Dear ARLIS/NA Membership,
Please see below the agenda for the Annual ARLIS/NA Membership Meeting to be held Friday, March 11, 9:00-10:30am at the Seattle Westin hotel during our upcoming joint conference
with the VRA.
It has been a productive and active year for ARLIS/NA and the Executive Board. Just a few of the highlights are:
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Developing Core Values statements and new Strategic Directions
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Making the Learning Portal Open Access
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Releasing a Census of Art Information Professionals
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Endorsing the CAA Code of Best Practices
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Public Policy News Alerts
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Professional Development Bulletin
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Getty and Kress International travel awards
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New research award -- Sotheby’s Institute for Art Research Award
I hope that you will take a closer look at all of the
reports and activities of the Society for 2015 – thank you for all for your hard work and efforts.
I am looking forward to seeing you in Seattle at what promises to be a thoughtful, energizing, and productive meeting and joint conference.
Safe travels,
Kristen
Membership Meeting
Friday, March 11, 2016
9:00am – 10:30am
Grand 3 Ballroom, The Seattle Westin Hotel
AGENDA
Call to order
President’s report
Remembrances
Past-President’s report on Strategic Directions
Secretary’s report
Treasurer’s report
Advancement Liaison report
PDC Report
PPC Report
New Orleans Conference Committee presentation
Awards presentations
ARLIS/NA Board Transition
In-coming President’s remarks
Adjourn
ARLIS/NA Strategic Directions
Core Values
ARLIS/NA believes that lives are enriched by engagement with the visual arts, design, and cultural heritage.
ARLIS/NA believes that art information professionals are uniquely equipped to serve the art information needs of a broad audience for education, scholarship, and artistic practice.
ARLIS/NA believes that diversity and inclusion in all aspects of the profession strengthens the practice of art librarianship, and enriches library collections and user experiences.
Strategic Directions
Leadership and Advocacy
The Society shall speak and act on behalf of its members to advance, validate, sustain, and advocate for the profession and the value of art libraries.
Organizational Advancement
As the leading art information organization, the Society shall strengthen the profession through increased visibility, collaborative partnerships, international networks, and membership engagement.
Art Information Professionals
The Society shall support the evolving role of art information professionals through education, mentoring, and professional development opportunities that foster excellence and innovation.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Society shall promote diversity and inclusion within the profession including the makeup of its workforce, the design of services and programming, the development of intercultural fluency skills and competencies, and the practice of inclusive collections
building.
Innovation and Technology
The Society shall serve as a community of practice for the exploration, cultivation, and sharing of innovative approaches and emerging technologies in libraries and art librarianship.
Collections and Access
The Society shall seek opportunities for collaboration across institutions and cultural organizations to promote the informed management, preservation, discovery, and access to collections amid their evolving publishing manifestations.
Kristen Regina
Arcadia Director of the Library and Archives
t
215-684-7651
f
215-236-0534
Philadelphia Museum of Art
PO Box 7646, Philadelphia, PA 19101-7646
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President,
ARLIS/NA