2023 marks the 30th anniversary of the Art NACO funnel project of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC), art catalogers' collective contributions to the Name Authority File (NAF). The funnel project was founded and has been coordinated ever since by Sherman Clarke, recipient of the 2005 ARLIS Continue Reading
ARLIS/NA established ARLIS/NA Applauds, an annual award to honor outstanding achievements by an individual member or group in the preceding calendar year. Continue Reading
State of Academic Libraries 2019 Lead: Academic Library Division Academic art collections support the research, teaching and discovery of art information in institutions of higher education. Art information professionals serve as teachers and research partners within the arts community on... Continue Reading
ARLIS/NA 50th Anniversary Task Force Lead: Lindsay King, Advancement Liaison In 2022, ARLIS/NA will celebrate a milestone anniversary! The 50th Anniversary Task Force is being formed to help inspire initiatives and coordinate activities to mark the event. Chaired by the Advancement Liaison, the... Continue Reading
Collection of Art & Design Related Open Educational Resources Lead: Research & Information Services Section When the Research & Information Services Section met at the 2019 annual conference, a need was identified for a centralized open educational resource index where librarians and... Continue Reading
Humanities Commons Implementation Task Force Lead: Editorial Director, Open Access Coordinator At the 2019 annual conference, the ARLIS/NA Executive Board approved the recommendation of the Humanities Commons Planning Task Force Report that the society join the Humanities Commons network. An... Continue Reading
Notable Graphic Novels Review Lead: Graphic Novels, Comics, and Zines Special Interest Group. Beginning in summer 2019, the annual Notable Graphic Novels Review online publication will present the ten best member-nominated graphic novels that are “innovative, memorable, or significant in the... Continue Reading
The New Art Museum Library Lead: Museum Division The New Art Museum Library (Rowman & Littlefield, 2021), edited by Amelia Nelson and Traci E. Timmons, addresses the issues facing today's art museum libraries through a series of scholarly essays written by top librarians in the field. In the... Continue Reading
Data & Assessment Coordinator Lead: Executive Board The executive board approved establishment of the committee and coordinator at the annual conference in New York. Individuals will be appointed following the implementation of the society’s membership in the Humanities Commons. This... Continue Reading
Digital Art History Directory (DAHD) Leads: Michelle Wilson and Samantha Deutch in collaboration with Cataloging Section, Digital Humanities SIG, Web Archiving SIG, and Systems Librarian Working Group A registry of digital art history (DAH) projects that provides access, discoverability, and... Continue Reading
