After a bit of a hiatus, the Collection Development SIG blog returns with a review of a survey sent out to SIG members reflecting on the current climate at work. The survey began with a (hopefully) easy one: a professional bright spot from the past six months. A few librarians noted how lucky they felt to still have a job and noted that the remote … Continue reading SIG Reflections / Mary Seem

The third Collection Development SIG Topic Talk was held on July 8th, 2020, and focused on Prioritizing during COVID-19. The Topic Talk notes are available via the Google Doc link below and were taken by Mary Seem, Acquisitions Lead at the Frick Art Reference Library. Many thanks to all ARLIS/NA members who have joined us for these Topic Talk phone calls! They are proving very … Continue reading Summary of Topic Talk on Prioritizing during COVID-19 / Mary Seem

The goal of the Topic Talks survey was to get a sense of who has been attending past Topic Talks, barriers to attending, and most importantly: themes for future talks. The suggested topics have been organized into broader discussion topics and added the Topic Talks page as future topics. The survey received 16 responses and the results are shown below: Topics for future talks included: … Continue reading Results of the Topic Talks Survey / Mary Seem

Thank you to all who attended our remote meeting in lieu of an in-person meeting at the ARLIS Conference. I am happy to report that despite being unable to meet face to face, we did have a record number of attendees! Click here access the meeting notes.     Continue reading Meeting Minutes: The Collection Development SIG remote annual meeting / Mary Seem