Dear colleagues,

Each year, ARLIS/NA bestows honors and provides opportunities for funding via a number of awards. This year, Awards Subcommittee Chairs are pleased to invite you to an information session on how to apply or make a nomination for these ARLIS/NA awards and honors!

In this one hour session, each Chair will briefly present…[Read more]

Dear colleagues,

Each year, ARLIS/NA bestows honors and provides opportunities for funding via a number of awards. This year, Awards Subcommittee Chairs are pleased to invite you to an information session on how to apply or make a nomination for these ARLIS/NA awards and honors! In this one hour session, each Chair will briefly present inf…[Read more]

Hi everyone,

❄️ Please join us for our December MW Virtual “Happy Hour”/Coffee Break/Catch-up on Tuesday, December 6th at 1pm MST/12pm PST! ❄️

• Tuesday, December 6th
• 1pm MST/12pm PST
• Zoom: https://iaia-edu.zoom.us/j/95961425287?pwd=SkVlZjFucEowTHdFREV5bkpSRHUzUT09

This is a very informal Zoom catch-up open to all! Take a break and c…[Read more]

Virtual Fall/Winter Meeting Speaker Announcement:  Haema Sivanesan, 1:30 PST | 2:30 MST, Friday, December 2, 2022

We are delighted announce that the speaker for our Northwest Chapter Fall/Winter meeting will be Haema Sivanesan, Curator at the Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff Centre. Haema has held leadership and curatorial positions in public art…[Read more]

Sharing on behalf of the ARLIS/NA Distinguished Service Award Subcommittee:

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…[Read more]

Sharing on behalf of the ARLIS/NA Distinguished Service Award Subcommittee:

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…[Read more]

Dear ARLIS/NA MW Chapter Members,

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

<li style=”font-weight: 400;” aria-level=”1″>Chair Elect (3-year term; one year as Chair Elect, one as Chair, and one as Past Chair)
<li style=”font-weight: 400;” aria-level=”1″>Secretary / Treasurer (2-year term, open to…

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Hello ARLIS/NA Mountain West! Below is the latest issue of the Jobs Digest. Jobs prefixed with an asterisk (*) do not require an MLIS but could be of interest. Jobs that do not include salary information will not be included in this digest.

*Please note* This list is not comprehensive – please feel free to contribute to these by replying to the…[Read more]

Dear Colleagues,

The Academic Library Division will be hosting an open forum on Wednesday, November 16th at 3:30pm EST/12:30pm PST.

The hour-long open forum will be a discussion centered around building and maintaining inclusive and diverse collections in art, architecture, and design. We will focus on inclusivity and diversity in regards to…[Read more]

Dear Colleagues,  I currently run an architecture Library and an Art Library. In the architecture library, we shelve the serials in their own section, by call number.

In the art library, the periodicals are intershelved with the folios, also by call number. People here at Maryland are discussing the pros and cons of each arrangement. I have put…[Read more]

Hi all,

Please see the meeting minutes from the MW Virtual Fall Business Meeting on October 24, 2022 attached. Thank you to everyone who attended!

Best,

Shoshana

Shoshana Vegh-Gaynor

Chair, Mountain West Chapter