(via ACRL) John D. Brdecka, Head of Print Collection Management at Northwestern University Libraries, is ACRL’s Member of the Week. Some of his responses to interview questions are below. To read the full interview, please go here. Congratulations! Describe ACRL in three words Networking, continuous learning, leadership. What do you value about ACRL? I value…
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Reminder: ACRL Seeking Volunteers for Its 2020-2021 Division, Section, and Representative Appointments (Deadline Feb. 14)
(via ACRL) 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 an impact on the…
Call for Participation: Survey on Potential Revisions to the Information Literacy Competency Standards for Nursing
(via Laureen Cantwell, Colorado Mesa University) As you may or may not be aware, the Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education (“the Standards”) was replaced by the Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education (“the Framework”) in 2015. This means that the Information Literacy Competency Standards for Nursing, established in 2013, is in need…
Call for Nominations: ACRL Instruction Section Recognition (Deadline Jan. 25)
(via Caroline Sinkinson, University of Colorado Boulder) Do you know someone who is an amazing teaching librarian? If yes, consider nominating them as a Featured Teaching Librarian! If you’re an amazing teaching librarian, consider nominating yourself. The nomination form is here. The ACRL Instruction Section Teaching Methods Committee wants to highlight excellent teaching librarians. Several…
Call for Chapter Proposals — Transfer Student Success: Advancing Outcomes from the Library Book (Deadline Jan. 6)
(via Ann Marshall, Purdue University Fort Wayne) Do you work with transfer students at your institution, and would you like to share your experiences with fellow librarians? We are seeking a few final proposals for an edited book tentatively titled Transfer Student Success: Advancing Outcomes from the Library, to be published by ALA Editions in…
Call for Members: ACRL Diversity Alliance
(via Allison Payne, ACRL Program Manager for Strategic Initiatives) The ACRL Diversity Alliance program unites academic libraries committed to increasing the hiring pipeline of qualified and talented individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. The commitment of each library leader to create one or more residency positions will expand opportunities available to individuals from professionally…
Fall Issue of ACRL Chapter Topics Newsletter Features Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Activities
(via IACRL) The Fall, 2019, issue of ACRL’s Chapter Topics newsletter is now available. The newsletter, which ACRL releases twice annually, highlights meetings, professional-development activities, and other initiatives by statewide ACRL chapters. IACRL has three articles in this issue (all available here). The articles cover the RAILS/IACRL networking events that took place at Waubonsee Community College…
Call for Chapter Proposals: ACRL Publication on Teaching Data Literacy (Deadline February 3)
(via Julia Bauder, Grinnell College) Do you ever help students or faculty with data? Does that work involve helping them to understand: How to find and interpret data? How to be a critical consumer of data? How to be an ethical producer of data? What it means to decolonize data? Why it’s important to document…
Call for Volunteers: ACRL Division, Section, and Representative Appointments (Deadline Feb. 14, 2020)
(via ACRL) 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 an impact on the…
Registration Open for Free ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee Webinar, “Working on Ourselves: Mitigating Unconscious Bias in Literature Searching” (Mon., Dec. 9. 1:00-2:00 PM CST)
(via Dr. Laura Gariepy, Virginia Commonwealth University) FREE Online Presentation: Working on Ourselves: Mitigating Unconscious Bias in Literature Searching Presented online via Zoom Monday, December 9th 2019 1:00-2:00pm CST Register Here Sponsored by the ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee Unconscious, or implicit, bias in medical research and care is well documented– black patients on average…