The ALA Publishing Committee provides a grant of up to $5,000 for the preparation of print or electronic reading lists, indexes, or other guides to library resources that promote reading or the use of library resources at any type of library. Funded projects have ranged from “A Resource Guide about […]
Join Choice at 1:00pm Central on Tuesday, September 26, for the webinar “Navigating Humanities and Social Sciences Consolidation in Scholarly Publishing.” This webinar centers on the notable trends observed in Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) publishing, focusing on sustainability and consolidation. Drawing inspiration from the Scholarly Kitchen article “Will Humanities and Social […]
Join us for the free, virtual ACRL/SPARC Forum “Editorial Board Resignations to Align Journals with Community over Commercialization” at 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Eastern/11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Central/10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Mountain/9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Pacific on Thursday, October 12, 2023. The past year has seen […]
Lorelei Sterling is Head of Access Services at University of Alaska Anchorage in Anchorage, AK. Lorelei has been a member of ACRL for 5 years and is your ACRL Member of the Week for September 18, 2023. Describe yourself in three words: Tenacious, perceptive, genuine. What are you reading (or […]
It is a critical time in our profession, and there is no time like the present to step into leadership roles. We are looking for members from across all divisions to get involved in ALA leadership. The ALA Nominating Committee is seeking candidates for the 2025-2026 ALA President and 2024-2027 Councilors-at-Large. If you […]
Join ACRL from September 25 to October 20 for the Online Learning Course “Developing Signature Pedagogies in Information Literacy.” Signature pedagogies are specific ways of teaching that move students to develop the habits of mind of a professional or disciplinarian. This concept is widely discussed in the Scholarship of Teaching and […]
ACRL announces the publication of Practicing Privacy Literacy in Academic Libraries: Theories, Methods, and Cases, edited by Sarah Hartman-Caverly and Alexandria Chisholm, which collects practical ways to incorporate privacy literacy into your instruction and practice. Privacy is not dead: Students care deeply about their privacy and the rights it safeguards. […]
It’s not too late to join Choice at 1:00pm Central on Tuesday, September 19, for the LibTech Insights (LTI) webinar “CLEARer Dialogues with AI: Unpacking Prompt Engineering for Librarians,” with ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect Leo S. Lo. As we navigate an era where generative artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping information discovery and […]
Elizabeth is an Assistant Director of Operations and Planning/Associate Professor at Tennessee State University in Nashville, TN. Elizabeth has been a member of ACRL for 2 years and is your ACRL Member of the Week for September 11, 2023. Describe yourself in three words: Team-player, focused, and driven. What are […]
The September 2023 issue of College & Research Libraries News (C&RL News) is now freely available online both as a full issue PDF and as individual articles. C&RL News moved to an online-only publishing model beginning with the January 2022 issue. C&RL News Seeks Cover Art C&RL News is looking for images from library collections to feature on upcoming covers. […]
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