The September 2026 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. If you have items in your collections that you think would make attractive C&RL News covers, we would love to see them. To submit images (or image collections), send URLs for web-based images or images directly as attachments to David Free at dfree@ala.org. Please include a brief description of the item and your collection. Images selected to appear as C&RL News covers will require a high-resolution electronic image (300 dpi or higher) to be submitted prior to the publication date. Complete guidelines for the submission of cover illustrations are available on the C&RL News website.
Features
Dale Larsen, Lux Darkbloom, Kate Holvoet, Rebecca Nowicki, and Crystal Goldman. “Policy, Procedure, and Perceptions: Mapping the Sociomaterial in Academic Libraries.”
Ashley Smith. “Presentation Consultations: Concepts and Practices.”
Ginelle Baskin and Kim Godwin. “Partnering for Impact: How Librarians and Faculty Co-Lead OER Initiatives.”
Academic Library Workers in Conversation
Ariana Varela and Katie Perry. “A View from the Starting Line: Early Tenure Track in Libraries.”
Perspectives on the Framework
Sarah Morris. “Putting Algorithmic Literacy into Conversation with the ACRL Framework: Insights, Ideas, and Innovations.”
Making Assessment Matter
Megan Oakleaf and Becky Croxton. “AI as Assessment Partner: Practical Applications and Critical Cautions, Part 2.”
The Way I See It
Anna Małgorzata Kamińska. “When the Program Becomes the Author: A Librarian’s View from the Threshold.”
Departments
David Free. “News from the Field.”
David Free. “Grants and Acquisitions.”
David Free. “People in the News.”