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
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>-----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 The Board has rescinded its vote to collect chapter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
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Duke University
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