fund enables diversity to be a key part of all its national conferences going forward. Samuel H. Kress Foundation Contributes to ARLIS/NA-VRA SEIThe Samuel H. Kress Foundation has made a generous contribution to underwrite attendance at the ARLIS/NA-VRA Summer Educational Institute for Visual Resources and Image Management for currently enrolled library school students. For year one (SEI 2008) up to four students will be selected to receive funds to offset expenses. Year two, SEI 2009, will entail a competitive process and will allow two students to attend SEI with all conference costs covered.24 April 2008: New Online Publication Announced: Cataloging Exhibition Publications: Best Practices--Title and Statement of ResponsibilityThe Publications Committee announces the launch of a new ARLIS/NA publication, Cataloging Exhibition Publications: Best Practices--Title and Statement of Responsibility. The publication of best practices, created by the ARLIS/NA Cataloging Advisory Committee, is devoted to providing practical guidance to catalogers working with art exhibition publications. These guidelines are intended to be used in conjunction with other cataloging documentation, including Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 2nd edition, 2002 revision (AACR2), and its successor, Resource Description and Access (RDA), Library of Congress Rule Interpretations (LCRI), and MARC21.This first section of best practice guidelines is devoted to the title and statement of responsibility fields of the MARC record. This division of record elements follows the data field divisions set forth by the International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD): title and statement of responsibility area; edition area; type and extent of resource area; publication, distribution, etc., area; physical description area; series area; note area; standard number (or alternative) and terms of availability area. The online publication is availabe free of charge on the ARLIS/NA Web site. Ringling College of Art and Design Library Funding Goal Reached and New Staff AnnouncedKathleen List, director of library services at the Ringling College of Art and Design Verman Kimbrough Memorial Library, reports that the Ringling College Library Association announced that they have completed their initial funding goal of $2,000,000 for an endowment they established in 1999. The endowment is an important component of the library association's strategic financial planning to ensure perpetual support of library acquisitions for the library. The announcement follows closely on the heels of their announcement in April of $2,000,000 toward the construction of a new library for the college. The Ringling College Library Association is an independent, volunteer organization founded in 1975 to support the education of visual artists and designers through the ongoing development of the Kimbrough Library.Sarah Carter has joined the staff of the library as instruction and research services librarian, a newly established position beginning in the 2007-2008 academic year. She is a graduate of Indiana University's dual degree program, and holds an MLS in library science and an MA in art history. Sarah has taken over responsibility for the library's instruction program and expanded the research and reference services offered. College of Visual Arts Receives IMLS Connection to Collections BookshelfKathryn Heuer, library director at the College of Visual Arts in St. Paul, Minnesota, is pleased to announce that the library has been selected to receive the IMLS (Institute of Museums and Library Services) Connecting to Collections Bookshelf. The contents of the bookshelf were selected by a panel of conservation and preservation experts; it includes an essential set of books, online resources, and a user's guide that can help small libraries and museums care for their collections. The IMLS Bookshelf was made possible by a cooperative agreement with the American Association for State and Local History and with support from the Getty Foundation, the Henry Luce Foundation, and the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.Chilin Yu Retires from Columbus College of Art & DesignChilin Yu has retired from the Columbus College of Art & Design Packard Library after forty-six years of service as library director. Gail Storrer has been appointed library director. Gail has a degree in music education from Alfred University and an MS in Library Science from Simmons College.ARLIS/NA and VRA Joint Task Force on Collaboration Issue Final ReportARLIS/NA and the Visual Resources Association (VRA) Joint Task Force on Collaboration has issued it's final report. The task force was established to investigate the relationship between the two associations and to recommend collaborative possibilities.Top of Page 4 March 2008: 2008 Conference Sponsorship AnnouncedThe Development Committee has announced that fifty sponsors have generously provided more than $35,000 in support of the 2008 annual conference in Denver. These contributions collectively enable ARLIS/NA to fulfill its mission to foster excellence in the field through the sharing of ideas, the funding of awards, and the opportunity for networking.In particular, the committee recognizes the Society Affiliate Gold, Silver, and Bronze sponsors, as well as the stalwart award sponsors: GOLD Saskia Denver Art Museum SILVER Ars Libri, Ltd. F.A. Bernett Books BRONZE ARTstor Mrs. Frederick R. Mayer Proquest AWARDS Andrew Cahan Photography Award AskART Conference Attendance Award H.W. Wilson Foundation Research Award Howard & Beverly Joy Karno Award Merrill Wadsworth Smith Travel Award [new this year; anonymously sponsored] Worldwide Books Award for Publication Worldwide Books Award for Electronic Resources For a complete list of sponsors, visit the Denver conference Sponsorship page. 2008 Annual Conference Travel Awards AnnouncedThe Travel Awards Committee has announced the travel award recipients for 2008. The awards will be presented at the Convocation and Awards Ceremony on Friday, May 2nd, at the 36th Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado.ARLIS/NA Conference Attendance Award: Ellie Ward, Akron Art Museum Student Conference Attendance Award: Rebecca Cooper, Society of the Cincinnati Library Judith A. Hoffberg Student Award for Conference Attendance: Yolanda Koscielski, University of British Columbia, School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies Merrill Wadsworth Smith Travel Award in Architecture: Alan Michelson, University of Washington, Architecture and Urban Planning Library Student Diversity Award for Conference Attendance: Tiffany Chao, University of Michigan School of Information Andrew Cahan Photography Award: Tom Caswell, University of Florida AskART Conference Attendance Award: Gabriela Zoller, G. Robert Strauss Jr. Memorial Library, Albright-Knox Art Gallery Howard and Beverly Joy Karno Award: Sandra Wiles, Phoenix Art Museum Corning Museum of Glass Rakow Research Library Recieves GrantThe Rakow Research Library of the Corning Museum of Glass has received a Save Our History Grant from The History Channel for the Stories from the Crystal City project. The library will partner with the High School Learning Center, an alternative public school program for at-risk youth, to collect oral histories from Corning-area glassworkers. The students will create a documentary tracing the history of the glassmaking industry in Corning. In addition to the documentary, students will create an exhibit that will include recordings from their interviews and photographs of the factories, workers, and glass products. The exhibit will be shown at the Corning Museum of Glass.Top of Page 20 March 2008: The Research and Scholars Center at the Smithsonian American Art Museum Launches Online NewsletterThe Smithsonian American Art Museum's Research and Scholars Center has a new online newsletter. The inaugural issue was launched in the fall of 2007, and a spring issue will be forthcoming shortly.5 March 2008: ARLIS/UK & Ireland Announces International Delegate Award for Annual ConferenceARLIS/UK & Ireland is pleased to announce its 2008 Annual Conference International Delegate Award, designed to encourage attendance and participation in the 2008 Annual Conference for art information professionals who reside outside of the United Kingdom and Ireland. The conference will be held at the University of Liverpool in the UK, July 23-25, 2008.For information about the conference and the award, see the conference Web site. 18 February 2008: B.J. Kish Irvine Graduate Scholarship Established at Indiana UniversityIn an effort to see the art librarianship specialization continue in the School of Library and Information Science at Indiana University, Betty Jo (B.J.) Kish Irvine has contributed funds to establish the B.J. Kish Irvine Graduate Scholarship. The scholarship will support students who are pursuing fine arts librarianship including specializations in print, image, digital and electronic collections and applications.During her forty years at Indiana University, Ms. Kish Irvine distinguised herself as the quintessential art librarian, responsible for the planning, administration, collection development, and reference services of the Fine Arts Library. In addition, she established and served as the director of the Specialization in Art Librarianship program in the School of Library and Information Science, and taught, mentored, and encouraged students in all areas of art and visual resources librarianship and art history. For more information about the scholarship and how to contribute, contact Tony White, head, Fine Arts Library. Elinor Nacheman Publishes Reference BookElinor Nacheman has published a reference book titled Unveiled: A Directory and Guide to 19th Century Born Artists Active in Rhode Island and Where to Find Their Work in Publicly Accessible Rhode Island Collections. A culmination of two sabbatical leaves, the book is self published with the help of an ARLIS/NE Wolfgang Freitag Award and faculty development funding from the Rhode Island School of Design, and is being distributed to participating institutions. Those interested in purchasing a copy of the book may contact Ms. Nacheman.Top of Page 4 February 2008: Registration Open for July 2008 Summer Educational Institute for Visual Resources and Image Management (SEI)Registration for the fifth joint ARLIS/NA and Visual Resources Association (VRA) sponsored Summer Educational Institute for Visual Resources and Image Management (SEI) is now open.The 2008 SEI will be held at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, from July 7 through July 13. It is an intensive five-day workshop intended to provide instruction in visual resources and image collection management. ARLIS/NA and VRA have developed a special curriculum to provide intensive training in these areas--training that is often not found in library and information science degree programs. The Summer Educational Institute will be relevant for beginning visual resources professionals as well as experienced professionals requiring new skills and knowledge. Instructors will be drawn from professionals in the field of visual resources and library and information science. Tuition will be $675 for ARLIS/NA and VRA members and $725 for non-members. Accommodations in a James Madison University air-conditioned dormitory will be available for approximately $31 a night. A cafeteria-style meal plan will also be offered at approximately $22 per day. Information on instructors, the syllabus, accommodations, and registration procedures are available on the SEI Web site. Cincinnati Art Museum Awarded a Library Servies and Technology Act Full GrantThe Cincinnati Art Museum has been awarded a Library Services and Technology Act Full Grant for $125,002 to support the automation project of its Mary R. Schiff Library in collaboration with the University of Cincinnati Libraries. The automation project will allow users nationwide greater access to the rich and extensive collection of visual arts resources housed in the Art Museum's library. The project will convert the library's paper catalog to an automated system and will make it possible to add the resources to the statewide OhioLINK system.Top of Page 19 December 2007: ARLIS/NA Announces New Executive Board MembersThe ARLIS/NA Nominating Committee has announced that the candidates presented to the Society have been approved by acclamation. Amy Lucker, Rijn Templeton, Liv Valmestad, and Barbara Rominski will join the ARLIS/NA Executive Board in 2008. They will begin their terms at the Membership Meeting at the annual conference in Denver as Vice-President/President Elect, Treasurer, Canadian Representative, and West Regional Representative respectively. Please go to the Members' Area for statements from the incoming Board members.ARLIS/NA Member Bill Dane in the NewsAn article celebrating William J. Dane's work as Keeper of the Prints at the Newark Public Library appeared in the New York Times on December 18. The article, "Keeper of an Unlikely Trove, Gutenberg to Warhol" by Andrew Jacobs, can be seen on the New York Times Web site. For further reading about Mr. Dane, read "A Journal to Mr. Dewey's 700s: Speaking with Bill Dane," an interview conducted by Tom Jacoby and Eileen Markson published in the Spring 2005 issue of Art Documentation (vol.24, no.1, p. 42-49).14 December 2007: Shilpa Rele Receives ARLIS/NA 2007-2008 Internship AwardShilpa Rele, a MLIS candidate in the Department of Information Studies at the University of California Los Angeles, has been awarded the ARLIS/NA 2007-2008 Internship Award. The prestigious award grants $2,500 to support a period of internship for a student preparing for a career in art librarianship or visual resources curatorship. In addition, Ms. Rele will receive a one-year complimentary membership in ARLIS/NA. Ms. Rele also holds masters degrees in art history from the University of Minnesota and in history from the University of Mumbai in India. She is focused on a career as a visual resources professional and is particularly interested in issues related to information retrieval and digital preservation of visual collections.For additional information about the Internship Award visit the award Web page. While only one ARLIS/NA Internship Award is granted each year, ARLIS/NA does maintain a list of paid and unpaid internship opportunities; interested students and potential hosts are encouraged to visit the Internship Roster Web site for more information. Top of Page 16 November 2007: Brown University Library Awarded a Collaborative Planning GrantThe Brown University Library has been awarded a Collaborative Planning Grant by the Institute of Library and Museum Services for the purpose of working with the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Museum and the Fleet Library at RISD to develop a new database architecture for the Gorham Company Archive. The proposed database will allow libraries and museums to share knowledge concerning the Gorham Manufacturing Company and its silver products. Additional information about the project can be found on the Brown Library Web site.10 November 2007: Harvard University Art Museums Receives Award from Getty Foundation's Archival Grants ProgramThe Harvard University Art Museums received an award from the Getty Foundation's Archival Grants Program. With the help of this grant, the Art Museums will continue to analyze and catalog much of its archival collections, ensuring the preservation of the papers of esteemed Art Museum principals of the 20th Century, such as Edward Forbes, Paul Sachs, and Agnes Mongan.9 October 2007: ARLIS/NA and VRA Announce Plans for Joint Conference in 2011ARLIS/NA and the Visual Resources Association (VRA) have announced that they will hold a joint conference in Minneapolis in 2011 on March 23-29 at the Hilton Minneapolis. The conference will offer a unique opportunity to collaborate with colleagues in a culturally exciting venue. A number of exciting developments over the past few years in the Twin Cities should make the meeting in Minneapolis compelling. The memberships will greatly benefit from visiting a city with so much cultural progress and an area where the art information profession has been directly affiliated with this growth.8 October 2007: ARTstor Support for Conference SpeakersARTstor has generously offered to direct its support of ARLIS/NA toward conference speakers. ARTstor's support will help ARLIS attract high quality speakers to its conferences. Their continuing support in the form of a $1500 annual contribution to underwrite a conference speaker or speakers to be selected by the conference planners is greatly appreciated. The non-member speakers will provide expert voices on topics potentially as diverse as visual literacy, networked environments, interoperability, digital media, intellectual property, and beyond. In addition to its support of conference speakers, ARTstor continues to support the ARLIS/NA and VRA Summer Educational Institute in its critical mission.Top of Page 2 August 2007: Barnes Foundation's Archives and Library Department Completes Grant ProjectThe Barnes Foundation's Archives and Library Department has recently completed a major processing project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The 2004 grant provided funding for a full-time processing archivist and for supplies and technical assistance to re-house, arrange, and create finding aids and catalogue records for early records of the Barnes Foundation and its founder, Dr. Albert C. Barnes. For more information, visit the Barnes Foundation's Archives and Library Web site.13 July 2007: Tom Caswell Publishes ArticleTom Caswell recently published "Museum Studies: Online Resources for Students and Practitioners" in the Internet Resources section of the v.68, no.7, July/August 2007 issue of C&RL News.4 May 2007: New York Studio School Receives NEH Preservation GrantThe John McEnroe Library at the New York Studio School recently received a National Endowment for the Humanites Preservation Assistance Grant. The grant will cover the cost of a consultant to assess the library's archival holdings of audio and audio visual materials and how best to preserve them. The archive consists of recordings of artists, critics, and art historians discussing various topics, and dates from the mid-1960's. Speakers include Philip Guston, John Cage, Kiki Smith, Louis Finkelstein, Karen Wilken, Robert Rosenblum, Bill Jensen, Sir Anthony Caro and Elizabeth Murray.Top of Page 3 May 2007: Ontario College of Art & Design Receives Gifts and GrantsOntario College of Art & Design has been awarded over $650,000 in gifts and grants toward the development of collections, content, and services. The library accepted 6,400 gifts-in-kind, including the inventory of an entire design bookstore, valued at $408,000. As a member of the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN), the school was allocated $101,900 of a $19 million federal grant from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation for digital content development in social sciences and humanities. As a member of the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL), the library received another $101,900 in matching provincial funding from the Ontario Research Fund for the CRKN project. OCUL applied for and received two grants of $750K each from Ontario Buys for an OCUL E-Books Service and an Ontario Data Extraction and Infrastructure Service (OCAD's share is approximately $6,750 of each of these grants). OCAD also received an additional $30,000 in new digital content as a result of an $8 million investment by the Ontario Government to Knowlege Ontario for the Ontario Digital Library. Knowlegege Ontario is a collaboration of libraries, cultural heritage organizations, and educational institutions with a focus on connecting Ontarians to digital content to support their information and learning needs.School of Visual Arts Library Opens Milton Glaser Design Study Center and ArchivesIn October 2006, the Visual Arts Library at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City opened the Milton Glaser Design Study Center and Archives. The Archive seeks to collect, preserve, and make accessible design works of significant historical and artistic value. The founding gift was from designer/illustrator Milton Glaser, an instructor and board member at SVA since 1961. The collection provides a complete overview of Glaser's work--approximately 700 pieces of original art, 1,700 sketches, 380 posters, 150 prints as well as newspapers, magazines, album covers, menus, letterhead and other items designed by Mr. Glaser. The archive also holds an extensive collection of printed work by the design firm Chermayeff & Geismar; the Henry Wolf Collection, documenting the career of art director/designer/photographer Henry Wolf; and the Ed McCabe Collection of advertisements designed by McCabe. The Archives will continue to acquire materials in various formats with the intent of documenting the design process from concept to completion, especially by artists and designers of special renown who have been affiliated with SVA.Diane Sammet Receives Career Development GrantDiane Sammet, research and instruction librarian at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale has received a Career Development Grant from the American Association of University Women to pursue her MFA in illustration at the University of Hartford. Diane will continue in her present position while undertaking the low-residency MFA program. She is also about to have a non-fiction piece she wrote titled "Circus to the Rescue" published in the May issue of AppleSeeds, a children's magazine.Jeff Gunderson Essay PublishedJeff Gunderson, librarian at the San Francisco Art Institute, wrote the title essay for The Moment of Seeing: Minor White at the California School of Fine Arts published by Chronicle Books in July 2006. The book is by Stephanie Comer and Deborah Klochko.Top of Page 16 April 2007: Art Museum Libraries and Librarians Just PublishedArt Museum Libraries and Librarianship, co-published by ARLIS/NA and Scarecrow Press, and edited by Joan M. Benedetti, is now available. It covers every facet of art museum librarianship in sixty-one essays written by over forty practicing art museum librarians. Topics range from the day-to-day activities of museum librarianship to major capital projects and management challenges common to this highly specialized and under-examined field. For more information, see the press release.Online Contributions to the Getty VocabulariesThe Getty Vocabulary Program is now able to accept online contributions of new terms/names for the Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT), Union List of Artist Names (ULAN), and Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN). For more information, see the program Web form. Bulk contributions may be submitted via the Getty's prescribed XML format. Please contact the Getty Vocabulary Program with questions or for more information.13 April 2007: 2007 ARLIS/NA Conference Travel Awards Announced The Travel Awards Committee announces the recipients of the travel awards to attend the 35th annual conference in Atlanta. The Conference Attendance Awards go to Laura Schwartz, University of Texas at Austin, and Elizabeth Berenz, Roger Williams University. The Andrew Cahan Photography Award recipient is Karen Rinaldo, Princeton University. The AskART Conference Attendance Award winner is Christine Hennessey, Smithsonian American Art Museum; the Student Diversity Award for Conference Attendance winner is Tang Li, University of Maryland; and the Judith A. Hoffberg Student Award for Conference Attendance recipient is Sarah Carter, Indiana University. The Howard and Beverly Joy Karno Awards go to Christine Sala and Paula Gabbard, both from Columbia University. The Puvill Libros Award recipients are Anna Maria Poma-Swank, PoloMuseale Fiorentino, and Michel Nijhoff, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Congratulations to all travel award winners! For more information about ARLIS/NA travel awards, visit awards and honors. 10 April 2007: 2007 ARLIS/NA Research Awards Announced The Worldwide Books Award for Publications goes to Martin Aurand, librarian and archivist, School of Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University, for his book, The Spectator and the Topographical City, published by the University of Pittsburgh Press in 2006. The Worldwide Books Award for Electronic Resources is shared this year between Jeanne Brown, head, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Architecture Studies Library, for her resource, "Las Vegas Architects and Buildings Database" and Susan Craig, head librarian, Murphy Art and Architecture Library, University of Kansas, for her work, "Biographical Dictionary of Kansas Artists (active before 1945)." Congratulations to the three ARLIS/NA Research Award recipients! Should Art Documentation be Peer-Reviewed? In March of 2007, the ARLIS/NA Publications Committee invited all Society members to participate in a brief survey on the topic of peer review, with particular regard to the journal Art Documentation. Analysis of the responses is now underway and recommendations are forthcoming. Supporting this survey were two documents that informed Socity members about the issues surrounding peer review and Art Documentation. Rebecca Price's study on peer review and Art Documentation co-editor Judy Dyki's list of selected journals and their peer-reviewed status remain accessible in the Society's Online Publications section. Top of Page 27 March 2007: Feedback Needed on the Assessment Task Force Report and Recommendations! The Assessment Task Force report including recommendations for restructuring ARLIS/NA is now available in the Members' Area of the Web site under "ARLIS/NA Organizational Assessment." The task force encourages all ARLIS/NA members to read the report and make your opinions heard. A blog has been set up for you to provide your comments about the report. You can add comments by selecting "What are your thoughts?". Annonymous comments can be made by skipping the name, mail, and website boxes. If you want to start a new thread/topic, you will have to register first. To register, select "Register" under "Meta." 23 March 2007: Survey on ARLIS/NA and Visual Resources Association (VRA) Collaboration The ARLIS/NA-VRA Joint Task Force on Collaboration seeks input from members of both organizations about collaborative opportunities and challenges. Complete the survey to contribute your creative thoughts and opinions on this topic. Discussions with the task force will also be scheduled at the ARLIS/NA and VRA conferences. The session at the ARLIS/NA conference will be held on Saturday, April 28, 5:00-6:30 p.m., in the Highlands Room, Sheraton Colony Square Hotel. The discussion at the VRA conference will be held on Tuesday, March 27, 5:30-6:30 p.m., in the Conference Suite 141, at the Intercontinental Kansas City at the Plaza. 19 March 2007: Survey on Peer Review of Art Documentation The ARLIS/NA Publications Committee invites all Society members to participate in a brief survey on the topic of peer review, with particular regard to the journal Art Documentation. Your responses will help determine if this approach would be appropriate for this publication; your opinions will also assist the editors in their continuing efforts to present timely, relevant, and well-written articles to the journal's pages. Before responding to the questions, we encourage you to read committee member Rebecca Price's study on peer review and Art Documentation co-editor Judy Dyki's list of selected journals and their peer-reviewed status. The Publications Committee, chaired by Roger Lawson, thanks you for your time and attention. Top of Page 12 January 2007: ARLIS/NA Nominating Committee Announces New 2007 Executive Board Members The ARLIS/NA Nominating Committee has announced that the candidates presented to the Society have been approved by acclamation. Kenneth Soehner, Rebecca Price, Amy Trendler, Cate Cooney, and Elizabeth Schaub will join the ARLIS/NA Executive Board in 2007. They will begin their terms at the Membership Meeting at the annual conference in Atlanta as Vice-President/President Elect, Secretary, Midwest Regional Representative, Northeast Regional Representative, and South Regional Representative respectively. Please go to the Members' Area for statements from the incoming Board members. 2006 Nominating Committee: Laura Schwartz, Chair Ellen Corrigan Ed Teague Allen Townsend Laurie Whitehill-Chong 6 November 2006: Committee seeks submissions to the George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award competition The ARLIS/NA George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award Committee requests submissions of notable art books to its George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award competition. The award is presented annually to publications demonstrating excellence in art publishing. Books, exhibition catalogues, and new periodical titles in any language, published in 2006 and originating from a North American publisher will be considered. Specific criteria used for selection can be found in the Selection Guidelines. For more information about the award and the submission process, visit the Award Web page. Announcement of the awards will take place in April 2007. The awards will be presented during the opening convocation of the ARLIS/NA Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Award winning titles and individuals associated with them can expect to receive wide recognition in newspapers and journals of the library and publishing professions via press release announcements by ARLIS/NA. 5 October 2006: Recent Publication Sara Jean MacDonald, public services librarian and archivist at The University of the Arts has co-authored, with Eugene A. Bolt, Jr., the first book ever published on the history of the University. The University of the Arts was released in August, 2006, by Arcadia Publishing. Top of Page 26 July 2006: Member Mari Russell Receives Scholarship to Attend ACRL/Harvard Leadership Institute Mari Russell, Ph.D., director of library programs at the Institute of American Indian Arts, has been selected to receive one of two Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) scholarships to attend the 2006 ACRL/Harvard Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians. The institute will be held on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, August 6-12. The purpose of the scholarships is to support the participation of academic and research library leaders from Historically Black Colleges and Universities or those employed at Tribal Colleges and Universities. The institute is limited to 100 attendees. 14 July 2006: Interested in hosting the 2008 ARLIS/NA-VRA SEI? The ARLIS/NA and VRA Summer Educational Institute for Visual Resources and Image Management Committee is taking applications for hosting the 2008 and later SEIs. The hosting application can be found on the SEI Web site under "SEI Updates:". Questions should be directed to the committee co-chairs: Amy Lucker (lucker@fas.harvard.edu), ARLIS/NA co-chair and Karin Whalen (whalen@reed.edu), VRA co-chair. 10 May 2006: Wittenborn Book Award Winners Announced Read the Press Release 4 May 2006: Art Documentation Article by ARLIS/NA Member Dorothy Tao Receives Honors "Bibliographic Instruction for a Diverse Population: Understanding, Planning, and Teaching in the Twenty-First Century" by Dorothy Tao has been selected as one of the Top 20 Library Instruction articles of 2005 by the American Library Association Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT). Dorothy's article appeared in the volume 24, number 1, spring 2005, issue of Art Documentation. The article was reviewed by the Top 20 Committee of LIRT and selected from all the library instruction articles published in 2005. A citation for the article will be included in the annual "Top 20" list published by LIRT, which is an important resource for instruction librarians in all disciplines. Congratulations to Dorothy for this honor and to the Art Documentation editorial team--Judy Dyki, Kathy Zimon, and Eileen Markson--for supporting publication of such high-quality work. Top of Page 5 April 2006: Hillwood Library Awarded IPAM Grant Hillwood Museum & Gardens has been awarded an International Partnership Among Museums (IPAM) grant that will be used to create a Web-exhibition on the traditions of imperial Russian illustrated art books and journals. Hillwood's art librarian Kristen Regina is partnering with Olga Kudryavtseva, senior art researcher of The State Russian Museum Art Library in St. Petersburg, Russia, to conduct research for the exhibition and a corresponding brochure. The grant will fund six weeks of travel for each librarian to do research at the other's institution. For inquiries regarding the IPAM grant and Hillwood's Library, contact Kristen Regina. 15 March 2006: ARLIS/NA and VRA Annouce SEI Long-Term Planning Task Force ARLIS/NA and the Visual Resources Association (VRA) announce the appointment of a joint Summer Educational Institute (SEI) Long-Term Planning Task Force. The task force will be co-chaired by Eileen Fry, University of Indiana, and Amy Lucker, Harvard University. Other task force members are Hemalata Iyer, SUNY Albany; Trudy Jacoby, Princeton University; Jeanne Keefe, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; and Martha Mahard, Simmons College. The task force is charged with establishing a five-year strategic plan to develop the pedagogical goals for the SEI and exploring the long-term management, direction, and structure of the SEI. The SEI Long-Term Planning Task Force will report to the boards of ARLIS/NA and VRA and will meet for the first time at the ARLIS/NA conference in Banff in May 2006. A final task force report with recommendations will be submitted to the boards of both organizations in March 2007. 16 February 2006: NEW! Core Competencies and Core Curricula for the Art Library and Visual Resources Professions (Occasional Paper No. 15) By Heather Ball, Bella Karr Gerlich, Tula Giannini, Paul Glassman, B. J. Irvine, Amy Lucker, Joan Stahl, Mary Wassermann. An invaluable tool that guides art librarians and visual resource professionals through the issues and challenges of creating competency standards and allied curricula. This resource includes the ARLIS/NA core competency guidelines for art information professionals, bibliographies, and a selection of papers on management and competencies related to the visual resources profession. Also included are course materials, descriptions and curricula outlines from exemplary LIS programs focusing on arts, humanities, museum, and digital librarianship. 140 pages. Spiral Bound. $40.00. ISBN 0-942740-21-1 CLICK HERE TO ORDER YOUR COPY ONLINE. 13 February 2006: ARLIS/NA Compensation Survey Available Online A new ARLIS/NA online publication, ARLIS/NA 2004 Art/Architecture Librarians and Visual Resource Professionals Compensation Survey is now available on the Society's Web site. Compiled by Kathrin Dodds and Heather Ball, the survey promises to be a timely and valuable management and resource tool. The document is the result of an exhaustive survey and includes statistical analysis that, for the first time, provides an accurate representation of current pay levels for art, architecture, and visual resource professionals in the United States and Canada. Go to "Online Publications" to view all ARLIS/NA online publications. 7 February 2006: Mary Kandiuk Receives Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) Award Mary Kandiuk, ARLIS/NA member and Visual Arts, Design & Theatre Librarian at York University Libraries, has been awarded the sixth Canadian Association of University Teachers' Academic Librarians' Distinguished Service Award. Kandiuk received the award for her outstanding service in furthering the status and working conditions of academic librarians and for her leadership skills. She was nominated by colleagues who said her work had influenced their advancement and participation as academic librarians. An announcement of the award and a photograph of Kandiuk receiving the award are included in the CAUT January 2006 Online Bulletin. 12 January 2006: Digital Image Database Standards Checklist Available The Standards Committee has announced the availability of the Digital Image Database Standards Checklist that may be used freely as a guide to evaluate digital image databases, presentations systems, or image repositories. The checklist was created by a subcommittee that includes Don Juedes, Deborah Boudewyns, Carole Ann Fabian, Trudy Jacoby, and Alan Michelson. The Standards Committee welcomes feedback from the ARLIS membership and encourages downloading the checklist and tailoring it for local use. Marilyn Carbonell Appointed Head of Nelson-Atkins Library Services The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art has announced that Marilyn Carbonell has been appointed the new head of library services beginning January 2006. Carbonell previously held positions at the University of Missouri Kansas City University Libraries, most recently as assistant director for collection development for 18 years. Top of Page 20 December 2005: NEW Bibliographic Notes Now ONLINE! The topic is "Disaster Planning for the Art Library." 2 December 2005: Universal Photographic Digital Imaging Guidelines Available The Universal Photographic Digital Imaging Guidelines (UPDIG) is available for download and use without charge at: http://www.updig.org. The UPDIG aim to clarify issues affecting accurate reproduction and management of digital image files. The guidelines have three primary goals: digital images look the same as they transfer between devices, platforms and vendors; digital images are prepared in the correct resolution, at the correct size, for the device(s) on which they will be viewed or printed; digital images have metadata embedded that conform to the IPTC (International Press Telecommunications Council) standards, making the images searchable, providing usage and contact information, and stating their creators or copyright owners. Top of Page 17 October 2005: ARLIS/NA Nominating Committee Announces New 2006 Executive Board Members The ARLIS/NA Nominating Committee has announced that the candidates presented to the Society have been approved by acclamation. Deborah Ultan Boudewyns, Frances Y. Scott, Marilyn Nasserden, and Susan Koskinen will join the ARLIS/NA Executive Board in 2006. They will begin their terms at the Membership Meeting at the annual conference in Banff as Vice-President/President Elect, Treasurer, Canadian Representative, and West Regional Representative respectively. Click here to read statements from the incoming Executive Board Members [members only] 2005 Nominating Committee: 4 October 2005: Int'l Center of Photography & Eastman House Launch New Web Site The prototype of PhotoMuse.org, the collaborative Web site of the International Center of Photography and the George Eastman House can be viewed at http://www.photomuse.org. The Web site includes information about collections, joint exhibitions, and educational programming. New features will be added in 2005 with a planned launch of the Web site in 2006. 3 October 2005: Call for Proposals: Bliznakov Prize Call for proposals for the 6th Annual Milka Bliznakov Prize for research that advances knowledge of women's contributions to architecture and related design fields. The prize was created to encourage the use and growth of the International Archive of Women in Architecture. For more information, visit http://spec.lib.vt.edu/IAWA/Bliznakov/Prize2005.html. 9 September 2005: 2005/2006 ARLIS/NA Internship Award: Call for Applications The Internship Award Sub-committee of the ARLIS/NA Awards Committee is now accepting applications for the annual Internship Award. The ARLIS/NA Internship Program provides financial support for students preparing for a career in art librarianship or visual resources curatorship. For more information about the award and instructions for applying, connect to http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/afa/pdc/internship.htm. Top of Page 28 July 2005: ARLIS/NA & VRA Set a Date ARLIS/NA and VRA Executive Boards have approved the dates for the 2006 Summer Educational Institute for Visual Resources and Image Management. The 2006 Institute will take place from June 11-16, 2006 at Reed College in Portland Oregon. Registration dates will be announced this Fall. To find out more, go to the 2005 SEI Web site. 18 July 2005: News from ARLIS/ANZ Results of a 2003 survey of art libraries in Australia are available on the Web at http://www.nla.gov.au/initiatives/meetings/visarts/vasurv.html. The National Library of Australia conducted the survey with assistance from ARLIS/ANZ. Reports on the 2004 Visual Arts Forum held by the National Library to discuss the survey and means for improving access to visual arts resources in Australia are available at http://www.nla.gov.au/initiatives/meetings/visarts/vaindex.html. 14 June 2005: ARLIS/NA Member Receives ARLIS/UK & Ireland International Delegate Award! ARLIS/NA member Nedda Ahmed has been selected by ARLIS/UK & Ireland to receive the third Annual Conference International Delegate Award. Nedda will attend the 31st annual conference, Rough Diamonds: Polishing Partnerships with Creative Industries, to be held at Aston University, Birmingham, July 7-9, 2005. Congratulations Nedda! 2 June 2005: NEW Issue of ARLIS/NA Update now online! Top of Page 24 May 2005: Call for Participation in the Women Artists Archives National Directory (WAAND) The Women Artists Archives National Directory (WAAND), the first digital directory of archives containing the papers of women artists active in the United States since World War II, is being compiled at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. All organizations holding primary source material about any woman visual artist active in the U.S. after 1945 are invited to be included in the new Web site directory being developed by Rutgers University Libraries. WAAND has been funded by the Getty Foundation, a program of the J. Paul Getty Trust. For more information about WAAND and how to participate, go to http://waand.rutgers.edu. 4 May 2005: Arts & Humanities Data Service (AHDS) Announces Design Online Design Online, a free full-text, full-color database of the magazine "Design," published by the Design Council from 1947 to 1994, is now available from AHDS. AHDS is a UK national service providing access to digital resources in the arts and humanities. To access Design Online, connect to: http://vads.ahds.ac.uk/collections/DIAD.html. For more information about AHDS, go to http://ahds.ac.uk/visualarts/index. 29 April 2005: ARLIS/UK & Ireland announces International Delegate Award for Annual Conference ARLIS/UK & Ireland is pleased to announce its third Annual Conference International Delegate Award, designed to encourage attendance and participation in the 2005 Annual Conference for art information professionals who reside outside the UK & Ireland. The conference will be held at Aston University, Birmingham, July 7-9, 2005. For information about the conference, see: http://www.arlis.org.uk/conf/arlis2005/index.html. 20 April 2005: New Listserv for Students & New Librarians! A new e-mail distribution list has been established for ARLIS/NA student members and those who are new (5 years or less) to the profession. The listserv will be used to discuss the needs of student members and to develop goals for student involvement in ARLIS/NA. It will also provide students with a forum for networking and raising questions about the art information professions and the Society. To subscribe to the list, connect to http://lists.richmond.edu/mailman/listinfo/arlis-student. Thanks to Sarah Falls, visual resources librarian, University of Richmond, for setting up the listserv. 28 March 2005: NEW Issue of ARLIS/NA Update (Issue 2 / April 2005) now available in the Members'-Only Area; click here to view Issue 1 (February 2005) in PDF format. NOTE: All articles from Issue 1 are also available in the Update Archives. 16 March 2005: ARLIS/NA Members Honored ARLIS/NA members Mary Wassermann and John Taormina were presented with the Nancy DeLaurier Award at the VRA annual conference in Miami last week. The Nancy DeLaurier Award, named for one of the pioneers of the profession, annually honors a visual resources professional for distinguished achievement in the field. "Achievement" is measured by immediate impact, and may take the form of published work, oral presentation, project management, software development, technology application, web-site use, or other outstanding effort. They were bestowed this award for developing and successfully implementing the first Joint ARLIS/NA and VRA Summer Educational Institute for Visual Resources and Image Management (SEI) which took place at Duke University in July, 2004. Top of Page From the President
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Top of Page ARLIS/NA Update Archives* indicates the appearance of the "Mysteries for Art Librarians" column by Amy Ciccone. Click here to view a complete list of titles reviewed in Amy's columns.2005: No. 1, No. 2*, No. 3, No. 4/5/6 2004: No. 1, No. 2*, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5*, No. 6 2003: No. 1, No. 2*, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5*, No. 6 2002: No. 1, No. 2*, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5*, No. 6 2001: No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5*, No. 6 2000: No. 1, No. 2*, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5*, No. 6 1999: No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5*, No. 6 1998: No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, No. 6 1997: No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, No. 6 1996: No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, No. 6 1995: No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, No. 6 1994: No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, No. 6 1993: No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, No. 6 1992: No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, No. 6 1991: No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 1990: No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 Top of Page News & Features Editor Contact Info:Carol GraneyDirector of University Libraries University of the Arts 320 S. Broad St. Philadelphia, PA 19102 Phone: (215) 717-6281 Fax: (215) 717-6287 Email: cgraney@uarts.edu Top of Page |
