Hello everyone, I just received the following message from Sarah Carter.  It will be an agenda topic at our business meeting.

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Dear Marsha,I’m writing to you in your role as coordinator of the ARLIS/NA Retirement SIG.  As the close of the current governance year approaches, I invite you to deposit your section’s records in th…[Read more]

Hello everyone, the annual Business Meeting of the Retirement SIG is now scheduled for:

Friday, April 28

1:00 – 2:00 Central Time

Here is the Zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/<wbr />87486624876?pwd=<wbr />TW9HTzVCUjRYdjN5ekNlZ1BJK2xIdz<wbr />09

Meeting ID: 874 8662 4876

Thanks to Carol Terry for continuing to host the Zoom…[Read more]

Hi everyone,

Sharing information about ACRL/Arts meetups at ACRL from our ARLIS/NA-ACRL/Arts Affiliate Liaison, Leah Sherman.

All ARLIS/NA members are welcome to join!

If you are attending ACRL 2023 in Pittsburgh next month, here are two exciting opportunities to meet up with your ACRL/Arts Section colleagues. Please see the links and notes…[Read more]

Dear Colleagues,

The Academic Library Division will be hosting an open forum on Tuesday, February 28th at 3:30pm EST/12:30pm PST.  

The hour-long open forum will be a discussion centered around managing employees or working with your manager, as well as managing student employees and GAs. We will cover topics such as supporting employees, cu…[Read more]

Dear colleagues,

The Academic Library Division is looking for a person to serve as the Vice-Moderator for 2023 and Moderator for 2024. The Academic Library Division is the largest group within ARLIS/NA, with nearly 450 members. The Division was established in 1975, and seeks to identify and promote issues of interest to art librarians working in…[Read more]

Hi everybody, I am wondering who from the Retirement SIG is planning to attend the annual conference in Mexico City?  Marsha

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]

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]

Hi everyone, are you interested in participating in a Zoom meeting in the coming weeks?  If so, do you have suggestions for agenda topics?

Best,

Marsha

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]