The Standards Committee facilitates and coordinates the development of ARLIS/NA standards. Currently the major focus of the Committee is the Core Journals Project. This project will result in a list of core journals that we recommend all art libraries have in their collection. We anticipate releasing the first phase of the journals list in 2009. Other upcoming initiatives include: canvassing ARLIS/NA membership for standards which may need to be created or reviewed; setting up a system to review, and update as necessary, the Digital Database Standards for Art Images; review and update the Standards webpage; and preparing for the transition to a new committee chair in 2009. Please contact me off-list if you are interested in learning more, or joining the committee. The Committee meeting will be at the 1876 restaurant in the conference hotel on Sunday from 12:30-2. http://www.hyatt.com/hyatt/images/hotels/denrd/1876menus1107.pdf RSVP off-list if you plan on attending the meeting so I can update the restaurant reservations. Regards, -Aprille Standards Committee, Chair Aprille C. Nace Public Services Team Leader Rakow Research Library Corning Museum of Glass 5 Museum Way Corning, NY 14830 [log in to unmask] 607-974-8644 __________________________________________________________________ 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]