(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…
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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…
ACRL Presidential Candidates Online Forum
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) The 2016 candidates for ACRL vice-president/ president-elect will participate in an open online forum at 11 a.m. CDT on Monday, March 7. Come hear Mark Emmons and Cheryl Middleton discuss their platforms and vision for ACRL. Emmons is associate dean of public services at the University of New Mexico, and…
2014 Edition of ACRL’s Academic Library Trends and Statistics Now Available
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) ACRL announces the publication of 2014 Academic Library Trends and Statistics, the latest in a series of annual publications that describe the collections, staffing, expenditures, and service activities of academic libraries in all Carnegie classifications. The three-volume set includes Associate of Arts institutions, Master’s Colleges and Universities/Baccalaureate Colleges and Research/Doctoral-granting Institutions. The individual…
Call for Panels–ACRL 2017 Annual Conference in Baltimore, MD
(via Gwen Gregory IACRL President) The ACRL 2017 Panel Sessions Committee is currently accepting applications for panel discussions at the Association of College & Research Libraries 2017 conference! The deadline is May 6, 2016. A panel session offers an opportunity for two to four presenters to engage in a cohesive and productive conversation about a topic of…
“ACRL Presents” Webcast on Fair Use is Feb. 25
Fair Use Week will take place later this month (February 22-26). One of the week’s goals is to promote greater awareness of issues related to fair use, including the fair-use doctrine, which has changed considerably over the past 40 years. To this end, the next webcast in the “ACRL Presents” series will cover how the…