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Monday, June 30, 2025
12:00-1:15pm PST / 3:00-4:15pm EST / 2:00-3:15pm CST

Reference Discussion

• What has worked in integrating special collections into classroom experiences? Any recent success stories or lessons learned?
• Primary source databases are often not friendly for students who need accommodations. (i.e. screen readers don’t work with all databases.) What techniques have worked in making primary sources accessible to all? 
• Does your library have reference tutorials, modules, or other asynchronous learning objects? What is the process for creating and updating those? What tools, platforms, or technology do you use?  

Collections Discussion

• Considering the emphasis on publishing monographs in the humanities, we have a lot of books under our care. What weeding projects has your library been working on recently? Any success stories or unique challenges?  

Register to attend at https://vanderbilt.zoom.us/meeting/register/0OwzV_r-Ql2ElsyPLJ78-g

Do you have a vision for LES? Do you want to take a leadership role in shaping our future? Do you know other LES members who would make excellent officers? We need your voice!

The Nominating Committee is seeking interest and nominations in the following positions:

• Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect (3 year term as Vice-Chair, Chair, and Past Chair)
• Secretary (1 year term)
• Member-at-Large (1 year term)

ACRL elections will be held in March 2026. Terms begin on July 1, 2026. At this time, there are no in-person requirements for serving. For information about each of these positions, please see https://www.ala.org/acrl/aboutacrl/directoryofleadership/sections/les/lesofficers

To learn more about how to indicate interest or find out where to direct your questions, take a look at this ALA Connect post!

When:  June 12, 2025 – 3:30 – 5:00 pm EST

Topic:  Academic Librarians and Oral Histories:  Curating Living Memory

Description: Three academic librarians will discuss oral history projects they’ve worked on.  They’ll talk about what inspired them, their processes, and what they learned. 

Program Panelists:

• Taylor Leigh, Modern & Classical Languages Librarian, University of Kentucky
• Adriana Sisko, Student Engagement Librarian, University of Kentucky
• Peter Hesseldenz, Literature and Humanities Librarian, University of Kentucky

For more information and to register, visit ALA Connect!

It’s that time of the year – please consider sending a submission for the Fall issue of  Biblio-Notes. To submit articles, photos, announcements, or news items, please  email ginsua1 [at] uic.edu. Articles should be 500-1000 words, while shorter reviews and updates should be approximately 200-500 words in length. Articles can be about anything – are you doing something new in your teaching? Have an exciting new collection? Want to share your thoughts about AI? Anything related to LES is fair game. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, October 2nd. Feel free to email Glenda with any questions!

Are you curious about what happens on the LES Executive Board? Have you ever thought about serving as an LES officer? The Nominating Committee is seeking nominations for the following positions:

• Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect
• Secretary
• Member-at-Large

For information about each of these positions, please see https://www.ala.org/acrl/aboutacrl/directoryofleadership/sections/les/lesofficers

To nominate yourself, please visit https://forms.gle/BiEZVjyarmeBys639

Questions? Contact Leslie Madden, LES Nominations Committee Chair, at lmadden@gsu.edu

Our Fall 2023 issue of Biblio-Notes is live! Want to hear more about the awesome ACRL LES program at ALA Annual 2023, Interdisciplinarity and Humanities Librarianship: Are Librarians (and Libraries) Keeping Pace, and What’s Next? Head to the new issue and check out the message from LES Chair Leslie Madden on pages 1-2!

Do you have something you’d like to share with fellow LES members? Share ideas for the Spring 2024 Biblio-Notes issue with our editor at biblionotes@gmail.com!

There is still time to contribute to the Fall issue of Biblio-Notes. Submissions about new publications, upcoming online workshops, news items, announcements, or anything else of interest to the Literatures in English community are welcomed and encouraged! If you were engaged with any summer service work or conferencing, your contributions are likewise valued, including any images or photos. 

Please send submissions and any questions to biblionotes@gmail.com. The submission deadline is Thursday, September 28, 2023.

Thank you!

The form to volunteer for ACRL section committees is still open at www.ala.org/acrl/membership/volunteer/volunteer! Volunteering is a great way to learn more about the section, network with colleagues, and fulfill professional service requirements. The deadline to volunteer is February 28, 2023. Appointments will begin on July 1, 2023.

For information about LES, our committees, and the work of the section, please visit our website. Please feel free to contact LES Vice-Chair Leslie Madden at lmadden@gsu.edu with any questions about volunteering!

• Discussion Topics
  • Analog Reference
    • Is there a place for physical reference materials?
    • What are some best practices for deselection for print reference?
    • What changes in staffing physical reference desks have been happening at your library?
  • What’s New?
    • What reference sources have you recently acquired or subscribed to?
  • Social Media and Reference
    • How are you using social media to promote or provide reference services?

For more information and to register via Zoom, visit this Google doc!