‘Tis the season to volunteer! If you’re interested in opportunities to connect and network with others in the field or want to gain leadership experience by serving on an ACRL committee, now is the time to submit your volunteer application for 2018-19. The ACRL Membership Committee invites all new members […]
ACRL has signed on to two letters opposing a proposed tax on graduate student tuition waivers included in the tax reform bill recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. Subjecting tuition waivers to income tax would dramatically increase the tax burden of hundreds of thousands of students and potential […]
Just before Thanksgiving, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Pai announced his plan to roll back the 2015 Open Internet Order. This would do away with rules that limit the power of Internet Service Providers – like Verizon and Comcast – to slow websites, block mobile apps, or in any way […]
Today is Giving Tuesday, the annual 24-hour giving-palooza and we have some BIG NEWS to share! This Giving Tuesday, your gift of up to $1,000 to ACRL will be matched, dollar for dollar, up to $10,000 per ALA unit and $100,000 overall. That’s right – your contribution will double its […]
ACRL announces the publication of Disciplinary Applications of Information Literacy Threshold Concepts, edited by Samantha Godbey, Susan Beth Wainscott, and Xan Goodman. In 25 chapters divided into sections mirroring ACRL’s Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education—Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as a Process, Information has Value, Research […]
Elisandro Cabada is an engineering and innovation librarian at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN. Elisandro first joined ACRL in 2015 and is your ACRL member of the week for November 27, 2017. 1. Describe yourself in three words: Driven, introspective, resilient. 2. What are you reading (or listening to on […]
Anna Sandelli is the student success librarian for user experience and instructional assessment at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in Knoxville, TN. Anna first joined ACRL in 2014 and is your ACRL member of the week for November 21, 2017. 1. Describe yourself in three words: Inquisitive, enthusiastic, empathetic. 2. What are […]
The latest edition of Keeping Up With…, ACRL’s 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 Debiasing and Fake News by Elizabeth Boden. Keeping Up With… is available on the ACRL website and each issue will be […]
The National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) announces the release of “Creating Sustainable Assessment through Collaboration: A National Program Reveals Effective Practices” in partnership with ACRL. The occasional paper was written by Kara J. Malenfant, ACRL Senior Strategist for Special Initiatives, and Karen Brown, professor in the School of […]
Are you interested in federal legislation and policy affecting libraries and your campus community? Are you willing to work with your members of Congress for change? ACRL needs you! We recognize that travel funding is tight, but know that academic librarians can make a difference by participating in National Library […]
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