Dear colleagues,

I am looking for 1-2 members to join the Chapter’s Lois Swan Jones Award Committee. This Committee will be awarding $1000 to one of our members this year to support travel to Mexico City, and will additionally consider applications for fully-funded ARLIS/NA memberships for LIS students.

This is a low commitment and FUN way to…[Read more]

Hello everyone!

As discussed at the Fall 2022 business meeting, we are scheduling a short meeting (probably 20 minutes or less) to vote on two topics of discussion that we tabled in the interest of time: 1) chapter membership tiers, specifically the addition of a library staff tier (a new tier introduced by ARLIS/NA), and 2) the amount for our…[Read more]

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Dear Colleagues,

The ARLIS/NA Distinguished Service Award recognizes an individual whose exemplary service in art librarianship, visual resources professions, or a related field, has made an outstanding national or international contribution to art information.

The conferring of this award is one of ARLIS/NA’s most j…[Read more]

Hi everyone!

I’m posting today to start a discussion (or at least getting people to start thinking) about a possible alternative means of communication now that our chapter’s listserv is no longer in service in light of ARLIS/NA’s move to Humanities Commons. Please feel free to respond on HC or email me directly with any questions, ideas, etc.…[Read more]

Hi everyone!

I am sharing a call for a research award from my colleagues at the William J. Hill Texas Artisans & Artists Archive – the full call for submissions below and link to the grant page can be found here: https://texasartisans.mfah.org/digital/custom/grant/. The application should include a plan for a research project to be completed…[Read more]

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to send out a quick last minute reminder that today at 2pm we will be having the virtual Fall 2022 chapter business meeting on…[Read more]

Hi all,

I’m trying to gather information about artists’ books catalog record remediation projects. There is some published literature about this (ex., Dyer & Hibben’s “Developing a Book Art Genre Headings Index” in Art Documentation 31:1, or Carter & O’Keefe’s “Revealing Invisible Collections” in AD 37:2), but I expect that there are many p…[Read more]

Attached is our final agenda for our upcoming Fall 2022 chapter business meeting on October 18, 2022, 2-3pm CDT. Here is the Microsoft Teams link to access the virtual meeting.

Bonus content: Here is a refresher on Robert’s Rules of Order for those that may find it helpful.

See y’all soon!

Se adjunta nuestra agenda final para nuestra próxima…[Read more]

Hello all!

I just wanted to let you know that the ARLIS/NA Texas-Mexico Website is “under construction” and looks a little different right now. It is still operational, but ARLIS/NA has asked that all chapter websites hosted on ARLIS/NA’s website migrate to Humanities Commons. As interim website administrator,  I’ve been working on adapting the…[Read more]

If you are interested in joining this joint group on compound terms
in LCGFT, please contact Deborah Tomaras as soon as possible.

Thanks.
Sherman Clarke

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From: Deborah Tomaras <Deborah.Tomaras@marist.edu>
Date: Wed, Sep 28, 2022 at 10:32 AM
Subject: ARLIS: possible volunteers for joint working group on…[Read more]

Hi all,

In preparation for our Fall Chapter business meeting, I’ve attached a draft of the Fall 2022 agenda. Please let me know if any further agenda items need to be added or corrections need to be made. The business meeting will take place on October 18, 2022, 2-3pm CDT. You can access the meeting through this Microsoft Teams meeting link.…[Read more]

Dear chapter members,

We are pleased to present the following slate of officer candidates for the 2023 ARLIS/NA Texas-Mexico Chapter Executive Committee. Elections will be held at the upcoming annual business meeting.

Vice President/President-Elect: Rebekah (Scoggins) Boulton, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Secretary: Caroline Clavell, Kimbell…[Read more]