Arlies : 182nd Association Meeting: Spring 2023

2023 Films

To view the full descriptions, please visit the ARL.org web page. View the winning entries on the 2023 Arlies page.

View the entry rules below.

Collections-Focused Films

BPL Special Collections Reopening, Boston Public Library

David Leonard

Introducing a new space and a transformative approach to Special Collections Engagement

LSU is Restoring a 19th-Century Mardi Gras Scrapbook, Louisiana State University Libraries

Caroline Ziegler, Darius Spieth, Christine Wendling, Grace Pounders, and Rachel Holland

A Mardi Gras scrapbook originally put together in the 1800s is being restored by LSU Libraries to preserve part of Louisiana’s cultural heritage.

Anne Rice Collection, Tulane University Library

Nix Mendy, Alan Velasquez, Sara Helberg (student assistant)

Promotional video that highlights the release of the complete archival collection of famed bestselling New Orleans author Anne Rice

Philip B. Lind donates $2.5 million to UBC for the Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush Collection, University of British Columbia Library

UBC Library Communications Team: Michelle Blackwell, Phoebe Chan, Anna Moorhouse, Matt Patton

UBC Library is gifted an unparalleled rare book and archival collection, dating from the Klondike Gold Rush (1894–1904), by UBC alumnus and Canadian telecommunications Phil Lind.

Media, University of Calgary Libraries and Cultural Resources

Kathryn Ruddock, Marc Stoeckle, Nicola Johnson, Dave Brown, Lelland Reed, Andy Nichols

An ode to Libraries and Cultural Resources Media Preservation Goals

Buller, University of Manitoba Libraries

Heather Bidzinski and Mike Latchislaw

An "enormous collection" of archival records from one of the first professors hired by the University of Manitoba in 1904 reveal life at the university and in the boomtown of Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada.

The University of Waterloo Oral History Hub Pilot, University of Waterloo Library

Antonio Muñoz Gómez, Matt Regehr, Nick Richbell, Tanya Snyder

The video celebrates the launch of Special Collections & Archives oral history program

Development/Fund-Raising Films

Your gift opens doors at the University Libraries, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries

Videographer: Michelle Lotker; Direction: Aleah Howell

As the Campaign for Carolina came to a close in 2022, the UNC-Chapel Hill University Libraries thanked donors and inspired giving during the campaign’s final phase.

Neil Richards Collection Promo, University of Saskatchewan Library

Ann Liang, Lindsay Stokalko, Luke Muller

The University Archives and Special Collections at the University of Saskatchewan has a large collection of materials relating to sexual and gender diversity, follow along with local Saskatchewan Drag Queen Chelazon Leroux to learn more about the collection.

Celebrating Libraries — Day of the Badger 2023, University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries

Natasha Veeser, Jari Xiong, Sarah Logsdon

Promotional piece produced for Libraries to have on Foundation/Alumni site during largest fundraiser of the year

Free-Form Films

MSU Libraries Congratulates Spring Grads of 2022, Michigan State University Libraries

Austin DeRaedt

This video captures the spirit of celebration and achievement of students completing the spring 2022 semester at Michigan State University.

BuckeyeLove at Thompson Library, Ohio State University Libraries

Amanda deJonge

An Instagram reel depicting the installation of a giant heart in Thompson Library as part of the university-wide BuckeyeLove campaign.

UMN Libraries at the 2022 Homecoming Parade, University of Minnesota Libraries

Mark Engebretson

School spirit and a love of libraries was on display at Homecoming Parade.

How-To/Instruction Films

Texas History for Teachers Presents: The Legacy of Barbara Jordan, University of North Texas University Libraries

Joshua Sylve' (UNT Libraries), Dr. Andrew Torget (UNT), Dr. Karen L. Kossie-Chernyshev (TSU), Dreanna Belden (UNT Libraries)

The video entry, The Legacy of Barbara Jordan, showcases three minutes of a 14-minute short documentary produced as an instructional resource for 4th and 7th grade teachers as part of the Texas History for Teachers project in development by the UNT Libraries, the UNT History Department, and partner institutions across Texas.

Primary Sources, University of Delaware Library

Kaitlyn Tanis (writer), Kris Raser (producer/editor)

Viewers will be able to: Identify what a primary source is and use tips for researching and finding primary sources at the University of Delaware.

Publicity/Marketing

I&RC Promo Video — “You Belong at the I&RC,” Auburn University Libraries

Emily Sahib

This “elevator-pitch” style promo video is less than 90 seconds and somehow packs in all the information about the Innovation & Research Commons at RBD Library while maintaining a comfortable pace and a tone of inclusiveness — leaving the viewer feeling supported to embrace their curiosity.

Find Your Vibe at Morgan Library, Colorado State University Libraries

Grace Cooper, Maddy Kling, Vern Lazar

Two students dance their way to good vibes at Colorado State University's Morgan Library.

Welcome to the Georgia Tech Library, Georgia Institute of Technology Library

Jason Wright

We create, maintain and secure for the future an environment where scholars can access the vast digital cloud of humanity’s recorded knowledge and engage in discourse with both the future and the past.

Newton's Bucket: Creating Art in Alkek Library's MakerSpace, Texas State University Libraries

Kira Wright, Noah Brock, Elizabeth Hambleton, Andrew Rechnitz

MakerSpace Supervisor Noah Brock demonstrates how his sculpture can be created within Alkek Library.

The University of Chicago Library: Preservation Labs, The University of Chicago Library

The University of Chicago Library, in partnership with UChicago Creative

The University of Chicago Preservation team rescued and digitized a 16th-century antiphonarium.

UMD’s Equitable Access to Scholarly Articles Policy, University of Maryland Libraries

Conceptualized and scripted by Kate Maloney, Adriene Lim, Dan Mack, Terry Owen; animations and voiceover produced by Explainly Video Agenc

This video was created to educate faculty members about a new open access policy implemented by the Libraries, including the value and benefits of the policy, what it will mean for their scholarly research, and the specific steps on how to comply with the policy.

About the Arlies

A working group of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Member Engagement and Outreach Committee will host the eighth annual ARL Film Festival (the Arlies) on May 2, 2023 at 3:30pm during the 182nd spring Association Meeting of ARL in Denver, Colorado. The film festival highlights and shares multimedia products developed by member institutions to increase knowledge and use of libraries, their spaces, services, collections, and expertise. We encourage submissions that reflect diversity of the student population. Submissions are limited to ARL member libraries.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Entry Rules & Submission Requirements

Films produced prior to 01/01/2021 are not eligible for consideration for the 2023 festival.
The Arlies submission form must be completed to enter.
Films can be either scripted or improvisational, animated or not.
Films viewed at a previous Arlies are not eligible for consideration for the 2023 festival.
An institution may submit only one film per year.
Entries must fall into one of the submission categories, and a film may be submitted in up to two categories.
Entries must not exceed a total running time of three minutes each, including credits. If entries exceed the three minute maximum, then only three minutes of the film will be shown during the Festival. Films will be shown from the beginning, unless otherwise specified in the submission form to show a specific start and stop time.
An attachment of the film video file must be uploaded during the submission process, as well as the member institution’s link to the video for long-term viewing and posting on the ARL website. If the video file is too large for upload, please email events@arl.org for an alternate upload method.

Submission Categories

How-To/Instruction Films: In order to qualify for this category, the submitted project must be created for use in a classroom or online course or as an instructional video to learn a new skill (e.g., How to Use Endnote).
Development/Fund-Raising Films: In order to qualify for this category, the submitted project must be intended to raise funds or attract potential donors to the library. A specific goal must be included (e.g., $10,000 or securing the names of at least 20 new friends for the library).
Collections-Focused Films: In order to qualify for this category, the submitted project must highlight book(s), document(s), photograph(s), sound recording(s), collection(s) or other item(s) from the library’s holdings.
Publicity/Marketing Films: In order to qualify for this category, the submitted project must be intended to promote knowledge of and appreciation for the library, services, spaces, or expertise to a particular audience.
Research Films: In order to qualify for this category, the submitted project must highlight a service that supports the research mission of the library.
Free-Form Films: Other than meeting submission requirements, there are no rules for submitting in this category, either because the project does not fit into any of the other categories or defies categorization altogether.

Determination of Finalists

An Arlies Film Festival Finalist is defined as an entry that satisfies all entry rules and is shown during the festival. If the festival is held synchronously, there may be a limit to the number of films that can be shown in the time allotted for the festival. In the event of more qualified entries than available showing slots in the festival, the Working Group shall determine a method by which Film Festival Finalists are chosen.

Determination of Festival Awardees

The winner in each award category is determined by a majority vote of member representatives that submit an Arlies Film Festival ballot. Each member institution receives one ballot.

Arlies Film Festival 2023: The “Arlies”