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I was under the impression that Mr. Hartill was responding to Susan
Wyngaard's initial message dealing with the facilitation of a list serv for
members of GLIRT. She was simply asking for GLIRT members to contact her
with updated email addresses.
Am I wrong?
Eric Schwab
Assistant Slide Curator
Knight Visual Resources Facility
Cornell University
At 01:48 PM 1/14/99 -0500, you wrote:
>This whole exchange *seems* to stem from an e-mail mistake that may have had
>nothing to do with the status of GLIRT within ARLIS. Isn't this just a case
>whereby Floyd Zula meant to prevent posting an accidental "reply" hit of his
>own to the original message ("recall"), which should have gone to the
listserv
>manager instead of the list? Where are you Floyd Zula?? Can you clear
this up
>for the membership?
>
>Mary Wassermann
>ARLIS/DVA
>Philadelphia Museum of Art
>
>susan wyngaard wrote:
>
>> I would like to respond to Mr. Alec Hartill and anyone else who might have
>> been offended by my "notice for GLIRT members" posted on ARLIS-L 1/12/99.
>>
>> I regret that you have interpreted the mission of the Gay and Lesbian
>> Interests Round Table of ARLIS/NA as sexist, and not a worthy or eligible
>> communicator on the ARLIS-L. I strongly disagree based on the following
>> facts.
>>
>> The Gay and Lesbian Interests Round Table (GLIRT) is an established, valid,
>> and recognized group within ARLIS/NA. As stated in the ARLIS/NA Bylaws
>> (reprinted in the front section of the ARLIS/NA Handbook and List of
>> Members), Article XII C Roundtables Section 1: "Round Tables of the
>> Society, which represent professional subgroups . . . or other interests,
>> and which will serve as a focus for discussion and informal exchange of
>> information within these groups, shall be considered by the Executive Board
>> upon written petition of 15 individual members of the Society who desire to
>> participate in the activities of the proposed Round Table." Such a
>> petition was made and approved a number of years ago, and since that time
>> GLIRT has been an active, creative, constructive and contributing group
>> within ARLIS/NA. One need only look at past conference programs to see the
>> wide range of programming offered by GLIRT and their many contributions to
>> the larger organization.
>>
>> GLIRT by definition is inclusive, not exclusive, and the label of "sexist"
>> has me entirely baffled. It is hard to respond when I don't understand how
>> this label applies to this group, but I will share the following facts: As
>> stated in Article XII C Roundtables Section 3 of the ARLIS/NA Bylaws, "Any
>> individual, Institutional, Business Affiliate, or Special member of the
>> Society is eligible to become a member of any Round Table." It is the
>> understanding and practice of GLIRT, as true of all ARLIS/NA Round Tables,
>> that any member of ARLIS/NA is a welcome member and participant of GLIRT.
>> Let me emphasize that no member of ARLIS/NA is excluded from this group.
>> In addition the GLIRT membership has made a concerted effort, often
>> collaborating with other divisions or round tables, to offer programming of
>> interest and value to all ARLIS/NA members. This year's conference
>> session, focusing on censorship of art materials, is an excellent example
>> of programming that we hope will appeal to a wide cross section of the
>> ARLIS/NA membership as it touches the very heart of our profession. For
>> those who object to the existence of GLIRT, I ask if you also object to the
>> Indigenous Art and Culture Round Table, the Women and Art Round Table, or
>> any other existing and valid group within our organization.
>>
>> Anyone who wishes to become better acquainted with the purpose of GLIRT
>> need only read the "Statement of Purpose", printed on page xxi of the most
>> recent ARLIS/NA Handbook and List of Members. There one will learn that
>> this group is concerned with issues of collection development,
>> bibliographic expertise, art scholarship and other issues germane to the
>> profession of librarianship.
>>
>> The purpose in establishing a GLIRT discussion list is quite simple: to
>> foster communication within the Round Table and to facilitate program
>> planning. I have created discussion lists when I have chaired other
>> groups within ARLIS/NA, and found it to be an extremely efficient and
>> simple way for us to conduct business. There is nothing unusual about this
>> procedure. At present the ARLIS/NA Headquarters is not able to set up
>> discussion lists for groups within the organization so those of us who feel
>> the need are taking on this responsibility ourselves with the blessing of
>> the ARLIS/NA Executive Board.
>>
>> In closing, I would like to extend a personal invitation to Mr. Hartill,
>> and any other member who is not familiar with the contributions of GLIRT,
>> to attend our program "When Finally Aroused: Continuing Censorship Cases in
>> Canada and the United States" at the 1999 Vancouver Conference. In
>> addition, if you might be interested in becoming a member of GLIRT, you are
>> most welcome to chat with members at the conference or attend our business
>> meeting and get to know us. I think you will find that we are a
>> friendly, open, *inclusive* group of art librarians who welcome
>> participation of new members, and who are dedicated to ARLIS/NA and our
>> profession and try to make a significant contribution to both.
>>
>> I apologize to all who have made it this far (I am sure many have hit the
>> delete button by now) for being so long-winded. I felt it necessary reply
>> at length in order to pacify any rancor or animosity in an organization in
>> which I have *always* felt welcome, and which is so close to my heart.
>>
>> Susan Wyngaard, Moderator
>> GLIRT
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