The Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) 45th Annual Conference Arts du Monde will be held February 5-9, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Seattle’s post-conference survey results asked for programming centered on digital art history, collection development, user experience, instruction, and scholarly communications, and we are happy to report that this conference has innovative and inspiring sessions, individual papers, and workshops that cover these areas and more. Check out the entire program here: http://www.arlisna.org/neworleans2017/program.php These highlighted sessions below will provide attendees with practical approaches for implementing new ideas and technologies. Making Collections Accessible: Legal Tools for the 21st Century http://sched.co/8jgK Three leading IP lawyers will present tools and strategies for addressing the intellectual property, privacy and contract rights associated with works Following this session, Dr. Elizabeth Townsend Gard of Tulane and several of her law students will be on hand to demo the Durationator [website: http://www.limitedtimes.com<http://www.limitedtimes.com/>/] During this follow- up session, http://sched.co/8zSv the Tulane team has offered to produce Durationator reports for those who want to bring records of books, art, photographs, periodicals, or archival materials in their collections (detailed instructions forthcoming) How to Develop a Comic Book and Graphic Novel Collection http://sched.co/8kpl This panel will weave together four projects in graphic novel and comic book collection development that provide insight on issues of acquiring, processing, accessing, and archiving these collections. Instruction in Sync: Faculty-Librarian Collaborations in the Classroom http://sched.co/8jgZ This session explores three collaborative endeavors: introducing undergraduate students to digital humanities research methods; integrating art historical research and artistic practice for studio art students; and helping students navigate the conceptual spaces where art historical research converges—the museum, the library, and scholarly discourse -------------------------- **Only 23 days left to take advantage of Early Registration (ends Dec. 23).** Looking forward to seeing you in New Orleans! ARLIS/NA 2017 Conference Programming Co-Chairs Kim Collins, Emory University, (404) 727-2997, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Kasia Leousis, Auburn University, (334) 844-1752, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> onference website: http://www.arlisna.org/neworleans2017/ [cid:E028412C-4EAD-435F-AABA-49E5AFCC5BB1] ________________________________ This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the original message (including attachments). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~