I can't speak for anyone else, but I was simply using the term 
"national" to refer to the parent organization of ARLIS/NA, a common 
way to distinguish parent organizations from chapters.  Clearly this 
is inappropriate terminology in ARLIS/NA. I was not implying, 
although it seems the implication was there, that the organization 
was only representing those from the United States.

If offense was taken, I, for one, apologize to our colleagues from 
Canada and Mexico, and our other international members. From now on, 
I will refer to the parent organization only as "ARLIS/NA."

Mea culpa.

John



>  I concur with the ongoing need for revisiting the issue of Chapter
>affiliation especially regarding the centralization of dues collection
>which I think needs to stay at the Chapter level--reasons have already
>been amply stated by Hoffberg and others.
>
>   At the same time, may I remind our membership that ARLIS/NA is NOT a
>"national" but a NORTH AMERICAN art library association--see ARLIS/NA
>Bylaws, Article II, Sec. 2B.  Our Canadian AND Mexican colleagues have
>been far too polite about not bringing this misrepresentation of our
>organizational status to our attention.  bj 
>
>
>B. J. Kish Irvine, Ph.D.
>Director, Fine Arts Library
>1201 E. 7th Street
>Indiana University
>Bloomington, IN 47405
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: ART LIBRARIES SOCIETY DISCUSSION LIST [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>On Behalf Of John Taormina
>Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 9:46 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [ARLIS-L] Responses to Chapter Affiliation
>
>I too would like to thank Ann and the Board for listening to the
>concerns of the membership and acting accordingly and positively.
>Perhaps creating a task force to investigate further the issues raised,
>to communicate with both the chapters and the Board, and make some final
>recommendations would be helpful?
>
>Yes, National bylaws need to be followed and liability/insurance issues
>addressed, but chapters should not be disenfranchised from either
>National conceptually nor during the decision-making processes.
>
>Chapters not only provide a productive grassroots environment for
>continuing education and professional development, but they also provide
>considerable support to National (conference hosting, conference
>monetary support, new members, etc.). It seems to me that it would be
>very easy for the chapters to simply revert to local art librarian
>groups without any ARLIS affiliation and keep doing exactly what they
>successfully do, and probably with a little more freedom.
>That would not be a good thing for National at this point in the
>organization's life, but I think we all want to keep the larger
>organization strong and forward-moving by working through this
>situation.
>
>John Taormina
>
>>Dear Ann and all who have participated in this discussion,
>>
>>I would like to thank everyone who has participated in this
>>discussion--this is why ARLIS/NA works.  And I'd like to thank Ann and
>>the ARLIS/NA Executive Board for listening to the needs of the
>Chapters.
>>Thanks for being so responsive!
>>
>>I am sure I speak for many of us who weren't happy with the proposals
>>as they stood.
>>
>>Best,
>>
>>EW
>>
>>Eric Wolf
>>Director of the Library
>>New York School of Interior Design
>>170 East 70th Street
>>New York, NY 10021
>>212-472-1500 x216
>>[log in to unmask]
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Ann Whiteside [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 4:53 PM
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: [ARLIS-L] Responses to Chapter Affiliation
>>
>>Dear ARLIS/NA members,
>>I want to let you know that the Board is hearing your very real
>>concerns that the various members and chapter leaders over the course
>>of the last few days about chapter affiliation.
>>
>>The Board wants to apologize for making a decision about the collection
>
>>of chapter dues in a manner that has left so many people feeling
>>disenfranchised. The Board has rescinded its vote to collect chapter
>  >dues centrally so that we can have a productive and profitable
>>discussion with the leaders and members of the chapters.
>>
>>We would like to take another couple of days to further review your
>>comments, and to discuss our next steps as a Board and with all of you.
>>We will provide further information about our rationale behind the
>>affiliation agreement, answer the questions about the agreement that
>>have come forward, and begin a process to work through the other issues
>
>>that you have brought to us.
>>
>>Thank you all very much for your comments, your concern, and your
>>thoughts on all these issues.
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>Ann Whiteside and the ARLIS/NA Board
>>
>>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>Ann Baird Whiteside
>>Head, Rotch Library of Architecture & Planning MIT Room 7-238
>>77 Massachusetts Avenue
>>Cambridge, MA 02139
>>617-258-5594
>>[log in to unmask]
>>http://libraries.mit.edu/
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>>http://www.arlisna.org/
>>Editor, Cataloging Cultural Objects
>>http://www.vraweb.org/ccoweb/index.html
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>Director, Visual Resources Center
>Dept. of Art, Art History & Visual Studies Duke University Box 90764
>112 East Duke Building
>Durham  NC 27708-0764
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Director, Visual Resources Center
Dept. of Art, Art History & Visual Studies
Duke University
Box 90764
112 East Duke Building
Durham  NC 27708-0764

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