We also have a wonderful benefit to offer students in the Gerd Muehsam
Award. The current GMA Committee, under the able chairship of Paula
Gabbard, has worked hard not only to publicize the award via library
schools, but actually took the time to identify individual library school
faculty who teach courses where papers or projects relevant to art
librarianship/VR curatorship might be written. The net result is that the
Committee received an excellent number of submissions (hopefully from
potential future members!). The GMA includes a cash ($500) and travel
($300) award, registration for the conference, a one year membership, and
publication of the abstract or the entire paper in Art
Documentation. This award is an excellent example of how ARLIS/NA
can attract new members within our existing programs and structure.
Leslie
West Regional Representative, ARLIS/NA Executive Board
At 12:27 PM 1/16/02 -0500, Heather Ball wrote:
One advantage of a student chapter
is the opportunity to participate in activities on a university
level. For instance, UT Austin has an excellent pool of art,
architecture and VR folks right there that students could more easily
connect with through chapter activities. Plus, there are always
lots of university-wide activities that could potentially serve as venues
to make connections and bring new blood into the art/architecture library
profession. I believe student chapters would encourage
participation in state and regional chapters rather than act as fractured
subgroups.
We could at least set up some guidelines for students interested in
starting a group. Otherwise, state and regional chapters could
start doing outreach to their area library schools - as Ray Anne has
pointed out. As it stands, students have to have lots of initiative
(strangely enough - most people are really shy about approaching ARLIS
members), or already have a connection with art librarians in order to
get involved.
- Heather
At 11:31 AM 1/16/02 -0500, you wrote:
I think it would be great and
better if students participated in ARLIS/NA
regional chapters instead of forming another subgroup, further
fracturing
the profession. It is so great to talk to other librarians and make
those
connections and learn about real life challenges. They put on
excellent
programs too! I am sure all of them would welcome the new
participants
ideas and contributions! We are stronger together than apart. PH
Paula Hardin
South Regional Representative
Visual Resources Library
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
919-962-3034
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