Research & Reports

The Society's publication programs publish scholarly, professional, or practical work relating to art librarianship and visual resources curatorship.


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A list of older publications can be found in the Publications Archive.

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Humanities Commons Implementation Task Force Report
Humanities Commons Implementation Task Force Report

The work of the Humanities Commons Implementation Task Force grew out of its predecessor, the Humanities Commons Planning Task Force, which was established in the fall of 2018 and concluded its work in the spring of 2019. The planning group recommended adoption of the Humanities Commons platform... Continue Reading

Date posted02/19/2024


Report of the ARLIS/NA Presidential Task Force on Art Libraries and COVID-19
Report of the ARLIS/NA Presidential Task Force on Art Libraries and COVID-19

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

Date posted11/9/2022


State of Art and Design School Libraries 2021
State of Art and Design School Libraries 2021

Authored by the ARLIS/NA Art and Design School Library Division, this report aims to shed further light on issues and trends affecting art and design school libraries (ADSLs) before and during the pandemic. Continue Reading

Date posted04/1/2022


Anti-Racism Task Force Reports
Anti-Racism Task Force Reports

Release of the ARLIS/NA Anti-Racism Task Force reports from their work in 2020-2021. Continue Reading

Date posted02/9/2022


Best Practices for Library Exhibitions
Best Practices for Library Exhibitions

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

Date posted11/30/2021


ARLIS/NA Core Competencies for Art Information Professionals
ARLIS/NA Core Competencies for Art Information Professionals

This report identifies the fundamental knowledge, behaviors, and skills currently essential to most professional positions within the art information field. (Open Access) Continue Reading

Date posted05/1/2021


Art Museum Libraries and Librarianship
Art Museum Libraries and Librarianship

The first publication of its kind, Art Museum Libraries and Librarianship looks at every facet of art museum librarianship. Continue Reading

Date posted03/1/2021


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


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


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