(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) Are you planning to attend your first ALA Annual Conference? First-time attendees are invited to sign up for a conference buddy who can guide you through selecting conference sessions, navigating conference venues, and answer any other questions you might have. This is a great way to learn about ACRL and…
Category: Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
ACRL Collaborates with Springshare to Provide LibGuides Access to Member Units
(via ACRL) ACRL is pleased to announce that Springshare is providing complimentary access to LibGuides and LibAnswers to ACRL membership units. Both tools will be used to create unit-related resources to advance the work of ACRL, and will be available for use by division-level committees, sections, interest groups, discussion groups, and task forces. “ACRL is…
Volunteer for Newly-Formed ACRL New Roles and Changing Landscapes Committee by June 3
(via ACRL) The ACRL Board of Directors approved, through virtual vote during May 3-11, 2016, the ACRL New Roles and Changing Landscapes Committee to support the newly added fourth goal to the ACRL Plan for Excellence. ACRL Vice-President Irene M.H. Herold invites you to volunteer to serve on this newly created committee. Please see the following…
ACRL Standards for Proficiencies for Assessment Librarians and Coordinators Draft Available for Comments
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) ACRL is seeking comments on a draft of the new Standards for Proficiencies for Assessment Librarians and Coordinators before completing final revisions and submitting the standards for approval. The Standards includes the following key areas. knowledge of assessment in libraries and higher education, including assessment methods and strategies ethics research design, including data collection…
ACRL Seeking Presenters for “Intersections of Scholarly Communication and Information Literacy” Workshop
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) ACRL is accepting applications from prospective new presenters for the workshop “Intersections of Scholarly Communication and Information Literacy“. The day-long workshop will be led by two expert presenters at locations across the country. This new in-person workshop is intended to increase librarians’ leadership on issues and projects related to scholarly…
ACRLog Blog Team Seeking Writers
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) Are you interested in writing about issues that affect academic libraries? We’re looking to bring on a few new bloggers here at ACRLog! Members of the ACRLog blog team write on any issue or idea that impacts academic librarianship, from current news items to workflow and procedural topics to upcoming…
May 25 ACRL Webcast on Job Interviewing
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) Join us for the free ACRL Presents webcast, “Where Do You See Yourself in 10 Years?: Thinking Critically About Interviewing for Librarian Positions”, on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CST. In this discussion-driven, interactive webinar, Robin O’Hanlon, author of Ace the Interview: Land a Librarian Job,…
Deadline for ACRL PRIMO Proposals is Monday, May 9
(via Jennifer Sharkey, Head of Information Use & Fluency at Illinois State University’s Milner Library) The Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online (PRIMO) Committee of the ACRL Instruction Section invites you to submit your online information literacy tutorial, virtual tour, or other online library instruction project for review and possible inclusion in PRIMO: Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online. The…
Proposals Deadline for ACRL 2017 is Friday, May 6
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) ACRL invites you to share your research and creative endeavors with your colleagues at ACRL 2017, At the Helm: Leading Transformation. Submit your proposal via the “Call for Participation” page on the conference website. Contributed paper, panel session, preconference, and workshop proposals are due Friday, May 6, 2016. Why present at ACRL 2017?…
ACRL Report Shows Compelling Evidence of Library Contributions to Student Learning and Success
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) A new report issued by ACRL, Documented Library Contributions to Student Learning and Success: Building Evidence with Team-Based Assessment in Action Campus Projects“, shows compelling evidence for library contributions to student learning and success. The report focuses on dozens of projects conducted as part of the program Assessment in Action: Academic Libraries…