November 16th : 5:30 PM ET. Hybrid Event: Trance, Dance, and Surrealism: Françoise Sullivan & Les Automatistes in World War II-era Montréal

Join the McGill Libraries, the Department of Art History and Communication Studies, and the CIAC (Centre international d’art contemporain de Montréal ) for a talk by art historian Prof. Abigail Susik, celebr…[Read more]

Dear ARLIS/NA SoCal Community,

During our business meeting last week we made a formal call for volunteers to serve on one of two upcoming nominating committees. We are in need of at least three more volunteers to serve on the following ad-hoc committees:

Nominating Committee for the SoCal Travel Award
Two people needed for committee; most of the…[Read more]

Dear ARLIS friends,

The ARLIS-MOQ chapter is excited to be hosting a Research Roundup of conference presentations given earlier this year. We hope some of our colleagues from across Canada will join us! More info below.

All best,

Gwen

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Un tour d’horizon de la recherche Research Roundup

Diego Rivera Mural of Mexican History: C…[Read more]

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Date: Thu, Oct 26, 2023 at 10:15 AM
Subject: [PCCLIST] Attend the RBMS BSC Cool Things We Cataloged Webinar,
December 4th
To: <PCCLIST@listserv.loc.gov>

The Bibliographic Standards Committee of the ACRL Rare Books and
Manuscripts Section invites you to the w…[Read more]

We are having a meeting of the Artist Files SIG on Thursday, October 26 at 10am PDT/ 11am MDT/12pm CDT/1pm EDT/2pm ADT. All are welcome to join!

Meet your new SIG co-coordinators (myself and Freyja Catton) and join in an informal conversation to share updates on all things related to artist files, and make some plans for the year ahead.

This is…[Read more]

Melva Dwyer était autrefois chef de la Bibliothèque des beaux-arts de l’Université de la Colombie-Britannique. Le Prix Melva J. Dwyer a été créé en reconnaissance de sa contribution au domaine des bibliothèques d’art. Il récompense les créateurs d’instruments exceptionnels de consultation et de recherche dans le monde de l’architecture e…[Read more]

The Melva J. Dwyer Award was established in recognition of the contribution made to the field of art librarianship by Melva Dwyer, former head of the Fine Arts Library, University of British Columbia. It is given to the creators of exceptional reference or research tools relating to Canadian art and architecture. The award is adjudicated by a j…[Read more]

There’s Nothing Punk About Punk Orientalism

Or maybe orientalism is ok as a noun but not as a descriptive adjective.

Please join us on November 8, 2023 at 11 am Pacific time to learn more about the Collaborative ART Archive (CARTA)!

CARTA facilitates the development of a collaborative entity of art libraries building collections of archived web-based content related to art history and contemporary art practice. Through this consortial approach, the project…[Read more]

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Date: Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 3:09 PM
Subject: [SACOLIST] New resource available: Topical Heading Proposal
Checklist
To: <SACOLIST@listserv.loc.gov>

Hello all,

There is a new resource available on the SACO R…[Read more]

Dear colleagues,

Let’s learn from each other! Have you tried out new professional practices or approaches that might be relevant to others in our community? The ARLIS/NA SoCal Mini Conference is our opportunity to gather virtually to share inspirations, fresh ideas, innovative critical approaches, and lessons learned. We look forward to sharing o…[Read more]

Dear ARLIS/NA SoCal Community,

The September installment of our newsletter is live!

Save the date! Our Fall Business Meeting is approaching.

Date: Wednesday, November 1st

Location: The Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library

Meeting Schedule:

• 10-11am: Fall Business Meeting
• 11am-12:30pm: Tour of the Library
• 12:30-2pm: Lunch at Fanny’s

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Dear ARLIS/NA SoCal community,

California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) seeks a creative, curious, dynamic, and collaborative leader for the role of Dean of the Library. The dean will work within the library to build a shared vision and tangible and incremental plans for growth and experimentation within the library and in support of the…[Read more]

Let me know if you have any comments to pass on via SAC.

Sherman
ARLIS/NA liaison to ALA Subject Analysis Committee

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Minyoung Chung
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Hi everyone,

The LCSH Tentative Monthly List 10 for October is available…[Read more]

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Subject: [SACOLIST] LC Genre/Form Terms Tentative List 2310g is now
available
To: <SACOLIST@listserv.loc.gov>

To: Bibliographic Access cataloging division chiefs and other
recipients

(PLEASE FORWARD TO APPROPRIATE S…[Read more]

Dear ARLIS/NA SoCal Community,

Hello and happy fall! The exec board is assiduously organizing the 2023 issue of our chapter’s Canvas newsletter, and we hope to solicit some info and material from members of our community.

• Did you participate in the CDMX conference? Please let us know! Participation could include:
  • Workshop facilitation

  …

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