Hobart and William Smith Colleges

7 November 2005 Vaughn chosen president-elect of art library group

Kathryn Vaughn, Visual Reources Librarian, was recently been elected the Vice President/President Elect of the Art Libraries Society of Western New York.

Founded in 1972, the group is the only professional organization in North America exclusively devoted to the concerns of art information specialists. Its members include art and architecture librarians, archivists, art historians, art librarianship educators, slide and photograph curators, institutions such as colleges, museums, and historical societies, and businesses such as art book publishers and dealers.

The Western New York chapter provides an opportunity for members from all over the upstate New York regionfrom Albany to Buffaloto meet other local art information professionals, share ideas about their work, and participate in activities that further the work of the parent organization.