Association of Architecture School Librarians News

2026 Annual Conference Call for Proposals

Rebecca Price — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:10:23 GMT

The Association of Architecture Librarians & Archivists (AALA) Conference Planning Task Force is pleased to release this call for proposals for the 48th Annual AALA Conference, which will take place virtually from May 27-29, 2026.

We invite individuals from across our community to share insights and experiences. Whether you offer decades of knowledge or are just beginning your career, we want to hear from you! We extend our welcome to colleagues outside North America to join us in this virtual conference. Click here for the Call for Proposals and more information.

2024 AASL Conference and Call for Proposals

Gabriella Karl-Johnson — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 18:26:47 GMT

AASL is pleased to announce that our 46^th Annual Conference will be held in Vancouver, BC, Canada, on March 14-16, 2024. We hope to see you there!

The call for proposals follows below.

The Association of Architecture School Librarians (AASL) Conference Planning Task Force is excited to release this call for proposals for the 46th Annual AASL Conference, held in conjunction with the 112th Annual Meeting of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), which will take place March 14 - 16, 2024, in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

We invite individuals from across our community to share insights and experiences. Whether you offer decades of knowledge or are just beginning your career, we want to hear from you!

This year AASL borrows its theme from ACSA:

DISRUPTERS ON THE EDGE

As we reach the end of the first quarter of the 21st century, we find ourselves well past the point of debating climate crisis, social inequity, resource scarcity, decolonization, and fair access to housing and health care. Architects and designers must rise to the task of addressing these urgencies. With the world’s population over 8 billion and heading towards 10 billion in the next few decades, it is imperative that we challenge the status quo to find effective solutions. As we look ahead to the next 25 years, we must ask ourselves:

How have disruptors inspired us to address these urgencies with renewed purpose?
What can outliers and the traditionally marginalized teach us about breaking away from customary approaches?
How can we (re)organize our efforts and ourselves to implement more effective action in the next quarter century?

The AASL Conference Program Committee asks for proposals that reflect on this theme through these topics:

Artificial Intelligence
Collections and Collection Development
Community and Engagement
Digital Scholarship
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility
Health and Wellbeing
Leadership, Management and Mentorship
Space Planning for Libraries and Archives
Teaching and Learning
Vancouver Art, Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Planning

TYPES OF SUBMISSIONS

Lightning Talk / Digital Poster
5 minute presentation limited to a maximum of 15 images/slides at 20 seconds each.

Conference Presentation
15 minute presentation, with 5 additional minutes for audience questions.

Discussion Panel
45 minute discussion/debate between a group of four or fewer presenters on a single issue/topic, with 15 additional minutes reserved specifically for audience participation.

Group Workshop
1 hour participatory session where the audience gets to explore a new tool or process.

SUBMISSION
Please use this Google Form to submit your proposal:

DEADLINE EXTENDED to FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2023

If you have any questions regarding proposal submissions, please don’t hesitate to contact the 2024 Conference Planning Task Force at: aasl2024vancouver@gmail.com.

We look forward to reviewing your submissions!

2024 AASL Conference Planning Task Force:
Ann Whiteside
Amy Trendler
James Murphy
Jenna Rinalducci
Paula Farrar
Rose Orcutt
Tess Colwell

March AASL Column

Tue, 04 Apr 2023 14:55:20 GMT

A summary of the upcoming AASL Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

https://www.acsa-arch.org/new-routes/

January AASL Column

Tue, 07 Feb 2023 18:46:24 GMT

The ACSA January Column is a review of the newly released unpublished writings of Colin Rowe. A great addition to any architecture library.

https://www.acsa-arch.org/aasl-january-column/

AASL 2023 Conference Travel Awards - Applications Now Open!

Fri, 27 Jan 2023 19:41:34 GMT

Applications are now open for the AASL 2023 Conference Travel Awards! Deadline is February 10.

AASL’s 2023 annual conference will be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 15-18, 2023. Read all about the conference here: https://www.architecturelibrarians.org/page-1857952

This year we are offering four awards. Full details are included on the AASL website, links below. The award amounts range from $150 to $750.

Jerome Robinson Diversity Award (*new*)

OnArchitecture Conference Attendance Award

Frances Chen Travel Award

Student Travel Award

Please submit your application form via our Google form https://forms.gle/F8APJBTtCXHNbgY87 and send a copy of your current CV to AASL Awards Committee Co-Chairs Gabriella Karl-Johnson (gjk@princeton.edu) and Jesse Vestermark (jvesterm@calpoly.edu) by February 10, 2023.

Thanks, and hope to see you in Albuquerque!

Gabriella Karl-Johnson and Jesse Vestermark

AASL Awards Committee Co-Chairs

December AASL Column

Mon, 16 Jan 2023 15:59:38 GMT

Barbara Opar's Holiday List is here!

https://www.acsa-arch.org/building-unique-collections-graphic-novels-in-architecture-and-design/

November AASL Column

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 02:25:14 GMT

I am sure that you will enjoy reading Lucy Campbell’s column on graphic architecture novels. Please see the link below.

https://www.acsa-arch.org/building-unique-collections-graphic-novels-in-architecture-and-design/

2023 AASL Call for Proposals - Extended Deadline

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 02:22:31 GMT

AASL is extending the deadline for the call for proposals to Friday, December 9^th to help you get your creative juices flowing.

Are you thinking about what you can contribute to the AASL conference this year? Do you have ideas and are not sure? Are you noodling on an idea and need some food for thought? The conference program group is happy to help you by offering ideas and direction about content, format and local contacts. We can assist with developing your ideas and also offer some directions to think about.

Here is some fare for deliberation:

Consider building on discussions and ideas gleaned from last year’s conference, Empower. The content is now un-embargoed and available to peruse and share: https://architecturelibrarians.org/2022-Virtual-Conference/

How can we think about the concept of land acknowledgement in a more meaningful way as librarians?

The Indigenous Design + Planning Institute is an initiative of the School of Architecture + Planning, University of New Mexico, with the goal to educate and inform indigenous design and planning to develop culturally responsive practices. What can we as librarians in the architecture and planning fields take from approaches outlined by the institute?

What is the role of libraries in responding to the external forces of society on higher education?

What is a pressing issue that you face in your work that is helping you re-think your role as a librarian?

We look forward to your submissions, and are excited by the opportunities for us at our conference!

Conference programming will include different formats: lightning-talks, conference papers, group workshops, and discussion panels. We will also have some great tours and other opportunities to connect with each other.

Proposers can opt for the proposal to be a lightning talk or a presentation.

Lightning Talks: 5-minute presentations limited to 15 images/slides at 20 seconds each
Conference Paper Presentations: 15-minute presentations, with five additional minutes for audience questions
Group Workshops: 1-hour participatory sessions where the audience gets to explore a new tool or process using their laptops
Discussion Panels: 45-minute discussion/debate between a group of four or fewer presenters on a single topic, with 15 additional minutes reserved for audience participation
Vendor/Sponsor showcase
Keynote speaker

Submission form can be found here.

Submission deadline; Midnight EST, Friday, December 9th, 2022.

2023 AASL Conference and Call for Proposals

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 14:52:28 GMT

We are excited to announce our 2023 conference, taking place March 16^th-19^th!

With the theme of New Routes, in addition to meeting on our own, we have chosen a fun venue for the conference, and ideas to spark your imagination for conference proposals.

Our venue will be the El Vado Motel in Albuquerque, near downtown, allowing us to see the architecture and the city in conjunction with tours being planned.

The El Vado is a fun and unique location for our conference. AASL will be the sole occupants of all the spaces, including a meeting room, the restaurants in the motel (there are two or three). There are a variety of restaurants nearby. More information will be provided about the motel, tours, etc. in coming weeks.

Call for Proposals:

New Routes implies that we are moving in new directions, in our profession and in our institutions. This conference offers us a time to think about the new routes we are taking and how we are approaching them. We invite individuals from across our community to share insights and experiences. Whether you offer decades of knowledge or are just beginning your career, we want to hear from you on our conference theme New Routes:

Responding to New Curricular Directions

Collections
Special Collections and Archives
Engagement with the curriculum

Changes and New Routes in Research

New approaches to research
How we Expand Approaches to Engaging in Research

Collaboration

How are we Collaborating Differently?

Proposers can opt for the proposal to be a lightning talk or a presentation.

Lightning Talks: 5-minute presentations limited to 15 images/slides at 20 seconds each
Conference Paper Presentations: 15-minute presentations, with five additional minutes for audience questions
Group Workshops: 1-hour participatory sessions where the audience gets to explore a new tool or process using their laptops
Discussion Panels: 45-minute discussion/debate between a group of four or fewer presenters on a single topic, with 15 additional minutes reserved for audience participation
Vendor/Sponsor showcase
Keynote speaker

Submission form can be found here.

Submission deadline; Midnight EST, Friday, November 11^th, 2022.

October AASL Column

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 14:46:40 GMT

Henry has written an engaging column which combines library information with actual use of a tool.

Please find the link to the article below, this will also be shared in the Update email to ACSA members this Friday.

Column at https://www.acsa-arch.org/the-historical-lens-of-gentrification/

2021 AASL Conference: Call for Proposals

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 14:42:46 GMT

The Association of Architecture School Librarians (AASL) Programming Committee is excited to release a call for session proposals for the 43^rd Annual Association of Architecture School Librarians Conference, March 11-13, 2021

Expanding the View: Prospects for Architecture Libraries

The Association of Architecture School Librarians seeks to expand our view by:

Addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion within the library profession, our own institutions, and promoting social justice.
Pushing the boundaries of knowledge creation, dissemination, and preservation by investigating new modes, relationships, and technologies.
Exploring interdisciplinary collaborations between architecture and allied disciplines in university libraries, classrooms, and digital spaces.
Expanding the library’s role in learning, teaching, and research through digital humanities, data curation, visualization, and other emerging technologies.

Conference programming will include different formats: lightning-talks, conference papers, group workshops, and discussion panels.

Lightning Talks: 5-minute presentations limited to 15 images/slides at 20 seconds each,
Conference Paper Presentations: 15-minute presentations, with five additional minutes for audience questions.
Group Workshops: 1-hour participatory sessions where the audience gets to explore a new tool or process using their laptops.
Discussion Panels: 45-minute discussion/debate between a group of four or fewer presenters on a single topic, with 15 additional minutes reserved for audience participation.

Submission Deadline: Midnight PST Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Please note that proposal abstracts will be included in the conference program. Please use this Google Form to submit your proposals: https://forms.gle/ssZouLRkY5WXbTdm8

If you have any questions regarding submissions for our sessions, please contact the 2021 Programming Committee at aasl2021stlouisconference@gmail.com.

2020 AASL Conference: Call for Proposals

Mon, 29 Jul 2019 15:12:55 GMT

The programming committee is excited to release a call for session proposals for the 42^nd Annual Association of Architecture School Librarians Conference, in San Diego, California, March 12-14, 2020.

We invite individuals from across our community to share insights and experiences. Whether you offer decades of knowledge or are just beginning your career, we want to hear from you!

AASL borrows its theme from the 108^th Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) annual meeting to explore what it means for libraries to be OPEN by:

Performing “open heart surgery” on architectural libraries to challenge assumptions about library functions and services, to position the library at the heart of the campus;
Addressing approaches to increase awareness of open access and alternatives to high-cost publishing;
Exploring issues related to interdisciplinary collaborations between architecture and allied disciplines in the library, the classroom, and digital spaces; and
Challenging AASL to increase diversity, inclusivity, and equity.

Conference programming will include different formats: lightning-talks, conference papers, group workshops, and discussion panels.

Lightning Talks: 5-minute presentations limited to 15 images/slides at 20 seconds each,
Conference Paper Presentations: 15-minute presentations, with five additional minutes for audience questions.
Group Workshops: 1-hour participatory sessions where the audience gets to explore a new tool or process using their laptops.
Discussion Panels: 45-minute discussion/debate between a group of four or fewer presenters on a single topic, with 15 additional minutes reserved for audience participation.

The deadline for submitting proposals is Midnight PST Monday, October 7, 2019 (extended).

We welcome all proposals. Possible topics include (but are not limited to):

Accreditation + Assessment
Tenure & Promotion – Alt-metrics – Measuring Impact – Alternative Skills for Librarian

Collections
Documenting Student Work – Institutional Repositories – Born-Digital Records – Special Collections & Archives

Digital Scholarship
Digital Humanities – Data Projects – Digital Repositories –Asset Management – Metadata

Equity
Access – Advancing Inclusion – Diversity – Accessibility in Libraries – Social Justice

Local Architecture
San Diego – Tijuana – Southern California – Baja California – Border Regions

Instruction
Information Literacies – Research Engagement – Curriculum Development & Mapping – Studio Support

Outreach
Grants – Interdisciplinary Collaborations – Community Engagement – Liaison Relationships

Spaces
Renovations – Maker Spaces – Library as Learning Lab – Branch Closings – Resource Sharing/Management – Innovative Use of Library Space

Please note that proposal abstracts will be included in the conference program. Please use this Google Form to submit your proposals: https://forms.gle/GvdoMpLCEuLCJuDM7.

If you have any questions regarding submissions for our sessions, please contact the 2020 Programming Committee at aasl2020sandiego@gmail.com.

AASL Strategic Planning Wrap-up

Tue, 16 Apr 2019 14:18:21 GMT

Presented at the Pittsburgh Conference by Rebecca Price and Chris Sala and via email to the listserv on April 10, 2019.

There were two big issues that came up in our Strategic Planning work that need to be addressed.

1) Our name -- Association of Architecture School Librarians. Many feel that the inclusion of the word "school" is exclusionary and off-putting to those who might be part of our group, but who don't have particular responsibility for or allegiance to an architecture school (e.g., archivists, curators, librarians in broader roles, etc.). As we move forward, we want to be inclusive, welcoming all who have any architectural (i.e., built environment) connections. At our meeting we discussed potential name changes, some of which resulted in an acronym change as well. Our plan is to get your feedback and ideas before making any decisions. Rose and I will work together to send out a feedback form to the list in the next few days. We'll give it an early summer deadline and then the board will gather the feedback and take appropriate next steps. That may take the form of a vote -- it'll depend on what they hear and learn from you.

*Provide suggestions for a -- Association of Architecture School Librarians -- name change*

2) Our relationship with ACSA, particularly as it affects our conference schedule and location. I want to start by emphasizing that this is not about breaking ties with ACSA (we all value our connections to ACSA); it’s about redefining our relationship and potentially adding some control. No matter what we decide about sharing our conferences with ACSA, we will continue all other efforts to interact with them and support our faculty through them (e.g., ACSA Column).

Increasingly, it seems, we have scheduling conflicts with ACSA and ARLIS/NA, VRA, and ACRL conferences or ACSA meets in a location where we have no member librarian, which complicates our planning.

There are pros and cons to meeting together.

Pros

Potential sharing of programming with faculty

Serendipitous encounters with faculty

Sponsorship by vendors who attend ACSA and the ability to meet the vendors (I don't think we'd take a huge hit on funding as most of our sponsors are specific to AASL.)

Cons

Lack of control (location, time, hotel venue are all chosen by ACSA)

Expenses (Room and AV services can run $800-1000/day and catering is dictated by the hotel and therefore relatively expensive)

Based on our discussion at the Strategic Planning session in Seattle and our subsequent work, the idea of occasionally meeting separate from ACSA has been raised. Here's an idea that we'd like to share and get feedback on. Perhaps as often as every other year, but not necessarily that often, we would meet at one of our member institutions. We might do this when we notice that ACSA is meeting in a location where we have no member librarian or in a location where we have just been for another conference or at a time that conflicts with other professional obligations.

There are pros and cons to this model as well.

Pros

Control over choice of place and time

Lower conference costs

Opportunity to highlight our libraries

Chance to increase awareness of our member libraries and make deeper connections with our colleagues

Cons

Requires host institution/librarian to step up and handle local arrangements (meeting room, social event spaces, catering) – the rest of the conference planning (programming and tours) would still be done by the Conference Planning Committee

Requires us to be nimble and respond quickly to ACSA planning

*Provide feedback on proposed independent member driven conference (location and schedule).*

2019 AASL Conference: Call for Proposals

Wed, 01 Aug 2018 18:47:34 GMT

2019 AASL Conference: Call for Proposals
41^st AASL Annual Meeting
Black Box: Articulating the Architecture Information Professional’s Core in a Post-Digital Era

The AASL Programming Committee is now accepting proposals for the 2019 AASL Annual Conference, which will be held in Pittsburgh, March 28-31, 2019. This year AASL borrows its theme from ACSA to ask the question: What are the challenges that information professionals specializing in Architecture and its related fields face in a post-digital era. Many of the challenges are easily identifiable - shrinking footprints, reorganizations, preservation, the digital divide, data management, digital scholarship, digital literacy, hybrid collections, re-skilling, increased responsibilities, general uncertainty - and are not limited to architecture information professionals alone. The theme challenges us to shift our thinking, to open up conversations about these topics, and to explore solutions. We have the chance to re-imagine these challenges as opportunities, creating a new core for information professionals in architecture that will help us to communicate our value to and to increase our visibility among peers, administration, and our teaching faculty.

Conference programming will include ignite-style talks, conference papers, and posters.

Ignite-style talks are 5 minute presentations. Each presentation consists of 20 slides that advance automatically. We encourage those with project ideas or projects in process to submit a proposal for an ignite talk.

Conference papers provide presenters the opportunity to engage the audience on a deeper level and provide greater detail with 15-20 minute presentations.

The poster session will return again this year, and we would especially like to encourage early career members (5 years or less experience) and graduate students to apply for the poster session, though all are welcome to do so. Posters should be formatted to 20”-30”, portrait orientation.

The submission deadline is September 28, 2018. Please consider writing a proposal that addresses the challenges listed in the theme or any others that are relevant to our work. Many of these topics were specifically identified in the 2018 conference feedback as important to our members.

Please note that proposal abstracts will be used in the conference program. Please use this Google Form to submit your proposals: https://goo.gl/forms/Cadx2vsSsoA7tXkY2.

If you have any questions regarding submissions for our sessions, please contact the 2019 Programming Committee at aasl2019conference@gmail.com.

Sincerely,

The 2019 AASL Conference Programming Committee
Jessica Aberle
Beth Dodd
Ardys Kozbial
Laura Marion

2018 AASL Conference: Call for Proposals

Mon, 31 Jul 2017 17:36:27 GMT

The AASL Programming Committee is now accepting proposals for the 2018 AASL Annual Conference, which will be held in Denver, March 15-17, 2018. Our theme this year is Identity Imperative: we will explore the roles we construct as information professionals associated with architecture and its related fields. We seek to understand ourselves as members of the information profession, members of AASL, and participants of our local communities of practice, education, and cultural institutions. What opportunities and challenges do we share with other information professionals? What is unique to us? And how have our individual and institutional experiences shaped how we craft our identities? This focus on Identity Imperative is fitting as AASL approaches its 40th anniversary. We will try to answer these questions and plan for our future through a Strategic Planning Session and various opportunities to present the work we do.

Conference programming will include Ignite-style talks, conference papers, and posters.

Conference papers provide presenters the opportunity to engage the audience on a deeper level and provide greater detail with 15-20 minute presentations.

The poster session is a new opportunity, and we would especially like to encourage early career members (5 years or less experience) and graduate students to apply for the poster session, though all are welcome to do so. Posters should be formatted to 20”-30”, portrait orientation.

The submission deadline is September 15, 2017. The committee is soliciting proposals for the following topics, which should tie into AASL’s theme, Identity Imperative.

Accreditation + Assessment
Tenure & Promotion – Alt-metrics – Measuring Impact – Alternative Skills for Librarians

Architecture School Collections
Documenting Student Work – Institutional Repositories – Born-Digital Architectural Records – Special Collections & Archives

Denver
Proposals celebrating Denver and its unique architectural identity

Digital Scholarship
Digital Humanities – Student Work – Exhibits & Projects – Digital Repositories, Asset Management, & Metadata

Outreach & Collaboration
Grants – Interdisciplinary Opportunities – Partnerships – Community Engagement

Instruction
Information Literacies – Research Assistance – Curriculum Development & Mapping – Supporting Traveling Studios

Please note that proposal abstracts will be used in the conference program. Please use this Google Form to submit your proposals: https://goo.gl/forms/D3KdLBltyIPd3Cnz2

We would also like to encourage our members to consider submitting a paper to the Open Session in ACSA in order to generate and to foster a collegial exchange of ideas between ACSA and AASL. For more information, please visit their conference website.

If you have any questions regarding submissions for our sessions, please contact the 2018 Programming Committee at jaberle@ufl.edu.

We look forward to you sharing your work and stories with us in Denver.

Sincerely,
The 2018 AASL Conference Programming Committee
Jessica Aberle
Beth Dodd
Ardys Kozbial

Changes to Constitution and Bylaws

Wed, 26 Apr 2017 17:03:04 GMT

During the AASL Membership Meeting held in Detroit on March 24, 2017, we reviewed the proposed changes to the Constitution and Bylaws that I had sent before the Conference. The changes were approved with a few revisions that I have incorporated to the documents linked below.

Changes to Constitution and Bylaws 2017- tracked changes

Changes to Constitution and Bylaws 2017 - final version

Please, take a moment to review them and send questions or edits if you notice any errors by Monday, May 8 to Mar González Palacios (mgonzalez@cca.qc.ca). After that, we will update the Constitution and Bylaws on the website to reflect the approved changes.

AASL Detroit -- Post-Conference Feedback Survey

Mon, 17 Apr 2017 17:01:03 GMT

As we begin thinking about next year's conference in Denver, we want to get your feedback about the Detroit conference. We've prepared a survey in which we ask you about the Detroit conference in some detail. In addition to asking you to rank your experiences, there are lots of comment boxes. Please let us know what worked and didn't work. We'll take all input into account as we look ahead to next year. There are also opportunities to make suggestions for topical discussions and tours for Denver.

Click here to link to the survey. It will take about 10 minutes. We'll leave the survey up through April 30th. I'll send a reminder before we take it down.

Your feedback is vitally important to making next year's conference valuable to you. Please fill out the form even if you weren't able to attend the Detroit conference. Your responses are submitted anonymously, unless you include your email for follow-up.

Many thanks in advance for participating!

AASL Membership Meeting Agenda and Reports

Mon, 20 Mar 2017 22:04:25 GMT

Below is the agenda for our upcoming membership meeting.

This agenda and all reports have been submitted in advance and are available at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B2ZscKR9gofwT0Zla3ZkZ0UzZ3M for your review. At the meeting we will provide brief summaries and will give time for questions or comments. Please, print out your own copies if you would like to have them for reference at the meeting.

Please, let me know if you have anything that you would like to be considered for addition to this agenda.

The membership meeting will take place on March 24, 2017 from 2:00-3:30pm in Detroit, MI.

Agenda

1. Call to order

2. Approval of the minutes for last Membership Meeting (Seattle, WA)

3. Reports of Executive Board:

a. President (Mar González Palacios)

b. Past-President (Martha Walker)

c. Vice-President (Rebecca Price)

d. Treasurer (Ted Goodman)

e. Secretary (Cathy Carpenter)

4. Reports of Executive Appointed Officers:

a. Webmaster (Cathryn Copper)

b. List Moderator (Ann Lindell)

c. Column Editors (Barbara Opar / Lucy Campbell)

d. Archivist (John Schlinke)

5. Archive digitization

6. Reports of Standing Committees:

a. Membership and Publicity (Paula Farrar)

b. Professional Development (Maya Gervits)

c. Awards (Amy Trendler)

7. Constitution and Bylaws revisions (Mar González Palacios)

8. Strategic Planning and Next Steps (Rebecca Price)

9. Nominations (David Eifler)

10. 40th Annual Conference (Chris Sala)

11. New Business

AASL Column Posted

Mon, 20 Mar 2017 21:59:32 GMT

Good billing in the ACSA update about our upcoming conference.

http://www.acsa-arch.org/acsa-news/read/read-more/acsa-news/2017/03/16/aasl-in-detroit

AASL Column Posted

Mon, 13 Feb 2017 19:47:10 GMT

Read about Cindy Frank's work to make her special collections more possible at the University of Maryland:

http://www.acsa-arch.org/acsa-news/read/read-more/acsa-news/2017/02/08/using-the-special-collections-for-library-outreach

AASL Officer Nominations

Tue, 24 Jan 2017 20:08:35 GMT

The AASL Nominations Committee would like to announce candidates for the following offices.

Vice-President/President Elect (3 year term) - Chris Sala, Columbia University
Treasurer (2 year term) - Kasia Leousis, Auburn University
Secretary (2 year term) - Stephanie Beene (University of New Mexico)

We would like to thank Chris, Kasia and Stephanie for their willingness to run for these important positions. Additional nominations can be made by the petition of two voting members and should be sent to David Eifler not later than February 20th.

We will announce the final slate by March 1, which will be voted on during our annual meeting in Detroit later that month.

AASL Nominations Committee

Cindy Derrenbacker, David Eifler, Sarah Dickinson

AASL Column Posted

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 19:07:43 GMT

Another great ACSA column by Barbara Opar--a review of the Pidgeon Digital Archive.

http://www.acsa-arch.org/acsa-news/read/read-more/acsa-news/2017/01/18/the-pidgeon-digital-archive

AASL Column Posted

Mon, 12 Dec 2016 21:52:56 GMT

The latest AASL column has been posted, The Changing World of the E-book by Barbara Opar.

Phase II of Avery / GSAPP Architectural Plans & Sections Collection

Mon, 19 Sep 2016 21:38:45 GMT

Artstor, the Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation (GSAPP), and the Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library are now sharing an additional 10,000 images of architectural plans and sections and related materials in the Digital Library.

For more information:

https://blogs.cul.columbia.edu/avery/2016/09/12/avery-gsapp-architectural-plans-sections-collection-in-artstor/

AASL Column Posted

Mon, 19 Sep 2016 21:36:38 GMT

Read the latest AASL column Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Artists' Books Through Events and a Virtual Catalog by David Eifler and Molly Rose, University of California, Berkeley.

http://www.acsa-arch.org/acsa-news/read/read-more/acsa-news/2016/09/15/revealing-the-hidden-beauty-of-artists'-books-through-events-and-a-virtual-catalog

Call for Papers: ART DOCUMENTATION

Wed, 10 Aug 2016 16:36:25 GMT

Editors are accepting article proposals for both the Spring 2017 and Fall 2017 issues of ART DOCUMENTATION, the semiannual peer-reviewed journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America, co-published by the University of Chicago Press. Articles should fall within the scope of art and architecture librarianship, visual resources curatorship, digital image management, technology related to the visual arts, art publishing, artists’ books, and related fields.

The deadline for the Spring 2017 issue is September 1, 2016; the first draft of the article should be completed by this date and be ready to submit for peer review. The deadline for the Fall 2017 issue is March 1, 2017; feel free to contact me any time before this date to submit an abstract or to discuss your proposal. ART DOCUMENTATION contributor guidelines may be found at https://arlisna.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=257:art-documentation-contributor-guidelines&catid=18:publications&Itemid=146.

Thanks for your interest in publishing in ART DOCUMENTATION!

AASL Column Posted

Tue, 02 Aug 2016 15:30:00 GMT

Read the latest AASL column How to Manage your Online Scholarly Identity by Anne E. Rauh, Science & Engineering Librarian, Syracuse University Libraries.

http://www.acsa-arch.org/acsa-news/read/read-more/acsa-news/2016/07/14/cattt-an-anti-method-for-architectural-research

2017 AASL Conference: Call for Proposals

Mon, 25 Jul 2016 20:53:37 GMT

Detroit: A New Model

Deadline Extended! Monday, September 26, 5 pm EST

The AASL Programming Committee is now accepting proposals for the 2017 AASL Annual Conference, which will be held in Detroit, Michigan, March 23-25, 2017.

Conference programming will include lightning talks, conference papers, and tours. Lightning talks are 6 minutes with a maximum of 12 slides; papers are15-20 minutes in length.

We are issuing a call for both lightning talks and conference papers. We have listed several topics below that were identified as important to the membership based on feedback from the 2016 post-conference survey and our Strategic Planning session in Seattle. We also want to capitalize on the fact that we are meeting in Detroit. While our tours will bring you to special places in the city, we want to bring Detroit to some of our sessions too.

Detroit will be both case study and analogy. As a case study, we’ll explore representations of the city and its built environment across various media (you will hear more on that as the conference draws near). The analogy that Detroit provides for architectural librarianship is that tension between old and new. When faced with the inevitability of change, how do we acknowledge the past, while welcoming the present? Just as Detroiters (natives and new blood) are figuring out not only how to coexist but to work together to build a new model of a city; how do our old and new skills, services, and spaces build upon each other to provide a new model for moving forward in architectural librarianship?

We grow as we learn from each other. Here are some suggestions for presentation topics. See what inspires you. Fill out a proposal form so that we can hear about your work.

Our local environment

Local Case Studies – Engaging with our communities/cities – Finding local resources (ephemera, etc) – Feet on the Ground Reference (knowing your locale and your community and helping your students learn about your locale)

Partnering

Collaboration with Faculty – Collaboration with other librarians – Grants – Interdisciplinary Opportunities

Outreach

Publicity and Promotion – Community Involvement – Liaison Relationships – Embedded Librarians

Spaces

Renovation – Maker Spaces – Library as Learning Lab – Closing Branches & Sharing Resources

Architecture School Collections

Documenting Student Work – Institutional Repositories – Born-Digital Architectural Records – Special Collections & Archives

Digital Scholarship

Digital Humanities – Student Work – Exhibits & Projects – Data Projects – Digital Repositories, Asset Management, & Metadata

Instruction

Information Literacies – Research Assistance – Curriculum Development & Mapping – Supporting Traveling Studios

Assessment

Tenure & Promotion – Alt-metrics – Measuring Impact

Proposals for either presentation format should not exceed 250 words. The submission deadline is September 16, 2016. Please use this Google Form to submit your proposals: https://goo.gl/VxDQYK.

If you have any questions regarding submission, please contact the 2017 Programming Committee at: aaslprogram@umich.edu

We look forward to reading your proposals and seeing you at the conference!

Sincerely,

The 2017 AASL Conference Programming Committee

Martin Aurand

Mar González Palacios

Rebecca Price, Conference Planning Chair

Amy Trendler

AASL Column Posted

Mon, 18 Jul 2016 18:45:02 GMT

We are pleased to share with you Cathryn Copper's intriguing article on the research process.

http://www.acsa-arch.org/acsa-news/read/read-more/acsa-news/2016/07/14/cattt-an-anti-method-for-architectural-research

AASL Column Posted

Tue, 21 Jun 2016 21:17:10 GMT

The latest AASL column was written by Maya Gervits. Maya discusses her ongoing music concert series and how this event supports the curriculum as well as student interest. Take a look...

http://www.acsa-arch.org/acsa-news/read/read-more/acsa-news/2016/06/20/music-in-the-library

2016 Intersections Symposium

Fri, 13 May 2016 20:40:39 GMT

Join us in Philadelphia. AIA and ACSA are pleased to host the second joint Intersections Between the Academy and Practice symposium. Join us Wednesday, May 18 at the AIA Convention in Philadelphia for a full-day of sessions on the topic of technology.

AASL Column Posted

Fri, 13 May 2016 20:27:51 GMT

Thanks to Megan Lotts for an interesting posting to ACSA News on a landscape architecture outreach project.

Landscape Architecture Students Play with Legos to Learn about the Library

Lucy and I appreciate the contributions AASL members are making to the column as we work to stay engaged with our ACSA colleagues. Happy weekend.

Barbara Opar

AASL Has a New Look!

Mon, 09 May 2016 12:00:00 GMT

It is with great pleasure that we announce the new, mobile-friendly, website of the Association of Architecture School Librarians. On the site you will find the Association’s new logo and new Conference Content Portal.

Thank you to Giona Lodigiani for the logo design. In the logo manual Lodigiani describes his inspiration for the logo.

Furthermore, our new LinkedIn group is accessible via the social media button on the website. Please join the group and help make it an active space!

Are you using Instagram? Tag your summer projects, library renovations, new books, etc. with AASL’s hashtag #aaslibraries. By using the hashtag we will have one place to go to see what amazing projects all of us are up to.

Thank you and we hope you enjoy AASL’s new image!