Annual Meeting Planning Co-Chairs: Bonnie Reed, Fine Arts Librarian, Texas Tech University Libraries; Karen DeWitt, Architecture Librarian, Texas Tech University Libraries
Annual Meeting Planning Committee: Phil Worrel, Visual Resources Librarian, Art Department, Texas Tech University; Pam Perry, Southwest Collection, Texas Tech University
The Annual Meeting of the Texas Chapter was held at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. The sessions were conducted in the Formby Room of the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Building. The highlight of the meeting was a program developed by Dr. Lois Swan Jones entitled "The Challenge of Finding Art Information on the Internet." Members of her panel were Margaret Culbertson, Architecture/Art Librarian, University of Houston, Polly Trump, Electronic Resources Trainer, San Antonio Public Library, and Jacqui Allen, Art Reference Librarian, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Tours included the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Building, Texas Tech University campus architecture, Ranching Heritage Center, and the archeological research site, Lubbock Lake Landmark. The Chapter's annual meeting agenda is located in Attachment Ia and the annual business meeting agenda is located in Attachment Ib.
The Vice President/President Elect, Chia-Chun Shih, served as Editor of the chapter newsletter, The Medium. Three issues of the newsletter were published. Phil Heagy continued to compile and edit the "Exhibitions in Texas Column" that is available in each issue and updated [on the Web site].
Column Coordinators were:
Academic libraries: Margaret Culbertson
Architecture libraries: Janine Henri
Museum libraries: Stephen Gassett
Public libraries: Robert Beebe
Visual resources: Marty Stein Lois
The Lois Swan Jones Professional Development Award is given to support and encourage involvement of an ARLIS/Texas member in the ARLIS/NA annual conference. Janine Henri, Architecture Librarian at University of Texas at Austin, served as the Award Committee Chair for 1998. Laura Schwartz, Art Librarian at the University of Texas at Austin, served on the Committee with Janine Henri. The 1998 recipient of the $350.00 award was Beth Dodd, Curator of Architectural Drawings at the University of Texas at Austin, who served as recorder for an ARLIS/NA conference panel in Philadelphia. Funding for the LSJ Award comes from contributions and T-shirt sales.
The Chapter's web page was developed and updated by Margaret Ford and is currently on the web site of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. During the year, Ford requested release from the responsibility. Sam Duncan, Cataloger at the Amon Carter Museum, developed a new prototype that was unveiled at the Annual Meeting in October. He has agreed to serve as Interim Webmaster with the assistance of Karen DeWitt and Stephen Gassett. They are currently searching for a new location for the Chapter web site.
A committee of the Chapter Past Presidents was convened to review and update the Chapter By-Laws. The Committee consists of Phil Heagy, Menil Collection, Janine Henri, University of Texas at Austin, and Marty Stein, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and is chaired by the 1998 President, Bonnie Reed, Texas Tech University Libraries. A draft of the Chapter By-Laws with revisions is currently under consideration by the membership with a ballot deadline of January 15, 1999. The proposed changes are in conjunction with the recommendation to include Mexico in the Chapter. Along with the change in geographic area, the Texas Chapter would be renamed the Texas-Mexico Chapter. Also under consideration is a revision of the Chapter Archives Procedures. The Procedures were agreed upon in 1992, but no decision was reached concerning whether they would be incorporated in the Chapter By-Laws.
During the 1997 Annual Meeting in Houston, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston agreed to serve as the location for the ARLIS/NA Texas Chapter Archives. The Chapter Archives were received by the Museum during the Spring 1998.
Our current directory lists 33 members and 5 subscribers to The Medium. The Chapter's Secretary/Treasurer's Report, prepared by Sam Duncan, is Attachment II of this report.
Submitted by:
Bonnie ReedARLIS/TEXAS CHAPTER 1998 ANNUAL MEETING AGENDA
October 15-17, 1998, Texas Tech University
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
Thursday, October 15th
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Registration and reception Formby Room, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
3:45 - 4:15 p.m.
Tour of the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library / Bruce Cammack
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Tour of campus architecture/ Nolan Barrick
6:30 p.m.
Dinner, Grapevine Cafe & Wine Bar
2407 19th Street
Friday, October 16th
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Breakfast
Lubbock Inn
8:55 - 9:00 a.m.
Dr. Douglas Birdsall, Associate Dean, TTU Libraries Formby Room, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
9:00 - 11:00 a.m
Business Meeting
Formby Room, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
"The Challenge of Finding Art Information on the Internet"
Lois Swan Jones, Panel Moderator, Professor Emeritus, University of North Texas; Margaret Culbertson, Architecture/Art Librarian, University of Houston; Polly Trump, Internet Instructor, San Antonio Public Library; Jacqui Allen, Art Reference Librarian, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Formby Room, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library.
**Four panel members will address various aspects of the challenge of finding art information on the Internet. They will provide an overview of how information specialists from various types of libraries--academic, museum, and public--use the Internet for their particular needs.
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Buffet luncheon
Formby Room, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
2:30 - 3:30 p.m
Tour of the Ranching Heritage Center/Prof. John White
Fourth Street and Indiana
3:45 - 5:00 p.m.
Tour of the Texas Tech University Museum/ Elizabeth Lock
Fourth Street and Indiana
6:30 p.m.
Chapter Dinner, Abuelo's Mexican Restaurant
4401 82nd Street
Saturday, October 17th
9:00 a.m
Tour of the Lubbock Lake Landmark (archaeological museum and research site).
Meet at Lubbock Inn at 9:00 AM
12:00 p.m.
Lunch with remaining meeting attendees - Jazz
3703-C 19th Street
Texas Chapter Business Meeting Agenda
Friday, October 16, 1998
I. Call to order
II. Introduction
A. Officers
B. New Members/Old Members
III. Secretary Treasurer's Report: Sam Duncan
A. 1997 Business Meeting Minutes
B. Treasurer's Report
C. T-Shirts
IV. Vice-President's Report
A. Newsletter
1. Issues/Costs
2. Coordinators
B. Other
V. Regional Representative Report: Letter from Lee Sorensen
VI. Old Business
A. Lois Swan Jones Travel Award: Janine Henri
B. Web site
1. Proposed redesign: Demo by Sam Duncan
2. New Webmaster volunteer requested!
C. History of Chapter/List of Meetings: (Linda Shearouse)
D. Archives now at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: Marty Stein
E. Visual Resources Librarians: Marty Stein
F. Formal Letterhead/Stationery
G. Texas Mexico Chapter: Janine Henri
VII. New Business
A. ARLIS/NA Conference in Vancouver, March 25-31, 1999
B. Texas Chapter Annual Meeting
1. 1999
2. 2000 (Joint meeting with another chapter or regional meeting)
C. Elections
1. Vice-President/President Elect (1999/2000)
2. Treasurer (1999-2000)
D. Other Business
E. Thanks to ARLIS/Texas officers and members, Lee Sorensen, and ARLIS/NA members
F. Adjournment
ARLIS/Texas Treasurer's Report
Reporting Period: October 1, 1997 through December 31, 1998
Balance beginning October 1, 1997: $821.43
INCOME
Memberships (1997): $320.00
Memberships (1998): $270.00
Meeting Registration (1997): $546.00
Meeting Registration (1998): $420.00
Lois Swan Jones Contributions (1997): $274.00
Lois Swan Jones Contributions (1998): $250.00
T-shirts: $135.00
Interest: $37.62
Total Income: $2,252.62
EXPENSES
Meeting Expenses (1997): $224.08
Meeting Expenses (1998): $162.50
Lois Swan Jones Travel Award (1998): $350.00
Medium Printing/Postage Expenses: $162.70
T-shirt Production: $115.98
Total Expenses: $1,015.26
Balance ending December 31, 1998: $2,058.79
Sam DuncanEditor:
Jacqui Allen