Take a break from the dog days of summer with this stimulating issue of The Medium. We start our issue off with Elizabeth Schaub's deft presidential report, in which she clearly outlines the recent issues of chapter affiliation, liability, and membership requirements as they apply to the relationship of the chapter to the society. Next, Janine Henri reports on her experience at the 2006 ARLIS/NA conference in Banff as recipient of this year's Lois Swan Jones Travel Award. In light of the recent sad news of Jones' passing, this issue offers a remembrance of her many contributions and invites anyone to contribute memories to the related blog. We also continue our series of collection profiles with an overview of the Green Art Research Library at The Old Jail Art Center in Albany, Texas, provided by its librarian/archivist, Daniel Alonzo. This issue closes with a wide spectrum of member news ranging from the acquisition of the King of the Hill papers by the Southwest Writers Collection, Texas State University, to project and personnel updates from the International Center for the Arts of the Americas (ICAA) at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. http://www.arlis-txmx.org/themedium/v32no2 __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask]