>       The Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) is pleased
>to announce that the recipient of its Distinguished Service Award for 1997
>is Dr. Lois Swan Jones.  Dr. Jones has been cited for her exemplary
>service to the fields of art information and art librarianship, and for
>her many contributions as teacher, author, scholar, mentor and colleague.
>This year's recipient held the position of Professor of Art at North Texas
>University until her retirement in 1992 as Professor Emerita. Her landmark
>publication: Art information: research methods and resources is currently
>in its third edition, and continues to be a standard reference source in
>art librarianship. Her consistent support and encouragement of younger
>colleagues in the pursuit of art research has been particularly
>noteworthy. A distinguished teacher of art history, she has been a
>champion of art librarianship, specifically through her work in ARLIS/NA
>and ARLIS/Texas as committee member, conference organizer and presenter.
>Lois Swan Jones is a cherished colleague who is widely admired and
>respected.
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