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The ACRL Big Easy RoadShow
\nAssessment in Action: Demonstrating and Communicating
\nLibrary Contributions to Student Learning and Success<\/p>\n
ACRL Preconference at ALA Annual Conference Program<\/strong><\/p>\n Higher education institutions of all types are facing intensified attention to assessment and accountability issues. Academic libraries are increasingly connecting with colleagues and campus stakeholders to design and implement assessment that documents their contributions to institutional priorities. In this day-long preconference on strategic and sustainable assessment, participants will identify institutional priorities and campus partners, design an assessment project grounded in action research, and prepare a plan for communicating the project results. This preconference is based on the highly successful ACRL Assessment in Action\u00a0program curriculum<\/a>.<\/p>\n Learning Outcomes<\/strong><\/p>\n Following completion of the preconference, participants will be able to accomplish the following tasks.<\/p>\n Presenter<\/strong><\/p>\n Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe is Professor\/Coordinator for Information Literacy Services and Instruction in the University Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as well as an affiliate faculty member in the university’s library school. Lisa was the 2010-2011 President of ACRL. Along with Debra Gilchrist, Lisa was the lead designer for ACRL’s\u00a0training program<\/a>\u00a0for the\u00a0Standards for Libraries in Higher Education\u00a0<\/em>and the IMLS-funded\u00a0Assessment in Action<\/em>\u00a0project<\/a>. For more information about Lisa, please go\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Registration<\/strong><\/p>\n Access the ALA Annual Conference\u00a0registration materials<\/a>\u00a0to submit your registration. The preconference code is ACR1.<\/p>\n Want to add this event to an existing registration? Visit your dashboard link, which can be found in your confirmation email. If you need additional assistance or cannot locate your confirmation, please call CompuSystems at 866-513-0760 or e-mail\u00a0alaregistration@compusystems.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Registration fees<\/p>\n ACRL member – $225 Questions? Contact Margot Conahan, at\u00a0mconahan@ala.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nFriday, June 22<\/strong>\u00a0| 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM | New Orleans, LA<\/p>\n\n
\nALA member – $255
\nNonmember – $295<\/p>\n