First, I want to assure everyone that it has only seemed that all of New Mexico was going up in smoke the last few weeks. As of this writing, "New Mexico Burning" (as the local media so colorfully refers to the wildfires that have been raging throughout the State) has not affected Albuquerque, Santa Fe or Taos. The public library in Los Alamos has reopened unscathed except for some smoke damage. Many of the ancient sites particularly important to the Santa Clara Pueblo have been destroyed or damaged, however. Anyone planning a camping or hiking trip to New Mexico this summer, needs to double check with the appropriate Federal agency (Park Service, Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, etc.) as access and camping are being limited due to high fire dangers.

The first e-Medium has been a labor of love. While officially the Chapter Vice-Chair is the Editor of The Medium, this first electronic issue has truly been a group effort. Special recognition goes to Sam Duncan for his web mastery, patience and sense of humor. As our friendship survived this, I guess we're in it for life. Honorable mention should be made of Jacqui Allen for withstanding the almost daily assault of e-mails and calls that came her way. Thanks to everyone who offered submissions.

This is an exciting time for me personally and professionally. As you know, I have accepted a new position at Albuquerque TVI (Technical Vocational Institute) and am thrilled to be working in the community college environment. The timing of my move from San Antonio to Albuquerque made it necessary to reduce by one issue the number of The Medium that will produced this year, and I appreciate the membership's understanding and willingness to allow that reduction. No matter how fast e-mail makes things, we are still all working at different institutions, doing our regular jobs, and now (thanks to my move) we are doing it in different time zones!

I look forward to seeing all of you in Houston in October.

Exhibition in Texas

Available here. [i.e., published on old Web site]

Editor

Polly Trump
Albuquerque TVI
525 Buena Vista SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106

Subscriptions

Jacqui Allen
Dallas Museum of Art
1717 N. Harwood
Dallas, TX 75201

Column Coordinators

Academic libraries:
Margaret Culbertson

Architecture libraries:
Janine Henri

Exhibition listing:
Phil Heagy

Museum libraries:
Steve Gassett

Public libraries:
Robert Beebe

Visual resources:
Marty Stein