Call for Papers – ARLIS/UK & Ireland Glasgow Conference 2019 We are pleased to announce the Art Libraries Society UK & Ireland will hold its annual conference on July 15th-17th 2019 at the University of Glasgow. This year is the 50th anniversary of ARLIS so we want to focus some of the discussion on ARLIS […]
Museums Association Conference & Exhibition 2018 8-10 November, Belfast The Museums Association Conference & Exhibition is the largest event of its kind in Europe for museums and heritage professionals. Over 1,500 senior staff discuss the latest issues, discover new practice and meet the world’s leading suppliers and consultants. The theme of Belfast 2018 is Dissent: […]
We are pleased to announce the Students, trainees & apprentices panel of the Art Libraries Society UK & Ireland annual conference, to be held on July 26th and 27th 2018 at the Architectural Association in London. This year we want to broaden the discussion about current issues and practices within arts librarianship. We’re eager to […]
Call for Papers – ARLIS/UK & Ireland London Conference 2018 We are pleased to announce the Art Libraries Society UK & Ireland will hold its annual conference on July 26th and 27th 2018 at the Architectural Association in London. This year we want to broaden the discussion about current issues and practices within arts librarianship. We’re eager […]
Call for Papers – ARLIS/UK & Ireland London Conference 2018 We are pleased to announce the Art Libraries Society UK & Ireland will hold its annual conference on July 26th and 27th 2018 at the Architectural Association in London. This year we want to broaden the discussion about current issues and practices within arts librarianship. We’re eager […]
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 […]
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 […]