(via Dr. Dennis Krieb, Lewis & Clark Community College) I would like to invite anyone interested in the burgeoning topic of data analytics and academic libraries to join the new Institutional Research Interest Group. Beginning September 1, 2017, you can join the Institutional Research Interest Group through your ALA membership record, and participate through the interest…
Category: Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
ACRL Seeking Feedback on Revised Standards for Libraries in Higher Education
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) An ACRL task force seeks comments on a draft of potential changes to the Standards for Libraries in Higher Education (SLHE) before completing final revisions and submitting the standards for approval. Like all ACRL standards and guidelines, these are subject to a regular cyclical review. Please review the draft document and…
Call for Proposals: ACRL University Libraries Section Online Programs
(via Jason Martin, Middle Tennessee State University) The ACRL University Libraries Section Professional Development Committee is charged with supporting the continued development of ULS members by providing professional development opportunities, mostly through online programming. The ULS Professional Development Committee is committed to providing programs on a wide array of topics and in various formats to…
ACRL Instruction Section Program Seeking Mentees
(via Alexandra Hauser, Michigan State University) Would you like to develop your library instruction skills, methods, and resources more fully? Expand your network and build a relationship with a new colleague? If you answered “yes” to one or both of these questions then the ACRL Instruction Section Mentoring Program is for you. The purpose of…
ACRL Instruction Section Program Seeking Mentors
(via Alexandra Hauser, Michigan State University) Do you want to share your professional library instruction experience? Lead and build a relationship with a new colleague? Did you answer “yes” to one or both of these questions? If so, then please consider becoming a mentor for the ACRL Instruction Section Mentoring Program. The purpose of the…
Call for Submissions: ACRL Instruction Section Newsletter (Deadline Sept. 14)
(via the ACRL Instruction Section) The ACRL Instruction Section Newsletter is soliciting content. We invite your submissions about the following topics. active learning techniques learning object creation student learning outcomes & pedagogy assessment instructional design (universal, backward, accessibility, etc.) instruction for special populations (e.g., faculty, international students, administrators, etc.) Submissions should take one of the following forms….
Volunteers and Suggestions Needed for ACRL Instruction Section’s Research Agenda Conversations
(via Samantha Godbey, University of Nevada, Las Vegas) It’s time for the ACRL Instruction Section’s Research and Scholarship Committee to work on a new installment of our Research Agenda Conversations, and we are looking for recommendations. Research Agenda Conversations provides an opportunity for leading scholars in the field of Information Literacy to talk about their own research and how they approach the…
ACRLog Seeking bloggers for First Year Academic Librarian Experience Series
(via Maura Smale, Chief Librarian at New York City College of Technology, City University of New York) With the new academic year coming up soon (or perhaps, for some of you, already begun!), we’re looking to bring on a few new bloggers here at ACRLog. We’d like to thank Dylan Burns and Lily Troia for…
Prepare for the Fall Semester with 23 Framework Things
(via Kim Pittman, University of Minnesota Duluth) The summer is winding to an end and though we are sure you’ve completed “all the things” from your summer to-do list and are perfectly prepared for fall instruction (wink wink), we thought we’d offer something that might give you a boost if you are looking for ways…
RUSA’s Reference and User Services Quarterly Journal Moves to Open Access
(via Melissa Tracy, American Library Association) The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) announces that its Reference and User Services Quarterly (RUSQ) journal will move to open access beginning with the Fall, 2017, issue. RUSQ disseminates information of interest to reference librarians, information specialists and other professionals involved in user-oriented library services. The decision to move RUSQ from subscription based to open access…