We are recruiting a Head of Special Collections at University of Houston Libraries! If you’re interested and would like more information please don’t hesitate to reach out to me, or you can find more information including the salary range and application procedures at the link…[Read more]

We look forward to collaborating on the […]

Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/artcollection

If you have any questions about this survey, please contact me – psteadma@iwu.edu or any of the members of the research team…[Read more]

2016-2018 Photography Librarians SIG blog on Wordpress managed and written by Robert Gore.

Please add yours and do not share outside this group. Thank you!

It seems that most members are not on H-Commons. This is the best way to collect everyone’s email addresses and interests in one place. Emails are sent quarterly regarding our meetings.

In July of 2025, I travelled to Japan for an artist residency. […]

If you have questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to the contacts listed in the original post. Thank you for your consideration!

For this meeting, we will primarily focus on the charge for a working group to update the 2021 Best Practices for Library Exhibitions, including writing a call…[Read more]

Does anyone here know if their university formally considers LibGuides to be instructional media and therefore the intellectual property of the university? Or are they formally considered research outputs and therefore the intellectual property of the author? I know we may have personal opinions or wishes about this topic, but I’m…[Read more]

The Ames Library at Illinois Wesleyan University is conducting research about art collections in academic libraries. We are seeking participation in the Art Collection Practices Survey from a variety of academic libraries on different facets of art collection management. These include how the…[Read more]

As promised, I am rescheduling December’s meeting. Please share your availability here by Jan. 12 to help pick a day and time.

LaVey, A.M. (2025) “Igor Savchenko and Contemporary Belarusian Photography: Reimagining the Visual” [review]. Lib…[Read more]

Gerd Muehsam Award
The Gerd Muehsam Award is given annually to recognize excellence in a graduate student paper or project on a topic relevant to art librarianship, archives, or related information work. Applicants enrolled in or recently graduated from an accredited library or…[Read more]

For this meeting, we will primarily focus on the charge for a working group to update the 2021 Best Practices for Library Exhibitions, including writing a call for v…[Read more]

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https://exhibits.library.txstate.edu/s/artistsbooks/page/home 

20 artists’ books from the Artists’ Books Collection are featured in the digital exhibit. The books were photographed by our digitization department except when the publisher or artist…[Read more]

You can also see the minutes/agenda doc pinned at the top of this thread.

In our December 2025 meeting, we will discuss and (hopefully) vote on the charge for a new working group to review and propose revisions to the Best Practices document.

I have created a folder in our (new!) Google Drive account for this project, Best…[Read more]

We have collected a list of […]

While we do not plan to record this event given its…[Read more]

No worries. I am still getting used to this platform and keep missing messages! Unfortunately, I am not going to be available for the meeting on Monday. I’ve got a monthly collection development meeting at that time. I look forward to seeing the meeting minutes and figuring out how I can get involved.

Cheers,

Johanna

Zoom link: https://gmu.zoom.us/j/99803058247?pwd=xU2S2uO6KOWz3IWrjFKhmuPFn0ve8m.1

Meeting ID: 998 0305 8247
Passcode: 784476

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

NEXT MEETING: January 27, 2PM EST/11am PST

• Zoom link: https://gmu.zoom.us/j/2965690227?pwd=QVJ3L2JIcTRYQjFpbk5Ia3V3TDlqdz09&omn=98653710404

Help us find a time for the next Exhibitions SIG meeting: please fill out this short poll by next Wednesday, October 22: https://forms.gle/p7Kk1Tq2Rf43oyJd8

You can find a draft agenda, add suggestions, and see notes from the previous meeting here. Feel free to add ideas or topics for discussion to this thread, too!

Best,
Stephanie

I’m excited to announce an upcoming event co-organized with the Special Collections & Archives SIG:

Moving Past Wow: the Potentially Paralyzing Effect of Wonder in the Context of Library Exhibits

Date: Thursday, Nov. 6, 12–1PM EST / 9AM-10AM PST

Taylor F. Henning, and Rachel C. S. Duke, both of Florida State University Library’s S…[Read more]

CLAMP gallery was packed on a Friday night to celebrate the opening of AsSimulation, a captivating photography exhibition by Pipo […]

Our topics included Generative AI in libraries from the Art Librarian’s perspective. We shared our own personal concerns  and narratives concerning AI, discussed AI-Related Artwork/Copyright Issues, particularly AI’s practi…[Read more]

I’d like to propose that the SIG develop a workshop that we offer directly or in…[Read more]

Constellation, a recently-concluded retrospective at the Park Avenue Armory presented a panoramic view of Diane Arbus’ New York, p […]

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Courtney Hunt
Art & Design Librarian Associate Professor
Pronouns: she/her
The Ohio S…[Read more]

I feel like a call might be the most direct way to discuss this, but I also understand scheduling it might be complicated with many interested parties. Perhaps an email discussion group with interested parties with a survey for proposed call times to work two options together? This would get the conversation started and maybe lead to a…[Read more]

How would you all like to proceed? Should we organize a call, work…[Read more]

Please join the Museum Library Division (MLD) for our first virtual pop-up talk on September 22, 11am central. Abigail Guay, @aguaycb Director of Library and Archives at Crystal Bridges, will be presenting on her work to incorporate library and archival materials into gallery spaces. Details for the event are listed…[Read more]

As part of a two-year, dedicated project, Laura has processed two substantial collections related to the history of biomedical computing at Washington University. In the Spring of 2025, she curated an exhibit that incorporated materials from…[Read more]

I wrote Stephanie privately earlier to express my interest, but I wanted to join in the conversation with the others. I work in a museum library, so there is a constant conversation with not only the exhibitions in the museum but also the ones the librarians mount within our public facing Reading Room. I think being a publicly open…[Read more]

As far as curatorial education goes, I figured out that I wanted to work closely with museums, and I made the decision to enroll in…[Read more]