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Teaching Method Committee’s Selected Resources Bibliography Now Available

The ACRL Instruction Section Teaching Methods Committee has added new committee-recommended sources from 2025-2026 to their Selected Resources for Teaching Methods and Instructional Design in Library Instruction and their Selected Resources for Assessment in Library Instruction Lists. The committee updates … Continue reading

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Tips and Trends: Perusing Perusall

By Josh P. Cohen and Matthew GoodInstructional Technologies CommitteePDF Version of Summer 2026 Tips and Trends Overview and Definition Perusall is a social annotation software platform, initially developed at Harvard University for their community. It became available to the general … Continue reading

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Volunteer for an ACRL IS Committee (Deadline 2/28/26)

The ACRL committee volunteer form for section and division-level appointments (including appointments to the ACRL Instruction Section) is now open! Please note that you must be a current member of ACRL IS to serve on an IS committee.  Visit https://www.ala.org/acrl/membership/volunteer/volunteer (or see … Continue reading

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Featured Teaching Librarian: Jessica Szempruch

Several times a year, the ACRL Instruction Section Teaching Methods Committee selects and interviews a librarian who demonstrates a passion for teaching, innovation, and student learning. Name: Dr. Jessica Szempruch Institution: University of South Florida Job Title: Associate University Librarian, … Continue reading

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Featured Teaching Librarian: Emily Cook

Several times a year, the ACRL Instruction Section Teaching Methods Committee selects and interviews a librarian who demonstrates a passion for teaching, innovation, and student learning. Name: Emily Cook Institution: Washington and Lee University  Job Title: Research and Instruction Librarian … Continue reading

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