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The article presents highlights of a session on teaching art librarianship/visual resources curatorship sponsored by the Art Libraries Society of North America held in Rhode Island on February 15, 1994. Marilyn Russell-Bogle presented the paper "Learning and Teaching Styles." The paper "Images in Two Different Worlds" describes the visual resources course being taught by Nancy Schuller. The question and answer focused on teaching qualifications and student evaluation and grading.

The article presents the highlights of a session on the use of electronic tools in reference and bibliographic instruction sponsored by the Reference and Information Services Section and the Academic Library Division of the Art Libraries Society of North America held in Rhode Island on February 15, 1994. The moderator of the session was Deborah Barlow, reference librarian at the University of Southern California. The use of table-of-contents indexes for references was tackled by Loanne Snavely.

The article presents the highlights of the session "Love's Labor Lost, Or How Does an Exhibition Want to Be Remembered?" sponsored by the Cataloging Section of the Art Libraries Society of North America held in Rhode Island on February 15, 1994. Judith Cline of the National Gallery of Arts (NGA) explained the responsibilities of the NGA Exhibitions Office and the Registrar's Office. Archivist Maureen Melton tackled the role of a museum archivist in the preservation of records.

The article presents some of the highlights of the session "Original Prints for the Public" sponsored by the Public Library Division of the Art Libraries Society of North America held in Providence, Rhode Island on February 13, 1994. Print collection keeper Sinclair H. Hitchings believed that public interest in prints is vital to art librarians and collections. Speaker William J. Dane of the Newark Public Library noted that a knowledge of graphic techniques is essential when working with prints.

Presents steps of collection analysis that are found useful through a long process of planning for new library space at the Rhode Island School of Design. Significance of collection analysis; Manner in which online catalogs provide collection counts; Use of flat number for new acquisitions.

The article presents the highlights of the session "Imaging As a Teaching Tool," sponsored by the Visual Resources Division of the Art Libraries Society of North America held in Rhode Island on February 15, 1994. General information on the utilization of emerging technologies by resource collections was presented in the event. Charles Altschul of Creative Media Center discussed the widespread influence of digital media. Lecturer Scott Bell tackled some of the challenges facing higher education.

The article presents some of the highlights of the ASK ARLIS session on electronic literacy sponsored by the Technology Committee of the Art Libraries Society (ARLIS) of North America held in Rhode Island on February 14, 1994. The session tackled basic terminology and concepts in workstations and imaging. National Museum of American Art computer services coordinator Karen Cassedy discussed hardware and software selection. Reference librarian Barbara Sykes-Austin focused on the impact of CD-ROM.

The article presents the highlights of the "New Avenues of Access in the Online Catalog: Consensus, Collaboration, Commingling" session during the Art Libraries Society of North America conference in Rhode Island on February 14, 1994. Art and Architecture Thesaurus director Toni Petersen cited the developments that could affect subject access. Mark Ziomek of the Library of Congress tackled the Working Group of Form and Genre Vocabulary in terms of coordinating form/genre terminology of thesauri.

The article presents some of the highlights of a session on developing and sustaining institutional archives during the annual conference of the Art Libraries Society of North America held in Rhode Island on February 14, 1994. The session introduced the management of institutional archives for librarians. Library director David Maslyn of the University of Rhode Island described the role of an archivist. Questions related to practical considerations on the topic followed the presentation.

The article presents the highlights of the ASK ARLIS session "Collection Evaluation As a Reference Tool" sponsored by the Reference and Information Services Section of Art Libraries Society (ARLIS) of North America held in Rhode Island on February 13, 1994. Assistant librarian Pat Lynagh observed that one of the benefits of the Washington Art Library Resources Committee is finding out what other libraries have. The session focused on cooperative collection development and interlibrary loan.

The article presents some of the highlights of a panel discussion on professional education for visual resources librarians and curators sponsored by the Visual Resources Division of the Art Libraries Society of North America held in Rhode Island on February 14, 1994. The educational needs of visual resources professionals and the potential impact of the profession on existing degree programs were discussed. The panel addressed the importance of education to visual resources professionals.

The article presents some of the highlights of the ASK ARLIS I session on museum library special collections sponsored by the Art Libraries Society of North America held in Providence, Rhode Island on February 12, 1994. Linda Hardberger, curator at the McNay Art Museum, described four rare book programs at the event. National Gallery of Art executive librarian Neal Turtell addressed the politics of working with print departments. Marking guidelines for rare books were also discussed.

The article presents some of the highlights of the session "Managing Architectural Drawings" sponsored by the Architecture Section of the Art Libraries Society of North America held in Rhode Island on February 13, 1994. Syracuse University Fine Arts Library head Barbara Opar of New York outlined the history of bibliographic control of architectural drawings. Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library special project cataloger Beth Dodd discussed the actuality of cataloging architectural drawings.

The article presents the highlights of the 22nd Annual Conference of the Art Libraries Society of North America held in Providence, Rhode Island on February 11-16, 1994. More than 500 participants attended despite the storm. Informal sessions on collection evaluation and electronic literacy, stress management workshop and hands-on session on preservation were organized for the event. Architectural historian William McKenzie Woodward discussed the historic libraries in Rhode Island.

The article presents some of the highlights of the 1994 Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) convocation held at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence on February 13. The opening remarks was delivered by ARLIS/NA president Deirdre Stam. The Gerd Muehsam Award was presented to Lesley Anne Bell of the University of Western Ontario. Elmar Seibel received the honorary lifetime membership in the New England Chapter.