Thriving as a Mid-Career Librarian: Identity, Advocacy, and Pathways

February 28, 2023 Erin Nevius 0

ACRL announces the publication of Thriving as a Mid-Career Librarian: Identity, Advocacy, and Pathways, edited by Brandon K. West and Elizabeth Galoozis. This new book collects strategies, experiences, and advice to help you thrive in mid-career.  Learn more about Thriving as a Mid-Career Librarian in this Introduction by the editors, […]

ACRL Member of the Week: Justin Fuhr

February 27, 2023 Gena Parsons-Diamond 0

Justin Fuhr is a science librarian at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. Justin has been a member of ACRL for 2 years and is your ACRL Member of the Week for February 27, 2023. Describe yourself in three words: Dad, joker, music. What are you reading (or listening […]

ACRL Academic Library Advocacy Toolkit

February 22, 2023 Erin Nevius 0

ACRL is pleased to announce the launch of the new Academic Library Advocacy Toolkit. Developed by a joint task force comprised of members from ACRL’s New Roles and Changing Landscapes and Value of Academic Libraries goal-area committees, the Toolkit is a curated collection of resources that can help equip academic […]

ACRL Member of the Week: Brie Baumert

February 21, 2023 Gena Parsons-Diamond 0

Brie Baumert is a reference and instruction librarian for languages and cultures at Carleton College in Northfield, MN. Brie has been a member of ACRL for 2 years and is your ACRL Member of the Week for February 21, 2023. Describe yourself in three words: Kind, thoughtful, supportive. What are […]

Celebrate Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2023

February 20, 2023 Erin Nevius 0

February 20-24 is 2023’s Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week. Commissioned by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week is “is an annual celebration of the important doctrines of fair use and fair dealing. It is designed to highlight and promote the opportunities presented by fair use and fair […]

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Libraries as Gardens, Part 1

February 16, 2023 Jay Malone 0

Attending ALA’s first-ever in-person LibLearnX meeting in New Orleans has me anticipating the upcoming ACRL 2023 Conference more than ever. We will be gathering in Pittsburgh in March for our first in-person meeting since 2019. If you have not been to Pittsburgh in a while (or ever) you are in […]

Choice Podcasts Named to Publisher Podcast Awards 2023 Shortlist

February 16, 2023 David Free 0

Choice is pleased to announce the placement of two of its podcasts – The Authority File and Toward Inclusive Excellence – to the Publisher Podcast Awards 2023 Shortlist. We find ourselves among an impressive array of publishing and media companies that also submitted across categories, including the Financial Times, the BBC, Vice, Future, Vox, Foreign […]

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ACRL EBSS Virtual Research Forum – Call for Proposals

February 14, 2023 David Free 0

The ACRL Education and Behavioral Sciences Section (EBSS) Research Committee invites proposals for presentations at their virtual research forum, to be held online in early May 2023. The committee’s charge is to investigate and propose ways for education and behavioral science librarians to share ideas about new directions in education […]