The ACRL Board of Directors approved two new Companion Documents to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education at its April 6, 2022, virtual meeting. Developed by the ACRL Education and Behavioral Sciences Section’s Communication Studies Committee, the Companion Document to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education: […]
ACRL announces the publication of Teaching Business Information Literacy, edited by Genifer Snipes, Marlinda Karo, Ash E. Faulkner, and Lauren Reiter. This prescriptive book features more than 40 practical, classroom-proven lesson plans for one-shot, embedded, and credit-bearing library classes. Learn more about Teaching Business Information Literacy in this excerpt from […]
Beth McNeil, Dean of Libraries and School of Information Studies and Esther Ellis Norton Professor of Library Science at Purdue University, has been elected ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect. McNeil will become president-elect in July 2022 and assume the presidency in July 2023 for a one-year term. Kara Whatley, University Librarian at the California […]
Are you passionate about collection services for community college libraries? Do you want to apply your subject selector skills to a Choice/ACRL publication? Resources for College Libraries: Career Resources, the core title list of essential works for the two-year college curriculum, is inviting applicants for two career subject clusters: Criminal […]
April is Community College Month, and that presents a great opportunity to get the word out about why community colleges matter, how your college is serving your community’s needs today, and why public support for our colleges is more important than ever. ACRL Presents: The Community College Library: Integrating the […]
Editor’s note: April is Community College Month, and all month we are featuring community college librarians as the ACRL Member of the Week to celebrate! Erica Ann Watson is an electronic services librarian at Contra Costa College in San Pablo, CA. Erica has been a member of ACRL for 9 […]
Join ACRL from April 18 – May 6 for the Online Learning course “A Practical Guide to Implementing UDL in Libraries.” Universal Design for Learning (UDL) has been around for some time and many librarians have heard of it. Yet, it remains challenging for librarians to implement UDL, as much […]
ACRL announces the publication of The Rise of AI: Implications and Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Academic Libraries, book number 78 in the Publications in Librarianship series, edited by Sandy Hervieux and Amanda Wheatley. This book collects projects, collaborations, and future uses from academic librarians who have begun to embrace […]
Would you like to represent ALA on an International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) section standing committee? The biennial appointment process to represent ALA on relevant IFLA standing committees is currently underway for terms running from 2023 through 2027. The ACRL Board of Directors endorses candidates for election […]
Editors Note: To celebrate Community College Month, ACRL has asked the CJCLS leadership to share the value of libraries at community colleges. My name is Robin Brown and I am Chair of the ACRL Community and Junior College Section (CJCLS). Our Vice Chair Vicky Hart and I would like to […]
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