Join us for the free ACRL Presents webcast, “The New Academic Library Impact Report,” on Thursday, November 9, 2017 from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Central time (9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Pacific | 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Mountain | 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Eastern. Convert additional time zones online.)
Learn about ACRL’s new report, Academic Library Impact: Improving Practice and Essential Areas to Research, now available for download or purchase. Developed for ACRL by OCLC Research, this valuable resource investigates how libraries can increase student learning and success and effectively communicate their value to higher education stakeholders.
Join ACRL’s Value of Academic Libraries committee chair, the project director, and team members to hear about the context for this action-oriented research agenda and plans for future directions including new programs for travel scholarships and research mini-grants. This forum will allow community members to ask questions and give reactions to the report.
Presenters: Alan Carbery, associate library director at Champlain College and chair of ACRL’s Value of Academic Libraries committee; Lynn Silipigni Connaway, project director and senior research scientist at OCLC Research; and ACRL staff members Kara Malenfant and Sara Goek.
How to register: Submit your FREE registration online by noon Central time on Wednesday, November 8. Login details will be sent via email the afternoon of November 8. The webcast will be recorded and made available shortly after the live event.
Questions should be directed to sgoek@ala.org.