Share Your Thoughts on “New Rules for the Road Ahead”
From ACRL:
As part of its 75th Anniversary celebration, ACRL has released of an initial version of “New Roles for the Road Ahead: Essays Commissioned for ACRL’s 75th Anniversary,” authored by well-known bloggers and thought leaders Steven Bell, Lorcan Dempsey, and Barbara Fister.
Pam Snelson, the chairperson of ACRL’s celebration of its 75th anniversary, asks, “Looking to find your way to that elusive sweet spot between the present and the future? The best map you will find to navigate the changing intersection of higher education and librarianship is the collection of essays in ‘New Roles for the Road Ahead.’ Bell, Dempsey, and Fister define the issues, ask questions, create new roles, offer directions, and challenge thinking. By framing the road ahead and positioning librarians in innovative roles, their essays offer compelling instructions for creating a new library landscape.”
In a series of twenty essays, Bell, Dempsey and Fister share their thoughts on the world in which academic libraries will thrive, ways libraries are responding to change, and new roles for libraries and librarians. The essays include reflections on ways academic libraries can succeed in a changing higher education environment, take advantage of opportunities, and think about the best ways to deliver both ongoing and innovative services to students and faculty.
A draft of “New Roles for the Road Ahead: Essays Commissioned for ACRL’s 75th Anniversary” is now available for open public discussion through a CommentPress site at http://acrl.ala.org/newroles/. Your thoughts on this emerging publication will help shape the authors’ final work, so log in and comment now. You’ll see sections entitled “Framing the Road Ahead”, “Shifts in Positioning”, and “Responding to Opportunity: Creating a New Library Landscape” with three thoughtful voices chiming in to shape an exciting vision for our collective future. Weigh in with your thoughts though November 30!
