Just a friendly reminder that the date and time of the 2023 Teaching SIG Fall/Winter Lightning Rounds will take place on December 14 at 3 pm ET/12 pm PT. Registration for the Lightning Round is now open; to register, please use this sign up link:

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Dear colleagues,

Please join us for the Fall Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter on Friday, Dec. 1 at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. Options for registration include attending the full-day meeting in person or joining the business meeting and member presentations only via Zoom. There is no charge for registration, but…[Read more]

National Gallery of Art Library

Library Technician (Technical Services) Student Assistant

The technical services department of the library at the National Gallery of Art welcomes applicants for a part-time student assistant position. This position is a key member of the acquisitions and cataloging team, providing a variety of support. Students…[Read more]

Dear colleagues,

Please consider nominating yourself or a colleague to run for the position of Vice-Chair of our ARLIS/NA Chapter. It’s a wonderful way to get involved and serve our professional community!

The Vice-Chair shall act as chief executive officer in the event that the Chair is unable to serve, shall assist with the programming, s…[Read more]

Dear colleagues,

We’ve extended the deadline for submissions to present at the ARLIS/NA Mid-Atlantic Chapter Fall/Winter Meeting to Monday, November 27 and encourage you to participate! We would love to hear about updates at your institution, projects you’ve been working on, and other matters that may be of interest to your ARLIS/NA col…[Read more]

Hello ARLISians!

My Teaching SIG co-moderator, Stefanie Hilles, and I are happy to announce the date and time of the 2023 Fall/Winter Lightning Round, which will take place on December 14 at 3 pm ET/12 pm PT. Registration for the Lightning Round is now open; to register, please use this sign up link:…[Read more]

Dear Colleagues,

Save the date! In partnership with the Collection Development SIG, the Academic Library Division will be hosting its quarterly open forum on Tuesday, November 28th at 3:00pm EST/12:00pm PST. The hour-long open forum will be a discussion centered around the management of serials collections.

Forum topics will include assessing…[Read more]

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*LIBRARY OF CONGRESS*

*ACQUISITIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC ACCESS DIRECTORATE*

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

Dear Colleagues,

Please save the date for the ARLIS/NA Mid-Atlantic Chapter Fall/Winter Meeting!

WHEN: Friday, December 1, 2023, 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A formal invitation is forthcoming, but a general schedule will include in-person local tours in the morning, a hybrid business meeting and member presentations in the afternoon, and a happy…[Read more]

Hello Teaching SIG members! We are pleased to share an interview with Teaching SIG member Megan Lotts on the SIG’s WordPress blog: https://teaching.arlisna.hcommons-staging.org/2023/10/12/member-interview-megan-lotts/

If you would like to be interviewed for the blog, or have an idea for a guest post, please email Maggie Murphy…[Read more]

There’s Nothing Punk About Punk Orientalism

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

Hello fellow Academic Library Division members.

We hope you will join the Education Subcommittee for a chat with members of the ARLIS/NA Research Awards Committee about the funding available for research and publication. Each year, ARLIS/NA offers members the opportunity to apply for funding to conduct research (H.W. Wilson Foundation Research…[Read more]