Steven J. Bell, associate university librarian for research and instructional services at Temple University, has been elected ACRL vice-president/president-elect. He will become president-elect following the 2011 ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans, and assume the presidency in July 2012 for a one-year term. A full biography of Bell will be available on the ACRL Web [...]
Entries from April 29th, 2011
New Draft Diversity Standards
April 28th, 2011 · Comments Off · Standards and Guidelines
The ACRL Racial and Ethnic Diversity Committee (REDC) has developed a draft for a new association standard, Diversity Standards: Cultural Competency for Academic Libraries. The committee is currently soliciting comments on the draft standard. Review the draft on the ACRL Standards and Guidelines website and send feedback to REDC Vice-Chair Charlene Maxey-Harris at maxeyharris@gmail.com by [...]
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ACRL Research Writer’s Consultations @ ALA Annual, June 23-28, 2011
April 28th, 2011 · Comments Off · Committees, Conferences, Events
The ACRL Research Program Committee (RPC) is once again sponsoring Research Writer’s Consultations at the ALA Annual Conference, held June 23 – 28, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Aimed at the new or inexperienced writer, the Research Writer’s Consultations will pair new or inexperienced writers with an experienced writer or editor, who will offer guidance [...]
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RBML Online Archives Now Available
April 27th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Publications, RBM
Complete backfiles of Rare Books & Manuscripts Librarianship (RBML), the predecessor of RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage, are now available on the publication Web site. ACRL received a grant from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation to assist in making volumes 1-12 of the publication discoverable and available online through the [...]
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ACRL sets 2011 Legislative Agenda
April 27th, 2011 · Comments Off · Advocacy
Each year, the ACRL Government Relations Committee, in consultation with the ACRL Board of Directors and staff, formulates an ACRL Legislative Agenda. Drafted with input from the ACRL Scholarly Communications and Copyright Committees, along with additional committees, ACRL leaders, and ALA Washington Office, the legislative agenda is prioritized and includes objectives for legislative action at [...]
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Santa Barbara City College Excellence Award Celebration
April 26th, 2011 · Comments Off · Awards
The 2011 ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award in the community college category was presented to the staff of the Santa Barbara City College Luria Library on April 14. They made a video of the celebration, which is available below or on YouTube. Congratulations to everyone at SBCC!
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Registration Open for 52nd Annual RBMS Preconference
April 26th, 2011 · Comments Off · Events, Sections
Registration for the 52nd Annual ACRL Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) Preconference is now open. The Preconference, “In the Hurricane’s Eye: Challenges of Collecting in the 21st Century,” will be held June 21 – June 24, 2011, in Baton Rouge, La. Register by May 18 and save $50 off the full registration fee. In [...]
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Transnationalizing Scholarly Communication in Anthropology
April 25th, 2011 · Comments Off · About ACRL
Editor’s Note: The is the second in an occasional series of posts highlighting ACRL’s liaison relationships with higher education groups. This post by Annie C. Paprocki discusses her work with the American Anthropological Association. In my second year as ACRL Liaison to the American Anthropological Association (AAA), I have continued to focus on scholarly communication [...]
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Member of the Week: Eric Phetteplace
April 25th, 2011 · Comments Off · Member of the Week
Eric Phetteplace is a graduate assistant in Reference, Research, and Government Information at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign GSLIS program. Eric has been an ACRL member since 2010 and is your ACRL member of the week. 1. Describe yourself in three words: Analytical, Creative, Eager. 2. What are you reading right now? The American [...]
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New From ACRL – Using Qualitative Methods in Action Research
April 21st, 2011 · Comments Off · Publications
ACRL announces the publication of “Using Qualitative Methods in Action Research: How Librarians Can Get to the Why of Data,” edited by Douglas Cook and Lesley Farmer. While quantitative research provides librarians with calculations and metrics of effectiveness, qualitative research, in its exploration of assumptions, value and opinion, makes possible a deeper understanding of the [...]
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