ARLIS/NA 45th Annual Conference

Collection development is often an exercise in anticipating user interests, but it can also be an active collaboration between librarians and library users through consultation, special projects, or a patron driven acquisitions process. The speakers in this session will present case studies demonstrating different ways librarians can work directly with library users to shape collections. Anne Trenholme will describe how the Ingalls Library at the Cleveland Museum of Art successfully petitioned for grant funding for working with new curatorial staff to ensure that the library supports their research interests. Caroline Dechert will present on how the library and curatorial staff work together to grow the artist files collection in the Bartlett Library at the Museum of International Folk Art. Deborah K. Ultan will explain how the zine collection at the Architecture and Landscape Architecture Library at the University of Minnesota offers a variety of opportunities for user engagement with the library. John Burns will detail his methods for working with faculty in the art department to collaborate on building the monographs collection in the Dixie State University Library. Expanding on the idea of working with faculty in a department, Laurel Bliss will explain how she worked with a new faculty member at San Diego State University to focus on developing the library’s collection of materials on a specific subject, in this case jewelry and metalworking. Finally, Jennifer H. Krivickas will outline how patron driven acquisitions is part of collaborative collection development in the Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning Library at the University of Cincinnati.

Laurel Bliss, Fine Arts Librarian, San Diego State University
John Burns, Reference and Instruction Librarian, Dixie State University
Caroline Dechert, Librarian and Archivist, Bartlett Library, Museum of International Folk Art
Jennifer H. Krivickas, Assistant Vice President for Integrated Research; Head, Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning Library; Instructor, DAAP Schools of Design & Art, University of Cincinnati
Anne Trenholme, Acquisitions and Collection Development Librarian, Ingalls Library and Archives, Cleveland Museum of Art
Deborah K. Ultan, Arts & Architecture Librarian, University of Minnesota

This lightening panel session will provide insight into innovative teaching approaches for engaging a wide range of art, design, and architecture students and faculty through instruction sessions, online courses, and structured workshops. Participants will discuss how they mapped the Visual Literacy Competency Standards and the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education to their institution’s goals for instruction.

After the brief presentations, the audience will be invited to roundtable discussions led by the presenters. Groups will discuss how participants have experimented, implemented, or mapped the Visual Literacy Competency Standards and the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. Groups will report back for final questions and discussion. An online component will accompany the session that will include handouts authored by panel participants, a bibliography, and session groupshare materials. Panel co-organizers and moderator will build and host this on the ARLIS/NA RISS Wordpress website for future discovery and collaboration by ARLIS/NA members.

This lightning panel session will address the concept of placemaking and the role art librarians have taken in the urban revitalization of public spaces Placemaking is a people-centered, multi-faceted approach to planning, designing, and managing public spaces to fit the needs and aspirations of the communities who work, live, and play in these spaces. Panelists will discuss innovative projects which have acted as a catalyst for urban regeneration. Whether grassroots or institutionally-based, panelists will address artistic communities’ intervention in urban spaces, how these artistic communities are initiated, maintained, promoted and disseminated, and collaborative initiatives with external constituents. Through the panel presentations and subsequent roundtable discussion, the ARLISN/A membership is invited to a larger discussion of the role art librarians and visual resources professionals play in the process of urban revitalization. This panel was organized by the Urban & Regional Planning Special Interest Group.

Louisiana is home to a vibrant and dizzying variety of deep-rooted musical genres, each with a distinctive pulse and culture: from zydeco, Cajun, gospel, rhythm & blues, soul, and country to rockabilly, roots rock, funk, hip hop, bounce, Mardi Gras Indian, and an entire spectrum of jazz—traditional to avant-garde, contemporary to brass-band parades and funerals. All of these streams flow into and out of New Orleans, this city at the culmination of a mighty cultural river. This afternoon’s plenary celebrates the unique musical mix that is New Orleans by showcasing some of the institutional and independent initiatives that sustain, document, and celebrate these distinctive musical cultures and the musicians who bring them to life.

The historians on our panel—all musicians themselves—are actively engaged in promoting and curating these traditions for the public, yet always attuned to fresh new musical expressions and directions. We look forward to introducing you all to the deep and varied rhythms that emanate from the Crescent City, as a special segue to this evening’s welcome reception at the New Orleans Museum of Art.

Dr. Michael White, jazz clarinetist, bandleader, recording artist, and professor of African-American music at Xavier University;

Bruce Raeburn, jazz and rock drummer, Director of Special Collections, Tulane University, and curator of the Hogan Jazz Archive;

Melissa A. Weber/DJ Soul Sister, writer, historian, artist, and long-time host of "Soul Power" on WWOZ FM, the longest-running rare groove radio show in the U.S.;

Ben Sandmel, music journalist, folklorist, musician, author of Ernie K-Doe: The R&B Emperor of New Orleans, and producer of the Music Heritage Stage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

Panel organizer: Kathy Edwards, Clemson University.

Kim Vaz-Deville, Ph.D. is a professor of education and the associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Xavier University of Louisiana.  Her area of research centers on the use of expressive arts as a response to large group social trauma with attention to women, gender, and insurgency.

Dr. Vaz-Deville’s book, The ‘Baby Dolls’: Breaking the Race and Gender Barriers of the New Orleans Mardi Gras Tradition (LSU Press, 2013), tells the story of an organization of African American women, the Baby Dolls, formed around 1912 and their crucial contribution to Louisiana’s cultural history.  She traces the Baby Dolls’ origins from Storyville brothels and dance halls to their re-emergence in post-Katrina New Orleans and uncovers the fascinating history of the “raddy-walking, shake-dancing, cigar-smoking, money-flinging” ladies who strutted their way into the predominantly male establishment of the Mardi Gras parades.   This book was chosen by the Young Leadership Council (YLC) members and book-loving New Orleanians as the "One Book One New Orleans" title for 2016!

Fee: $25

Hosted by the Executive Board and open to all ARLIS/NA members, please join your colleagues at the annual membership meeting and show your support as the new officers of the Executive Board take office. The meeting will feature updates on society activities, a financial report, a preview of the 2018 conference in New York, New York, a forum for discussion, and much more.

Sponsored by Duke University Libraries

Shira Loev Eller, Art & Design Librarian and Rachel Pollack, Instructor of Writing (The George Washington University): Navigating Museum, Library, and Scholarly Discourse: A Librarian/Professor Instruction Partnership

Eva Sclippa, Art Librarian and Coordinator of Instruction and Dr. Kate Dimitrova, Professor of Art History (Alfred University): Artists in the Classroom: Creative Processes in Art History Information Literacy Classes

Lyndsay Bratton, Digital Scholarship and Visual Resources Librarian (Connecticut College): Digital Humanities Assignments for Undergraduates: A Case Study in Architectural Studies

In teaching information literacy, collaborations between librarians and professors allow for more intentional learning and more successful approaches to pedagogical challenges. This session explores three collaborative endeavors: introducing undergraduate students to digital humanities research methods; integrating art historical research and artistic practice for studio art students; and helping students navigate the conceptual spaces where art historical research converges—the museum, the library, and scholarly discourse. Professor Rachel Pollack and Librarian Shira Loev Eller discuss their partnership in teaching University Writing, a required critical writing course for first year students. In Pollack’s course, the professor guides the class through analyzing Dutch paintings at the National Gallery of Art, while the librarian instructs them in information literacy. The presenters will describe their process of collaboration in guiding undergraduates through museum and library “spaces” so that students can successfully engage with the scholarly conversation around an artwork. Teaching art history information literacy to studio art students presents unique challenges—how can librarians and professors clearly demonstrate the connection between the skills needed to research their subjects and the physical act of artistic creation? This collaboration between librarian Eva Sclippa and art history professor Kate Dimitrova brings new tools to the challenge. Attendees will learn about ways in which students in our classes expand their research skills through assignments and projects that also engage their creative faculties. Collaboration is essential to digital humanities (DH) work, from the individual project to sustaining a center or program. Librarian Lyndsay Bratton partnered with Professor Emily Morash to pilot a DH assignment in which student teams scanned volumes of an unindexed journal and developed digital projects that make the resource more accessible for undergraduate research. This case study considers challenges in introducing undergraduates to DH research, and offers recommendations for how best to implement digital humanities assignments in the classroom.

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.

Co-sponsored by the International Relations and Professional Development Committees, this session explores how individuals in different parts of the world establish and develop careers in art librarianship. What are the core competencies, standard curricula, and career development venues in various countries? Where do our practices coincide, how do they differ, and what can we learn from each other? Are there critical competencies—new or traditional—that our library schools and professional organizations are failing to cultivate? And what are the opportunities for international cross-pollination such as cross-border internships or job exchanges? An international panel will offer a range of perspectives on issues such as these.

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

This plenary session will begin with Artist's Talks from three Louisiana based artists whose work is influenced by the people, places, and traditions of the state. After the presentations, the artists will answer questions about their works and experiences. Gus Bennett works as a photographer in New Orleans where he documents the people that make up the city in his New Orleans People Project. Dale Newkirk is an Associate Professor of Art + Design and the Director of the Southeastern Contemporary Art Gallery at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond Louisiana. His sculptures are exhibited at the Cole Pratt Gallery in New Orleans where he is represented. Kelli Scott Kelly has written and illustrated an art book titled Accalia and the Swamp Monster. She illustrates on repurposed linens and creates objects from mixed media. She is currently an art professor at Louisiana State University.

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.

http://terranceosborne.com/