Dear colleagues, Amanda Gluibizzi and I are pleased to announce the release of The Handbook of Art and Design Librarianship. The book features 21 essays by these contributors (listed in table-of-contents order), several of whom are ARLIS/NA or ARLIS/UK & Ireland members: Cathy Carpenter Catherine Essinger Laurel Bliss Alyssa Resnick Alessia Zanin-Yost Judy Dyki Sandra Ludig Brooke Lindsay King Sonja Staum Patrick Tomlin Rachel Clarke Jennifer Mayer Rose V. Roberto Rachel Robinson Nancy Fawley Holly Wilson Laena McCarthy Catherine Haras Patricia Eaves-Brown Judith Wanner Linda Graburn Kathleen O'Neill Ruth Wallach Daniel Payne Carol Terry We'd like to extend particular thanks to Thomas F. Schutte, President of Pratt Institute, for writing the foreword and to Sarah E. McCleskey for developing the library survey, compiling the survey data, writing the profiles, and creating the index. The Handbook of Art and Design Librarianship Edited by Amanda Gluibizzi and Paul Glassman<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> An international team of contributors wrote the essays in this essential handbook which examine methods of innovative librarianship in art and design libraries throughout the world. With a focus on the intersection of best practice and best opportunities, the book brings together the philosophies and realities of the most creative librarians working in the field of art librarianship today and serves as a field guide to art libraries in the twenty-first century. Key topics include: The role of liaison to the visual arts Visual literacy for highly literate viewers Art history pedagogy and special collections Technology in an art and design library Collection management, renewal, and de-accession New forms of scholarly communication and their impact on art librarianship The making of the 21st century art library This timely book is essential reading for all information professionals working in art and design environments. It will also be of interest to library and information science students interested in the challenges currently facing professionals working in this specialized area. ISBN 9781856047029; 352 pp: $115.00 Available to order through Neal-Schumann: http://www.neal-schuman.com/bdetail.php?isbn=9781856047029 __________________________________________________________________ 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]