If you’re having conference withdrawal symptoms, or couldn’t attend and are interested to hear what was happening from our attendees’ perspectives, we have a conference storify for you! https://storify.com/ARLIS_UK/arlis-uk-ireland-2017 This tells the story of our brilliant 2017 conference through selected tweets and Instagram posts. You can view it by following the link above or checking […]
It’s the start of another wonderful week for art librarians, and to celebrate this ARLISmatters have launched our first podcast! Hosted by Cassy Sachar (Academic Support Librarian at Chelsea College of Art) and Alex Duncan (co-Editor of ARLISmatters and Academic Support Librarian at London College of Fashion / Central Saint Martins), the podcast will delve […]
One of my key takeaways from attending ARLIS/NA was that we librarians from either side of the pond are not so different. I attended feeling unsure of how I, as a bantamweight UK art librarian might stack up against our heavyweight US colleagues, and yes there are definitely differences in how organisations are structured and where ‘librarians’ […]
Each of the three main days of the conference continued to be as packed as the last, with sessions starting early and only minimal opportunities for afternoon beignets breaks. Like UK librarians, US librarians work hard. The balance between the nuts and bolts of librarianship and more general interest sessions relating to art and design […]
ARLIS UK & Ireland | DUBLIN Conference 2017 |12-14 July 2017 ‘[R]evolution: Re-imagining the Art Library’ CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROGRAMME Art libraries, and libraries in general, are in the midst of significant disruption. This year’s conference entitled [R]evolution: Re-imagining the Art Library will explore the questions and challenges affecting art libraries today and […]
Hi all, I’ve been meaning to write an earlier post than this but I’ve been on a pretty packed schedule so far, hopefully some of you have been able to follow my updates on twitter as I’ve been re-posting them from the ARLIS/UK twitter account. If you haven’t already search for the hashtag: #arlisUKNOLA to […]
I recently took a short break in Oslo to coincide with the ARLIS Norden Annual Conference ‘Digitisation in Art Libraries and Art and Cultural Heritage Museums’ (9-11 June 2016), not so much because of the theme, but because the occasion marked the 30th anniversary of the founding of ARLIS Norden. I was able to wish […]