Art Libraries Society of North America Southeast Chapter

Chapter Business Meeting

ARLIS/SE Annual Conference, Asheville, North Carolina

Renaissance Asheville Hotel

November 9, 2002

Meeting called to order at 8:10 A.M.

Chapter President Roberto Ferrari welcomed ARLIS/SE chapter members and guests.

OLD BUSINESS

Chapter Annual Conference

Vice-President and Conference Chair Moira Steven welcomed everyone to the conference and thanked everyone who helped: Helen Wykle, Natalia Lonchyna, Pat Thompson, Rachel Kuhn, Sandra Still, Sarah McCleskey, Kathleen List, Allen Novak, Roberto Ferrari, John Taormina, Kim Collins, Lee Sorensen, Stephen Patrick and her staff at the Atlanta College of Art Library. Conference attendance totaled 45 participants from 9 states. Special welcome was extended to SLIS University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill graduate students attending the conference. UNC-Asheville and Clemson University were recognized and thanked for donating meeting space and vans, respectively.

Membership

Secretary/Treasurer Kathleen List reported membership at 71, with 53 paid through 2002 or 2003. The chapter has 8 new members this fall—Helen Wykle(UNC-Asheville), Martine Sherrill(Wake Forest), Phyllis Pivorun(Clemson University), Sarah Legins(Clemson University), Tammy Wells-Angerer(UNC-Chapel Hill), Miriam Intrator(UNC-Chapel Hill), Susan Chaisson(Florida State University), and Lorraine Tipaldi (UNC-Asheville)

Treasurer’s Report

Treasurer Kathleen List reported a balance carried forward for 1/1/02 $2,020.79. The current balance on hand is $2,828.84. Income for the period 1/1/02 to 11/6/02 was $3,470.89, including $2,990 in conference income and $480 in dues. Expenses for the period were $2,661.95, including $128.89 in final expenses of the 2001 conference, $324.67 in chapter operating expenses, and $2,208.39 in 2002 conference expenses to date. [Note: Final conference income was $4,025. Final conference expenses were $3,173.58. K. List 12/11/02]

Copies of the Cash Flow and Itemized Categories Reports were distributed at the meeting.

Archives

Lee Sorensen reported that the ARLIS/SE archives on deposit at Duke University have been processed.

Newsletter

ARTifacts editor Cary Wilkins reminded members of the upcoming Newsletter deadline. Send news to Cary Wilkins, Librarian/Archivist, The Morris Museum of Art, 1 Tenth Street, Augusta, GA 30901. He can also be reached by email at wcary@themorris.org, phone 706-828-3801 or fax 706-724-7612.

Webmaster’s Report

Webmaster Sarah McCleskey reviewed the features of the redesign of the new website and the chapter’s new domain names www.arlis-se.org and www.arlis-se.com. Roberto offered thanks and congratulations on behalf of the chapter to Sarah for her considerable work on the website.

Listserv Report

Ann Lindell reported that the listserv is going well. She has filtered a lot of spam this year. Members can notify Ann if their email address changes.

Chapter Historian

Chapter Historian Stephen Patrick reminded members that the chapter’s 30^th anniversary is coming up in two years.

ACRL-ARTS Program at ALA Atlanta

Stephen Patrick reported that the ACRL-ARTS program at ALA sponsored by ARLIS/SE and hosted at the Woodruff Center and the Atlanta College of Art Library went very well and was well-received.

Membership Recruitment

Kim Collins reported that special chapter membership recruitment efforts are on hold while we see what ARLIS/NA is doing. For existing chapter members, Kim Collins will notify members who have not renewed since 2001 to encourage them to continue their membership.

EXECUTIVE BOARD UPDATE

Roberto Ferrari read a lengthy and informative report from ARLIS/NA South Regional Representative Laura Schwartz. Laura, who was appointed interim representative when Paula Hardin left the region to accept a position at OCLC this year, is now the permanent representative. News from national includes a new, members-only section of the ARLIS/NA website, a chapters handbook, new logo, and 2003 conference news. Roberto sent an official email to ARLIS/NA President Daniel Starr on behalf of the chapter supporting the goals of streamlining the national organizational structure.

NEW BUSINESS

Election of Officers

Sandra Still presented the following nomination for new officers for 2003: Sarah McCleskey, Vice-President/President-Elect; Grace Reid for Secretary/Treasurer. There were no nominations from the floor. Motion by Kim Collins to accept the slate as new officers, second by Natalia Lonchyna. Motion passed. Chapter officers and appointments are:

Moira Steven, Atlanta College of Art = President (2003)
Sarah McCleskey, Clemson University = Vice President/President-Elect (2003)
Grace Reid, Birmingham Museum of Art = Secretary/Treasurer (2003-2004)
Roberto C. Ferrari, Florida Atlantic University = Past President (2003)

Pedro A. Figueredo, St. Thomas University = Webmaster (2003)
Sarah Legins, Clemson University = LoPresti Awards Chair (2003)
Ann Lindell, University of Florida = Listserv Moderator (2003)
Stephen Patrick, East Tennessee State University = Chapter Historian (2003)
Cary Wilkins, Morris Museum of Art = Newsletter Editor (2003)

Roberto offered thanks and appreciation to everyone for a good year and to Kathleen List(Ringling School of Art and Design) for her work as Secretary/Treasurer, to Past President Natalia Lonchyna(North Carolina Museum of Art) and LoPresti Chair Tom Caswell(University of Florida). The members thanked Roberto for his leadership as President.

ARLIS/NA Conference Welcome Party

Robert Ferrari made a motion that the chapter donate $250 to the national conference Welcome Party. Second by Sarah McCleskey. Motion passed. Kathleen List will send the check.

ARLIS/SE 2003 Joint Conference

Roberto Ferrari reported that the Joint Conference with ARLIS Texas/Mexico Chapter will be held November 13-16, 2003 in New Orleans. Fifty rooms are available at the Hampton Inn Garden District at $99 and $109 for the conference. Norbert Raacke reported that the New Orleans Museum of Art will provide meeting space with food service availability. Roberto and John Evans of the Texas/Mexico chapter wrote successful grants to ARLIS/NA for $500 each to support the conference. Sarah Legins and Sarah McCleskey will set up a conference web site.

Announcements/Member News

Pat Thompson acknowledged SLIS students and reported that UNC is discussing the possibility of offering a dual MA/MLIS. Rachel Kuhn reported that SECAC will have a VRA session, which she and John Taormina are coordinating for the Raleigh, NC conference.

LoPresti Awards

Tom Caswell announced the 2001 Mary Ellen LoPresti Publication Award Winners:

The Ceramic Glaze Handbook: Materials, Techniques, Formulas by Mark Burleson, published by Lark Books. Let It Shine: Self Taught Art from the T. Marshall Hahn Collection by Lynne Spriggs, et.al., published by the High Museum of Art. Michelangelo: Drawings and Other Treasures from the Casa Buonarroti, Florence by Pina Ragionieri, published by the High Museum of Art. A complete list of publications submitted for consideration will appear at the ARLIS/SE website www.arlis-se.org. Thanks to LoPresti Committee members Tom Caswell, Ellen Anderson, Ann Lindell, and Allen Novak.

Meeting adjourned at 9:30 A.M.

Respectfully Submitted,

Kathleen List

ARLIS/SE Secretary/Treasurer

Members and guests in attendance:

Moira Steven, Atlanta College of Art

Ann Lindell, University of Florida

Natalia Lonchyna, North Carolina Museum of Art

Roberto Ferrari, Florida Atlantic University

Kathleen List, Ringling School of Art and Design

Kim Collins, Emory University

Sandra Still, Emory University

Sarah McCleskey, Clemson University

Rachel Kuhn, North Carolina State University

Lee Sorensen, Duke University

Sarah Legins, Clemson University

Norbert Raacke, Jr., New Orleans Museum of Art

Phyllis Pivorun, Clemson University

Susan Teague Rector, University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill

Kyle Hendrix, Clemson University

Carl Penny, Xavier University

Jim Findlay, Bienes Center, Ft. Lauderdale

Alan Knight, ABBE Regional Library, Aiken, SC

Cary Wilkins, Morris Museum of Art

John Anderson, Architect, FL

Ellen Anderson, University of Central Florida

Miriam Intrator, University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill

Lynn Turner, University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill

Pat Thompson, University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill

Tammy Wells-Angerer, University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill

Liz Gentry, Booth Western Art Museum

Gail Novak, New College of Florida

Allen Novak, Ringling School of Art and Design

Stephen Patrick, East Tennessee State University

Martine Sherrill, Wake Forest University

Sheila Devaney, The University of Georgia

Marilyn Healey, University of Georgia

Tom Caswell, University of Florida

Helen Wykle, University of North Carolina—Asheville

Lorraine Tipaldi, University of North Carolina—Asheville