As part of its ongoing support of H.R. 5037 the Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA), ACRL thanks Chairman Wm. Lacy Clay (MO-1) and Ranking Member Patrick McHenry (NC-10) of the Subcommittee on Information Policy, the Census and National Archives of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Their […]
The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA members are ALA, ARL, and ACRL) applauds yesterday’s decision issued by the Librarian of Congress to significantly broaden the exemption for the creation of film clip compilations for classroom and educational use to all college and university faculty, regardless of academic discipline. According to Section […]
Proposals are now being accepted for interactive, online sessions for the ACRL 2011 Virtual Conference. Held in conjunction with ACRL 2011 in Philadelphia, and featuring live, on-the-fly polling, white boards, co-browsing and desktop sharing, virtual presenting is a unique and affordable opportunity for both experienced and new presenters. We are […]
John DeSantis is Cataloging and Metadata Services Librarian at the Dartmouth College Baker-Berry Library in Hanover, New Hampshire. John has been an ACRL member since 1991 and is your ACRL member of the week. 1. Describe yourself in three words: Meticulous, introspective, cynical. 2. What are you reading right now (or […]
Government agencies at the local, state and federal level are increasingly moving online to provide services directly to the public, resulting in new opportunities as well as challenges for the nation’s libraries. Recognizing the importance of this development, the ALA Committee on Legislation charged its E-Government subcommittee to develop a […]
As part of its commitment to furthering diversity in librarianship, the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is supporting JaTara Barnes as its 2010-2011 Spectrum Scholar. Barnes will attend the Syracuse University School of Information Studies. Following a stint as a software engineer, Barnes was drawn to librarianship as […]
Congratulations to Jan Hartley, head of technical services at Seattle University in Washington, winner of the drawing for a free ACRL 2011 registration at the ACRL booth at ALA Annual! ACRL 2011 will be held in Philadelphia from March 30 – April 2, 2011. The call for participation is now […]
Colleen S. Harris is Head of Access Services at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Lupton Library in Chattanooga, TN. Colleen has been an ACRL member since 2010 and is your ACRL member of the week. 1. Describe yourself in three words: Getting things done. 2. What are you reading […]
The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) — comprised of the American Library Association (ALA), the Association for College & Research Libraries (ACRL) and the Association for Research Libraries (ARL) — today filed an amicus curiae brief with the Supreme Court of the United States in support of petitioner Costco Wholesale Corporation […]
The July/August 2010 issue of C&RL News is now freely available online. With summer break in full swing at many institutions, academic and research librarians often take the opportunity of the slightly slower “regular” work load to get caught up on projects. In my days a college librarian, that often meant […]
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