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     Dear Colleagues, it is with great pleasure that I announce the
     appointment and arrival of a Librarian IV for the Art & Architecture
     Collection, at New York Public Library's Miriam and Ira D. Wallach
     Division for Art, Prints and Photographs. Dr. Lucia Chen, formerly
     Supervising Librarian at the NYPL Branches' Mid-Manhattan Art
     Department has joined us as of May 10. Lucia has a Ph.D in Art
     Education from New York University, is a considerable linguist, and
     reviews books for Library Journal on Chinese and Japanese art. Her
     expertise is welcomed here where she will be responsible for the daily
     management of our department, and soon will be involved in major
     projects.

     The largest of these looms ahead: we are scheduled to move out of our
     traditional home here in Room 313 in about a year, to a
     newly-renovated reading room off the Rose Main Reading Room. This move
     also entails the physical relocation of the Art & Architecture
     Collection's entire holdings; so you see Lucia will be kept pretty
     busy! (As we all will, I'll update ARLIS with more news and specifics
     when we have them). I very much look forward to introducing Lucia to
     you all next year in Pittsburgh. Her e-mail is: <a href="/scripts/wa.exe?LOGON=A3%3Dind9905%26L%3DARLIS-L%26E%3D7bit7BIT%26P%3D338054%26B%3D--%26T%3Dtext%252FplainTEXT%252FPLAIN%3B%2520charset%3DUS-ASCII%26pending%3D" target="_parent" >[log in to unmask]</a>
     telephones: (212) 930-0799 and 930-0835.
     Keep the faith.
     Paula Baxter
     Curator, Art & Architecture Collection, Room 313