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2012 Academic Library Trends and Statistics

October 30, 2013 Mary Jane Petrowski 0

ACRL announces the publication of 2012 Academic Library Trends and Statistics, the latest in a series of annual publications that describe the collections, staffing, expenditures and service activities of academic libraries in all Carnegie classifications. The three-volume set includes Associate of Arts institutions, Master’s Colleges and Universities/Baccalaureate Colleges, and Research/Doctoral-granting […]

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Member of the Week: Tammi Owens

October 28, 2013 Mary Jane Petrowski 0

Tammi Owens is Emerging Services and Liaison Librarian at Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota. Tammi has been an ACRL member since 2011 and is your ACRL member of the week for October 28, 2013. 1. Describe yourself in three words:  Relationship-builder, communicator, storyteller. 2. What are you reading right now (or […]

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Reminder – ACRL e-Learning Proposals Due Nov. 1

October 25, 2013 Margot Conahan 0

Submit a proposal for an ACRL e-Learning program.  Proposals are due Friday, November 1, 2013.  Check out the ACRL e-Learning Call for Proposals online for complete details.  Don’t miss this opportunity to share your knowledge and innovative developments with your colleagues! e-Learning Formats Webcasts: ACRL webcasts are 90 minutes in […]

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Keeping Up With… Visual Literacy

October 24, 2013 David Free 0

The latest edition of Keeping Up With…, ACRL’s new online current awareness publication featuring concise briefs on trends in academic librarianship and higher education, is now available.  This month’s issue features a discussion of Visual Literacy by Nicole E. Brown, Kaila Bussert, Denise Hattwig, and Ann Medaille. Keeping Up With… […]

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Space Added for Upcoming Online Open Forums on Revised Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education

October 23, 2013 Kara Malenfant 0

A task force, appointed by the ACRL Board of Directors, is substantially revising the seminal Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. First adopted in 2000, these standards have defined information literacy for librarians, educators, and assessment agencies. Learn more about the work of this group, the direction it is taking in […]

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Member of the Week: Isabel Gonzalez-Smith

October 21, 2013 Mary Jane Petrowski 0

Isabel Gonzalez-Smith is an Academic Resident Librarian at her alma mater, the University of Illinois at Chicago. Isabel has been an ACRL member since 2010 and is your ACRL member of the week for October 21, 2013. 1. Describe yourself in three words:  Determined, Analytical, Lighthearted. 2. What are you reading right now […]

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Circle of Friends: Lori Goetsch

October 16, 2013 Mary Jane Petrowski 0

The ACRL Circle of Friends acknowledges the sustained generosity of those who have been Friends of ACRL for five or more years. The Friends of ACRL was created to provide a means for the association to take bold steps above and beyond its traditional member programs and services. Rapidly changing […]