On Friday, ARLIS/NA's Lunchtime Chat will be moderated by Elizabeth Schaub of UT Austin. We hope you'll join us! "Transforming Visual Resources in the 21st Century" Friday, October 16th - 12noon pacific/1pm mountain/2pm central/3pm eastern You can link easily from our embedded Meebo chatbox - on our Lunchtime Chats page: http://www.arlisna.org/chats/index.html Description: As we approach the end of the first decade of the 21st century, the visual resources community has an opportunity to reflect on the complex landscape that drives the field's evolution and discuss strategies to ensure staff expertise, collection content, and services remain relevant in a world where the need for images--as well as efficiencies--has increased. This lunchtime chat will focus on the ways in which visual resources activities have changed vis-a-vis: + content (local collections and licensed content) + cataloging + services (reference and instruction) + promotion In addition, this forum will provide an opportunity to discuss examples of collaborative initiatives and innovative approaches to change precipitated by shifting institutional priorities. -- 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] __________________________________________________________________ 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]