The Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA (
https://outlook.ci.glendale.ca.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.arli…
)) will hold its 41st annual conference in Pasadena, California, April
25-29, 2013.
We are pleased to announce that select workshops and tours are being
made available to our local librarian and professional colleagues, AS
WELL AS LIBRARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, who WILL NOT BE ATTENDING THE
CONFERENCE.
Consider taking advantage of this unique opportunity for professional
development and register (
http://www.arlisna.org/specialReg.taf?conf_id=48 ) for one (or more!) of
the following workshops and tours:
Workshop: The Art of GLAM-Wiki: The Basics of Sharing Cultural
Knowledge with the World on Wikipedia (
http://arlisna2013.sched.org/event/08c5275d25539d7bd67750fd67ebb8eb )
Led by Sarah Stierch and Sara Snyder
Friday, April 26, 2013, 8:00am-12:00pm
Learn how your organization can share its cultural heritage content
with a diverse audience on the world's fifth most popular website!
Instructors well-versed in the Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums
with Wikipedia (GLAM-Wiki) Initiative will teach you how to engage with
Wikipedia and the Wikipedia community, the basics of GLAM-Wiki,
Wikipedia's policies and procedures, and basic editing skills.
Workshop: Postcards from the Edge VI: Television & Media Industries (
http://arlisna2013.sched.org/event/4518d58c088edadd5a36ae607b79f991 )
Friday, April 26, 2013, 9:00am-12:30pm
This hands-on workshop format provides practical training for reference
and research librarians. The origins and nature of television and media
studies will be discussed and participants will be introduced to the
most important and useful resources related to the Television and Media
industries; special trial access to a number of electronic resources
will be provided.
Workshop: Omeka: Creating and Sharing Collections With An Open Source
Web Publishing Tool (
http://arlisna2013.sched.org/event/46ab0feb5da40dbcd8167e9ce891faff )
Friday, April 26, 2013, 8:00am-12:00pm
Do you have an exhibition idea or a hidden collection that needs
exposure? Come learn the basics of Omeka, a free, flexible, and open
source web-publishing platform for the online exhibition and display of
library, museum, and archival collections. In this hands-on format you
will create your own project with images, audio, video, and texts.
Workshop: Hands-on Letterpress Broadside Printing Workshop at Art
Center’s Archetype Press (
http://arlisna2013.sched.org/event/2da0f81b35460886cff197b6b2288ce8 )
Monday, April 29, 2013, 9:00am-1:00pm
Experience the letterpress renaissance and plan to get hands-on in this
participatory workshop where you will print a broadside and be exposed
to the cultural history and heritage of typography and print culture.
This is a rare opportunity to view and handle the largest collection of
American and European metal foundry type, wood type and ornaments in
California.
Tour: Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Watts Towers (
http://arlisna2013.sched.org/event/d91c0ccac9ce501af078598518ff321b )
Thursday, April 25, 2013, 9:00am-5:00pm
Experience a one-hour tour of the Stanley Kubrick (
http://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/stanley-kubrick ) exhibition led by
a LACMA curator, plus a presentation on the conservation challenges
presented by the iconic Watts Towers from LACMA’s senior conservation
scientist. You’ll have plenty of time to explore the museum before you
continue on to a docent led tour at Watts Towers (
http://www.lacma.org/art/watts-towers ).
Tour: Exploring El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument: Siqueiros
Mural, Avila Adobe, Olvera Street (
http://arlisna2013.sched.org/event/7a3184b961f88f495f5f100451b1ded3 )
Friday, April 26, 2013, 9:00am-1:00pm
Tour the Avila Adobe (
http://www.elpueblo.lacity.org/elpaa1.htm )
(1818), the oldest standing residence in L.A., followed by a visit to
the only David Alfaro Siqueiros public mura
l in the U.S., América
Tropical (
http://www.getty.edu/conservation/our_projects/field_projects/siqueiros/
) (1932). Leslie Rainer, Senior Project Specialist from the Getty
Conservation Institute will give an informative and detailed overview of
the mural and talk about the challenges and process of its recent
restoration.
Tour: The Getty Villa (
http://arlisna2013.sched.org/event/f8d2432b976b307f6b8bac91000efa9c )
Monday, April 29, 2013, 8:30am-5:30pm
The day will include a private tour of the Getty Villa, including a
curator-led tour of the special exhibition, Sicily: Art and Invention
between Greece and Rome (
http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/sicily/
). The second part of the day will include a behind-the-scenes tour with
an Education Specialist who will talk about the highlights and history
of the Villa, including the architecture, the garden, and the renovated
Ranch House, which was the original residence of J. Paul Getty.
PLEASE NOTE: Colleagues and students who take advantage of this special
opportunity will pay the regular price of the workshop or tour as listed
in the program, plus a $15 administrative fee.
For more information, visit the conference website (
http://www.arlisna.org/pasadena2013/ ), conference schedule (
http://arlisna2013.sched.org/ ), or our Facebook page (
https://www.facebook.com/ArlisNaPasadena ).
And register HERE (
http://www.arlisna.org/specialReg.taf?conf_id=48 )!
We look forward to welcoming you!
Sincerely,
Conference Program Co-chairs
Sarah Sherman & Cathy Billings
Sarah Sherman
Reference Librarian
Getty Research Institute
1200 Getty Center Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90049
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