The ACRL-CHOICE webinar program connecting academic and research librarians with a host of content and service providers, publisher and other experts who serve their market is back with an exciting new roster of topics and speakers. Since the program launched in 2013, thousands of participants have attended the 60-minute, live interactive webinars that provide a vibrant forum for discussion among sponsors and an unmatched academic library audience of ACRL members and CHOICE users and fans. Experts, authors and publishing representatives have presented sessions on topics pertinent to today’s academic libraries that have recently included eBooks in academic libraries, expert databases, the importance of STEM and strategies for finding reliable international statistics and publications.
Upcoming ACRL-CHOICE webinars will cover a wide gamut of new topics important to academic libraries. Registration information for each event is available by clicking on the event title.
- Tuesday, September 9, 2 p.m. ET — Library Management for the Digital Age, sponsored by Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group.
- Thursday, September 18, 2 p.m. ET — Make Acquisition & Assessment Easy, sponsored by ProQuest.
- Tuesday, September 23, 12 p.m. ET — Supporting Research Methods in the Library, sponsored by SAGE.
- Thursday, September 25, 2 p.m. ET — Around the World in 60 Minutes without Leaving your Library! An Exploration of Historical Collections for Today’s Researcher, sponsored by ProQuest.
- Tuesday, September 30, 2 p.m. ET — Building Library Community through Social Media, sponsored by Springer.
- Tuesday, October 7, 2 p.m. ET — The United History of 68 Tribes, sponsored by Gale/Cengage.
- Thursday, October 9, 2 p.m. ET – Navigating New Acquisition Models for Multimedia Content, sponsored by Alexander Street Press.
- Tuesday, October 14, 2 p.m. ET – Intota: Library Information through Discovery, Collection Management and Assessment, sponsored by ProQuest.
- Thursday, October 16, 2 p.m. ET – Exploring the Economic Impact of Climate Change, Inequality, Unemployment, and More with the IMF eLibrary, sponsored by International Monetary Fund.
- Tuesday, October 21, 1 p.m. ET — SHARE, CHORUS, and Open Access: What you Need to Know, sponsored by SAGE.
- Tuesday, October 28, 2 p.m. ET – The Evolution of Research Management and the Role of the Library, sponsored by ProQuest.
Late fall will also see webinars sponsored by Elsevier, Mango Learning, McGraw-Hill and others. The program offers an exceptional way for libraries to learn about new ideas, developments and products, and to actively participate in discussions with companies that serve their market. It also allows sponsors to receive unfiltered feedback from the academic library community.
For information on becoming an ACRL-CHOICE webinar sponsor, please contact Pam Marino at pmarino@ala-choice.org. To visit the archive of recent webinars, please visit us on the CHOICE website.