Indianapolis Arts Guide available

The Indianapolis ArtsGuide is a selective guide to cultural attractions and events created for attendees of the ACRL 2013 Conference in Indianapolis, IN.

The Indianapolis ArtsGuide is available on the ACRL Arts Section website:

http://www.ala.org/acrl/aboutacrl/directoryofleadership/sections/arts/artswebsite/artsguide/artsguides

For an easy way to locate the venues and sites listed in the ArtsGuide, view the Google Maps supplement at:

http://goo.gl/maps/fe1ck

The guide has been designed and edited by Ngoc-Yen Tran (University of Oregon), with contributions from Jacalyn E. Bryan (Saint Leo University), Jenny Grasto (North Dakota State University), Alba Fernandez Keys (Indianapolis Museum of Art), Jennifer L. Hehman (Indiana University – Purdue University), Megan Lotts (Rutgers University), and Anne Shelley (Illinois State University).

Enjoy Indianapolis’s many cultural attractions!

Yvette Cortes
Chair, ACRL Arts Section Publications & Research Committee

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Opportunity to Present at the ACRL ARTS Discussion Forum, Annual Conference!

CALL FOR PRESENTERS: ACRL ARTS SECTION’S ANNUAL DISCUSSION FORUM

SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2013

Are you doing research in the arts that you would like to share with fellow librarians?  Is there something you’re doing at your library dealing with the arts that you think others should know about? 

If so, the ACRL Arts section invites you to submit a presentation proposal for our Discussion Forum to be held on Saturday, June 29th from 10:30-11:30 during the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago.

• Presentations can be on any topic pertaining to the arts or design (see list of possible topics below). It can be a project that you are currently working on or research you are engaged in.
• There is no requirement for presenters to be Arts Section members to participate. Students are also encouraged to make a submission.
• Each presentation will be 15-20 minutes with a short Q&A after.

Please email your proposals to Yvette Cortes (ycortes@skidmore.edu). The deadline for submissions is Friday, March 8^th. Chosen presenters will be notified shortly after.

 

Possible topics:

• Developments in the display and/or preservation of arts materials
• Innovative information literacy or visual literacy techniques with arts students
• Emerging technologies in arts libraries
• Inventive collection management and development in the arts
• Strategies for reaching out to arts users (students and faculty)
• Copyright and fair use in the arts environment
• Evaluating the needs of arts users
• Use of images in information literacy instruction
• Creative physical or online/virtual exhibits

 

If you have questions, please contact me.

 Yvette Cortes

Chair, ACRL Arts Section Publications & Research Committee

ACRL Arts Midwinter Virtual Discussion Forum

Wednesday, January 30 at 1:00 PM (Central Time)

Picture This! Visual Literacy Instruction for First Year College Students

Speaker:  Chloe Barnett, Arts and Humanities Librarian, Bucknell University

“Picture This! Using Images in Your Academic Work” was a workshop intended to help first year students develop college-level visual literacy skills. This presentation will discuss how the workshop was planned using ACRL’s Visual Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education and relevant models from other institutions. It will also describe how short writing exercises, group work, class discussion, and impromptu peer-to-peer demonstrations encouraged students to think critically about the production, reception, and academic use of visual images.

 

Distance Education for Art and Design Schools

Speaker: Sarah Falls, Director of the Library, New York School of Interior Design

 

The New York School of Interior Design is entering into a distance education program, beginning this spring, and the library has had to step up in terms of managing content (archived and live), providing distance instruction, distance reference and helping students put it all together. The speaker will talk about the planning process for the program and what assessment metrics they will put in place.

 

Contemporary Music Multiples

Speaker: Susan Thomas, Coordinator of Reference Services, Long Island University

 

The speaker will present her current work documenting contemporary “music multiples”: book arts that combine recorded music or sound (vinyl, cassette, CD, mp3) with graphic design and visual art.

 

Space is limited! Register now: http://ala.adobeconnect.com/acrlartsmw13/event/registration.html

You will be able to login 30 minutes before the forum starts. 

 

We hope can join us!

Free Webinar from the Arts Section and ARLIS! December 7, 2012 from 1-2 p.m. CST

Imagining, Innovating, Leading: Exploring the Connections Between Librarianship and Creativity
Space is limited. Reserve your seat now: 

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/366707872

ARLIS/NA and ACRL Arts Section members are invited to attend this special joint webinar that explores the role of librarians’ individual creativity and its effects in the library workplace and greater community.

Tina Chan, Reference/Instruction Librarian at SUNY-Oswego, will discuss On My Own Time, a community event that celebrates the creative talent of faculty and staff who are visual artists “on their own time.”  SUNY Oswego participated in On My Own Time to recognize employees’ individual artistic talents and to foster imagination and creativity among employees. (Chan’s presentation is encored from the ACRL-Arts discussion forum at the 2012 ALA annual conference.)

Annette Haines, Art & Design Field Librarian at the University of Michigan, will explore the existing theories and ideas on workplace creativity and how they apply to librarianship. Haines stresses the imperative of putting creative work first and offers strategies librarians can apply to manage workplace stress and foster creativity in themselves and others. (Haines’ presentation is an encore from the 2012 ARLIS/NA annual conference.)

*Attendance is limited to current ARLIS/NA and ACRL-Arts members only. Registration will close at 11am Central on 12/7/2012. A limited number of seats are available and successful registration does not guarantee a reservation. Attendees are encouraged to log-in just before the start of the webinar to help ensure a seat. By registering for this event you allow your name and contact information to be shared with the membership committees of ARLIS/NA and ACRL-Arts for analysis and possible follow-up. A recording for this webinar will be made available for members two weeks after the webinar date. Questions may be directed to webinars@arlisna.org.

Present at Midwinter’s Virtual Discussion Forum!

SHARE YOUR PROJECTS OR RESEARCH BY PRESENTING VIRTUALLY FOR MIDWINTER 2013!

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2013
11AM-12noon PST/12-1PM MST/1-2PM CST/2-3PM EST

Are you interested in presenting at Midwinter but won’t be able to make it to Seattle?  Sharing your experiences with fellow members in the Arts Section’s Virtual Discussion Forum is a great way to participate!

• Presentations can be on any topic pertaining to the arts or design (see list of possible topics below). It can be a project that you are currently working on or research you are engaged in.
• There is no requirement for presenters to register for Midwinter nor do presenters need to be Arts Section members to participate. Students are also encouraged to make a submission.
• Presenters need to be available on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 from 2-3PM EST.  Each presentation will be 10-15 minutes with a short Q&A after.

Please email your proposals to Yvette Cortes (ycortes@skidmore.edu). The deadline for submissions is Monday, December 10th. Chosen presenters will be notified shortly after.

 Possible topics:

• Research of any topic related to the arts
• Developments in the display and/or preservation of arts materials
• Innovative information literacy or visual literacy techniques with arts students
• Emerging technologies in arts libraries
• Inventive collection management and development in the arts
• Strategies for reaching out to arts users (students and faculty)
• Copyright and fair use in the arts environment
• Evaluating the needs of arts users
• Use of images in information literacy instruction
• Creative physical or online/virtual exhibits

If you have questions, please contact me. Thank you!

 Yvette Cortes
Chair, ACRL Arts Section Publications & Research Committee

Call for Nominations for Arts Section Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect and Secretary – Due Sept 4

The 2013 Nominating Committee is seeking active Arts members interested in being considered for nomination as candidates for Arts Section Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect and Secretary in the 2013 ALA elections.

The successful vice chair candidate will become Section Vice-Chair at the close of the 2013 ALA Annual Conference, will become Chair at the close of the 2014 Annual Conference, and will continue on the Executive Committee for an additional year as Immediate Past-Chair.  This requires attendance at all ALA conferences during their term.  The successfully secretary candidate will serve a 2 year term starting at the close of the 2013 ALA Annual Conference.  This requires attendance at all ALA Annual Conferences during their term and virtual Midwinter Conferences.

Please consider coming forward for this service to the Section.  If you’d like to recommend an Arts colleague to us we welcome that too.  If you’re interested in nominating yourself or someone else please send me an email and include a brief summary of your/her/his previous activity with Arts to the Nominating Chair by September 4, 2012.

Thanks very much for your consideration.  Any of us will be happy to answer any questions you might have.

Arts 2013 Nominating Committee:

Clauda Covert, Chair  ccovert@risd.edu
Joe Clark, jclark88@kent.edu
Julie Watson, jawatson@maryu.marywood.edu

Support Fellow Arts Members at Annual 2012!

Support your fellow Arts members at Annual 2012 by attending their presentations! Below are the ones that we’ve received so far:

Maryke Barber will present the Poster Session: “From Blockbuster and Netflix to the Academic Library: Classifying Films by Genre,” Session I: Saturday, June 23, 11am-12:30pm Table 11

Scott Petersen will be screening two of his documentaries on Sunday, June 24: Scrabylon (8:00 – 9:00 a.m.), and The Renaissance of Mata Ortiz (9:00-10:00 a.m.). More information is at:

http://alaannual.org/content/now-showing-ala-film-program

IFLA

ACRL Arts is looking for members to apply to serve as ACRL/ALA representative to IFLA standing committees for the 2013– 2017 term. There is currently one vacancy ACRL can submit candidate for on the IFLA Art Libraries Standing Committee.

To apply as an ALA representative to IFLA, submit the materials detailed below to Alessia Zanin-Yost, ACRL Arts Section Chair - azaniny@email.wcu.edu and Claudia Covert, Past Chair - ccovert@risd.edu no later than August 1, 2012.

Completed application form:http://www.ala.org/acrl/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/2012_IFLA_Form.pdf
A resume reflecting expertise in field of the section applied for
Affirmation that the person can fulfill the working language and travel requirements

ACRL Sections review the applications submitted and make recommendations for representatives for the IFLA the ACRL International Relations Committee (IRC). The IRC will review applications. Then the IRC submits its recommendations to the ACRL Board for consideration at the 2012 Fall Executive Committee Meeting. In turn, The ACRL Board submits the approved candidates for nomination to the ALA International Relations Committee by November 10, 2012.

Please review the detailed guidelines located at:

http://www.ala.org/acrl/resources/policies/chapter7#7.2.3

Additional Information is also available on the ALA IRO page at: http://www.ala.org/offices/iro/internationalrelations andhttp://www.ala.org/offices/iro/intlassocorgconf/iflarepresentatives

Highlights:

Members are nominated and officially endorsed for a four-year term to every IFLA section standing committee at each IFLA election. The new appointments will be for the 2013 – 2017 term. Individuals can only serve on one IFLA committee at a time, and a maximum of two consecutive terms. Any ALA/ACRL member may be suggested for nomination to one of the six IFLA standing committees above. Individual applications for nomination are also acceptable. Current incumbents who are eligible for a second term may apply for continuation.

Nominees should be experts in the field covered by the section and have a working knowledge of at least one working language of IFLA (English is an IFLA working language), and should have reasonable expectation of attending meetings of the standing committee without cost to IFLA or to ACRL.

ALA representatives on IFLA section standing committees are required to:

Report to their constituencies on appropriate developments and information originating from their respective committees; these communications may be published in ALA journals or newsletters, or as special reports to ALA members;
Transmit a copy of the report(s) to the ALA International Relations Committee.

Agenda for Executive Committee/General Membership Meeting – Anaheim 2012

Here is the agenda for Anaheim and the minutes from Dallas.

Agenda and Minutes