ACRL is offering three professional development preconferences in conjunction with the 2008 ALA Annual Conference. All preconferences will take place in sunny Anaheim on June 27, 2008. Registration is now open; registration materials are online at www.acrl.org (click “Events & Conferences”). “Assessment of Academic Library Effectiveness: Using ACRL Standards for […]
ACRL is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2008 Excellence in Academic Libraries Award. Sponsored by ACRL and Blackwell’s Book Services, the award recognizes the staff of a college, university, and community college library for programs that deliver exemplary services and resources to further the educational mission of the […]
Dr. Peter Hernon, professor in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Simmons College, has been named the 2008 ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year. The award, sponsored by YBP Library Services, recognizes an outstanding member of the library profession who has made a significant national or international […]
Register by Thursday, February 14 for ACRL’s new e-learning course, Virtual Reference Competencies III: Maintain and Build Reference Skills and Knowledge.Without good communications skills a librarian will have a difficult time being a good reference librarian. However, without solid competence in reference skills and knowledge, a librarian is not a librarian. […]
The ACRL National Conference Executive Committee invites proposal submissions for its 14th National Conference to be held in Seattle, March 12-15, 2009. The ACRL 14th National Conference offers a forum for an exciting and energizing exchange of ideas on research, practices, developments, and visions in the field of academic and […]
College & Research Libraries News Editor-In-Chief David Free discusses Library 2.0 with Dawn Lawson of New York University and Susan Sharpless Smith of Wake Forest University. Lawson and Sharpless Smith are contributors to the ACRL publication “Library 2.0 Initiatives in Academic Libraries.” The book is available from the ALA Online […]
The ACRL Research Planning and Review Committee is charged with collecting member feedback each year on the “Assumptions About the Relevant Future for Research and Academic Librarians and Libraries.” This feedback helps to inform annual discussions by the Board of Directors on the status of the Strategic Plan and on […]
Register by Thursday, January 24, for one of ACRL’s new e-learning courses: Virtual Reference Competencies II: Practice and Expand Communications Skills and Knowledge January 28-February 16, 2008 Virtual reference service requires all of the same professional communications skills and knowledge as face-to-face reference service. The challenge is to apply, practice, […]
The 2007 environmental scan by the Research Committee of the Association of College and Research Libraries explores the current atmosphere in the world of academic and research libraries. It also considers trends that will define the future of academic and research librarianship and the research environment. The document builds on […]
ACRL is pleased to announce two new publications: Library 2.0 Initiatives in Academic Libraries edited by Laura B. Cohen (The University at Albany) and Information Literacy Programs in the Digital Age: Educating Students Online edited by Alice Daugherty and Michael F. Russo (Louisiana State University). Library 2.0 Initiatives in Academic […]
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