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It's hard to keep track of everything on a small screen. Sometimes you find you have time to spare and want to sit in on another program, hard to find the info. you need on a phone. sac On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 10:00 AM, Marilyn Carbonell < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > > I, too, was disappointed by the lack of the a full conference program as > we have received in past years. Yes, we can individually print out a > program, that only shifts the printing. Many participants and attendees > use the programs as reminders of our professional work for our > institutions, for individual promotion portfolios, and for keeping in touch > with presenters of interesting programs. We don’t usually receive a note of > acknowledgement from the conveners any longer. Was pleased to see the > descriptions of the Poster sessions. Other professional associations do > continue to publish a conference program, and I personally hope that > ARLIS/NA will resume the practice. > > Thanks. - Marilyn > > > > *Marilyn Carbonell* | Head, Library Services | The Nelson-Atkins Museum > of Art | 4525 Oak Street, Kansas City, MO 64111 > > Office 816.751.1381 | Fax 816.751.0498 | eMail > [log in to unmask] | Web www.nelson-atkins.org > > Where the power of art engages the spirit of community > > > > *From:* ARLIS/NA List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Jenni > M Rodda > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 23, 2016 9:43 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: [ARLIS-L] "CUTTING WAY DOWN ON CONFERENCE PAPER"-NO MORE > PRINTED CONFERENCE PROGRAMS?-HOW ABOUT A PDF? > > > > Colleagues-- > > > > This is a fascinating discussion. I personally dislike Sched; I don't > want to carry my phone and/or laptop all the time. I would prefer less > paper, of course. But I would also prefer to have a full, hard-copy > program that I can include in my hard-copy, > never-need-to-be-upgraded-or-migrated files. > > > > I suppose that makes me a Luddite. An expensive Luddite. > > > > All best, > > Jenni > > > > On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 10:20 AM, Jennifer Yao Weinraub < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > The College Art Association used DoubleDutch <http://doubledutch.me/> to > create an excellent App for their last conference. I believe anyone can > download it and see the neat scheduling and social media features. > > > > Jen > > > > On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 3:47 PM, Joan Benedetti <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > Dear Colleagues > > > > *I have a strong suggestion for the New Orleans committee--which I’m > including in the conference evaluation form: put most of the online Sched > information (except maybe the participants' photos, as interesting as they > are) into a designed PDF—a facsimile of the type of conference program > ARLIS/NA attendees are accustomed to being given at the conference, which > we could then print out before leaving home—or not!* > > > > In discussing with colleagues the missing program in our "program book," I > have been told (1) that the VRA has done without a printed program for > several years. And (2) that in last year’s conference evaluation survey > "there was an overwhelming want to either be paperless or to cut way down > on the paper" and (3) "the goal for this conference was to offer minimal > content via the paper program, but have the option if people wanted > something with more description on paper, they could print it out via > Sched." This last suggestion makes sense, though the Sched print product > is not comparable to a fully designed complete program. I wonder--if the > evaluation form question had been more specific: *"In order to save > paper, are you willing to do without a printed conference program that > includes the full schedule as provided in the past?"* I was aware of the > option to print out the "simple" view, but not the "detailed" view. The > detailed view (which I have since printed out) would have given me most of > the practical information I wished for during the conference, but it is, > after all, only a list--certainly not the beautifully designed program book > one has come to expect from ARLIS/NA—and, of course, does not include the > ads or introductory information--which *were * considered important > enough to print and bind—along with 16 ½ pages of very long descriptions of > 40 poster sessions! > > > > As I have done every year, I went eagerly to the conference registration > desk to pick up my bag of materials. As usual, there was a lot of paper: > lists, descriptions of events, flyers and brochures from publishers whose > booths we would visit in the exhibit hall, Seattle museums, galleries, and > other attractions we would visit, tickets to the tours I had signed up for, > my conference badge—and most anticipated of all—the Seattle ARLIS/VRA Jt. > Conference Program. Oh, sure, we always have some quibbles about the > schedule—we can never completely avoid conflicts between equally attractive > sessions—and those 7 am meetings!! (I had three of them this year.) > Still, I enjoyed this conference—the sessions, the events, and the tours. > > > > But the conference program book itself—arguably each year the most > important conference document—was always something special to look forward > to—as well as something to study more closely and enjoy after the > conference. And there it was—an attractive cover featuring the Seattle > conference logo and colors, spiral bound with the welcome messages, the > credits to the "implementation team," lists of VRA and ARLIS Executive > Boards, acknowledgments, sponsors, exhibitors, the general information and > policies about the conference, the hotel, and about the city. There were > two "Conference at a Glance" lists, both in chronological order and both > including identical information--somewhat strange, but still, valuable to > have. There were ads—also valuable for information as well as > fundraising! And then—Poster Sessions—13 ½ pages of very long descriptions > of 40 (!) poster sessions—followed by hotel ground plans (yes, essential) > and more ads—OK. All of that is great—now *WHERE IS THE PROGRAM??* > Where is the full listing by date and time of EVERYTHING scheduled for the > entire five days with short descriptions of each session and a listing of > all moderators and speakers and their affiliations, titles of their > presentations, tour and other event descriptions, and information about the > venues, all in one convenient, portable, and easily retainable place?? > > > > Of course it is online—and I've brought my laptop—so anytime I want to > look at it, all I have to do is go up to the 23rd floor (!!) and open it > up! The online Sched is beautiful and very versatile—I've used it a lot in > preparation for registration and for coming to Seattle. (I especially like > seeing the photos of many of the speakers and moderators.) I don't have a > smart phone or an iPad—that would be most convenient, though not so handy > for making notes or filing away after the conference with the many others I > have kept over the years. (Do we really mean to *require* that all > attendees have a smart phone or iPad?) > > > > Luckily, before I left home, I took advantage of the online Sched's > ability to give me a personalized schedule, which I did print out and > brought with me. But it didn't include the speakers' names or the meeting > room names. Undaunted, I copied—in pencil--the room names next to each > session I was going to attend. Later, after returning home, I discovered > there is a printable "detailed view" of the Sched I could have printed out > that includes names of people, their affiliations, and meeting rooms. I've > been told that instructions for printing the program were posted on ARLIS-L > a few years ago when the Sched online software was first used, but that > information was not repeated in 2016. Even if I had known about this > feature, I wouldn't have printed it out beforehand, as I never dreamed—and > we were not told--that the online program would take the place of our > beautifully printed and bound conference program book! > > > > *So--I have a suggestion: put all of the online Sched information into a > PDF of the kind of conference program we are accustomed to, which attendees > could then print out before leaving home—or not!* It would require > actually designing the program (which we have done every year until this > one since 1973), probably shortening some of the descriptions, deleting the > participants' photos, and adding pagination. But then we could choose to > have a printed program—or not. We could even print out only the pages we > are most interested in. A copy of the entire program could easily be sent > to the ARLIS/NA archives at the U. of Illinois. (Archivists have been > telling us for years that the only truly permanent back-up is printed on > acid-free paper.) It would not be the same as a bound program, but > ARLIS/NA would save some trees—as well as the printing cost--and those who > chose not to print it out beforehand could congratulate themselves for > "cutting back on paper." > > > > And by the way—I really, really missed getting a Convocation Program too! > And even though they probably didn't say so, I bet many of the awardees > missed it too! > > > > Respectfully—and with great appreciation for the hard work of all the > Seattle conference workers, > > > > Joan > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining > ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send > administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to > [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: > http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy > Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > -- > > JENNIFER YAO WEINRAUB > *LIBRARIAN* > THE NEW SCHOOL > LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES > > 63 FIFTH AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10003 > [log in to unmask] > *T* 212.229.8914 x4116 *SMS* 646.480.6309 > > library.newschool.edu > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining > ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send > administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to > [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: > http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy > Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > -- > > Jenni Rodda, Manager > Digital Media and Computer Services > > Institute of Fine Arts > 1 East 78th Street > New York, NY 10075 > 212/992-5872 voice, 212/992-5807 fax > [log in to unmask] OR [log in to unmask] > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining > ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send > administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to > [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: > http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy > Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining > ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send > administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to > [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: > http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy > Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > -- Sheila A. 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