service in art librarianship, visual resources curatorship, or a related field, has made an outstanding national or international contribution to art information. The George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award Since its foundation in 1974, ARLIS/NA has bestowed the George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award annually. This honor recognizes excellence of content and production in North American art publications. Initially called the Art Publishing Award, it was renamed in 1980 to honor George Wittenborn (1905–1974), the influential New York art book dealer and publisher. The award is presented annually for outstanding publications in the visual arts and architecture which combine the highest standards of scholarship, design, and production. Outreach/communications ARLIS-L is the society's listserv which functions as a forum for sharing information and discussing issues facing art librarians, library students and visual resource professionals. The listserv is also a resource for job listings. ARLIS-L is a place for society members to distribute information about ARLIS/NA activities at conferences, workshops and meetings, announcements of awards and honors, news regarding society members and information on new print and electronic publications. ARLIS-L is an open discussion list and anyone may subscribe. Publications Art Documentation Art Documentation is the official journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America and is published twice yearly by the University of Chicago Press. Art Documentation includes articles and information relevant to art librarianship and visual resources curatorship. The publication includes practical information for the ARLIS/NA community such as committee, conference, meeting, chapter and member updates. Occasional papers Manuscripts for purchase on art information issues with such topics on staffing standards and core competencies. Online publications Resources are available for download on the ARLIS/NA website. See also Art history Art Libraries Society - U.K. and Ireland equivalent Judith Hoffberg List of library associations Slide library Special Libraries Association (SLA) References External links Art Documentation Archives of ARLIS/NA at the University of Illinois Library associations