When – Monday, January 22, 10-11am MST.

Where – https://byu.zoom.us/j/91936377904?pwd=WnpUVjRHS0hOWHE5TWtxMVRIWlpHZz09

• Meeting ID: 919 3637 7904
• Passcode: Birdhouse

Who – Elizabeth Smart, Humanities Librarian, and Cassandra Belliston, Art & Design Librarian

What – We’re rebranding the Mountain West Chapter’s monthly virtual meetin…[Read more]

Dear colleagues,

The Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) Travel Awards Subcommittee is now accepting applications for the ARLIS/NA Conference Attendance and Travel Awards to support attendance at the ARLIS/NA 52nd annual conference in Pittsburgh, PA on April 2-5, 2024. Applications are due January 10, 2024 by midnight EST throug…[Read more]

From Frédéric Julien, Director of Research and Development/Directeur, recherche et développement, CAPACOA.

The Canadian Association for the Performing Arts / Association canadienne des organismes artistiques (CAPACOA) is creating an Indigenous Librarian position (par-time). Job descriptions in English and French are available here:

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Hi Mountain West-ers,

On the behalf of the MW Chapter Nominating Committee, please join me in congratulating our newly elected Chair Elect, Elizabeth Smart, and Secretary, Martha Neth!

Elizabeth and Martha will begin their roles as of January 1, 2024. Please take a minute to read about them below! Thank you to Elizabeth and Martha for their…[Read more]

Dear Colleagues, A faculty member has requested that I susbscribe to ARTMargins, a publication from MIT press.
Can you recommend it? I am being choosy with my shelf sapce, and the print and online versions carry different content. Thank you for any impressions.
Cindy Frank
University of Maryland

Greetings! The ARLIS/NA Mountain West Chapter’s Winter 2024 Virtual Symposium call for proposals is open to all ARLIS/NA members, as well as members of affiliate and related organizations (ARLIS UK & Ireland, IFLA Arts, ACRL Arts, VRA, TLA., Music LA., AASL, SAA, etc.). This is an opportunity for librarians, curators, and arts library p…[Read more]

For those that may have missed this, there is a Heritage survey currently open which seeks feedback on Artist’s Resale Right (ARR) in Canada:

https://www.canada.ca/en/services/culture/arts-media/performing-visual-arts/arts-market-survey.html

<br aria-hidden=”true” />It closes on Thursday, December 7.

Hey all! You should have just gotten the invite, but quick reminder that our fall business meeting is this week at 12:30 pm MST. Thanks! – Larry

Hello Mountain West Colleagues!

It’s time for MW Elections for 2024, and the ballot is now open – please vote here: https://forms.gle/Vo9iu4kXJUXgtxmAA! 🗳️

The ballot will be open through Tuesday, November 28.

PLEASE VOTE – we want your input! 😊

Have a great holiday!

-Shoshana

Nominating Committee Members

Shoshana Vegh-Gaynor, Chair…[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]

Dear ARLIS/NA MW Chapter Members,

We will be holding elections soon for two board positions. The positions are:

• Chair Elect (3-year term; one year as Chair Elect, one as Chair, and one as Past Chair)
• Secretary/Treasurer (2-year term, open to renewal)

Why run for chapter office?

• Meet new colleagues! Connect and collaborate with…

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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]