Hi librarian hive mind. I was wondering how many other librarians, esp. in art & design schools and universities, put on “fun” workshops for their students and/or faculty. If so, do you get any pushback from administration because it’s not specifically research-related? How do you justify it to those who object? At Columbus College of Art & Design…[Read more]

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 51st annual conference in Mexico City, Mexico, on April 18-21, 2023.

Applications are due January 20, 2023 by 8 pm EST through this form: [Read more]

Hello all!

As we get closer to the annual conference  – this LGBTQ Sig is still without a coordinator and it would be great to find one in time for Mexico. Perhaps someone here would like to volunteer!

The beauty of this position is that you can make it as involved as you like. Past Coordinators held friendly discussion at the conferences with…[Read more]

Hi Teaching SIG colleagues! I have started a new position, and I am looking for resources to reference as I create an instruction menu and/or other materials to communicate to students and faculty what sorts of sessions they can request from/create with me. I know this has been a topic of presentations in the past, but I’m having trouble finding…[Read more]

Have you seen or heard or read something lately that addressing intersectional feminism, and perhaps its relevance to art? We’d love to know! The IA&F SIG encourages our IA&F Thinking Group participants to submit suggestions for upcoming readings, videos, podcasts, etc. The submission form can be found here.

Welcome to the Intersectional Feminism & Art special interest group! IF&A is dedicated to working within the ARLIS/NA community and library, archive, and information communities at-large to improve coverage and raise awareness of women artists and designers. It serves as a forum for discussion on how gender relates to various aspects of these…[Read more]

Hello Teaching SIG members,

It’s almost time for our annual Winter Meeting and Lightning Round event, which will be held on Thursday, December 1, 2022, from 4 to 5 pm ET (1 to 2 pm PT) on Zoom! Read on for information about a call for lightning round presenters and registration.
Call for presenters
We are seeking lightning round presenters to…[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]