On the Education Subcommittee we are working to generate ideas for
professional development activities - possibly some webinars, virtual
"brown bag" type discussions, toolkits, etc. If anyone has suggestions
for *topics* please let us know! Fresh ideas are welcome! As Sheila
points out, the issue of "staying relevant" to our organizations and
users seems particularly critical right now. Visual resources
departments seem to be the target of many recent staff reductions.
Maybe we could develop programming around this issue, or on skills like
re-tooling resumes? Let us know what you think.
Additionally, I would hope that the network of friends and colleagues
built up over the years in ARLIS/NA and in VRA would prove to be a good
resource for folks being laid off. It can't be easy though.
Best,
Heather
(Chair, ARLIS/NA Education Subcommittee)
Heather Gendron
Art Librarian
Sloane Art Library
UNC Chapel Hill
102 Hanes Art Center
CB#3405
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3405
Phone: 919.962.1061
Email: [log in to unmask]
Sheila A. Cork wrote:
> Dear ARLIS Friends,
>
> I sit here at my computer and read the sad news several times a week
> that librarians are being laid off, made to take early retirement,
> that art libraries are being closed etc.
>
> My question is, "What are we as an organization doing to counteract
> the impression that librarians are nonessential to the operation of
> their parent institutions?"
>
> A follow up question is "What resources do we as an organization
> provide to a librarian who has been laid off as a result of the harsh
> economic climate?"
>
> Does anyone have any answers?
>
> Sheila A. Cork
> Librarian
> New Orleans Museum of Art
> City Park
> 1 Collins Diboll Circle
> P.O. Box 19123
> New Orleans, LA 70179-0123
>
> 504-658-4117
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>
>
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