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Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) @ala-acrl.bsky.social · 5d

📅 REMINDER! The next ACRL/SPARC Forum - "Library Leadership in Navigating Public Access Funder Mandates" - is coming up next Tuesday, October 7! Learn more on ACRL Insider and submit your free registration today! https://bit.ly/46fP5cJ 📅

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Project Outcome for Academic Libraries 2025 Report

Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) @ala-acrl.bsky.social · 6d

Articles on showcasing sustainability, environmental costs of digital archives, encouraging civic engagement, the first installment of a four-part series on making assessment matter, and more await you in the October issue of C&RL News. https://bit.ly/48MnouT

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Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) @ala-acrl.bsky.social · 6d

New on ACRLog... Reframing Traditional Models: Research Needs in the Performing Arts

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Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) @ala-acrl.bsky.social · 7d

The Project Outcome FY2025 report is now available! Read and learn more about how the the toolkit provides powerful evidence that academic libraries and library workers are essential to advancing the mission at their institutions.

ACRL is pleased to announce the publication of the fiscal year 2025 report for the Project Outcome for Academic Libraries toolkit. Data in this report includes all immediate and follow-up surveys and ...

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Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) @ala-acrl.bsky.social · 8d

Our latest book - "Teaching Information Literacy by Discipline: Using and Creating Adaptations of the Framework," edited by Scott P. Libson and Malia Willey - is now available. Learn more in an excerpt from the introduction on ACRL Insider. https://bit.ly/4gS4LI3 #infolit

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Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) @ala-acrl.bsky.social · 9d

New on ACRLog... Funding Cuts and Collaboration

"The one area where I do struggle is keeping on top of all the ways faculty members from my subject areas interact with the library." - Zoë McLaughlin

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ACRL Member of the Week: Melissa A. Wong

Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) @ala-acrl.bsky.social · 9d

Your ACRL Member of the Week is Melissa A. Wong, Adjunct Lecturer and Editor in Chief of Library Trends at School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Champaign, IL!

Melissa A. Wong is Adjunct Lecturer and Editor in Chief of Library Trends at School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Champaign, IL. Melissa has been a member of ACRL...

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Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) @ala-acrl.bsky.social · 13d

Applications for ALA's Carnegie-Whitney Grants for library resource guides are due November 7. Learn more on the grant page on the ALA website - https://www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/publishing/sundry/alapubawrds/carnegiewhitney.

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Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) @ala-acrl.bsky.social · 14d

Our latest book - "Text and Data Mining Literacy for Librarians," edited by Whitney Kramer, Iliana Burgos, and Evan Muzzall - demonstrates how academic libraries are supporting TDM literacy through services, workflows, and professional development. https://bit.ly/428QlNC

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Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) @ala-acrl.bsky.social · 15d

ALA’s Law for Librarians program will be hosting a symposium Intellectual Freedom and The Law in partnership with the Journal for Intellectual Freedom & Privacy in summer 2026. Learn more on ACRL Insider and submit proposals by October 10. https://bit.ly/46HSYrg

ACRL Member of the Week: Mariya Gyendina

Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) @ala-acrl.bsky.social · 16d

Your ACRL Member of the Week is Mariya Gyendina, Assessment Librarian at University of Minnesota Libraries in Minneapolis, MN!

Mariya Gyendina is an Assessment Librarian at University of Minnesota Libraries in Minneapolis, MN. Mariya has been a member of ACRL for 5 years and is your ACRL Member of the Week for September 22, 2...

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Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) @ala-acrl.bsky.social · 19d

Thanks for hosting a RoadShow, Binghamton University! SUNY librarians and library staff gathered last week for ACRL’s Standards for Libraries in Higher Education workshop. Learn more at https://www.ala.org/acrl/roadshows.

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Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) @ala-acrl.bsky.social · 20d

The latest edition of our Keeping Up With... series, featuring a discussion of Eco-literacy by Piper Cumbo, is now available on our website. https://bit.ly/3I89mZQ

ACRL Member of the Week: Catherine Tingelstad

Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) @ala-acrl.bsky.social · 21d

⌛ REMINDER! Share your timely research, innovations, and best practices with an ACRL-sponsored education program at the 2026 ALA Annual Conference! Learn more on our website and submit your proposals by Monday, September 22. https://bit.ly/4fMM0VV ⌛

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Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) @ala-acrl.bsky.social · 22d

Our latest book - "Making Values-Based Decisions in the Academic Library," edited by Amanda Koziura and Amy Tureen - is now available. Learn more in an excerpt on ACRL Insider and pick up your copy today. https://bit.ly/4grrMBr

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Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) @ala-acrl.bsky.social · 23d

Your ACRL Member of the Week is Catherine Tingelstad, Head of Instruction & Curriculum Engagement at UNC Charlotte in Charlotte, NC!

Catherine Tingelstad is the Head of Instruction & Curriculum Engagement at UNC Charlotte in Charlotte, NC. Catherine has been a member of ACRL for 6 years and is your ACRL Member of the Week for Septe...

Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) @ala-acrl.bsky.social · 25d

New on ACRLog... Laid Off, Again

"I got an out-of-the-blue text message asking me to join a meeting with my library’s director and human resources. Having been in this situation before, I knew what was coming—I was being laid off." - Violet Fox

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ACRL Member of the Week: Robin Ewing

Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) @ala-acrl.bsky.social · 26d

In the market for some professional reading? The September issue of "C&RL News" features articles on communities of practice, contingent librarianship, a collaborate book collection, and more. It's now available on the magazine website! https://bit.ly/3VeM6fC

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Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) @ala-acrl.bsky.social · 27d

Join us on Tuesday, October 7 or the next ACRL/SPARC Forum - "Library Leadership in Navigating Public Access Funder Mandates." Learn more on ACRL Insider and submit your free registration today! https://bit.ly/46fP5cJ

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Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) @ala-acrl.bsky.social · 29d

The September issue of "College & Research Libraries" - featuring articles on autistic librarians in the hiring process, Texas library workers on censorship, #AI as a potential #infolit ally, and more - is now freely available on the journal website. https://bit.ly/46q23pv

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Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) @ala-acrl.bsky.social · Sep 8

Your ACRL Member of the Week is Robin Ewing, Collections Strategist Librarian at St. Cloud State University Library in St. Cloud, MN!

Robin Ewing is a Collections Strategist Librarian at St. Cloud State University Library in St. Cloud, MN. Robin has been a member of ACRL for 8 years and is your ACRL Member of the Week for September ...