Philadelphia Museum of Art is hiring a Cataloging and Systems Librarian. The Cataloging and Systems Librarian is responsible for the creation, maintenance, and enrichment of metadata representing the library’s digital, physical, and virtual collections. The Librarian manages the library’s cataloging and workflows (including quality control of b…[Read more]

Hi all,

As we have not received any nominations yet, I wanted to send another email to enlist volunteers for these two upcoming vacancies. ARLIS runs on volunteers, and these are two crucial positions to keep our Society working for the field. The Vice Chair position allows you to learn more about our group and grow into a leadership role (and…[Read more]

Smithsonian AA/PG Library Annual Art, History, & Biography Book Sale<https://library.si.edu/event/aapg-library-book-sale&gt;

It’s back, and just in time for buying holiday gifts!

We’re opening up our newly renovated reading room to browse hundreds of beautiful art books on all periods and places, great biographies and history books.

Brand new &…[Read more]

Hello local ARLIS colleagues,

Just a reminder-there are two great opportunities to get more involved with ARLIS on the local level, and by extension, ARLIS/NA!

As Vice Chair or as Treasurer, you can continue the good work of our group as we’ve . But as shown by our fantastic in-person meeting earlier this month, there is enthusiasm for more…[Read more]

Have you seen or heard or read something lately that addressing intersectional feminism, and perhaps its relevance to art? We’d love to know! The IA&F SIG encourages our IA&F Thinking Group participants to submit suggestions for upcoming readings, videos, podcasts, etc. The submission form can be found here.

Welcome to the Intersectional Feminism & Art special interest group! IF&A is dedicated to working within the ARLIS/NA community and library, archive, and information communities at-large to improve coverage and raise awareness of women artists and designers. It serves as a forum for discussion on how gender relates to various aspects of these…[Read more]

Library Technician – Processing Assistant at National Gallery of Art

https://www.usajobs.gov/job/687453000

Come join the Technical Services team at the National Gallery of Art Library! We are looking for a person who wants to be in an art museum environment, to be a key member of departmental activities, who enjoys paying attention to details, i…[Read more]

Hi all,

I’m trying to gather information about artists’ books catalog record remediation projects. There is some published literature about this (ex., Dyer & Hibben’s “Developing a Book Art Genre Headings Index” in Art Documentation 31:1, or Carter & O’Keefe’s “Revealing Invisible Collections” in AD 37:2), but I expect that there are many p…[Read more]

Hi Mid-Atlantic colleagues,

George Mason Libraries have a number of openings, including a Coordinator for our Scholarship Production Lab (SP@RC). This position is part of our Arts & Humanities team and supports students and faculty in the production and dissemination of research, including poster printing and presentations. We’re also hoping this…[Read more]

Hi ARLIS/NA Mid-Atlantic Chapter folks,

In attempting to tie our fundraising in with the timing our next in-person chapter meeting (now planned for November 2022), the Spring virtual auction has become the ARLIS/NA Mid-Atlantic Chapter’s 2022 Autumn ACTION Auction! Bidding opens September 12.

Proceeds go toward the chapter’s fundraising…[Read more]

Working on a new artist book by Rosalind Fox Solomon, where the photo on the cover is the subject of the text and images within. She took the iconic photo in 1981 in the Peruvian Andes. The text consists of two journal entries, each one page, and there are five photos within that relate to those texts. Planning to launch the edition at Paris Photo…[Read more]

Warm welcome to the Mid-Atlantic Chapter Group!

As ARLIS/NA has further integrated our communities with the Humanities Commons this year, we have new tools to explore for communicating and collaborating with our Mid-Atlantic members. Stay tuned for more soon, and of course, if you have questions, reach out!