Art Libraries Society of North America
25th Annual Conference

The Crowne Plaza St. Anthony Hotel - San Antonio, Texas - 4-9 April 1997

Proceedings

Panels / Ask ARLIS / Divisions / Sections / Round Tables / Committees, etc. / Discussion Groups / Workshops / Convocation & Membership Meeting / Other sessions, etc.

Note from the editor

Panels

• Session 1: Art and architecture initiatives at RLG
• Session 2: Should a moment last forever?
• Session 3: Women artists of the southwestern U.S.
• Session 4: Under exposed: 19th century photography
• Session 5: Publish and perish: editors and librarians on the production of art books for the 90s, part 1
• Session 6: Stopping to smell the reasons: considerations on the way to the web
• Session 7: The changing face of reference: electronic reference services (case studies)
• Session 8: The literature and images of Mexican art, historical and contemporary
• Session 9: False economies?: balancing quality and the bottom line in providing access to our collections
• Session 10: Texas twists: regionalism in Texas architecture
• Session 11: Keeping pace, the newest art histories: what are they, why are they, and what do we do about them?
• Session 12: Four directions: viewing the ethnic decorative arts of the Southwest
• Session 13: Discovering our past and tracing our histories: the early leaders and founders of art libraries
• Session 14: From cowgirls to roadside architecture: postcard collections as an information source
• Session 15: Every trade a business, every business not a trade: the commerce and uses of trade catalogs
• Session 16: Tiptoeing into the closet: que(e)rying, building, and accessing our collections

Ask ARLIS

• Ask ARLIS 1: Copyright, development, and collection development
• Ask ARLIS 2: Apples and oranges: juggling visual and verbal reference questions
• Ask ARLIS 3: Call to action: what can WE DO to educate future art librarians and visual resources professionals?
• Ask ARLIS 4: What can art/architecture librarians and visual resources curators learn from each other?
• Ask ARLIS 5: Museum libraries as information centers
• Ask ARLIS 6: Building successful ARLIS/NA chapters
• Ask ARLIS 7: Are we equal partners? managing publication exchange programs in the 90s

Divisions

• Academic Library Division
• Art and Design School Library Division
• Museum Library Division
• Public Library Division
• Visual Resources Division

Sections

• Architecture Section
• Cataloging Section
• Computer Section
• Reference & Information Services Section

Round Tables

• Decorative Arts Round Table
• Film and Video Round Table
• Gay and Lesbian Interests Round Table
• Indigenous Art and Culture Round Table
• New Art Round Table
• Serials Round Table
• Space Planners Round Table
• Women and Art Round Table

Committees and Task Forces

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus Advisory Committee
• Awards Committee
• Cataloging Advisory Committee
• Collection Development Committee
• Development Committee
• Diversity Committee
• Finance Committee
• George Wittenborn Awards Committee
• Gerd Muehsam Award Committee
• International Relations Committee
• Membership Committee
• Nominating Committee
• North American Relations Committee
• Professional Development Committee
• Public Policy Committee
• Publications Committee
• Research Committee
• Standards Committee
• Technology Education Committee
• Technology Relations Committee
• Travel Awards Committee
• Visual Resources Issues Task Force

Discussion Groups

• Cataloging Problems Discussion Group
• Visual Resources Software Users Discussion Group

Workshops

• Workshop I: The web and HTML
• Workshop II: Sharper and clearer: focusing your presentation skills

Convocation & Membership Meeting

• Convocation
  • Celebrating 25 years of service to the arts information community: an international perspective by Philip Pacey
  • Introduction of Lois Swan Jones by Milan Hughston
  • Remarks by Lois Swan Jones, recipient of Distinguished Service Award
  • Remarks by Jack Robertson, President
  • Presentation of Honorary Life Membership to Elmar Seibel
  • Wittenborn Awards
• Membership meeting

Other sessions, etc.

• Canadian Members Meeting

Last Updated: 21 September 1997
URL: http://geocities.datacellar.net/SoHo/Studios/3530
Questions/Comments:
Sherman Clarke
1997 Conference Proceedings Editor
Bobst Library - Cataloging
New York University Libraries
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
sherman.clarke@nyu.edu

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