The Cost of Knowledge Website indicates that the Elsevier Boycott continues to grow. The signatories now number 12,324 researchers in all fields from around the world. What do librarians and faculty on your campus have to say about the boycott? The Cost of Knowledge Blog has a great deal of information if you want to …
Category Archive: Discussion Items
May 16
University Libraries and Transformational Change: It Is Time
Title: University Libraries and Transformational Change: It Is Time Author: Michelle Dunaway, ULS Committee on the Future of University Libraries ________________________________________ In his article titled “Damn the Recession, Full Speed Ahead”, Dr. Rush Miller, Director of the University Library System at the University of Pittsburgh, argues that change and progress in academic libraries cannot continue …
May 03
The Instructor-Librarian Transaction: Developing a Proactive Model of Library Service Delivery
Please join the ACRL-ULS Current Topics Discussion group on Sunday, June 24 10:30-12 in DIS-Nile. We will be discussing The Instructor-Librarian Transaction: Developing a Proactive Model of Library Service Delivery In September 2011, a working group from the Hunter College Libraries Faculty was asked to assess faculty use of and satisfaction with library services. Upon …
Feb 13
The Future of University Libraries
The Future of University Libraries: 2012 Midwinter Report Prepared by Michelle Dunaway for the Committee on the Future of University Libraries January 2012 Committee: Miranda Henry Bennett, Theresa S. Byrd, Christopher Cox, Michelle Dunaway, Rafia Mirza, Chair: Marilyn Myers, Laura K. Probst The ACRL/ULS Committee on the Future of University Libraries is charged with exploring …
Dec 12
ULS Membership Survey Results
The survey was open for the month of July 2011 and was distributed to ULS members via the ULS listserv. Of those who responded to the survey: • 57.5% have been a member of ULS for less than 5 years • 64% “sometimes” attend ULS programs or events at ALA • 49% indicated ULS “sometimes …
Dec 02
Updates from the Technology in University Libraries Committee
ULS’s first entirely virtual committee, Technology in University Libraries (TULS), had a great inaugural year last year and has done some great work this year, too. We’re interested in getting the word out about the committee’s goals, programs, and services. TULS’s charge is “to explore the uses of technology in university libraries in areas such …
Jun 06
Evidence-based discussion group at Annual
Interested in evidence-based librarianship? Come join this active discussion group on Saturday, June 25 from 4-5:30 at the Sheraton New Orleans Crescent Boardroom. Do you have a project you’d like to share at the discussion? Are you using an assessment database and can talk about how it has facilitated decision making? Email Jennifer Nutefall, convenor, …
Jun 02
Supporting the University’s Vision through Campus Outreach & Targeted Research Support
You are invited to join the ULS Current Topics Discussion Group on Saturday, June 25 from 1:30 – 3:30 pm, at the Marriott New Orleans, La Galerie 6. Our topic will be “Supporting the University’s Vision through Campus Outreach & Targeted Research Support.” The discussion will be led by Christie Peters, University of Houston. Universities across the country …
Feb 16
What do you want to talk about? Proposals welcome through 3/15
The ACRL University Libraries Section Current Topics Discussion Group invites the submission of proposals for presentation at its meeting at the 2011 ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA. The ACRL-ULS Current Topics Discussion Group is for librarians holding positions in academic libraries. We meet at both ALA Midwinter and Annual. Usually, we select a …
Nov 23
ALA Midwinter Discussion–Strategic Planning During Budget Difficulties
We are all dealing with difficult budget times. How has strategic planning helped? Are you engaging in strategic planning now? How is the budget influencing that process? How has an existing strategic plan helped decision making when facing budget cuts? The ULS Current Topics Discussion group is seeking someone to kick off a discussion of strategic …