In talking with various colleagues about the future of ARLIS/NA, I have been
thinking about raising the following issues with members.
Where as an organization are we headed to? How can we address the decline
in membership? How can we attract younger members to the profession and to
the organization? Can we explore alternate models to conduct business? How
can we collaborate with other professional library organizations to get
beyond the silo effect? How are we going to address issues of
diversity-ethnic, gender and class-effectively?
Would members of the board be willing to respond on these issues online? I
think the New York meeting will be a turning point for our organization.
What do others think? I still have faith and hope in continuing our work and
commitment to ARLIS/NA-let's have some dialogue on these issues, if
possible. Thank you.
Miguel Juarez, Fine Arts Librarian
Prototype Fine Arts Libratory
Center for Creative Photography Library
University of Arizona Library
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