Dear ARLIS/NA SoCal Community,

We’re created a brand new monthly newsletter to relate the goings on of our chapter. To view the inaugural July installment, please click here!

We’re also organizing a casual July happy hour.

Date: Thursday, July 20th

Time: 7pm

Location: De La Nonna in DTLA

We’re making a reservation, so if you plan to attend, p…[Read more]

The International Journal of Librarianship (IJoL) invites abstract submissions for a special issue titled “Embedded Libraries and Archives in Museums,” to be published in June 2024. IJoL is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal focusing on developments in the field of library and information science globally. IJoL is published quarterly, open acc…[Read more]

Hello everyone, I am passing this message along to you as requested.

Best, Marsha

Hi Marsha,
I hope your summer is going well! I am the chair of the Awards Committee and still seeking a chair for the Distinguished Service Award subcommittee for 23-24. This role is best suited to someone who has extensive experience in ARLIS/NA, and I thought…[Read more]

The latest issue of The Crafty Librarian, the quarterly newsletter of the American Craft Council Library, is now available for download.

https://www.craftcouncil.org/library-archives/newsletter

Dear ARLIS colleagues: I am in the process of trying to compile a list of academic libraries that currently administer/provide candidates with the list of interview questions in advance of an interview. While I am also looking at some of the literature as evidence to bring forward to my HR department, I would sincerely appreciate any insight or…[Read more]

Dear ARLIS/NA SoCal community,

The Southern California Executive Board has developed a survey to measure chapter members’ preferences regarding future programming. Your generous participation will directly facilitate the organization of events and initiatives that align with our community’s diverse needs and interests.

Please complete this…[Read more]

The meeting minutes for the Spring 2023 SIG meeting are now available on the the SIG WordPress site:

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design SIG Meeting Minutes

The meeting was recorded, and the recording should be added to the ARLIS/NA Kaltura Channel in the near future.  Stay tuned!

Dear ARLIS/NA SoCal community,

As previously mentioned, Jennifer Martinez Wormser has generously offered to host an artists’ books event at Denison Library in Claremont. We’ve scheduled the visit for Tuesday, 6/27, and we’re now collecting RSVPs!

If you’d like to attend, please complete this RSVP form as soon as is convenient. If there is s…[Read more]

Hola!

It was great to see many of you in Mexico City. Looking forward to seeing you in San Francisco for our spring business meeting on Friday, May 19. Please RSVP on this google form (includes agenda & fall business meeting minutes to approve). https://forms.gle/U4E1hd77uQkdG9My5

Take a look at the presentation dropped in CORE by Cara Barker, member of the Dec Arts, Craft and Design SIG.  Her presentation “Teaching Myself Taxidermy in my Kitchen: Supporting Studio Art Students Through Collection Development” suggests that the T (technonlgy) section of LC is highly valuable to studio art students who are interested in…[Read more]

Hi everyone, the minutes from yesterday’s meeting of the Documentation Committee are attached.

Best,

Marsha

Dear ARLIS SoCal community,

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is hiring for the following positions:

• Archivist and Special Collections Librarian ($81,000.00 – $89,000.00)
• Systems and Technical Services Librarian ($69,000.00 – $90,000.00)

Please reach out to Joan Jocson-Singh, Director of Library, with any qu…[Read more]

Hi everyone, Melanie shared some ARLIS updates for us all.  Please see the attachment.

Best,

Marsha

The Annual Business Meeting was held on Friday, April 28, 2:00-3:00 Eastern time.  Seven people attended via Zoom.  Discussion topics included Sarah Carter’s two emails, one on March 13 regarding the Documentation Committee and the second on March 15 regarding Materials Deposit with the ARLIS/NA Archives.  Several individuals in the group al…[Read more]