(via Yen Tran, San Jose State University) ACRL Press is planning to publish a book titled Supporting Today’s Students in the Library: Strategies for Retaining and Graduating International, Transfer, First-Generation, and Re-Entry Students. Editors Ngoc-Yen Tran & Silke Higgins invite the submission of chapter proposals for a book on how academic libraries are addressing the unique…
Day: June 17, 2017
Reminder: Mentors Still Needed for ACRL First-Time Attendees at ALA Annual
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) We anticipate over 250 ACRL members will be attending their first ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. We’d like to help our first-time attendees make the most of their conference experience. As of today, we have 18 first-time conference attendees without a mentor. Experienced Conference-goers attending ALA Annual 2017 are…
ACRL Framework for Information Literacy Toolkit Launches
(via Donna Witek, The University of Scranton) The ACRL Framework Advisory Board (FAB) is pleased to announce the launch of the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy Toolkit. The ACRL Framework for Information LiteracyToolkit is intended as a freely available professional development resource that can be used and adapted by both individuals and groups in order to foster understanding…