(via Laura Wilson, College of the Holy Cross) I am interested in starting an informal online discussion group centered around the STEM companion document of the ACRL Information Literacy Framework. I’m initially thinking we’ll discuss the guidelines in the companion document, and how we can or have incorporated them into library instruction sessions and information…
Category: Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
Call for Applicants: ACRL College Library Director Mentoring Program (Intended for New Directors at Small Colleges)–Deadline Sat., July 15
(via Lisa Johnston, Director of Library Services at Eckerd College) Do you know a new college library director? Please consider encouraging a new colleague to join the College Library Director Mentoring Program. The program, now in its 30th year, is designed to enhance leadership capabilities of new college library directors, and to help them meet the unique…
Northern Illinois University’s Kimberly Shotick is ACRL Member of the Week
(via ACRL) Kimberly Shotick, Student Success Librarian at Northern Illinois University, is the ACRL Member of the Week for July 10-16. To read her Member of the Week interview, including what she values most about working with college students and how she has benefited from membership in ACRL, please go here.
Call for Mentors and Mentees: ACRL Distance & Online Learning Section Mentorship Program (Runs from Sept. 5, 2023, to June 30, 2024)–Deadline Tues., Aug. 15
(via Christina Norton, Bradley University) Are you new to serving distance and online students and want to expand your professional knowledge/skills? Or are you an experienced librarian willing to share your knowledge to help others develop their skills in this area? The ACRL DOLS (Distance & Online Learning Section) Mentoring and Networking Committee invites you…
ACRL Announces 2023 Legislative Agenda
(via David Free–Editor-in-Chief, C&RL News) Each year, the ACRL Government Relations Committee, in consultation with the ACRL Board of Directors and staff, formulates an ACRL Legislative Agenda. Drafted with input from key ACRL committees, ACRL leaders, and the ALA Public Policy and Advocacy Office, the ACRL Legislative Agenda is prioritized and focuses on issues at the national level affecting…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming ACRL Publication Text and Data Mining Literacy for Librarians–Deadline Sat., July 15
(via Whitney Kramer, Cornell University) We are excited to invite chapter proposals for Text and Data Mining Literacy for Librarians, an edited volume to be published by ACRL. The publication will provide librarians with a broad overview of the TDM-specific data literacy skills needed to support researchers. It will include case studies of library-supported TDM projects…
Registration Open for Webinar “ACRL Presents: Creating Welcoming Spaces in Academic Libraries”–Tues., July 11, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via ACRL) Join members of ACRL’s New Roles and Changing Landscapes Committee and invited panelists from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, for a free discussion of strategies and assessment techniques for making your library welcoming to all users. The webinar “ACRL Presents: Creating Welcoming Spaces in Academic Libraries” will address four…
Call for Proposals: Case Study on Inclusive Librarianship and Its Impact–Deadline Thurs., Aug. 31
(via John Meier, Pennsylvania State University) We invite you to submit a proposal by Thursday, August 31, for a case study outlining your practice of inclusive leadership and the impact it has had on your institution, community, or the broader profession. For more on inclusive leadership, you can view the ACRL panel on Inclusive Leadership video on…
Call for Participation: Survey on “New and Emerging Roles of Academic Librarians in the United States” for ACRL’s New Roles and Changing Landscape Committee–Deadline Fri., July 28
(via Russell Michalak, Goldey-Beacom College) We are conducting research about the “New and Emerging Roles of Academic Librarians in the United States” for ACRL’s New Roles and Changing Landscape Committee. If you are an academic librarian with an MLS or equivalent degree who is working in the United States, we would be grateful for your…
Call for Mentors and Mentees for 2023-24: ACRL Science & Technology Section
(via Kirstin Duffin, Eastern Illinois University) Would you like to expand your views on a science technology librarianship? Are you a library student or new librarian with lots of questions, and looking to find some insight into the profession and hear more advice? Are you considering a career change switching to STEM librarianship or looking…