Guide: John P. Klingman, Favrot Professor of Architecture, Tulane University
The tour focuses on three urban spaces in New Orleans: Jackson Square, Congo Square and Lafayette Square, the significant buildings in their environs and their contributions to New Orleans’s architectural and cultural history. Each of these spaces is of profound historical importance to the city. Although they are of identical size, each arose from and has contributed to, a completely distinct historic culture.
We will begin with a walk from the hotel to Lafayette Square, the seat of government in the American Sector from the mid nineteenth to the mid twentieth century. Anchored by James Gallier’s City Hall, a building that now bears his name, the square is surrounded by building of institutional importance, the Fifth Circuit US Court of Appeals and several other buildings of the US federal government. Also of note are the Lafayette Hotel and recent office and mixed use buildings. From there we will pass by other nearby CBD places and buildings of significance, the remains of South Rampart St., the recent 930 Poydras residential building, and the Civic Center complex including City Hall and the New Orleans Public Library.
The second urban public space of focus is Congo Square. Crossing Canal St. on Rampart we will see the rejuvenated theatres at the intersection, most notably the Saenger. Along North Rampart we will note the juxtaposition of the Modernist parking structure and its neoclassical neighbor, the New Orleans Athletic Club. A block away, we will pass Bienville Basin, the transformation of the last midtwentieth century housing project, Iberville. Crossing Rampart, we will enter Congo Square, a place of seminal importance to the history and development of African American music and culture. We will discuss the transformation of Congo Square over time and its current condition being subsumed within Louis Armstrong Park.
Crossing from the Treme side of Rampart into the Vieux Carre, we engage our third place of focus, Jackson Square. On the way we will proceed riverward on Dumaine St. stopping at Madame John’s Legacy, one of the oldest residential buildings in the quarter, now open to the public by the Historic New Orleans Collection. We will enter the Square and discuss its vast prospect enfronting the Mississippi River. We’ll assess the cultural significance of the Cabildo, the Presbytere and St Louis Cathedral (20), from the original French settlement of the eighteenth century. We will also consider the role of the Pontalba buildings (22) in the urban, cultural and architectural contexts. A stroll up Chartres St. to the historic Napoleon House (23) completes the tour.
Please note that this tour requires a substantial amount of walking. For those preferring a more leisurely tour, The Vieux Carre tour is recommended.
Tour participants should meet on the first level across from the bank of elevators, in front of the Spirits bar. Please be early, as tours will leave on time. Look for the tour leader’s purple Mardi Gras hat.
Max participants: 22
Fee: $40
Caitlin McGurk (Associate Curator and Assistant Professor at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum) will be presenting a recently published article in New Review of Academic Librarianship titled "Communicating the Value of Cartoon Art Across University Classrooms: Experiences From the Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum."
Christopher Harter (Director of Library and Reference Services, Amistad Research Center, Tulane University) will be presenting about the collections at the Amistad Research Center and recent activities.
Aime' Lohmeyer (Outreach Librarian, New Orleans Public Library) will be discussing the annual New Orleans Comics and Zine Fest, including efforts to collaborate with local artists and the public library's role as a host for the event.
Annual SIG meeting for general discussion of issues in front of the group.
An excursion into the Big Easy's legacy of print media, the Print History Tour, encompasses an insight-packed walking tour of New Orleans’ prize historical archive—the city itself. Hitting the streets in a brisk 90-minute walk through the New Orleans Central Business District and French Quarter, guests will learn about the untold and unexpected history of New Orleans as the South’s original hub for print. Points on the tour will highlight the industry-leading newspapers and presses along with renegade printers that created the material culture of New Orleans in the late 19th & 20th centuries. (Don't forget to wear comfortable shoes for this traverse across the cobblestoned centuries!)
http://noladna.com/print-history-walking-tour-of-new-orleans/
Tour participants should meet on the first level across from the bank of elevators, in front of the Spirits bar. Please be early, as tours will leave on time. Look for the tour leader’s purple Mardi Gras hat.
Max participants: 20
Fee: $50
With Kevin Williams, SEAA archivist, Leon Miller, Head, LaRC, and Bruce Raeburn, Head of Tulane Special Collections and Curator of the Hogan Jazz Archive
This tour will give attendees a chance to get to know three of Tulane University’s most exciting special collections. Site visits to each collection with time to view the exhibition space at the Southeastern Architectural Archive at the end.
The Louisiana Research Collection (LaRC) is one of the older, larger, and more comprehensive research centers for New Orleans and possibly the second largest for Louisiana as a whole after Hill Memorial Library at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. As an integrated research library and archives, LaRC offers a full range of library and archival research resources, from books and manuscripts to maps and images. The LaRC supports almost every aspect of Louisiana research, but among our special strengths are art, business, Carnival, the Civil War, environmental studies, Jewish studies, LGBTQ studies, Louisiana politics, medicine, social welfare, literature, urban studies, and women's studies.
The Hogan Jazz Archive is the leading research center for the study of New Orleans jazz and related musical genres, including New Orleans ragtime, gospel, blues, rhythm and blues, and Creole songs. Among its holdings are 2,000 reels of oral history interviews with musicians, family members, and observers that document the stories surrounding the emergence of jazz in New Orleans from the late 19th century forward. Other holdings include sound recordings, film, photography, sheet music, personal papers, records of the American Federation of Musicians local 174-496, ephemera, and realia.
The Southeastern Architectural Archive, a unit of Tulane University Libraries' Special Collections Division, is the largest repository of architectural records in the southern United States. Established in 1980, the SEAA has progressively sought to enhance the preservation and conservation of architectural records associated with the built environment of the southeastern Gulf Region (Alabama, Florida, Louisiana & Mississippi). The SEAA is now regularly consulted by over 1700 researchers per year. Specialized research collections include historic fire insurance atlases, city directories, building trade catalogs and the records of architects and firms from 1819 to the 1980s. The SEAA also houses the Garden Library of the New Orleans Town Gardeners.
Tour participants should meet on the first level across from the bank of elevators, in front of the Spirits bar. Please be early, as tours will leave on time. Look for the tour leader’s purple Mardi Gras hat.
Max participants 25
Fee: $40 (includes transportation)
Staff from OCLC Research Library Partnership Institutions and any other interested parties are invited to discuss current questions/challenges/strategies/successes in the realm of offsite storage and shared print management. Topics to be considered include:
The world of solo librarianship is perhaps the most diverse subset of librarianship yet at the same time often overlooked. In 2015, the Solo Art Librarians Special Interest Group was resurrected because ARLIS/NA members expressed a need for more professional support and conference content geared towards solo librarianship. In one short year the SIG has attracted close to 100 members. This 90-minute panel of lightening round presentations will scale-down topics for solo librarians. Topics range from job training to strategic planning and everything in between—totally encompassing the diversity of solo librarianship. Further, presenters represent many different types of institutions: academic, museums, public and private, but are inclusive to solo librarianship. These lightening talks will help any art librarian that wears many hats achieve success without adequate personnel support or bottomless budgets.
The Embedded Librarian- Engagement is Key
The successful embedded librarian must be truly engaged in both the discipline and the department(s) served. But what does “embedded” mean? It is different at different institutions. I will briefly address what embedded means in terms of my role as Architecture Librarian at Syracuse where I am a solo librarian overseeing a reserve book unit, providing reference help, and developing the collection for both the ARR and the Libraries in general. Events like the student book club and our Materials Focus sessions are key to showing engagement. So what are the benefits for all parties in terms of being embedded? Is there a down side? This brief overview of my role at Syracuse will include thoughts about the pluses- mostly- and a few negatives.
Advocacy for the Solo Librarian
For most libraries, advocacy is important. Art libraries are typically not cost-centers or direct drivers of revenue for our institutions. Because of this, effective advocacy can be the thing that keeps us alive in times of trouble. Being a self-advocate or encouraging others to be advocates for our libraries and/or staff positions can be challenging and require some of us to act outside of personal comfort zones. This brief presentation will address several advocacy strategies that have had positive effects on a medium-sized museum library with a solo librarian.
Advocating for Branch Libraries
This presentation approaches the topic of Advocating for Branch Libraries through a discussion of the ways in which a solo librarian can transform their patrons, departments, and communities into advocates for their library. Examples will be given of how these goals can ultimately be reached through the creation of a variety of outreach initiatives (in departments, through the larger library system, and campus-wide), their implementation, and the measurement of their impact.
Space Planning as a Solo Librarian
Anna Elam, Librarian/Educator for the Ann P. Wyckoff Teacher Resource Center at the Seattle Art Museum, will share tips and tricks for solo librarians to track their current space situations and plan for a move into a space that already exists. The session audience will walk away with real world examples and lessons from the trenches of a current library move.
Creative IT Partnerships for the Solo Librarian
IT solutions – library systems, digital asset management systems, and their kin - are typically built to be efficient and affordable at scale. How can a solo librarian with little or no dedicated IT support or budget keep up? This presentation takes a swift look at two cases where a combination of open source software and an open mind about unusual partnerships created opportunities. Case 1: Two solo librarians team up to form a mini-consortium, sharing a hosted open source Koha ILS. Case 2: By agreeing to act a test case, a solo librarian gets her own implementation of an open source software digital asset management system.
Solo Strategic Planning
How can you be sure you are making the best decisions for your institution? When there are no colleagues to discuss pros and cons with or bounce ideas off, making major strategic plans can be paralyzing. This presentation will outline some approaches to strategic planning solo, and offer methods to ensure you can have confidence in the success of your library.
Professional Development for Solo Professionals
Taking advantage of professional development opportunities can help alleviate the sense of isolation that accompanies working as a solo librarian. However, support and funding for conference and workshop attendance within a small organization can often be difficult to come by. Jessica Shaykett, librarian at the American Craft Council, will discuss the challenges solo staff face when it comes to professional development, as well as share tips for garnering institutional support.
Leadership for the Solo Librarian: How to Grow When there is Nowhere Up to Go
A scaled-down version of Harvard’s Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians that applies concepts for solo librarians. How does a solo librarian increase their leadership and management capacity when there is nowhere up to go? The expectations of library leaders are changing and solo librarians need to remain competitive. This lightening talk will provide tools to assess leadership strengths and weaknesses and highlight examples of implementation for librarians without the luxury of a support staff.
Gabriella Karl-Johnson, Architecture Librarian, School of Architecture, Princeton University gjk@princeton.edu
Job Training for the Solo Librarian
As a librarian entering a solo position, it can be difficult to know where to begin. How do you learn to do what you do, when you’re the only one doing it? If documentation is minimal, as can be the case at many institutions, reliance on internal and external colleagues can be essential for success. This talk will present real-world examples of techniques for developing job knowledge, including strategies for knowledge gathering from supervisors, support staff, and colleagues in similar roles.
With Christopher Harter, Director of Library and Reference Services
The Amistad Research Center was established by the United Church Boards of Homeland Ministries at Fisk University in 1966 to house the historical records of the American Missionary Association. In 1969 Amistad became an independent non-profit organization, and the following year, it relocated to Dillard University in New Orleans. By the early 1980s, Amistad moved to the United States Mint building in the French Quarter. In 1986, Amistad sought a permanent home, and through the efforts of a coalition in New Orleans, found its permanent location on the campus of Tulane University, where the Center has resided since 1987.
From its beginnings as the first archives documenting the modern civil rights movement, Amistad has experienced considerable expansion and its mission continues to evolve. The history of slavery, race relations, African American community development, and the civil rights movement have received new and thought-provoking interpretations as the result of scholarly and community research using Amistad's resources. The holdings include the papers of artists, educators, authors, business leaders, clergy, lawyers, factory workers, farmers and musicians.
This tour will focus on holdings from the Center’s fine arts collection as well as the personal papers of artists in the collection.
Tour participants should meet on the first level across from the bank of elevators, in front of the Spirits bar. Please be early, as tours will leave on time. Look for the tour leader’s purple Mardi Gras hat.
Max participants: 20With Chloe Raub, Head of Archives and Special Collections
The Newcomb Archives and Vorhoff Library Special Collections collect, preserve, and make available records that document the history of women and gender in the Gulf South. In addition, they maintain a non-circulating special collection library devoted to women's education, prescriptive literature, culinary history, Newcomb College authors, third wave feminist zines, and other topics. The Newcomb Art Museum builds on the Newcomb College legacy of education, social enterprise, and artistic experience. The Museum presents inspiring exhibitions and programs that engage communities both on and off campus, fostering the creative exchange of ideas and cross-disciplinary collaborations around innovative art.
Chloe Raub, Head of Archives and Special Collections, will offer a brief tour and will talk about the content and historical context of selected library and archival materials. Attendees will also be welcome to visit the Museum's current exhibition.
Tour participants should meet on the first level across from the bank of elevators, in front of the Spirits bar. Please be early, as tours will leave on time. Look for the tour leader’s purple Mardi Gras hat.
Max participants 20
Fee: $40
If you are new to the society or if this is your first ARLIS/NA annual conference, please come to mix and mingle and have some fun. We also invite any international guests to join us. This is a chance to learn a little bit more about the Society, meet some of our leaders, and greet our international guests. We look forward to sharing a glass of wine overlooking the mighty Mississippi River.
WHERE: Mark Twain Courtyard (Riverside Building of the Hilton)
Follow signs to the Riverside Building from the 2nd level (http://www.arlisna.org/neworleans2017/docs/Hilton_Second_Level_Floorplan.pdf) - one level below the ARLIS/NA conference meeting rooms. Once in the Riverside Building you will see ARLIS/NA signs to the door that will lead you to the Mark Twain Courtyard.
In case of rain, the reception will be moved to the Quarter Deck Ballroom (right near the entrance to the Mark Twain Courtyard in the Riverside Building.)
Sponsored by AMALIVRE
Calling all artist files librarians and ephemera lovers:
The Artist files SIG will be meeting at this year’s annual meeting in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. in (TBD).
As it currently stands, below is the agenda for our meeting:
Opportunities abound this year as we’re seeking new leadership for the SIG. Both Samantha Deutch (SIG co-moderator, 2011–2017) and Anne Simmons (SIG co-moderator, 2015–2017) are stepping down this year.
In addition to new co-moderators we need a recorder for our annual meeting (February 7, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., room TBD)
Is there something you’d like to discuss or a project you’re interested in putting forward? Are you interested in being a co-moderator or the recorder for the meeting? Do you have any additions for the agenda? Contact us off list at deutch@frick.org and A-Simmons@NGA.GOV.
We look forward to hearing from and seeing you all in New Orleans!
With best wishes,
Samantha Deutch and Anne Simmons
Co-Moderators, Artist Files SIG
Bring a snack as we delve into queer history by means of rich presentations put on by the New Orleans LGBTQ+ Archive and the Tulane LGBT Archives! We will also participate in a discussion surrounding GLBTQ topics and issues.
Grab-and-go snacks and meals are conveniently available on the hotel's second level at the River Blends Cafe (2nd Level, Main Building) and Marketplace (2nd Level, Riverside Building). For more information, please see the complete list of hotel dining options here.
LGBTQ SIG Agenda
February 7, 2017
New Orleans, LA
I. Welcome (Vaughan Hennen)
II. Introductions
1. Frank Perez and Chloe Raub from the LGBT+ Archives
The LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana is a community organization whose purpose is to:
The Archive is unique because it not a repository and since its founding has helped to place several collections with local repositories, including the Stewart Butler papers and Alan Robinson papers with the Louisiana Research Collection, and the Opal Masters Carnival collection with the Louisiana State Museum.
Leon C. Miller (Lee) is head of the Louisiana Research Collection at Tulane University (LaRC). Lee is a past president and past regent of the Academy of Certified Archivists, a past council member and a Fellow of the Society of American Archivists, a past president of the Society of Southwest Archivists, and a past president of the Greater New Orleans Archivists. He has received Distinguished Service Awards from all four organizations and has received two awards for historical writing. He has spoken nationally on a range of topics with a special emphasis on ethics, intellectual freedom, mentoring, and outreach. He is a founding member of the LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana.
LaRC’s first acquisition was in 1889. Since then it has acquired almost four linear miles of books, maps, ephemera, and archives about Louisiana, including the papers of Louisiana Governors, Members of Congress, Mayors of the City of New Orleans, Civil War generals, southern writers, the records of women’s organizations, LGBTQ organizations, church records, and much, much more. LaRC also preserves one of the finest nineteenth-century Louisiana libraries extant, an excellent map collection, and the largest collection of pre-WWII original Carnival float and costume designs.
LaRC has a special mission to preserve the LGBTQ heritage of New Orleans. It has been collecting flyers, menus, invitations, sample ballots, newsletters, membership forms, Carnival designs, and other LGBTQ materials for more than thirty years. Among its more prominent LGBTQ holdings are the papers of Civil Rights activists Stewart Butler, Skip Ward, Rich Magill, Glenn Ducote, Alan Robinson, LGBT Carnival leader Mickey Gil, and more. LaRC also serves as the official archives of the LGBT Community Center of New Orleans, the Knights d’Orleans, and other LGBTQ organizations.
IV: Discussion (possible topics)
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Open for viewing and bidding Tuesday and Wednesday at the Exhibit Hall; final bids due Wednesday at 3:30PM.
Come bid on the items you've been anticipating all week! The annual silent auction will take place concurrently with the Exhibitors Hall for your browsing convenience. Generously given by ARLIS/NA members, chapters, and vendors, fabulous donations of handcrafted items, books, art, and more will be on display.
Bid throughout the event, before the 3:30pm close on Wednesday, February 8. Include your contact information on the bidding form so we may notify you of winning bids. Pick up and payment will be from 3:30-5:30PM on Wednesday, February 8 after the final hour of bidding; an option for shipping following the conference will also be available.
Proceeds from the silent auction help support ARLIS/NA in funding travel awards, membership, professional development, and other special endeavors.
If you have any questions, please contact the Silent Auction Coordinators, Breanne Crumpton and Leslie Vega, at arlisnolaauction2017@gmail.com
Guide: John P. Klingman, Favrot Professor of Architecture, Tulane University
This tour explores New Orleans’s original city, the famed Vieux Carre, founded in 1718. Learn how the 1721 city plan reflected the unique site and environment, and see how this synergy has evolved over almost two centuries. Learn to recognize the influences of France, Spain, Africa, and the West Indies in the unique architecture and building typologies of creole cottage, creole townhouse, and the later shotgun. Along the way, we will note the range of designs for the signature elements of New Orleans architecture, and discuss critical preservation issues: the changing socioeconomic status of the neighborhood over time, and the documentation and supervision of French Quarter buildings. Finally, we will consider twenty-first century stresses upon this national treasure, highlighting current successes and challenges.
Our end-point is the historic Napoleon House on Chartres Street—a dining opportunity.
Tour participants should meet on the first level across from the bank of elevators, in front of the Spirits bar. Please be early, as tours will leave on time. Look for the tour leader’s purple Mardi Gras hat.
Max participants: 22
Fee: $40
4. Curating Relationships: Art Museum Programming for Internal and External Outreach -- Catherine Robertson, Reference Librarian, Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum
5. Metadata and Liaison Librarian Collaboration: Using Outreach and Metadata to Enhance Access to a Local Art Collection -- Jennifer Mayer Head, Library Research Services, University of Northern Colorado and Bryan Ricupero, Metadata Librarian, University of Wyoming
6. Biophilic Design for Libraries: Integrating and Referencing Nature to Create More Human-Centered Spaces -- Rebecca Barham, Art Librarian, University of North Texas; Erin O'Toole, Science Librarian, University of North Texas; and Susan Smith, Head of Library Research and Support Services, University of North Texas
7. Student Paintings, Tattoo artists, and Scientists: the Rutgers Art Library Exhibition Spaces -- Megan Lotts, Art Librarian, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
8. Artcaching: Exploring the Visual Arts of Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Beyond Through GPS-based Gaming -- Marty Miller, Art & Design Librarian, Louisiana State University
9. An App for an architectural images collaborative environment: Arquigrafia -- Artur Simões, Rozestraten Professor, School of Architecture and Urbanism of University of São Paulo and Vânia Mara Alves Lima, Professor, School of Communications and Arts of University of São Paulo
10. How do #BlackLivesMatter in the DPLA? -- Tatiana Bryant, Special Collections Librarian, University of Oregon
11. The Art of Costume Design: The Work of Dunya Ramicova -- Jerrold Shiroma, Digital Assets Librarian, University of California, Merced
12. Marketing & Outreach in the Architecture & Design Library -- Bronwyn Dorhofer, Access Services & Outreach Librarian, University of Oregon Portland Library & Learning Commons and Karen Munro, Head, University of Oregon Portland Library & Learning Commons
13. Facsimiles as Open Access for Interactive Research -- Brittany Boler, Research Assistant, Florida State University
14. The Evolution of C.O.O.L. (Collaboration, Outreach, and Organization (in the) Library) -- Nicole LaMoreaux, Assistant Director of Research & Instructional Services, The New School and Lauren Gavin, Technical Services & Reference Librarian, LIM College
15. Fun and Games in the Art/Music Library: Developing a Video Game Collection -- Stephanie Frontz, Art Librarian and Head, Art/Music Library University of Rochester
16. Is this any way to learn RDA? -- Julia Wisniewski, Cataloging Librarian, Library of Congress
17. Exhibits, Please!: Developing a Robust Exhibit Program for Academic Libraries -- Elizabeth Meinke, Librarian, Case Western Reserve University Kelvin Smith Library
18. Virtual Visitors to the Artists’ Books Collection: Making Fair Use Work for Your Online Project -- Sarah Carter, Director, Bridwell Art Library University of Louisville and Alex O'Keefe, LIS Graduate Student, University of Kentucky
19. Opening Doors Online: Virtual Tours as Wayfinding Tools -- Patricia Guardiola, Assistant Head, Fisher Fine Arts Library, University of Pennsylvania
20. From Comic Book to Text Book: Communicating the Value of Cartoon Art Across University Classrooms -- Caitlin McGurk, Associate Curator, Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
21. Reciprocal Relationships: Student Organizations and Professionals -- Kendra Werst, Student, President of SALS, Indiana University and Andrew Wang, Student, Secretary of SALS, Indiana University
22. ArLiSNAP New Professional Travel Award Crowdfunding Campaign -- Breanne Crumpton, Fellow, GSK Library, North Carolina Museum of Art; Heather Slania, Director, Decker Library, Maryland Institute College of Art; Courtney Baron, Teaching and Learning Librarian, Oxford College of Emory University ; and Tiffany Saulter, User Services Manager, Technical Lead, Artstor
23. CREATE: Adapting the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy to Studio Art & Creative Research Practices -- Amanda Meeks, Teaching Learning and Research Services/Arts and Humanities, Northern Arizona University; Ashley Peterson, Research & Instruction Librarian, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University; Larissa Garcia, Information Literacy Librarian / Art & FCNS Subject Specialist, Northern Illinois University and Alyssa Vincent, Information Services Librarian/Psychology and Art liaison, Northeastern Illinois University
24. Edit-a-thons as Outreach: Connecting with Students and Faculty through Collaboration -- Leah Sherman, Visual & Performing Arts Librarian, Florida State University Libraries; Michelle Demeter, Distance & Outreach Coordinator, Florida State University Libraries; and Jessica Evans Brady, Research & Collections Librarian, Fine Arts Library, Harvard University
25. Putting Libraries on the Map: How Technological Innovation Can Impact Reference Services -- Giana Ricci, Samuel H. Kress NYARC Fellow, Brooklyn Museum Libraries and Archives
26. Initiating Inter-departmental Collaboration: Bringing Student Art into the RPS Libraries -- Vaughan Hennen, Digital Design & Access Librarian, Dakota State University
27. Documenting Creative Activity: Institutional Repositories and Fine Arts Faculty -- Kate Lambaria, Fine Arts Librarian, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
28. Visualizing Catalog Data: A Collection Assessment of the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library -- Meredith Hale, Kress Fellow in Art Librarianship, Yale University Libraries
29. A Special Place on the South Side: Stony Island Arts Bank -- Courtney Becks, Graduate Student, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
30. Artists' Books Holdings -- Megan De Armond, Assistant Digital and Metadata Librarian, Frick Art Reference Library, The Frick Collection and Abigail Purcell, Intern, Margaret L. Wendt Archive & Resource Center, Forest Lawn
31. Cities in Text: Rome - Virtual Tools to Study the Built Environment -- Jennifer Parker, Head, Architecture Library, University of Notre Dame and Viveca Robichaud, Special Collections Librarian, University of Notre Dame
32. A New Path for Materials Collections: A Shared Materials Database and Materials Consortium -- Johanna Kasubowski, Materials and Media Collections Librarian, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Frances Loeb Library; Mark Pompelia, Visual + Material Resource Librarian, Rhode Island School of Design, Fleet Library; Alix Reiskind, Digital Initiatives Librarian, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Frances Loeb Library; and Ann Whiteside, Librarian/Assistant, Dean for Information Services, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Frances Loeb Library
33. The Art of Outreach: Using Student Artwork as Outreach at a Public University Library -- Maia Hajj, Research and Instructional Services Librarian, University of Memphis and Caitlin Harrington, Electronic Resources Librarian, University of Memphis
34. Display -> Play -> ???: Reconfiguring Artists’ Books Instruction -- Sara DeWaay, Art and Architecture Librarian, University of Oregon
35. Zines as Outreach (Or: How to Get Ecologists Involved in Art-Making) -- Stacy Brinkman, Interim Head of Information Services, Miami University Libraries; Carly Sentieri, Curator of Special Collections, Miami University Libraries; Erin Vonnahme, Humanities Librarian, Miami University Libraries
36. Establishing an Open Access MFA Thesis Collection -- Jennifer Akins, Subject Librarian for Art and Architecture, Washington University in St. Louis
37. ALPACA Advocacy NOW! Encouraging Supportive Policies for Working Parents in Libraries -- Kim Loconto, Assistant Archivist, Brooklyn Museum; Cathryn Copper, Librarian, Woodbury University School of Architecture; Elizabeth Lane, Branch Manager, Hartford Public Library, Hartford, CT
Poster Abstracts are listed here: https://www.arlisna.org/neworleans2017/posters.php
Shared Shelf is a web-based media management software service developed by ARTstor that provides support for managing and actively using images, videos, audio files, and documents like PowerPoints, Excel, Word, and PDFs — cataloging, editing, storing, and sharing them. Shared Shelf also enables seamless integration of media collections with the ARTstor Digital Library for local use as well as the ability to publish to open access environments including Shared Shelf Commons, Omeka, and the Digital Public Library of America. This meeting will highlight new developments and features in Shared Shelf.
Join your colleagues to learn, teach, share, and compare tools and best practices for protecting your and your patrons’ digital privacy. Art librarians serve a diverse spectrum of stakeholders at risk of surveillance, hacking, and other forms of digital exploitation. Bring your ideas and concerns to this open discussion and sharing of resources; take home tools, policies, and guidelines that foster learning.
Join ArLiSNAP, for its annual night out, an informal networking event for student and young professionals. This year we are meeting at Barcadia, a few blocks from the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, for a little side of Tuesday night trivia with our networking. Drop in for a few minutes or stay all night!
Open for viewing and bidding Tuesday and Wednesday at the Exhibit Hall; final bids due Wednesday at 3:30PM.
Come bid on the items you've been anticipating all week! The annual silent auction will take place concurrently with the Exhibitors Hall for your browsing convenience. Generously given by ARLIS/NA members, chapters, and vendors, fabulous donations of handcrafted items, books, art, and more will be on display.
Bid throughout the event, before the 3:30pm close on Wednesday, February 8. Include your contact information on the bidding form so we may notify you of winning bids. Pick up and payment will be from 3:30-5:30PM on Wednesday, February 8 after the final hour of bidding; an option for shipping following the conference will also be available.
Proceeds from the silent auction help support ARLIS/NA in funding travel awards, membership, professional development, and other special endeavors.
If you have any questions, please contact the Silent Auction Coordinators, Breanne Crumpton and Leslie Vega, at arlisnolaauction2017@gmail.com
The Diversity Forum will be a safe space for ARLIS/NA members and other conference attendees to discuss issues of concern and how we can work together to develop concrete steps to uphold our diversity and inclusion values.
Diversity and inclusion are one of ARLIS/NA’s core values, articulated as follows: “Diversity and inclusion in all aspects of the profession strengthens the practice of art librarianship, and enriches library collections and user experiences.” Diversity and inclusion are also embedded in ARLIS/NA’s strategic directions: “The Society shall promote diversity and inclusion within the profession including the makeup of its workforce, the design of services and programming, the development of intercultural fluency skills and competencies, and the practice of inclusive collections building.”
Since the Diversity Forum will take place from 12:00pm-1:00pm, attendees are encouraged to bring their lunch or a snack. Grab-and-go meals are conveniently available on the hotel's second level at the River Blends Cafe (2nd Level, Main Building) and Marketplace (2nd Level, Riverside Building). For more information, please see the complete list of hotel dining options here.
Vânia Mara Alves Lima, Ph.D Professor of School of Communications and Arts - University Of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
"Education and professional development of art librarians in Brazil"
Dr. Katharina Koop, Lehrstuhl für Kunstgeschichte, Architecture Faculty, Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
“With a little help from my friends: Professional Development of Art Librarians in Germany-- Programs and Trends"
Kit Messick, Head of Special Collections Cataloging, Getty Research Institute
“A staff exchange between research institutes: the Getty Research Institute/ Institut National d’Histoire d’art experience”
Michiel Nijhoff, Team Leader, Library/Information Centre, Stedilijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
“Becoming a Librarian in Holland—Don’t Even Think of It”
The Digital Cicognara Library is an international initiative to recreate the remarkable private book collection of Count Leopoldo Cicognara (1767-1834)--a library of some 5000 early imprints that constitutes the foundational literature of art and archaeology. Please join the partners to learn more about this collaborative project, including how we're leveraging Blacklight and IIIF to create a growing, open-access resource. https://cicognara.org
Need funding big or small for your library project? This panel will explore several strategies for successful fundraising including friends' groups, approaching individual donors, grants, and crowdfunding. Speakers will help map what works (and doesn't work) in library fundraising and come away with an integrated picture of how to go about fundraising for their library.
Attendees will be encouraged to actively participate in a facilitated conversation on this important issue!
Viewing and bidding continues, with FINAL bids due at 3:30PM.
Join the excitement and place your final bids during the closing hour of the silent auction. Prepare for thrills as minutes tick by anticipating the 3:30PM bell! Will your latest offer on that desired item be the winning one?
Remember, travel awards for future conference are supported with our bids! Include your contact information on the bidding form so we may notify you of winning bids. Pick up and payment can be completed after 3:30PM and before 5:30PM, during the final hour of the exhibit hall; an option for shipping following the conference will also be available. Items not picked up by 5:30pm will be available Thursday morning at the Registration & Hospitality Desk.
Angelique Roy, University of Toronto, Faculty of Information Alumnus, “Mass Exodus: Capturing and Preserving Tacit Knowledge in the Art Library—and why this matters for us as new voices in the profession”
Nicole Lovenjak, Librarian/Archivist, University of Dayton for The Dayton Art Institute (2016 DAI Library Study), “Respecting the Past, Planning for the Future: A Report on the First Phase of the Dayton Art Institute’s Library Study and Collection Assessment”
Jade Finlinson, MLIS Candidate, UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, 2017 Gerd Muehsam Award Winner, "Exploring Community Memory and Multiple Understandings of Landscape: Activating UCLA's Dept. of Geography Air Photo Archives"
S.E. Hackney, PhD student, University of Pittsburgh, School of Information Sciences, and Lily Brewer, PhD student, University of Pittsburgh, Department of History of Art and Architecture, 2017 Sotheby’s Institute of Art Research Award Winners, "Historical 'Big Data': Visualizations of Algernon Graves' Art Sales in the Early 20th Century and Today"
Winners of our silent auction items will be notified of their winning bids at the close of the silent auction at 3:30PM on Wednesday February 8. Winners may pick up and pay for their item until 5:30PM at the Silent Auction table. Items not retrieved by 5:30pm will be availble at the Registration & Hospitality Desk on Thursday morning. Items may be given the option to ship following the conference.
The artist Terrance Osborne is this year’s Convocation keynote speaker. Oborne was born and raised in New Orleans and his artwork reflects the colorful, diverse, vibrant, and culturally-rich nature of the city. He attended the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) and later graduated with a BFA from Xavier University. After several years teaching art at the Alice S. Harte Elementary School in Algiers, Osborne decided to dedicate his time completely to his artistic practice. In addition to his own artwork, Osborne has created commissions for the Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. His Jazz Fest posters have included the Rebirth Brass Band (2007), Uncle Lionel Batiste (2010), Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews (2012), and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band (2014). All have been popular hits with Jazz Fest audiences, with the Rebirth and Trombone Shorty posters becoming best-sellers. Osborne is a recipient of the honorary “Forty under Forty Award” for his teaching and artistic contributions to New Orleans. Conference attendees can view Osborne’s artwork up close and in person at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside’s parking garage where his “New Orleans Sunset” mural graces the façade.
The Convocation Reception will be held at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art located nearby in New Orleans’ Central Business District. The Ogden Museum holds the largest and most comprehensive collection of art related to the American South. Attendees will be able to view the rotating permanent collections and the upcoming exhibition, “Profligate Beauty: Selections from the Collection of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art,” which celebrates the creative spirit of American Southern artists. Drinks and appetizers will be served and the Ogden Museum Store & Center for Southern Craft & Design will be open for browsing and shopping.
Walking from the Hilton New Orleans Riverside: Shepherds will lead groups of 10-20 people to the museum between 7:00pm and 7:30pm. If you would like to walk to the Ogden Museum with a group, please congregate at the hotel's south side entrance after the Convocation ceremony concludes in the Jefferson Ballroom. The distance is approximately 0.8 mile.
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If you have any mobility issues, there will be a small van available to shuttle you to and from the Ogden Museum. Seating is limited. If you would like to make use of this service, please sign-up in advance at the Registration & Hospitality Desk. The van pick up location is at the hotel's south side entrance.
Ogden Museum of Southern Art
925 Camp Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
The Backstreet Cultural Museum officially opened its doors in 1999. However, its origins can be traced back three decades to when Sylvester Francis paraded with the Gentlemen of Leisure Social Aid & Pleasure Club. A man photographing the parade wanted Francis to pay $35.00 for his own photograph. To avoid such costs in the future, Francis bought both a Super 8 mm camera and a still camera and began documenting Carnival celebrations, second-line parades, and jazz funerals throughout New Orleans.
Today, the Backstreet Cultural Museum holds the world’s most comprehensive collection related to New Orleans’ African American community-based masking and processional traditions, including Mardi Gras Indians, jazz funerals, social aid and pleasure clubs, Baby Dolls, and Skull and Bone gangs. The museum’s filmed records of over 500 events constitute the most cohesive archive documenting these cultural traditions. In addition to its permanent exhibits, the Backstreet Cultural Museum hosts public performances of music and dance, provides outreach programs, and creates an annual book, Keeping Jazz Funerals Alive, that chronicles the year’s jazz funerals.
The Backstreet Cultural Museum is a pillar in the Tremé community where second-line parades begin and end, the North Side Skull and Bone Gang and Mardi Gras Indians congregate on Mardi Gras day, and schoolchildren identify family members in the photographs on the wall. The museum is active in Tremé and promotes art and culture as important to the neighborhood’s identity and future.
Tour participants should meet on the first level across from the bank of elevators, in front of the Spirits bar. Please be early, as tours will leave on time. Look for the tour leader’s purple Mardi Gras hat.
Max participants 40
Fee: $40 (includes transportation)
Guide: John P. Klingman, Favrot Professor of Architecture, Tulane University
This tour explores New Orleans’s original city, the famed Vieux Carre, founded in 1718. Learn how the 1721 city plan reflected the unique site and environment, and see how this synergy has evolved over almost two centuries. Learn to recognize the influences of France, Spain, Africa, and the West Indies in the unique architecture and building typologies of creole cottage, creole townhouse, and the later shotgun. Along the way, we will note the range of designs for the signature elements of New Orleans architecture, and discuss critical preservation issues: the changing socioeconomic status of the neighborhood over time, and the documentation and supervision of French Quarter buildings. Finally, we will consider twenty-first century stresses upon this national treasure, highlighting current successes and challenges.
Our end-point is the historic Napoleon House on Chartres Street—a dining opportunity.
Tour participants should meet on the first level across from the bank of elevators, in front of the Spirits bar. Please be early, as tours will leave on time. Look for the tour leader’s purple Mardi Gras hat.
Max participants: 22
Fee: $40
With Gia Hamilton, Director of the JMC and Laura Morris, archivist at the Joan Mitchell Foundation
Join us on a tour of the Joan Mitchell Center, an artists' residency program established by the Joan Mitchell Foundation. Based in the culturally diverse and historic city of New Orleans, the Joan Mitchell Center’s mission is to support local, national, and international contemporary visual artists.
The Joan Mitchell Center is an artist residency center developed to offer both time and space for artists to create work in a contemplative environment. In addition to the Artist-in-Residence Program, the Center curates and produces public programming that serves the broader community of New Orleans, and endeavors to serve as an incubator, conduit and resource for partnerships in the arts.
The tour will be led by Gia Hamilton (Director of the Joan Mitchell Center) and Laura Morris (Archivist at the Joan Mitchell Foundation, New York), who will share about the Center as well as the Foundation's current research and exhibition projects in support of Joan Mitchell's legacy.
Tour participants should meet on the first level across from the bank of elevators, in front of the Spirits bar. Please be early, as tours will leave on time. Look for the tour leader’s purple Mardi Gras hat.
Max participants 20
Fee: $40 (includes transportation)
WALKING TOUR with John P. Klingman, Favrot Professor of Architecture, Tulane University
The Garden District is sometimes described as the First American Suburb. The nineteenth century layout of the neighborhood matches the block dimensions and the overall size of the Vieux Carre but with only a third of the number of properties per block. This creates a verdant landscape of houses set in gardens, completely distinct from the feel of the French Quarter.
This walking tour begins on St Charles Avenue, at a stop of the historic St. Charles Avenue streetcar line. The tour will focus upon the wonderful residential architecture and horticultural landscape dramatically visible along the tree-lined sidewalks. We will see many of the oldest and grandest homes that are concentrated in the lower blocks of the neighborhood.
At the midpoint of the District, Washington Avenue and Magazine Street provide glimpses of the vibrant commercial activity that also characterizes the area. We will then explore the historic location of Newcomb College and the resulting midcentury modern houses that arose following Newcomb’s departure for a new campus farther uptown. We will then see some of the more modest houses in the neighborhood that also exhibit rich architectural character.
The conclusion of the tour will be spent in a visit to the characteristic Lafayette Cemetery #1 in the center of the Garden District. The tombs date from the long history of the neighborhood, and the architectural detail is varied and extensive. Even one of the walls of the cemetery houses tombs, another indication of the unique character of the local environment.
Meet at the corner of First Street and St. Charles Avenue. Fifteen-minute cab ride, or catch the St. Charles streetcare at Poydras & St. Charles Avenue (45 minutes walk/ride).
Max participants: 22
Fee: $40
With DJ Rusty Lazer
The Music Box is a place where play, imagination, experimentation, collaboration, community and tons of hard work come together as artist-made, interactive “musical houses.” They can be cacophonously played by the public, or harmoniously performed by professional musicians. The Music Box is an internationally celebrated and locally loved public art project, inspired by the unique musical and architectural culture of our home city of New Orleans.
The project pushes artistic boundaries, but more importantly it brings together people of all stripes for a heartwarming, creative experience that has equal appeal for a musical giant such as Thurston Moore or a gaggle of 5 year olds.
The project is the evolving brainchild of our nonprofit arts organization New Orleans Airlift. Begun in 2011 by local artists Delaney Martin, Taylor Shepherd, Jay Pennington and visiting artist Swoon, the project has grown mightily through the hard work and idiosyncratic vision of hundreds more collaborators, in a series of national and international locations.
Now, we’re giving the Music Box a permanent home: The Music Box Village. After building and tearing down two previous temporary versions, it has been our long-held dream to install our musical houses in a place where we can continue to elaborate on and improve the project.
Tour participants should meet on the first level across from the bank of elevators, in front of the Spirits bar. Please be early, as tours will leave on time. Look for the tour leader’s purple Mardi Gras hat.
Max participants 40
Fee: $40 (includes transportation)
WALKING TOUR with Joseph Makkos
An excursion into the Big Easy's legacy of print media, the Print History Tour, encompasses an insight-packed walking tour of New Orleans’ prize historical archive—the city itself. Hitting the streets in a brisk 90-minute walk through the New Orleans Central Business District and French Quarter, guests will learn about the untold and unexpected history of New Orleans as the South’s original hub for print. Points on the tour will highlight the industry-leading newspapers and presses along with renegade printers that created the material culture of New Orleans in the late 19th & 20th centuries. (Don't forget to wear comfortable shoes for this traverse across the cobblestoned centuries!)
http://noladna.com/print-history-walking-tour-of-new-orleans/
Tour participants should meet on the first level across from the bank of elevators, in front of the Spirits bar. Please be early, as tours will leave on time. Look for the tour leader’s purple Mardi Gras hat.
Max participants: 20
Fee: $50
