Dear Friends of the Vancouver Art Gallery Library,

As librarians who have cared for and cherished the collections of the Vancouver Art Gallery Library and Archives for a total of more than 60 years, we are deeply concerned that the Gallery has been without a Librarian since December 2021.  After our cataloguer retired in August 2022, the Library…[Read more]

Melva Dwyer était autrefois chef de la Bibliothèque des beaux-arts de l’Université de la Colombie-Britannique. Le Prix Melva J. Dwyer a été créé en reconnaissance de sa contribution au domaine des bibliothèques d’art. Il récompense les créateurs d’instruments exceptionnels de consultation et de recherche dans le monde de l’architecture…[Read more]

The Melva J. Dwyer Award was established in recognition of the contribution made to the field of art librarianship by Melva Dwyer, former head of the Fine Arts Library, University of British Columbia. It is given to the creators of exceptional reference or research tools relating to Canadian art and architecture. The award is adjudicated by a jury…[Read more]

Please save the date for two upcoming events!

Friday, October 7th, 3-4pm ET — The Teaching SIG is teaming up with the Research & Information Services Section (RISS) to host a lesson plan workshop! Come with your own lesson plans you’d like help developing or reworking, and participate in a discussion about shared best practices with fellow te…[Read more]

Hi!

I am excited to announce a leadership opportunity within the Visual Resources Division <wbr />of ARLIS/NA! We are currently looking to fill the vice-moderator position vacancy for the remainder of 2022-2023 (now through April 2023 at the start of the ARLIS/NA’s 51st annual conference) and 2023-2024 (a one-year term starting after the confere…[Read more]

Dear Northwest Chapter members,

The NW Chapter executive wants your input on the best day for our 2022 fall/winter meeting.  We decided that an online meeting format would enable members to save professional development funds for the 2023 ARLIS/NA conference in Mexico City.  As usual, we will have the chapter business meeting, members’ r…[Read more]

The Summer Educational Institute for Digital Stewardship of Visual Information (SEI) is actively recruiting applicants for the Incoming Chair of the Implementation Team. SEI 2023 will be held virtually next summer. If you’re an SEI alum (even if you’re not) consider taking on this important role.  It’s a two-year commitment including one year as…[Read more]

Hi All,

Does anyone have an interest in putting together a panel on working with grad students—MFA students, specifically—for Mexico City?

If so, let me know!
-n.

Nedda H. Ahmed
College of the Arts & Graduate School Librarian
Georgia State University
nedda@gsu.edu<mailto:nedda@gsu.edu> | Schedule a con…[Read more]

Dear Colleagues,

The Academic Library Division will be hosting an open forum on Tuesday, August 16th at 3pm EDT/12pm PDT. 

The hour-long open forum will center around creative approaches to outreach. We’ll discuss creating and promoting services specific to art students who are situated within a broader academic institution. We will also co…[Read more]

Hello Teaching SIG members! Thank you for your patience as we set up our WordPress blog site on Commons. In the mean time, please feel free to add new topics and share opportunities or events relevant to our group on this discussion board, which will replace the ARLIS/NA Teaching SIG listserv. You will also be able to send and reply to messages on…[Read more]

Please take the ARLIS/NA Visual Resources Division survey!

This survey is conducted by the ARLIS/NA Visual Resources Division 2022 Working Group. The purpose of the survey is to:

1) establish an understanding of who the members of the ARLIS/NA Visual Resources Division (VRD) are.

2) to provide insights into the current atmosphere and issues…[Read more]