Dear ARLIS colleagues - I will be retiring today after working as an art/architecture librarian in academic, public and museum institutions for nearly 45 years -most recently as Head of the Art Department of the Smithsonian Libraries. It has been a most rewarding career that has allowed me to build collections and curate exhibitions as well as conduct research and provide reference services to a diverse and interesting group of scholars. I am glad to have been part of this remarkable profession. I wish you all the best - I know ARLIS will continue to explore and implement ways to promote and improve the Art Library in the future. Sincerely Stephen Van Dyk [log in to unmask]<mailto:[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] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~