Time Is Running Out to #GiveACRL in 2019

December 29, 2019 Mary Jane Petrowski 0

Our generous donors have extended their Giving Tuesday matching gifts up to $7,750 through the end of the year, so there’s still time to support the Friends of ACRL. Please consider a gift to the ACRL Conference Scholarship Fund in support of the ACRL 2021 Conference Scholarship Campaign by December 31. […]

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SCOE Updates, Midwinter Forum

December 18, 2019 David Free 0

The ALA Steering Committee on Organizational Effectiveness (SCOE) was pleased to share the Forward Together recommendations with ALA members this fall through ALA Connect. The timeline for Forward Together has been extended and a vote on Constitution and Bylaws/Policy changes will not occur in June 2020. Instead, a new member group will […]

There’s Still Time to #GiveACRL This Holiday Season

December 17, 2019 Mary Jane Petrowski 0

Our generous donors have extended their Giving Tuesday matching gifts up to $8,750 through the end of the year, so there’s still time to support the Friends of ACRL. Please consider a gift to the ACRL Conference Scholarship Fund in support of the ACRL 2021 Conference Scholarship Campaign by December 31, 2019. […]

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Supporting Today’s Students in the Library

December 17, 2019 Erin Nevius 0

ACRL announces the publication of Supporting Today’s Students in the Library: Strategies for Retaining and Graduating International, Transfer, First-Generation, and Re-Entry Students, edited by Ngoc-Yen Tran and Silke Higgins. This detailed book collects current strategies from all types of academic libraries for retaining and graduating nontraditional students and provides a […]

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ACRL Member of the Week: Heather VanDyne

December 16, 2019 Gena Parsons-Diamond 0

Heather VanDyne is a library support specialist at Allen Community College in Iola, Kansas. Heather, a 2020 Emerging Leader, has been a member of ACRL for 2 years and is your ACRL member of the week for December 16, 2019. Describe yourself in three words: Helpful, ambitious, sarcastic. What are […]

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Choice Publishes Research Data Services White Paper

December 13, 2019 David Free 0

Choice has published the fifth in a series of white papers designed to provide actionable intelligence around topics of importance to the academic library community. This paper, “Research Data Services in Academic Libraries: Where are We Today?”, offers a unique opportunity to revisit and re-examine findings from a 2012 ACRL […]

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Join the ACRL Diversity Alliance

December 12, 2019 Allison Payne 0

The ACRL Diversity Alliance program unites academic libraries committed to increasing the hiring pipeline of qualified and talented individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. The commitment of each library leader to create one or more residency positions will expand opportunities available to individuals from professionally underrepresented groups to gain […]

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Visualizing Library Assessment Data Webinar

December 10, 2019 Sara Goek 0

Libraries need to be able to share the data and evidence they collect to communicate their value to stakeholders. One of the most effective ways to do that is through data visualizations. Join us on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 for a free webinar on visualizing library assessment data, co-sponsored by […]