>What about Visual Culture Documentation Asso of NA?
I've been following this thread with great interest. A huge
difference between ARLIS and any other organization is that many art
libraries have become repositories of art in book form, and art
librarians have become curators. In addition to the documentation of
art, ARLIS members have become responsible for choosing and
maintaining collections that ARE art. In a very real sense, libraries
are the museums of the future.
It is clear that there are certain financial advantages to a merger
that would reduce the overhead of both organizations. But to choose a
name that eliminates the word ART would reflect a certain trend in
librarianship that eliminated the word BOOK and even the word
LIBRARY, and changed the field to one of INFORMATION management
rather than the care, presentation, organization, and service of real objects.
--
Richard
http://minsky.com
http://centerforbookarts.org
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