Dear Art and Design School Division members,
Those of you who were at the ARLIS/NA conference in
Baltimore may remember that we were going to re-visit
our mission statement and see if there were things we
wanted to change. We wanted to make sure through our
mission statement that the division still had a clear
and necessary purpose for existence. Nensi Brailo and
I (as co-moderators of the division this year) have
looked at it, and have a few minor suggestions. The
statement is pasted at the bottom of this message.
Suggestions:
-expand on the paragraph that starts with, "The
Division furthers it purpose..." by
adding something like, ".... facilitates discussion on
art and design
school related topics throughout the year via email
and the division's web
page."
-Change the last paragraph to include the fact that we
may elect two
co-moderators or 2 co vice-moderators? (as we have
now done for the past 2 years).
Does anyone else have suggestions/ changes/ additions/
deletions? Thanks,
Rachel and Nensi
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
The purpose of the Art and Design School Library
Division is to highlight
the unique characteristics of library service to art
and design students
and faculty and offer a forum for art and design
school librarians to
discuss their concerns and problems, to expand their
professional
knowledge and awareness, and to share their
development and experience.
Topics of special relevance to art and design school
librarians are the
development of standards, library advocacy in a studio
setting, and the
organization of nonprint and special materials.
The Division furthers its purpose by contributing to
ARLIS/NA
publications, holding an annual business meeting, and
sponsoring programs
at the annual conference.
The Division membership elects a Vice Moderator at the
annual business
meeting, and the Vice Moderator assists the Moderator
with Division
business and activities and succeeds the Moderator in
office. The
Moderator conducts Division business, chairs the
annual business meeting,
and appoints a recorder for Division meetings or
activities, a Division
column editor, and a conference planner.
Rachel Beckwith
Public Services Librarian
Massachusetts College of Art
621 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 879-7108
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