(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The 2026 ACRL RBMS (Rare Books and Manuscripts Section) Conference is coming up from Tuesday, June 23, to Friday, June 26, in Milwaukee, WI, and online. The RBMS Conference Program Planning Committee enthusiastically invites you to contribute to an exploration of “Advocacy: Finding Your Voice”. The Committee invites proposals…
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Registration Open for Next ACRL Health Science Interest Group Friday Forum, “Bibliometrics: It Sounds Fancy!”–Online Fri., Nov. 7, 12:00-1:30 PM CDT
(via Jules Bailey, Florida State University) The ACRL Health Science Interest Group’s next Friday Forum is scheduled online for Friday, November 7, from 12:00 to 1:30 PM CDT. The topic is “Bibliometrics: It Sounds Fancy!”. You do not have to be a member of ACRL to join us! Bibliometrics projects are becoming more popular for…
Call for Nominations: ACRL Instruction Section Innovation Award–Deadline Fri., Dec. 5
(via Mallory Jallas, University of Illinois Springfield) The ACRL Instruction Section Innovation Award Committee is now accepting nominations for its award recognizing outstanding innovation in information literacy instruction or programming. Award Criteria: The award honors projects that demonstrate: Eligibility: Academic library workers or project teams that include an academic librarian are eligible. Projects must have been implemented…
Call for Submissions: College & Research Libraries News “Perspectives on the Framework” Column–Deadline Fri., Dec. 19
(via Abigail Mann, Illinois Wesleyan University) The publication College & Research Libraries News and ACRL’s Student Learning and Information Literacy Committee invite proposals for the publication’s “Perspectives on the Framework” column. This is a great opportunity to share how the Framework for Information Literacy has influenced your work over the past decade. We are particularly…
ACRL Board of Directors Approves New AI Competencies for Academic Library Workers
(via ACRL) The ACRL Board of Directors approved new AI Competencies for Academic Library Workers at its October 3, 2025, virtual meeting. The document expands on the broad definition of AI literacy, tailoring it into a comprehensive, library-specific set of competencies applicable to academic library workers. It is meant to serve as a guiding framework for the creation…
Call for Mentors: ACRL Spectrum Scholars–Deadline Fri., Nov. 7
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Help support a diverse workforce in the next generation of academic librarians by mentoring an ALA Spectrum Scholar through the ACRL Dr. E.J. Josey Spectrum Scholar Mentor Program. This program links library school students and new librarians who are of American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Middle Eastern…
Registration Open for Next ACRL STS College Science Librarians Virtual Discussion (Thurs., Nov. 20, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT)–Theme “The Cost of Librarianship”
(via Clarissa Ihssen, American University) Please join us for the next ACRL STS (Science and Technology Section) College Science Librarians Virtual Discussion online Thursday, November 20, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. Hear what is happening with colleagues from far and wide and share strategies that have worked for you in the ever-changing STEM librarianship…
Call for Speakers: ACRL STS Scholarly Communication Committee Virtual Panel (Jan., 2026) on Institutional Repositories and Accessibility or ADA Compliance–Deadline Fri., Oct. 24
(via Kira Wyld, University of Washington) The ACRL Science and Technology Section’s Scholarly Communication Committee is looking for speakers for a virtual panel in January, 2026, who are working on accessibility in the context of institutional repositories, or are working to implement ADA Title II/Title III standards in their repository and other digital scholarship content….
Call for Submissions: ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Awards–Deadline Fri., Dec. 5
(via the ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Awards Committee) The Association of College and Research Libraries Excellence in Academic Libraries Awards Committee seeks nominations for this year’s Excellence in Academic Libraries Awards. These annual awards recognize libraries where librarians and staff work together as a team to develop libraries that are outstanding in furthering the…
Call for Participation Extended: ACRL Chapters Council Survey on Potential Resources to Meet Academic Librarians’ Advocacy Needs–New Deadline Mon., Oct. 20
(via Leslin Charles, ACRL Chapters Council Past Chair) The ACRL Chapters Council is working in partnership with the ALA COLA Ecosystem Initiative to better understand the advocacy needs of academic librarians in leveraging their individual ecosystem to develop useful tools that would assist ACRL members in their advocacy efforts. See more details below. Are you…