Hi folks,

It was great to see many of you (and new faces) at our meeting last week! If you couldn’t make it, take a look at our August 2023 meeting notes – feel free to comment if you have corrections or additions. I’m delighted to announce that Fong Ku at Alberta University of the Arts is our new vice moderator!

We are also working on a Draft:…[Read more]

Hey Mountain West Chapter,

It was great to see some faces at the August Social Hour hosted by Rachel! We had a great tour of the U of A CATalyst Studio on Matterport and if you missed it you can check that out here: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=bzWyN8kr3bC. Next month, I/UCCS will be hosting a tour of my latest digital exhibit: Invisible…[Read more]

I’m a Research and Instruction librarian at College for Creative Studies, in Detroit, MI. Recently our library has added a PS5 and a small collection of video games to our collection. We’ve developed this collection with our Motion Design and Video Game Design students in mind and I’m beginning to brainstorm ways that I could approach…[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 friends,

I just have two quick reminders. Firstly, if you have comments on the bylaws, tomorrow is the deadline to get those to me. Secondly, we’re hosting our first happy hour of the academic year tomorrow! Below will be the zoom info and I hope as many of you as possible can join us.

Best,

Larry

Larry Eames is inviting you to a…[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]

Hello Mountain West ARLISians!

IAIA in Santa Fe is hiring! Applications are accepted through Aug. 14 for their Public and Technical Services Librarian position: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/1800414. You can find answers to general questions on their HR site: https://iaia.edu/about/employment/.

Hello Mountain West Chapter!

One of the projects of the executive committee has been to overhaul our chapter bylaws and we’re ready to distribute them for comment! Here is a link to the draft: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12ynbCaLGwCmK4WGj-f3nLMJKwdUxTz0U785fNnePnAQ/edit?usp=sharing. All changes are marked in track changes for ease. If y…[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]