Joint ARLIS/VRA Southern California Chapters Meeting June 12, 2009 (Confirmed program)

Published on June 3, 2009 in Announcements. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

You are invited to attend the …

Joint ARLIS/VRA Southern California Chapters Meeting

June 12, 2009

Otis College of Art and Design
9045 Lincoln Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90045

http://www.otis.edu/

Schedule of Events:

9:00 – 9:30AM
Morning Registration
Coffee and pastries

Forum, 1st floor of Ahmanson Building

9:30 – 10:00AM
Introduction to a New Getty Vocabulary
Jonathan Ward, Editor
The Getty Vocabularies are authoritative resources for indexing art,
architecture, and material culture. The presentation will discuss the
current editorial work and contributions of the Art & Architecture
Thesaurus (AAT), Union List of Artist Names (ULAN), and Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN), as well as the development of a new Getty vocabulary, the Cultural Objects Name Authority (CONA).

Forum, 1st floor of Ahmanson Building

10:15 – 10:45AM
Sustaining Digital Legacies: What Does It Take?
Victoria McCargar
Even as digital technologies have provided us with astonishing avenues
for access, they are also setting up a preservation challenge that may
eventually dwarf projects and programs in the analog world. Fortunately, developments like OAIS (open archive information systems) PREMIS (preservation metadata) and TRAC (trusted repository audit and certification) can provide even small libraries and archives with valuable strategies for tackling the sustainability of their digital collections.

Forum, 1st floor of Ahmanson Building

11:00 – 12:00
Exhibition Tour with Curator Meg Linton
3 Solo Projects: Lynn Aldrich, Jessica Rath, Carrie Ungerman
Second in a series of exhibitions highlighting the work of Southern
California artists. Aldrich, Rath, and Ungerman have each created new
site-specific installations using common materials in quantity: dozens
of metal and plastic rain gutters, gallons of liquid latex, and
thousands of plastic water bottles to make tactile and poignant
experiences that are poetic metaphors of abundance, scarcity, and
growth.
Ben Maltz Gallery, 1st floor of Galef Building
http://www.otis.edu/public_programs/ben_maltz_gallery/index.html

Tour of the Millard Sheets Library with Cathy Chambers
http://www.otis.edu/life_otis/library/index.html

Library, 3rd floor of Ahmanson Building

12:00 – 1:00 PM
Lunch

Forum, 1st floor of Ahmanson Building

1:15 – 3:15 PM
Business Meetings
VRA/SC
ARLIS/SC
SCASCC

Rooms 502, 511 and 512, 5th floor of Ahmanson Building

3:30 – 4:30 PM
Panel on New Technology
Moderator: John Trendler

Forum, 1st floor of Ahmanson Building

5:00

Social Mixer at Bistrotek, Custom Hotel
http://www.bistrotekla.com/index.php

RSVP or questions to Alyssa Resnick (ARLIS/SC Vice-Chair), aresnick@ci.glendale.ca.us or 818-548-2010

Please send me any agenda items for the ARLIS/SC business meeting

Boxed lunch $15, payment by check or cash accepted day of event

Choice of roast beef, turkey or veggie sandwich, with chips, cookie, fruit & a drink

Free parking available on campus

Directions http://www.otis.edu/about/map_directions/index.html

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Joint ARLIS/VRA Southern California Chapters Spring Meeting 6/12/09

Published on May 22, 2009 in Announcements and Meetings. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

I am very pleased to announce the next ARLIS/SC meeting in conjunction with VRA/SC!

Joint ARLIS/VRA Southern California Chapters

Meeting at Otis College of Art and Design

Date: Friday, June 12, 2009

Location: Otis College of Art and Design
9045 Lincoln Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90045

We’ll be releasing more information and a detailed schedule of events soon but the event will be all day from about 9am until 4:30pm.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions, or comments.

I would be interested to know if you have any agenda items for the ARLIS/SC business meeting and we are also planning a session on libraries using new technologies so please let me know if this applies to your library.

I hope to see you all there!

ARLIS/SC Vice-Chair,

…alyssa

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Alyssa G. Resnick, MLIS
Senior Library Supervisor
Brand Library & Art Center
Glendale Public Library

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Message from Cate Cooney, ARLIS/NA Chapters Coordinator

Published on April 10, 2009 in Announcements. 0 Comments Tags: .

ARLIS/NA has a new management firm, Technical Enterprises, Incorporated (TEI.) TEI is headquartered outside of Milwaukee WI, and as their name implies, they provide a wide range of technology support. It was their technical capabilities, combined with their personalized support and more than twenty years experience that put them at the top of the twenty-one association management firms that responded to our call for proposals. I am very excited about what they have to offer chapters. They intend to provide web hosting for chapters as well as chapter listservs, which should give great relief to chapters which have struggled to maintain their sites and lists on various institutions servers. The transition will be complete on May 1, when Nancy Short become s our new Executive Director.
The ARLIS/NA Career Mentoring Program has expanded, and will have a kick-off workshop at the Annual Conference in Indianapolis. Because not everyone can attend the annual conference, the Mentoring Subcommittee invited chapter leaders to attend and learn how to present the workshop in their region.
The 2009 Summer Educational Institute for Visual Resources and Image Management has been announced. It will be held at Simmons College in Boston, MA, from June 8th – June 13th, 2009. The program, co-sponsored by ARLIS/NA and the Visual Resources Association Foundation, is in its sixth year. The SEI advisory group has recommended that SEI stay in one location two years in a row, which will ease pressure on the implementation team, while still allowing the program to move around North America and serve a wide audience.
The spring chapter meeting is a good time to brainstorm projects. Could your chapter’s idea be something the society would help fund? Applications for special funding are due July 1. Past projects have included support for symposia, and outreach materials targeted at library schools. Projects may be awarded up to $500 depending on merit of the project and availability of funds. The guidelines and a simple application form are available on the ARLIS/NA Web Site.
I am looking forward to a great conference in Indianapolis, and want to thank the Mid-States Chapter for all their hard work hosting what promises to be an exciting program!

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ARLIS/SC and VRA/SC at CAA conference

Published on February 20, 2009 in Announcements. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

Attending the College Art Association Conference in Los Angeles?

We invite you to a Post-CAA VRA/ARLIS social mixer:

Saturday, February 28th 3:00 PM – 5ish
The Yard House at L.A. Live
800 West Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles CA  90015
http://www.lalive.com/content.php?section=dining&page=yardhouse

If you’re interested in attending please R.S.V.P. to
John.Trendler@scrippscollege.edu before February 25th.

We’ll be meeting shortly after the VRA/SC Business meeting:

Building Digital Image Collections
Saturday, February 28, 12:30 PM-2:00 PM
Concourse Meeting Room 409AB, Level 2
The meeting is free and open to the public.

We hope you will also attend the VRA Sponsored Session:

You Can Do It. We Can Help: Building Digital Image Collections
Together
Thursday, February 26, 12:30 PM-2:00 PM
West Hall Meeting Room 501 ABC, Level 2
Session Chair: Maureen Burns (Humanities Curator, UC Irvine)
This session is free and open to the public.

And the ARLIS Sponsored Session:

Not Just Good, But Better and Best: Art Programs in Los Angeles Area
Public Libraries
Wednesday, February 25, 12:30 PM-2:00 PM
Concourse Meeting Room 402AB, Level 2, Los Angeles Convention Center
Chairs: Alfred Willis, Art Libraries Society of North America; Amanda
Bowen, Art Libraries Society of North America
This session is free and open to the public.

We look forward to seeing you!

John Trendler (VRA/Southern California, Chair) and Sarah Sherman (ARLIS/Southern California, Chair)

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ARLIS-CA and ARLIS-L Listservs

Published on February 20, 2009 in Announcements. 0 Comments Tags: .

ARLIS-CA, the Listserv for the Northern & Southern California Chapters:

  • Please note: As of Wed., Feb. 18, 2009, the listserv has migrated to new software. Please see the new ARLIS-CA Listserv Info. Page. Previous subscribers should be automatically migrated and need not establish a password unless they want to adjust settings or view list subscribers (go to the subscriber’s section of the new info. page and follow the instructions). New subscribers and those needing more information should go to the ARLIS-CA Listserv Info. Page .
  • To POST a message to the list, you must first be a list subscriber. Send your post to arlis-ca@lists.csueastbay.edu. Specify in the subject line whether the message pertains to the NC chapter or to all CA members.

ARLIS-L, the Society-wide Listserv covering the US, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico

  • To subscribe to the listserv for ARLIS/NA, leave the subject line blank and send the message SUBSCRIBE ARLIS-L your full name (e.g.: SUBSCRIBE ARLIS-L Jane Doe) to: listserv@lsv.uky.edu
  • More information about this list is available here: ARLIS-L
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ARLIS/Southern California Chapter Student Travel Award

Published on February 18, 2009 in Announcements. 0 Comments Tags: .

ARLIS/Southern California Chapter Student Travel Award applications are
now being requested.

The Southern California Chapter of ARLIS/NA is currently inviting
applicants for the Student Travel Award. This year $400 will be awarded
to support and encourage involvement in ARLIS activities by helping to
defray the costs of attending the 2009 ARLIS National Conference in
Indianapolis.

Letters of applications are due by Tuesday, February 17th 2009 and the
winners will be notified by Tuesday, February 24th 2009

Eligibility:
1.)Membership. Applicants must be members in good standing of both
ARLIS/NA and the Southern California Chapter  [Note:  Southern CA
membership forms can be sent along with the award application -
membership is free to students!  For a copy of the chapter’s membership
form see http://arlis-sc.org/09-arlis-sc-memberform.pdf
<http://arlis-sc.org/09-arlis-sc-memberform.pdf>

2.) Financial need. Only applicants who receive partial or no
institutional funds towards conference attendance will be considered (We
strongly encourage folks who do not receive full funding to apply).

3) Eligible applicants include students registered in the MLIS program
at UCLA and the MLIS programs at SJSU San Jose/CSU Fullerton.

Selection will be weighted toward those applicants who best fulfill the
following guidelines:

1.) Are attending the ARLIS National Conference for the first time,
and/or

2.) Are actively participating in the conference in such roles as
speaker, moderator, recorder, workshop attendee, etc.

Conditions of the award:

1.) Award winner must commit to attending the Chapter meeting at the
conference.

2.) Award winner must submit a written conference report for publication
in the Chapter newsletter, Canvas. This report will include an account
of the recipient’s personal conference experiences and how the award
contributed to his/her professional development.

To apply for the awards:

Please email or mail a letter of application to Trish Rose-Sandler,
Chair of the Travel Awards Committee by Tuesday, February 17th, briefly
outlining your reasons for attending the conference as well as a short
biographical statement listing employment history, educational
background, professional activities, and how much funding you will be
receiving from your institution (please limit information to a maximum
of 2 pages). Winners must confirm in writing that they are able to meet
the requirements of conference attendance. The travel awards will be
presented to the winners at the ARLIS/SC Chapter meeting in Indianapolis
(date and place to be determined).

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
TRISH ROSE-SANDLER, GEISEL LIBRARY
9500 GILMAN DR. # 0175k
LA JOLLA CA  92093-0175
858 822-0611
trose@ucsd.edu

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ARLIS/Southern California Chapter Judith A. Hoffberg Travel Award

Published on February 18, 2009 in Announcements. 0 Comments Tags: .

ARLIS/Southern California Chapter Judith A. Hoffberg Travel Award
applications are now being requested.

The Southern California Chapter of ARLIS/NA is currently inviting
applicants for its annual Judith A. Hoffberg Travel Award. The award
honors the Chapter’s founder Judith A. Hoffberg. This year $400 will be
awarded to support and encourage involvement in ARLIS activities by
helping to defray the costs of attending the 2009 ARLIS National
Conference in Indianapolis, IN.

Letters of applications are due by Tuesday, February 17th 2009 and the
winners will be notified by Tuesday, February 24th 2009

Eligibility:

1.)Membership. Applicants must be members in good standing of both
ARLIS/NA and the Southern California Chapter  [Note:  Southern CA
membership forms and checks can be sent along with the award
application.  For a copy of the chapter’s membership form see
http://arlis-sc.org/09-arlis-sc-memberform.pdf
<http://arlis-sc.org/09-arlis-sc-memberform.pdf>

2.) Financial need. Only applicants who receive partial or no
institutional funds towards conference attendance will be considered (We
strongly encourage folks who do not receive full funding to apply) .

3) Eligible applicants can include current board members (as voted on by
the membership at the Cerritos meeting on March 29, 2006).

Selection will be weighted toward those applicants who best fulfill the
following guidelines:

1.) Are attending the ARLIS National Conference for the first time,
and/or

2.) Are actively participating in the conference in such roles as
speaker, moderator, recorder, workshop attendee, etc.

Conditions of the award:

1.) Award winner must commit to some level of conference participation
such as workshop attendee, speaker, recorder, local arrangements
volunteer, etc.

2.) Award winner must submit a written conference report for publication
in the Chapter newsletter, Canvas. This report will include an account
of the recipient’s personal conference experiences and how the award
contributed to his/her professional development.

To apply for the awards:

Please email or mail a letter of application to Trish Rose-Sandler,
Chair of the Travel Awards Committee by Tuesday, February 17th 2009,
briefly outlining your reasons for attending the conference as well as a
short biographical statement listing employment history, educational
background, professional activities, and how much funding you will be
receiving from your institution (please limit information to a maximum
of 2 pages). Winners must confirm in writing that they are able to meet
the requirements of conference attendance. The travel awards will be
presented to the winners at the ARLIS/SC Chapter meeting in Indianapolis
(date and place to be determined).

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
TRISH ROSE-SANDLER, GEISEL LIBRARY
9500 GILMAN DR. # 0175k
LA JOLLA CA  92093-0175
858 822-0611
trose@ucsd.edu

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Celebration of Judith Hoffberg’s Life

Published on February 2, 2009 in Announcements. 0 Comments

Dear Colleagues,

You are warmly invited to attend the celebration of Judy Hoffberg’s life on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009 at 11 am, at the art gallery Track 16 in Santa Monica’s Bergamot Station (directions at http://www.track16.com./contact.php)

Three to four members of ARLIS will speak at the service.

An artist’s book will be created in her memory, and deposited with her papers at the University of California, Santa Barbara.  If you are interested in creating a page, please use 8-1/2 x 11″ paper.  Let your inspiration be Judy’s perpetual curiosity about anything to do with libraries, books, and all kinds of art. The deadline is July 31, 2009.

There was a very nice obituary in Wednesday’s Los Angeles Times:  http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-judithhoffberg28-2009jan28,0,5648915.story

A memorial fund, the proceeds of which will be donated to support either the Artists’ Book Collection at University of California, Santa Barbara, or Judy’s Umbrelliana collection at University of California, San Diego, is being established.

Judy will also be commemorated at the ARLIS/NA conference in Indianapolis.

Please forward to anyone who may be interested.

We hope you will be able to attend.

Amy Ciccone

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Travel Award Committee: Call for volunteers

Published on January 22, 2009 in Announcements. 0 Comments Tags: , .

Volunteers are needed for the ARLIS/SC 2009 Travel Award Committee.

ARLIS/SC offers two travel awards: the Student Travel Award and the Judith A. Hoffberg Travel Award. The awards support the winning applicants with monetary assistance for the ARLIS/NA annual conference in Indianapolis, IN.

We currently have one volunteer and looking for (preferably) two more eager volunteers to complete the committee!

If you are interested in serving on the committee please email me at ssherman@getty.edu by Friday January 30.

Thank you,
Sarah Sherman
Chair, ARLIS-SC

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Announcing new ARLIS/NA Southern California Chapter Officers

Published on January 17, 2009 in Announcements. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

This year the ARLIS/SC Nominating Committee sought nominations for two
positions: Vice-Chair/Chair Elect (1 year as Vice-Chair; 1 year as
Chair; 1 year as Immediate Past-Chair) and Treasurer (2 years).  We
received a nomination for each office, and the nominees have confirmed
their willingness to serve, thus these nominees are now our new office
holders.  We are pleased to announce the following new board members
for 2009:

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Alyssa Resnick.

Alyssa has been the Senior Library Supervisor at the Brand Library &
Art Center for almost 5 years. She is responsible for a library (art
and music section of the Glendale Public Library), recital hall, and
art gallery.  She earned her MLIS from UCLA and a BFA from USC.

Prior to coming to the Brand Library she was the Assistant Librarian
at the American InterContinental University, dabbled in audiovisual
sales to public libraries, did consulting work at Library Associates,
and was a Sr. Acquisitions Assistant at the Getty Research Institute
and a Junior Fellow at the Library of Congress.

She has been a member of ARLIS/NA and ARLIS/SC since first starting
work in art libraries and has previously served the ARLIS/SC chapter
as Treasurer and as Vice Chair/Chair Elect. She is currently moderator
of the ARLIS/NA Public Librarians Round Table, and a member of the
ARLIS/NA Membership Committee. She looks forward to being Vice Chair
once again and is pleased to have an opportunity to remain on the
board.

Treasurer: Cathy Billings.

Cathy earned her BA in art history at the University of Oregon and her
MLIS at the University of Washington. For the last three and a half
years she has been the art librarian and gallery manager at the Brand
Library and Art Center, the specialized art and music branch of the
Glendale Public Library. Prior to that Cathy worked for six years
managing information systems for the University of Washington Treasury
Office. While earning her MLIS she served as Treasurer for the
American Society of Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T)
Student Chapter.
She says that she looks forward to this opportunity to serve our
wonderful community of Southern California art librarians!

Our full 2009 board composition is as follows::

Sarah Sherman, Chair
Alyssa Resnick, Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect
Julie Yamashita, Secretary
Cathy Billings, Treasurer
Robert Gore, Past Chair

Please join us in congratulating our new officers!

ARLIS/SC Nominating Committee:
Janine Henri and Nancy Norris

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