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Job Posting: Library Director

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:04:40 +0000

Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUQatar) seeks Director of VCUQatar Libraries

The Director of VCUQatar Libraries will develop and implement a creative vision for building cutting-edge library collections and services as part of its dynamic programs at VCUQatar. Reporting to the Associate Dean for Research & Academic Affairs, the Director will lead and mentor a diverse and accomplished staff of four professional librarians and four support staff. The Director will oversee a newly completed Library facility, one of the largest in Qatar, which houses a collection of over 20,000 print and audiovisual materials; over 100,000 images in digital and 35mm formats; a product materials collection; as well as have access to VCU’s vast collection of print and electronic resources housed on the home campus in Richmond, Virginia. Fostering an atmosphere of responsive service to deliver a full complement of reference, instructional and research capabilities, the Director will support collaborations across Education City universities and Qatar Foundation Centers to achieve the Qatar Foundation’s mission to “create a center of excellence in education and research that will help transform Qatar into a knowledge-based society”.

For a full position announcement, application instructions and more information on VCUQatar, visit

www.vcu.edu/arts/employment/qatar

Virginia Commonwealth University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Women, minorities and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Summer Meeting Minutes

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:58:19 +0000

The minutes from the ARLIS/DC-MD-VA Chapter meeting on 7/9/2010 are now available to view online here: [link]

Summer Meeting Recap

admin — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 21:17:30 +0000

The Summer Joint Meeting of ARLIS DC-MD-VA and the Visual Resources Association (VRA) Mid-Atlantic Chapter took place on Friday, July 9th at the Corcoran Gallery of Art / College of Art + Design. Mario Ascencio, Library Director and our gracious host, led a tour of the college’s studios and classrooms. After our tour, we landed in the library where Mario and Jackie Protka, Digital Assets and Media Librarian, shared their insights into how the Corcoran Library serves the school and museum, as we viewed a sampling of the library’s collection of artists’ books.

Anne Simmons with a Muybridge-inspired installation by Mitchell Chan & Brad Hindson at the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Photo by Sarah Osborne Bender)

After our respective business meetings, both chapters rejoined for a tour of Helios: Eadweard Muybridge in a Time of Change, led by curator Philip Brookman.

Mario generously opened his home to us for a post-tour reception, where ARLIS and VRA folks had an opportunity to mingle and relax.

Thanks to Mario and all of the staff at the Corcoran for the hard work that went into making this a fun and informative day!

Meeting minutes will be posted to the website shortly.

Caroline Backlund Award Winner

admin — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 17:55:22 +0000

We are pleased to announce that Kristina Keogh is the winner of this year’s Caroline Backlund Professional Development Award. I know that everyone will want to congratulate her when they see her in Boston. We will look forward to Kristina’s report at a future chapter meeting.

-Sally Stokes, Chair, Caroline Backlund Award Committee