(via Kelly McCallister, Appalachian State University) The North Carolina Library Association, College & University Section, is sponsoring a free webinar, “The Importance of Mapping to the ACRL Standards for Distance Learning Library Services“. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, May 24, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CST. To register for the webinar, click here. To register for…
Category: Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
ACRL STS Info. Lit. Committee Chat Discussion on April 21: “Developing a Scalable Online Scientific Information Literacy Module”
(via Laksamee Putnam, Towson University) Please join us Friday, April 21, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CST, for the monthly discussion hosted by the ACRL STS (Science & Technology Section) Information Literacy Committee. This month, three librarians from Michigan State University-Sara Miller (Librarian for Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning Initiatives), Eric Tans (Environmental Sciences Librarian), and Elizabeth Webster…
Articles Sought for Spring, 2017, ACRL College Libraries Section Newsletter
(via Lindsay Davis, University of California, Merced) The ACRL CLS (College Libraries Section) Communications Committee invites you to submit an article for the Spring, 2017, CLS Newsletter. While we do have some submissions so far, we have not received as many as we would like. Did you present at ACRL? Are you having a program at ALA…
ACRL IS Holding Teaching Methods Virtual Forum on April 25
(via Brandon West, SUNY Geneseo) Join the ACRL IS (Instruction Section) Teaching Methods committee for a conversation with Melissa Bowles-Terry and Cassandra Kvenild, authors of Classroom Assessment Techniques for Librarians (ALA 2015). Bowles-Terry and Kvenild will discuss how they integrate assessment into their instruction and give practical tips on how to adjust and customize assessment for specific…
Try Out a Licensed Workshop at ACRL 2017
(via ACRL) Note: The names of workshop presenters from Illinois are in bold. Looking to strengthen your library’s professional skills? ACRL offers a variety of licensed workshops that can be brought upon request to your campus, chapter, or consortia. Led by expert presenters, these full-day immersive workshops are designed to engage participants and help academic librarians strengthen competencies…
Volunteer for Guidelines for Media Resources for Academic Libraries in Higher Education Task Force by March 31
(via ACRL) The ACRL Board of Directors approved, via virtual vote during March 3-13, 2017, the ACRL Media Resources for Academic Libraries in Higher Education Task. ACRL President Irene M.H. Herold invites you to volunteer to serve on this newly created task force. Please see the following charge and timeline: Charge: The task force is established…
March 8 ACRL Webcast: “Essentials of Usability Design for Library Research Guides”
(via the Association of College and Research Libraries) Web design, in the form of creating online research guides, has become a big part of many librarians’ jobs, but we’re rarely taught how to do it well. Most of us learn the nuts and bolts of how to make guides, without learning the principles of how…
Hensley Presenting in February 28 ACRL SLILC Forum: Global Perspectives on Information Literacy
(via the Association of College and Research Libraries) The ACRL Student Learning and Information Literacy Committee (SLILC) is excited to announce the first in a series of programming and events related to the forthcoming white paper, Global Perspectives on Information Literacy: Fostering a dialogue for international understanding. The white paper was edited by the ACRL SLILC…
Volunteer for ACRL Division, Section, or Representative Appointment by Feb. 15
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Are you looking for ways to expand your professional network and contribute to ACRL? Committee volunteers help shape ACRL by advancing its strategic plan and influencing the direction of academic and research librarianship. Serving on a committee or editorial board is a great way to become involved and make…
Loretta Parham Named 2017 ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Loretta Parham, CEO and Director of the Atlanta University Center (AUC) Robert W. Woodruff Library, is the 2017 Association of College and Research Libraries’ (ACRL) Academic/Research Librarian of the Year. The award, sponsored by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO, recognizes an outstanding member of the library profession who has…