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Editorial. Focuses on the role of professional conferences in the American visual arts. Fixtures of modern professional life; Pressure to public academic papers; Acceptance of a conference topic or paper; Representation of the visual arts at the American Studies Association.

This section offers updates on several conferences held in the U.S. on February 1983 which focused on art documentation. Conservators met in May and in September 1982 in the U.S. and addressed a number of areas of concern. The Tenth Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC), was held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from May 26 to 30, 1982 and contained a wealth of information for those interested in book and paper conservation. The 1982 Congress of the International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, the parent of AIC, was held in Washington, D.C. from September 3 to 9, 1982. Over 700 delegates from around the world attended. Its theme was Science and Technology in the Service of Conservation, and papers focused on the collaboration between conservators and scientists. The Society of American Archivists met in Boston, Massachusetts from October 19 to 22, 2005. Its theme was Only One Among Many: Cooperation and Coordination among Allied Disciplines and Professions.

The article offers news briefs about library preservation in the U.S. as of December 1984. Carla Montori of the Yale University Preservation Department has participated in the Library Preservation: Implementing Programs conference sponsored by the Resources & Technical Services Division of the American Library Association with cooperation of the Library of Congress. Ellen McCrady was hired as preservation librarian at Brigham Young University Library. A grant was presented by Steelcase Inc. to Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio Foundation.

The article presents updates related to the cataloging and indexing systems special interest group of the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA)as of 1985. A number of sessions were sponsored by the group during the annual conference of ARLIS/NA held in Los Angeles, California. Members are encourage to submit their papers for a workshop/seminar on authorities. Karen Muller is resigning from the society.

The article covers issues related to art in the United States as of June 1984. Videodisc Publishing has completed a laser videodisc of the National Gallery of Art. The periodical "Art & Antiques" is under new management and welcomes contributions in the field of non-contemporary fine arts, decorative arts and architecture. The proceedings of the 1983 conference "Architecture and the Emerging Third Millenium" organized by the West Central Region Chapter of the American Council of Schools of Architecture has been published.

Presents updates on visual resources (VR) in the U.S. as of December 1982. Formation of the Visual Resources Association; Information on the Art Libraries Society of North America conference; Call for nominations and volunteers for VR Moderator.

This section offers updates from the round table groups affiliated with the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) as of June 1991. Due to its decision not to sponsor a session during the 1991 conference of ARLIS/NA, the discussion of the Film and Video Round Table focused on the selection of a new coordinator for the group and planning a proposal for the 1992 conference. Following discussions at the conference, the committee of the Indigenous Art and Culture Round Table submitted a proposal for the session entitled "Access & Privacy: Ethics in Library, Archival and Visual Resource Collections," which was presented during the convention.

Announces events organized by associations in the field of natural science in the U.S. Location of the 2005 annual meeting of the American Society of Naturalists; Participants of the second annual Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge; Topics to be addressed at the 8th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists.

This section presents conference and meeting reports held by some art documentation and library associations in the U.S. in 1986. At the midwinter meeting of the ACRL Art Section of the American Library Association, the group worked on new activities and directions. The group also created three new committees. Meanwhile, business meeting of the Visual Resources Association (VRA) was held in New York City from February 13 to 14. The topic of VRA publications recurred throughout the meeting.

The article covers issues related to architecture in the U.S. The annual meeting of the Association of Architectural Librarians was held at the headquarters of the American Institute of Architects in Washington, D.C. on October 20-22, 1984. Art in public places was discussed at a symposium at Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania in October 1984. The Museum of Modern Art in New York plans a series of exhibitions of the work of significant contemporary architects.

The article reports on the annual business meeting conducted by Visual Resource SIG group in the U.S. in 1987. Visual Resources 1987 Moderator Eileen Fry called for every members of the group to submit articles to the journal "Art Documentation." The series of events that transpired during the past year are presented. Issues about visual resources that were suggested for the 1988 conference program are enumerated.

The article focuses on the development of the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) since its inception in 1966. The Art Documentation/Update Advisory Board had worked to establish guidelines and set standards for publications and continuing education. The Society had encountered financial difficulties in 1985. Included in the events organized by the ARLIS/NA are the Los Angeles Conference chaired by Joan Benedetti and the Art Pre-Conference Session of the International Federation of Library Associations Conference in Illinois.