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Exhibit Criteria
All exhibits accepted for display in the University Libraries must satisfy the following criteria:
- relate to the mission of the University and/or the University Libraries;
- be sponsored by the University Libraries or another University at Albany unit;
- present a fair and equitable view of an issue;
- be aesthetically pleasing;
- display materials largely from the Libraries' collections;
- promote the resources, services and functions of the University Libraries.
Previous Exhibits 2002-
President as Scholar: President Hall's Selected Reading List, Spring 2005 Curated by Jane Kessler and Carol Anderson
Study Abroad, Spring/Summer 2005 Curated by Office of International Study Abroad, University at Albany
The Immortal Storyteller: Hans Christian Andersen, Spring 2005 Curated by Anne Maffrey
Perspectives on Globalization: Is Another World Possible?, Spring 2005. Liz Espinoza, Joana Tse, Prof. Fernando Leiva (LACS), Joana Tse, and Deborah LaFond
Latin American Culture and Resistance, December 2004-January 2005. Liz Espinoza, Joana Tse, and Deborah LaFond
United Nations Poster Collection, December 2004-Spring 2005. Anne Maffrey and Deborah M. LaFond
Vote-Smart:Election 2004, Fall 2004. Joana Tse and Deborah LaFond
Library Palooza, a one day engagement occurring the day before the first day of Fall classes aimed principally at undergraduates with the aim of promoting the Libraries' services.University Special Collections Exhibit, August 15- September 30, 2004 . Curated by Brian Keough and Mary Sellen.
Resources on Racial Profiling: An exhibit incorporating findings of an information literacy assignment created by the ACLU Student Chapter in conjunction with Deborah LaFond, May-July 2004 Abilities Awareness Month, an exhibit curated by Carol Jewell in conjunction with Katie Jezik and Deborah LaFond, April 2004
Travel Abroad: a photo-contest exhibit on international travel curated by the International Students Office, March 2004
Faces of Liberty, an exhibit curated by the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU). January-March 2004
Diversity: Sources in the Interactive Media Center, Fall 2003. Sydney Allen, Deborah LaFond, Carol Gryzboswski.
Beyond the Frame: How Art Exhibited in the Library Can Serve as a Bridge to the Library's Collection curated by Karen Cannell, Fall 2003
Women's Studies: International and Transnational Perspectives, March - June 2003. Documenting the work of 13th Moon, International Women's Tribune Centre, Institute for Research on Women
Inappropriate Children's Books: An Historical Viewing, January - April 2003. Includes examples from The Miriam Snow Mathes Historical Children's Literature Collection. Teaching exhibit themes; Racial & Ethnic Bias, and Death & Violence, Bad Role Models. Designed and mounted by Special Collections staff members David Mitchell and Karen Grimwood. Coordinated by Library Diversity Committee and Exhibits Committee.
Art, Culture and History of Haiti (Dr. Eloise Briere, Joanne Spadaro, Marjorie Benedict, Deborah LaFond co-curators) October 2002 - January 2003. In conjunction with Dr. Briere's class on Haiti and Campus Speaker, Raoul Peck, Haitian Film Director and discussion of his new film "Lumumba," New York Writer's Institute, October 11, 2002.
New books display 2002-2003
Women's History Month, March 2003
African Americans in Culture and Society, January-March, 2003
Media and Society, September-October, 2002
Caring for Young Children in a Violent World, September 2002
Library Exhibits Committee Members
- Co-Chairs: S. Allen & D. LaFond (appointed by Director of Libraries)
- Allen, Sydney LI-B34D 442-3625 skallen@uamail.albany.edu
- Bobish, Gregory LI-107B 442-3591 gbobish@uamail.albany.edu
- Germain, Carol Anne LI-128 442-3590 cgermain@uamail.albany.edu
- Kinlock, Barbara LE-310 437-3925 bkinlock@uamail.albany.edu
- LaFond, Deborah LI-205 442-3599 dlafond@uamail.albany.edu
- McAllister, Colleen LI-122 442-3552 cmcallister@uamail.albany.edu
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