Hello Material Friends,

The virtual spring meeting is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, April 17 at 12:30pm ET (9:30am PT). Zoom information and a full agenda will be shared closer to the date.

Two important bits of SIG information:

• The SIG will have a session at the Pittsburgh conference! Keep an eye out in the program for “POP! into H…

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Hey Space Planners! My art and architecture library is full of 11″ deep shelving… and I have nowhere for the hundreds (over a thousand?) books that are over 15″ tall or wide, and should probably be shelved flat. I’m struggling to find library shelving units that are deeper than 12″ – any suggestions for shelving or utility shelving units that…[Read more]

Hey folks! If you are on the AASL listserv, you may have seen discussion about an architecture-specific repository for library lesson plans and activities. We are looking for collaboration between ARLIS/NA and AASL on this project!

Cindy Frank is spearheading this initiative and there has already been contact with the Teaching SIG of ARLIS/NA. If…[Read more]

Do you work with material samples in your library, or are developing a material collection? Do you employ sensory and tactile learning experiences for student artists and designers? Do you support research about the emotive responses material selection has on design and the built environment? Like the Pop movement, does your library work strive to…[Read more]

Hey Materials SIG! Are you interested in contributing to a pre-coordinated panel or workshop about material collections? How could ARLIS/NA benefit from show-and-tell, DIY biomaterial recipes, and haptic learning?

Pop artists incorporated everyday materials into their work. Frequently commenting on mass production, they understood that materials…[Read more]

Hey Section members,

Just wanted to let you know I followed up with the local arrangement folks for the 2024 conference. All the tour ideas mentioned during our meeting are on their agenda, including visits to Frank Lloyd Wright. So we will get our fair share of architecture while in Pittsburgh.

Callie and I will reach out about a Section…[Read more]

Thanks to all who attended our meeting this week. For those who were unable to join us, meeting minutes and Michael Carroll’s slides are available in the Documents section of this Group.

A few items from our discussion:

• Mark Pompelia shared the old SIG blog material|resource. If anyone is interested in helping migrate this to HCommons,…

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Our spring meeting information is below. There is no need to register, just mark your calendar! A reminder and agenda will be posted closer to the date.

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

10:00am PDT  |  11:00am MDT  |  12:00pm CDT  |  1:00pm EDT

Join us on Zoom. https://usc.zoom.us/j/3293383755?pwd=VlhqdG1mNjFqS1U2YW5EYldnMDNodz09

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Our spring meeting information is below. There is no need to register, just mark your calendar! A reminder and agenda will be posted closer to the date.

The Zoom is my personal meeting room so if you have any issues, please email me at shannonmarietherese@gmail.com or shannon.robinson@usc.edu.

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

10:00am PDT  |  11:00am M…[Read more]

[I posted this to AASL so apologies if you see this twice!]

I’m working with a library science student to inventory and develop policy for our architecture + fine art library’s “collection” of architectural models.

These models are mostly student work, ranging from full models in plexiglass cases to… junk. We also have models in our archival…[Read more]