The Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Board of Directors is aware that ALA Midwinter attendees have reported experiencing violations of the conference Code of Conduct, including incidents of racism, harassment, and discrimination. We laud the strength of those who have shared their experiences to draw needed attention to […]
Registration is now available for the 2019 Immersion Program. Immersion ’19 will be held at Loyola University Chicago, July 28-August 2, 2019. Immersion ’19 is an intensive 4 ½ day program designed for those who contribute to the educational role of libraries in higher education. Through a critical examination of […]
The 2019 Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week will be held February 25 – March 1, 2019. Commissioned by the Association of Research Libraries, Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week is “an annual celebration of fair use and fair dealing. It is designed to highlight and promote the opportunities presented by fair use and […]
Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, associate librarian at the University of South Carolina-Lancaster Medford Library, is the 2019 Association of College and Research Libraries’ (ACRL) Academic/Research Librarian of the Year. The award, sponsored by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO, recognizes an outstanding member of the library profession who has made a significant […]
Philip C. Shackelford is the library director at South Arkansas Community College in El Dorado, Arkansas. Philip has been a member of ACRL for 1 year and is your ACRL member of the week for January 28, 2019. Describe yourself in three words: Optimist, passionate, coffee. What are you reading […]
Join ACRL on Thursday, January 31 for the e-Learning webcast Be Proactive: Overcoming Biases and Microaggressions in the Workplace. The webcast will be held from 2:00 PM-3:30 PM (Eastern) | 1:00 PM-2:30 PM (Central) | 12:00 PM-1:30 PM (Mountain) | 11:00 AM-12:30 PM (Pacific). As human beings, we cannot hide […]
The ACRL Information Literacy Program is recruiting a cohort of 3-5 new facilitators to help our current team further develop and facilitate our program. Now in its twentieth year, the ACRL Immersion Program brings together academic librarians for four and a half days of intensive work in teaching and information […]
ACRL announces the recipients of the 2019 Excellence in Academic Libraries Award – Swarthmore College Libraries, Swarthmore, Pa.; The College of Western Idaho Library, Nampa, Idaho; and Case Western Reserve University Kelvin Smith Library, Cleveland, Ohio. Sponsored by ACRL and GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO, the award recognizes the staff […]
As ALA looks to the future, there are multiple opportunities to give your feedback on association initiatives at the 2019 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Seattle. Over the past two years, ALA has conducted research into attitudes regarding the Midwinter Meeting. The ALA Conference Committee has scheduled several opportunities to gather […]
Karna Younger is a faculty engagement librarian at the University of Kansas Libraries in Lawrence, Kansas. Karna has been a member of ACRL for 5 years and is your ACRL member of the week for January 21, 2019. Describe yourself in three words: Learning, trying, working. What are you reading […]
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