Hi all,

I wanted to share that the Digital Public Library of America recently included the SIG’s “Best Practices for Library Exhibitions” in its draft of “Digital Curation Guidelines” (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1utVgnuXg1JJv2mD8v6nlC53tgs9tSvrL/view). Kudos to the SIG on creating and sharing this helpful document!

I wanted to ask if the…[Read more]

Hello local ARLIS colleagues,

Sharing a public lecture at the National Portrait Gallery this coming Sunday. The artist Kenturah Davis will discuss her work, and her new collaboration with Arion Press<https://www.arionpress.com/store/125-their-eyes-were-watching-god&gt; will be on view. As you may know, Arion Press engages contemporary artists in…[Read more]

Librarian – Cataloger (Monographs/Metadata Maintenance)
Pay scale & grade: GS-11
Salary: $78,592-102,166 per year
Promotion potential: GS-12

Open & closing dates: 08/18/2023 to 09/01/2023 (links to USA Jobs posting at bottom)

The National Gallery of Art is seeking an experienced cataloging librarian who possesses enthusiasm about museums and…[Read more]

Hello,
I’m interested in adding some altered books to our book arts collection, and wonder if people can share sources with me (sellers or artists). I have in the past seen nice examples on Etsy but on my recent review there were not a lot that seemed appropriate. I’d like t0 find ones that are sculptural and expertly crafted.

Thank you!

Hello colleagues,

Please join us for the Mid-Atlantic Chapter virtual meeting this afternoon at 2:00 pm. The meeting was originally scheduled to end at 3:30 pm, but I believe we should be able to end by 3:00 pm.

The agenda can be accessed at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y4o4omaKqNRiMdGfVpKxUAubklAar1nRbVcQhnQH4Dg/edit?usp=sharin&hellip;[Read more]

The National Gallery of Art Library’s Image Collections Department welcomes applicants for two part-time student assistant positions. Students will have the opportunity to learn on-the-job about visual image resources in various formats and the role they play in research at museums and in the field of art history by working on a variety of t…[Read more]

Dear colleagues,

The ARLIS/NA Mid-Atlantic Chapter Summer Meeting will be held virtually on Friday, August 11 at 2:00 pm. An agenda is forthcoming.

Please join the Zoom meeting at:

https://smithsonian.zoom.us/j/<wbr />83469049991?pwd=<wbr />Szl4L1ZnM0hHU3Jwa1lJUEwxeS9Ydz<wbr />09

Meeting ID: 834 6904 9991Passcode: ARLIS23

In preparation for…[Read more]

Dear ALD members,

I hope this finds everyone well!

Your moderators Claire and Lauren are currently working on a proposal for an ALD-led Roundtable at the 2024 ARLIS conference. Per the call for proposals, roundtables are “small, informal group discussions around a common theme or issue.” In our proposal, we will be identifying a topic and…[Read more]

Dear Colleagues,

Save the date! The Academic Library Division will be hosting an open forum on Tuesday, August 8th at 2:00pm EDT/11:00am PDT. The hour-long open forum will be a discussion centered around the transition from summer to the academic year. Forum topics will include the kinds of work many of us do over the summer, such as collection…[Read more]