Dear book arts friends and fans,

The ARLIS/NA Book Art Special Interest Group invites you to join us on zoom for some exciting presentations on Monday, May 1st at 1:00pm CST/2:00pm CDT/3:00pm EDT < Link to zoom meeting >

Presentations: Richard Minsky
50 Years of Book Art: Transforming books from literature to art

Jennifer Riestenberg Pepin
The…[Read more]

Greetings, Auction Catalog fans! This is a reminder to join us as we host the ARLIS/NA Auction Catalogs SIG meeting on May 3rd at 11am ET.

To register to attend the SIG meeting, please fill out this brief RSVP form: Link to Register. Once you’ve registered, you’ll receive the virtual meeting details by email before the meeting.

Our meetin…[Read more]

Sharing this message from Karly Wildenhaus:

Please join the LD4 Art & Design Affinity Group and LD4 Rare Materials Affinity Group for a joint call on Monday, May 15 on the topic of modeling artists’ books with the Digital Archive of Artists’ Publishing (DAAP). We will be joined by Lozana Rossenova (Researcher, Open Science Lab at TIB, Hannover)…[Read more]

Hello museum library colleagues! I am working with our curatorial department to assess and learn more about artists’ book collection in both our museum and library collections. I would love to find out a bit more about the logistics of your collections. I’ve created a short survey (less than 5 minutes) I kindly ask for those in museum libraries to…[Read more]

Hi all!

I’d like to announce our Annual Meeting, to be held Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 10am PST/11am MST/12pm CST/1pm EST. Zoom information to follow. (Conference schedule link here.)

Join us for discussion of upcoming chapter plans, group updates, and calls for a new Vice Moderator and participants in a working group to kick off our updated…[Read more]

Please save the date for the next Auction Catalogs SIG meeting on 5/3/2023 at 11:00am ET! This will be a virtual meeting with agenda and registration link forthcoming.

If you are interested in adding yourself to the agenda with an update or would like to speak about any aspect of digital or print auction catalogs please contact Tina Lidogoster or…[Read more]

Hi all,

We are welcoming speaker proposals for the Book Art SIG meeting taking place in conjunction with the ARLIS/NA 51st annual conference. The meeting will take place virtually after the conference on May 1st, 1:00 – 2:00 PM CDT. Please note that the virtual meeting is open to everyone, regardless of conference attendance.

To propose a talk,…[Read more]

Hi all,

I’ve created a When2Meet for our upcoming annual business meeting, to be held in the weeks following the Mexico City conference. Please respond as soon as you can in the next few days with your availability. I’ll schedule the meeting and send out an invitation by end of day Wednesday.

https://www.when2meet.com/?18776597-QqS2Z

Thanks!

Hello all!

I hope you all had a good holiday! As we get started in 2023 I’d like to announce our first meeting of the year on Tuesday, January 24 at 11am PT/12pm MT/1pm CT/2pm ET. Zoom information to follow.

Co-hosting with us once again is DLF Museums Cohort, and joining us are Jennifer Riestenberg (Walker Art Center Library) and Deborah Ultan…[Read more]

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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 conferring of this award is one of ARLIS/NA’s most j…[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]

Assistant Librarian – Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Salary: $40,000-45,000
Employment Term: Full time
Required Experience: MLS or MLIS from an ALA-accredited program
Employer Contact: Human Resources, 817-332-8451, hr@kimbellmuseum.org

The Assistant Librarian supports the library’s day-to-day functions and ensures t…[Read more]

[Apologies for cross posting]

The Museum of Modern Art Archives, Library, and Research Collections has
reopened its search for a one-year project cataloger to address a backlog
of artist’s books, zines, and other materials. The full job description,
salary, and link to apply are below.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Lill

*Assistant Librarian, Cataloging…[Read more]

Dear ARLIS/NA colleagues,

Join us next month for a catch up chat! I’ve asked some of our Division colleagues to share what they’re planning for the 2023 Annual Conference. This will be a great time to share projects started or completed over the summer, and discuss what we’re looking forward to in the coming months.

Museum Division Fall Zoom…[Read more]