ACRL announces the publication of Creativity: A Toolkit for Academic Libraries by Nancy Falciani-White, a guide to understanding and developing creativity in yourself, your library, and your institution. Learn more about the book in this excerpt from the Introduction. Creativity is a complicated concept that has a variety of connotations: […]
Choice is pleased to announce the launch of a new content vertical, Toward Inclusive Excellence, focusing on racial justice, and the appointment of Alexia Hudson-Ward, Associate Director of Research and Learning at MIT Libraries, as its Editor-in-Chief. Toward Inclusive Excellence will explore issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion, particularly as […]
Sean C. Bird is the associate dean of university libraries and the center for student success at Washburn University in Topeka, KS. Sean has been a member of ACRL for 6 years and is your ACRL Member of the Week for March 29, 2021. Describe yourself in three words: Human […]
A new research report, “Connecting Libraries and Learning Analytics for Student Success,” is now available. Written by Megan Oakleaf, Ken Varnum, Jan Fransen, Shane Nackerud, Cary Brown, Bracken Mosbacker, and Steve McCann, the report is a culmination of an IMLS-funded project that brought together a diverse group of library and […]
What does it mean to integrate equity and social justice into our practice and assessment in libraries? Efforts to increase equity, diversity, and inclusion have been a priority of most institutions of higher education for many years now. The ACRL Value of Academic Libraries Committee is charged with helping academic librarians participate […]
ACRL stands in solidarity with the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) and amplifies ALA’s Executive Board in recognizing and condemning anti-Asian hate crimes. ACRL affirms APALA’s March 3, 2021, statement which noted that the association “recognizes and strongly condemns the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes that have permeated our country […]
Laura Bowering Mullen is a behavioral sciences librarian and open access specialist at Rutgers University in Piscataway, NJ. Laura has been a member of ACRL for 17 years and is your ACRL Member of the Week for March 22, 2021. Describe yourself in three words: Prepared, engaged, friendly. What are […]
Recharge your career by meeting with a professional counselor during the ACRL 2021 Virtual Conference. The counselor can guide you in strategizing for the next phase of your career, solving a problem in your current job situation, defining goals, and/or rejuvenating your career. Perhaps you have been laid-off or foresee […]
The ACRL Value of Academic Libraries Committee is sponsoring a free ACRL Online Discussion Forum on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Central time to share findings from ACRL Library Impact Grant recipients. Sign up to attend today! The forum will feature presentations by Deb Baker, […]
ACRL announces the publication of Academic Library Job Descriptions, compiled and authored by Kathleen Baril and Jennifer Donley, book number 46 in ACRL’s CLIPP series. This book focuses exclusively on how small to mid-sized academic libraries are staffed and how positions are being revamped or added to meet the needs […]
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