Come join us in the mountains for the 2023 ARLIS/NA Southeast Chapter Conference! Use the Google Form below to register.
Category: Annual Meeting
Dear Colleagues,
The Southeast Chapter of the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/SE) is accepting proposals for presentations at the 2023 Annual Conference, which will be held at Western Carolina University in Sylva, North Carolina on October 18th – 20th, 2023. Come to the mountains!
This year we will be hosting both lightning rounds and presentations. Lightning rounds are typically 5-10 minutes in length and presentations are to be 20 minutes in length. Both types of presentations will be followed by a question-and-answer period. Presentations may discuss, but are not limited to, the following topics and themes:
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Library initiatives or projects, mentoring, critical librarianship
- Assessment: Assessment Plans, Performance Funding Metrics, Altmetrics
- Collections: Archives, Special Collections, Open Educational Resources, Collection Development
- Digital Scholarship: Digital Humanities, Born-Digital Resources, Metadata, Scholarly Communication, Institutional Repositories, Asset Management
- Instruction: Information Literacy, Visual Literacy, ACRL Frameworks, Curriculum Development, Pedagogy, Embedded Librarianship, Instructional Technology, Professional Development
- Outreach: Marketing, Promotion, Institutional Partnerships, Subject Liaisons, Programming, Exhibitions
- Spaces: Makerspaces, Renovations, New Construction, Learning Labs
Please submit proposals of no more than 250 words via this Google Form by September 11. Accepted proposals will be notified by September 15, 2023. Send any questions to Kristina or Ann. We look forward to reading your proposals and to seeing you at the conference!
The conference hotel is the Blue Ridge Inn and we have rooms set aside for the conference. These rooms are available to reserve until the end of August. Please go ahead and make a reservation if you are submitting a proposal, just in case. There are other hotels and air bnb’s in the area, let Cara know if you need recommendations. More info is on the way regarding the program and excursions.
Sincerely,
2023 Program Planning Committee
Cara Barker, Chair
Ann Baird
Ann Holderfield
Kristina Keogh
Lee Sorenson
Hello All! Please join us for our 2023 Southeast Chapter Business Meeting!
Friday, April 28 12:00 p.m. ET
Dear Colleagues,
Join us in Sarasota, Florida for the ARLIS/NA Southeast Chapter Conference, October 19-21! Registration is now open through this form:
Please note that conference activities will be in person with the exception of the business meeting, which will be accessible online through Zoom on Thursday, October 20th at 8:45am Eastern. (Zoom link forthcoming.) We invite you to register for the virtual business meeting at no cost using the link above.
For those attending in person, conference highlights include:
- Tours and activities at Ringling College’s The Makerspace and Special Collections Center; and The Ringling Museum Art Library, Archives, and Ca d’Zan
- Presentations by Southeast colleagues
- An opportunity to view exhibitions at The Ringling Museum and the Sarasota Art Museum, as well as the Ringling College Campus Galleries
- A keynote by artist, Jason Lazarus, whose work engages with archives, collections, fantasies, and revolutions.
Our conference hotel is the Courtyard Sarasota/Bradenton Airport located near the conference sites of Ringling College of Art and Design and The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art as well as the Sarasota airport for those traveling from out of town. Reserve your room by September 30th to take advantage of the conference rate of $119 per night.
Please don’t hesitate to contact Ann Holderfield (holderfk@uscb.edu) or Kristina Keogh (kkeogh@usf.edu) with any questions or concerns.
We hope to see you there!
Southeast Conference Planning Committee:
Ann Holderfield, Southeast Chapter President
Kristina Keogh, Southeast Chapter Vice President
Lindsey Reynolds, Southeast Chapter Past President
Lee Sorensen, Southeast Chapter Treasurer
Ann Baird, Southeast Chapter Secretary

Dear Colleagues,
The Southeast Chapter of the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/SE) is accepting proposals for presentations at the 2022 Annual Conference, which will be held in person in Sarasota, Florida, on October 19th – 21st, 2022.
This year we will be hosting both lightning rounds and presentations. Lightning rounds are typically 5-10 minutes in length and presentations are to be 20 minutes in length. Both types of presentations will be followed by a question-and-answer period. Presentations may discuss, but are not limited to, the following topics and themes:
· Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Library initiatives or projects, mentoring, critical librarianship
· Assessment: Assessment Plans, Performance Funding Metrics, Altmetrics
· Collections: Archives, Special Collections, Open Educational Resources, Collection Development
· Digital Scholarship: Digital Humanities, Born-Digital Resources, Metadata, Scholarly Communication, Institutional Repositories, Asset Management
· Instruction: Information Literacy, Visual Literacy, ACRL Frameworks, Curriculum Development, Pedagogy, Embedded Librarianship, Instructional Technology, Professional Development
· Outreach: Marketing, Promotion, Institutional Partnerships, Subject Liaisons, Programming, Exhibitions
· Spaces: Makerspaces, Renovations, New Construction, Learning Labs
Please submit proposals of no more than 250 words via this Google Form by September 7, 2022. Accepted proposals will be notified by September 10, 2022. Send any questions to Ann H or Lindsey. We look forward to reading your proposals and to seeing you at the conference!
Sincerely,
2022 Program Planning Committee
Kristina Keogh, Chair
Ann Baird
Ann Holderfield
Lindsey Reynolds
Lee Sorenson

Wednesday, March 23 10:00 a.m. CDT/11:00 a.m. EST
Please join us for our virtual spring chapter business meeting next Wednesday! The link has been sent out on our listserv and will soon be available on the ARLIS/NA 50th Annual Conference schedule. Agenda forthcoming.
Our spring business meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 3 at 10:00am Eastern Standard Time. We will be meeting virtually via zoom as we have for our past few meetings. Registration is required, but the meeting is of course free to attend and open to all. Click here to register.
Spring Business Meeting Agenda:
- Welcome
- Land acknowledgment
- Netiquette, Self-Introductions, and Self-Promotion
- Approval of minutes from the Chapter virtual fall business meeting, October 2020
- Bylaws Review
- Reports and Updates
- Secretary’s Report
- Treasurer’s Report
- Webmaster’s Report
- ARTifacts newsletter updates
- Mentoring Program updates
- 2021 Chapter Conference
- ARLIS/SE DEI Advisory Board
- Updates from ARLIS/NA Executive Board
- New Business
- Updating chapter history on our website
- Announcements
Hello All!
We are so looking forward to seeing everyone (virtually) in October! Below you can find the program for the conference, as well as the link to register by October 8th!
ARLIS/NA Southeast 46th Annual Conference Program
October 15 – 16, 2020
Online
Thursday, Oct. 8 Registration Deadline
Thursday, Oct. 15 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Town Hall 2:00 – 3:00pm
- This Town Hall will include discussion about the report from the Task Force for Diversity & Inclusion
Business Meeting 3:00 – 4:00pm
Friday, Oct. 16 Presentations 3:00 – 4:15pm
- Jillian Kehoe, Library Director, SUNY Maritime College, “A Library on Land and at Sea: The Unique Space Challenges of Maritime College”
- Olivera Nastic, Librarian, Belgrade City Library, “Cooperation Between Museum Libraries in Serbia”
Lightning Rounds
- Elisa Hansen, Head of Library Services, The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, “Museum at Home: A Library’s Contribution to the Virtual Experience”
- Diane Dias de Fazio, Curator of Rare Books & Book Arts, “Connecting Collectors and Makers with the (Virtual) Artists’ Studio and Collection Visits with the Grolier Club Artists’ Book Interest Group
- Elizabeth Townsend Gard, Law Professor, & Logan Schnell, Student, Tulane University Law School, “Immersive Entrepreneurship: Using the Jazz Archive as a Resource”
Happy Hour 5:00 – 6:30pm
with optional Informal Mentoring Program Breakout Room
- Our mentoring program is an informal program that matches a mentor and mentee with similar career interests from within the Southeastern chapter of ARLIS/NA. All materials are provided, and the program is guided based on SMART goals. All you must have is a willingness to meet with your mentor/mentee virtually once or twice a month, and a willingness to listen and share. All levels are encouraged, welcomed, and invited to join us for more information!

Registration is now open for the 2019 ARLIS/NA Southeast conference & business meeting, convening November 6-8 in Tallahassee, Florida.
Registration deadline is October 25th.
Our host site for this meeting is Florida State University.
Our fabulous program includes:
- Our annual business meeting;
- Lightning Rounds and Presentations from colleagues;
- Awesome tours of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Lewis Spring House, FSU Special Collections and Archives, the FSU Museum of Fine Arts, and the Grove Museum;
- Our LoPresti Awards;
- The ever-popular book raffle; and
- Of course, great food and company!
Your registration payment options:
Online: Complete the Google registration form below, then use the “Pay Now” button beneath it to pay for your registration (and membership renewal for 2020) using PayPal. Note: you do not need a PayPal account to pay with PayPal, only a valid email address.
By mail: Instructions for submitting your payment by mail are included in the form. (Alternative: download the registration form as a PDF to fill in and mail with your payment.)
1. Complete the online conference registration form:
2. Pay for your registration online:

The Southeast Chapter of the Art Libraries Society of North America is now accepting proposals for presentations at our 2019 Annual Conference, which will be held in Tallahassee, FL, November 6th-8th.
This year we will be hosting both lightning rounds and presentations. Lightning rounds are typically 5-6 minutes in length and presentations are to be 20 minutes in length. Both sessions will be followed by a question-and-answer period. Sessions may discuss, but are not limited to, the following topics and themes:
- Assessment: Assessment Plans, Performance Funding Metrics, Altmetrics
- Collections: Archives, Special Collections, Open Educational Resources, Collection Development
- Digital Scholarship: Digital Humanities, Born-Digital Resources, Metadata, Scholarly Communication, Institutional Repositories, Asset Management
- Instruction: Information Literacy, ACRL Frameworks, Curriculum Development, Embedded Librarianship, Instructional Technology, Professional Development
- Outreach: Marketing, Promotion, Institutional Partnerships, Subject Liaisons, Programming
- Spaces: Makerspaces, Renovations, New Construction, Learning Labs
Please submit proposals via this Google Form by September 16, 2019 September 9, 2019. We look forward to reading your proposals, and to seeing you at the conference!
Sincerely,
2019 Program Planning Committee
Leah Sherman, Chair
Britt Boler
Breanne Crumpton
Patricia Gimenez
Katy Parker
Kim Windham