Dear ARLIS/NA Members and Potential Members,
I am pleased to announce that the new ARLIS/NA Web Site (AWS) will
be available in the very near future. Web Site Editor Nedda Ahmed is
finalizing details for the roll-over so that it can occur this weekend.
The old site will be taken off-line late Friday evening (9pm Pacific time)
and the new site will completely replace the old by the evening of Sunday
March 6th. If you need to use material on the AWS in the next few days,
please be aware that the site will NOT BE AVAILABLE this Saturday and
Sunday. One suggestion is to bookmark the conference web site so that your
conference planning will not be interrupted!
The new navigation and graphics, provided by Q Ltd. of Ann Arbor
Michigan (http://www.qltd.com/index.html), have been designed with the
input provided by ARLIS/NA members in mind. Also, Nedda has worked
diligently to update contents and coding to take full advantage of the
site's information architecture. There will be some pages that are not
yet reformatted, but access to all content that is currently up on the AWS
will be available on the new and improved site. There may be quirks and
whimsical behaviour in the new site right at its launch, so please bear
with us as everything is ironed out. Our choice was to delay several weeks
for additional testing and revision, or to get the site up in time for
your review before the conference. We chose the latter, but be assured
that any comments as well as suggestions for new or revised content are
most welcome.
Plans are underway to implement new AWS features and editorial
oversight to facilitate delivery of news, information, and professional
resources to your desktop. Please take note of the call for candidates
for the AWS News & Features Editor and the Professional Resources Editor
position, and submit your application if you are interested to Jack
Robertson, Publications Committee Chair, [log in to unmask]
Jeanne Brown
ARLIS/NA President
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