Dear Kathy:
As someone who likes to read (and write articles for) Art Doc, I am glad to
have a substantial art library journal that publishes such a wide range of
papers--and book reviews. However, I have a feeling that many people read
Art Doc primarily for the book reviews. At the same time, I am glad to see
that the reviews will ALSO be online. Maybe if the overall size of the
print publication has to be cut back, the number of articles should be cut
back rather than the number of book reviews. (I have thought for some time
that it would be better to have longer, more substantive articles rather
than the relatively large number of short ones.) Or, maybe we should just
be putting more money into Art Doc instead of skimping on such an important
manifestation of the Society. This is just thinking out loud. It would be
good to hear more comprehensively from the membership about this subject.
Maybe it's time for a membership survey devoted solely to questions
concerning Art Doc?
Joan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathy Zimon" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 1:13 PM
Subject: [ARLIS-L] Necessary changes to Art Doc
> ARLIS/NA President Ann Whiteside's explanation to the membership at large
> about why we are moving the reviews to the AWS glossed over the fact that
> we simply cannot afford to print the 70+ page issue that would be needed
> to print the expanded Reviews section. The Spring 06 issue was 76 pages,
> and came in well over budget, even with economies realized from lighter
> weight paper and consequently less expensive postage. We may be able to
> afford a 60-page issue twice a year, IF we are very careful about
> controlling expenses. Cost is the elephant in the room: all the good
> reasons given for moving the Reviews to the AWS apply, but if we could
> afford to print as before, I'm sure we would have continued to do so.
> Kathy Zimon
> Co-Editor, Art Documentation
> ARLIS/NA
>
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