Dear ARLIS/NA Members,
As you may remember, the Membership Database Task Force has been looking at options for a new membership database and systems to help us with our administrative operations. I am very, very pleased to announce that the ARLIS/NA Executive Board voted unanimously early in December to implement MemberClicks.
This system is a multi-faceted solution which will address the needs of ARLIS/NA now and in the future. MemberClicks will allow us to manage our membership database, and provide us with web based tools which will help us provide some new services to ARLIS/NA members.
The Task Force and HQ staff will be working on implementing the use of MemberClicks as our membership database during the coming weeks. We will begin implementing other MemberClicks features as well, including the hosting of listservs, web sites, and other services. Once the membership database pieces are put into place, work will begin on adding other functionalities that we know our members need and want for ARLIS/NA.
The Board is very excited about this, and we are eager to launch our new services. Keep your eye on ARLIS-L and the web site for more news on this topic.
The affiliation agreements are being signed, and we thank all of you for going through this process with us. A benefit to this experience is that we are beginning to develop better and stronger relations between ARLIS/NA and our chapters. Again, thank you to all of the chapter officers who have worked with the Board and HQ, and thank you to all the members who have helped to get the agreements signed.
The membership of the ARLIS/NA and VRA Joint Task Force on collaboration has been finalized. We have three members from each organization participating and they are Greta Bahnemann, Meghan Gross, Amy McKenna, Elaine Paul (co-chair), Brian Shelburne, and Ed Teague (co-chair).
The holidays are nearly upon us and all of us on the Board wish everyone very happy holidays and we look forward to the new year!
Best,
Ann
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Ann Baird Whiteside
Head, Rotch Library of Architecture & Planning
MIT
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Editor, Cataloging Cultural Objects
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