*Revolution and Innovation: At the Hub of Discovery*
 
The ARLIS/NA 38th Annual Conference in Boston, MA (April 23-26, 2010) 
will explore revolution and innovation within art and visual resources 
librarianship as new technologies, economic changes and other factors 
transform our profession.  Rapid change creates opportunities to embrace 
new ways of exploring the issues librarians face daily.  How have you 
responded to the changes in the information landscape?  What innovative 
methods have you developed to resolve the problems that have arisen from 
all these new developments?  How have collaborations amongst colleagues, 
peers, institutions and more changed how you work?
 
Individuals are invited to submit proposals for half day or whole day 
workshops to take place on either the first or last day of the 
conference (to be determined).   Workshops provide an opportunity to 
discuss current and emerging topics in a smaller, interactive 
atmosphere. Workshops that bring together professionals from different 
library communities as well as from researchers and other outside 
practitioners are especially encouraged. Each workshop should be 
well-focused, aim to be hands-on and participatory, and encourage 
collaboration and discussions among the participants.
 
Proposals should contain the necessary information for the Conference 
Program Committee to judge the importance, relevance, quality and 
community interest in the proposed workshop. Proposals should include 
the following:
 

    * Name of the workshop
    * Workshop description
    * Workshop length
    * Maximum number of people best served by the workshop
    * How the workshop relates to the theme of the conference
    * What the learning objectives are for the workshop
    * Possible format of the workshop
    * Technical and space needs for the workshop
    * Information about previous offering(s) of the workshop, if
      applicable: attendance, structure, feedback
    * Names, affiliations, and research interests of the workshop proposers

The workshop proposal submission deadline is* June 22, 2009*. Proposals 
received after the submission deadline will automatically be placed on 
the waiting list.  Incomplete workshop proposals will not be reviewed. *

Workshop Topics*
 
The following topics have been identified as the main interests for 
workshops from the conference evaluation and planning surveys, and the 
topics are purposefully broad. 
 

    * Emerging technologies
    * Grant research and proposals
    * Instruction and visual literacy
    * Collection development and management
    * Metadata and cataloging
    * Visual resources
    * Administrative and management issues
    * Reference
    * Fundraising
    * Academic library issues

Workshop proposers are encouraged to think of ways that workshops can 
take advantage of the rich resources of the Boston area.  The Program 
Committee welcomes ideas and will work with approved workshops to 
explore the resources of the area that can be incorporated into the 
workshop.
 
When drafting your proposal please keep the following in mind:
 

    * Target Audience -- This conference will include library
      professionals and students from academic, art and design school,
      museum, public and special libraries and visual resources
      collections, among many others.  Attendees work with collections
      that include architecture, art, landscape architecture, planning
      (city and regional), dance, theatre, photography, visual resources
      and more.
    * Educational Objectives -- Workshops should have stated learning
      objectives so that those attending come away with information to
      assist them with their own career.

Applicants will be notified by August 20, 2009, via email, as to the 
status of their proposal.
 
Please submit your workshop proposal by following this link: 
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=3pM2PfyOC1_2bVoepIwEpXGQ_3d_3d.
 
If you have any questions, please contact the Program Co-Chairs:  
Jennifer Friedman, MIT ([log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>) and 
Ann Whiteside, MIT ([log in to unmask]).

 
__________________________________________________
Jennifer Friedman, Collections Manager and Public Services Librarian
Rotch Library of Architecture and Planning
Building 7-238, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
Tel: (617) 258-5595    Fax: (617) 253-9331


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