*First call for authors*
Dear ARLIS/NA Museum Division
Members and other ARLIS/NA Colleagues,
For those of you who weren't at the
Museum Division Meeting
at the ARLIS/NA conference, we announced that we are in the contract phase with publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
for the publication, The New Art Museum Library!
To learn more about this publication, please see the attached Introduction and Proposal that we submitted to the publisher.
We need your expertise to make this publication a success. Please see the attached Chapter List and
let us know where you would like to contribute.
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The writing style for chapters should be similar to what one would submit for
Art Documentation:
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We are looking for essays on a topic, rather than case studies
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Word count should be close to 2,500 words
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Use Chicago Manual of Style guidelines
See more on Art Documentation’s Contributor Guidelines:
https://arlisna.org/publications/publications/257-art-documentation-contributor-guidelines.
Learn more by joining our conference call:
For anyone who is interested, but would like more information, we’ll be hosting a
Conference Call on May 1, 2019 at 2pm EST/11am PST.
During the conference call Traci Timmons and Amelia Nelson will introduce the concept of the book and answer questions that potential authors may have.
If you are interested in contributing to this volume, please submit a chapter proposal by
May 30, 2019 that includes:
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Name & position title
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Institution
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Chapter choice/Essay topic
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Brief abstract (150 – 300 words)
Essays from art museum libraries of
all types and sizes are encouraged.
Following initial selections, the timeline will be as follows:
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First draft of your essay is due on September 30, 2019
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Revisions will be returned to you by December 31, 2019
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Final versions are due on February 28, 2020
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Traci Timmons and Amelia Nelson
Amelia Nelson
Head, Library and Archives
The Spencer Art Reference Library
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Traci Timmons, M.A., M.L.I.S.
Senior Librarian
Dorothy Stimson Bullitt Library
Seattle Art Museum