The Association of College and Research Libraries is seeking nominations for section officers. Each of the 15 section has openings for a Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect, a Secretary, and Members-at-Lare. Serving as an ACRL section officer presents a valuable opportunity to address the major challenges currently facing academic librarianship and the profession as a whole. Serving also allows…
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ACRL Seeks Volunteers for Higher Ed. Standards Task Force
Association of College and Research Libraries President Ann Campion Riley is seeking volunteers for a newly-formed task force that will evaluate and make recommendations on the ACRL Standards for Libraries in Higher Education. The Standards, which were last updated in 2011, are due for a mandatory five-year review. At its virtual meeting earlier this month,…
April 28 Virtual Meeting on ACRL Proposals for ALA 2017
The Association of College and Research Libraries is holding a virtual meeting at 1:00 PM CST on Thursday, April 28, on submitting program proposals for the ALA 2017 Annual Conference, which will take place in Chicago. The meeting is open to any ACRL section, committee, interest group, or individual member. Attendees will learn about the…
Reference and User Services Quarterly Seeking Editors
(via Barry Trott, RUSQ Editor) Reference and User Services Quarterly (RUSQ), the peer-reviewed journal of the Reference and User Services Association, is seeking editors for two columns, “The Alert Collector” and “Information Literacy and Instruction.” RUSQ is an online journal, and issues are available immediately on publication to RUSA members and subscribers here. The current four issues are limited access and…
Call for Submissions and Nominations for PRIMO
(via Jennifer Sharkey, Head of Information Use & Fluency at Illinois State University) 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. Nominations are…
ACRL 2017–Call for Panel Session Proposals (May 6 Deadline)
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President, on behalf of Cheryl Middleton, Oregon State University) As a member of the ACRL 2017 Panel Sessions Committee, I strongly encourage you to submit a proposal (or more than one!) for a panel discussion of your favorite topic at the ACRL 2017 Conference in Baltimore. A panel session offers an opportune occasion…
Applications for ALA Representative to IFLA Due May 6
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) ACRL invites applicants to serve as ALA representatives to IFLA standing committees for the 2017-2021 term. There is currently one vacancy each in the following IFLA standing committees: Academic and Research Libraries Art Libraries Rare Books and Manuscripts Science and Technology Libraries Social Science Libraries To apply as an ALA…
C&RL Assessment in Action Forum on March 24
College & Research Libraries Forum on Assessment in Action Special Issue Live Thursday, March 24, 2016 12pm Pacific | 1pm Mountain | 2pm Central | 3pm Eastern Length: 60 minutes Cost: Free Register to receive reminders and information and/or view the forum live on YouTube. Join us for an author panel discussion on Action Research with authors of…
ACRL Sponsoring Preconference Session, Aug. 11-12, at IFLA World Congress
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) The IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) World Congress will be in the U.S. this year, and you have the opportunity to participate in one of the IFLA pre-conferences in Chicago. Registration is now open for “Information and Artifactual Literacies: Engaging Minds in Libraries and Museums”, the IFLA…
New ACRL-Choice Webinar Offerings for Spring, 2016
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) ACRL-Choice webinars connect academic and research librarians with content and service providers, publishers, authors, and other experts. Since the launch of the program in 2013, thousands of participants have attended these free interactive webinars, with topics ranging from using social media to build library communities and the latest reference databases to…