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2011 ACRL Election Results

April 29, 2011 Katie Coombes 0

Steven J. Bell, associate university librarian for research and instructional services at Temple University, has been elected ACRL vice-president/president-elect. He will become president-elect following the 2011 ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans, and assume the presidency in July 2012 for a one-year term. A full biography of Bell will be […]

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New Draft Diversity Standards

April 28, 2011 David Free 0

The ACRL Racial and Ethnic Diversity Committee (REDC) has developed a draft for a new association standard, Diversity Standards: Cultural Competency for Academic Libraries. The committee is currently soliciting comments on the draft standard. Review the draft on the ACRL Standards and Guidelines website and send feedback to REDC Vice-Chair […]

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RBML Online Archives Now Available

April 27, 2011 David Free 3

Complete backfiles of Rare Books & Manuscripts Librarianship (RBML), the predecessor of RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage, are now available on the publication Web site. ACRL received a grant from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation to assist in making volumes 1-12 of the publication discoverable […]

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ACRL sets 2011 Legislative Agenda

April 27, 2011 Kara Malenfant 0

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 the ACRL Scholarly Communications and Copyright Committees, along with additional committees, ACRL leaders, and ALA Washington Office, the legislative agenda is prioritized and includes […]

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Santa Barbara City College Excellence Award Celebration

April 26, 2011 David Free 0

The 2011 ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award in the community college category was presented to the staff of the Santa Barbara City College Luria Library on April 14. They made a video of the celebration, which is available below or on YouTube. Congratulations to everyone at SBCC!

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Registration Open for 52nd Annual RBMS Preconference

April 26, 2011 David Free 0

Registration for the 52nd Annual ACRL Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) Preconference is now open. The Preconference, “In the Hurricane’s Eye: Challenges of Collecting in the 21st Century,” will be held June 21 — June 24, 2011, in Baton Rouge, La.  Register by May 18 and save $50 off […]

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Transnationalizing Scholarly Communication in Anthropology

April 25, 2011 David Free 0

Editor’s Note: The is the second in an occasional series of posts highlighting ACRL’s liaison relationships with higher education groups. This post by Annie C. Paprocki discusses her work with the American Anthropological Association. In my second year as ACRL Liaison to the American Anthropological Association (AAA), I have continued […]

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Member of the Week: Eric Phetteplace

April 25, 2011 Mary Jane Petrowski 0

Eric Phetteplace is a graduate assistant in Reference, Research, and Government Information at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign GSLIS program. Eric has been an ACRL member since 2010 and is your ACRL member of the week. 1. Describe yourself in three words: Analytical, Creative, Eager. 2. What are you […]

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New From ACRL – Using Qualitative Methods in Action Research

April 21, 2011 Kathryn Deiss 0

ACRL announces the publication of “Using Qualitative Methods in Action Research: How Librarians Can Get to the Why of Data,” edited by Douglas Cook and Lesley Farmer. While quantitative research provides librarians with calculations and metrics of effectiveness, qualitative research, in its exploration of assumptions, value and opinion, makes possible […]