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 community colleges is more important than ever.
Free Project Outcome Webinar
Join us on Tuesday, April 25 at 1:00pm Central for the webinar “Project Outcome Part 2: Evaluating Library Instruction at 2-Year and 4-Year Institutions: Findings and Data Analysis.” Librarians from Seminole State College of Florida and University of Central Florida will share their experience using Project Outcome for analysis of a cross-institutional research project. We’ll discuss our process, methodology, and the findings from this research. Using our experience as a case study, we hope to generate ideas for others interested in exploring Project Outcome for other research projects. This may include identifying opportunities, planning and implementation considerations, and analyzing results.
ACRL Live Webcast: Strategies for Teaching Adult Learners
Thursday, May 11, 2023 from 1:00-2:00pm Central
Adults are attending college in record numbers every year. These students, many with families and careers, may have been away from an academic environment for many years and have unique needs in developing lifelong learning skills. This webinar will provide a broad overview of some of the theories that support active learning in adults, especially in an online environment, for academic teaching librarians. The webinar will review an example of determining a learning activity through collaboration with disciplinary faculty, creating learning outcomes, modeling the activity, students practicing the activity, and assessing through reflection and group discussion. Webinar participants will have the opportunity to briefly share what has, and has not, worked for them.
Learn More About CJCLS
The Community and Junior College Libraries Section (CJCLS) is a section of the Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association. CJCLS contributes to library service and librarianship through those activities which relate to libraries and learning resources centers and services and which support the educational programs in community and junior colleges and equivalent institutions.
Check Out a Good Book
- The Community College Library: Reference and Instruction – 20% off the print book in the ALA Store with promo code ACRL2320P
- The Community College Library: Assessment – 20% off the print book in the ALA Store with promo code ACRL2320P
- Twenty-First-Century Access Services: On the Front Line of Academic Librarianship, Second Edition
- Using Open Educational Resources to Promote Social Justice
- Thriving as a Mid-Career Librarian: Identity, Advocacy, and Pathways
- Teaching Critical Reading Skills: Strategies for Academic Librarians, Two Volume Set
- See all our open access books on our Digital Publications page
Open Educational Resources and Affordability (Off-RoadShow Virtual Workshop)
ACRL’s virtual Open Educational Resources (OER) and Affordability RoadShow will help you understand the basics of OER and how libraries can be involved in affordability initiatives at your institution. This introductory virtual workshop is intended for academic librarians and library staff interested in learning about OER and/or developing OER initiatives. The online workshop begins with foundational knowledge about OER: What are OER? How do they impact faculty and students? We also discuss examples of and opportunities for library involvement in affordability initiatives, analyze stakeholders and institutional context, and determine appropriate strategies and goals for real-world application.
Free Online Learning
The ACRL Presents program offers free occasional webcasts on issues of broad interest and importance to the academic and research library community. Browse archived recordings on our YouTube channel, and check for recent and upcoming events on the ACRL website.