Hello everyone!

Just wanted to send out a quick reminder to the chapter reminding you that nominations (either for yourself or someone you think would be a great candidate) for the positions of Chapter Vice President and Treasurer are due by end of day Tuesday, August 1st!

Serving on the Executive Committee is a great (and fun!) way to get…[Read more]

Hello ARLIS/NA Texas-Mexico Chapter members!

Do you have an interest in serving on the Executive Committee of our chapter? Serving on the Executive Committee is a great (and fun!) way to get involved in and support the chapter, work with fellow members, develop leadership skills, and enhance your CV.

We welcome nominations for the following…[Read more]

Hi all,

We are going to send this out via ARLIS-L today as well, but I know many of you are going to the conference in Mexico City so if your schedule permits and you are inclined, we would love to have you volunteer at a shift or two.

Hello all!

The ARLIS/NA 51st Annual Conference Planning Advisory Committee (CPAC) is excited to invite…[Read more]

Good afternoon y’all!

The chapter website has (finally) been successfully migrated to Humanities Commons: https://texasmexico.arlisna.hcommons-staging.org/ as required by ARLIS/NA.

The website has been set to public so it should be accessible to those without an HC account, which I know was something we discussed as being very important in past…[Read more]

Hello all!

I wanted to announce the results of the 12/14 supplementary meeting, in which we voted on two subjects: 1) 2023 Conference Donation Amount and 2) Adding “Library Staff” as a chapter membership tier (in line with ARLIS/NA).

1) Conference Donation: In the Fall meeting there was some discussion about the confusion as to how chapter…[Read more]

Hello all!

Just wanted to send out a quick reminder that tomorrow morning at 11am CST we will have a brief (30 minutes or less) meeting to vote on two topics:

1) chapter membership tiers, specifically the addition of a library staff tier (a new tier introduced by ARLIS/NA). We will be voting on updating the chapter bylaws to include membership…[Read more]

Hello all!

We have a winning time on the Doodle poll (and thank you for your patience during the technical difficulties) for the brief meeting to vote on two topics of discussion that came up at the Fall 2022 Chapter Meeting : 1) chapter membership tiers, specifically the addition of a library staff tier (a new tier introduced by ARLIS/NA), and…[Read more]

Hello everyone!

As discussed at the Fall 2022 business meeting, we are scheduling a short meeting (probably 20 minutes or less) to vote on two topics of discussion that we tabled in the interest of time: 1) chapter membership tiers, specifically the addition of a library staff tier (a new tier introduced by ARLIS/NA), and 2) the amount for our…[Read more]

Hi everyone!

I’m posting today to start a discussion (or at least getting people to start thinking) about a possible alternative means of communication now that our chapter’s listserv is no longer in service in light of ARLIS/NA’s move to Humanities Commons. Please feel free to respond on HC or email me directly with any questions, ideas, etc.…[Read more]

Hi everyone!

I am sharing a call for a research award from my colleagues at the William J. Hill Texas Artisans & Artists Archive – the full call for submissions below and link to the grant page can be found here: https://texasartisans.mfah.org/digital/custom/grant/. The application should include a plan for a research project to be completed…[Read more]

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to send out a quick last minute reminder that today at 2pm we will be having the virtual Fall 2022 chapter business meeting on…[Read more]

Hello all!

I just wanted to let you know that the ARLIS/NA Texas-Mexico Website is “under construction” and looks a little different right now. It is still operational, but ARLIS/NA has asked that all chapter websites hosted on ARLIS/NA’s website migrate to Humanities Commons. As interim website administrator,  I’ve been working on adapting the…[Read more]

Hi y’all,

The Texas-Mexico Chapter will be holding its fall business meeting virtually this year on Tuesday, October 18th from 2-3pm CST.

A formal call for agenda items and approval of the Spring 2022 minutes as well as a link to the meeting will be sent out in the coming weeks, but if you have any agenda items you would like to propose in the…[Read more]

Hello all! I am attaching a link to a Doodle poll to determine the best time to hold our virtual Fall 2022 business meeting, which the executive board would like to hold in October: https://doodle.com/meeting/participate/id/e98xl1Dd

Please send responses by Monday, September 12th – a link for the meeting and a call for agenda items will…[Read more]