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Thinking About ACRL’s New Strategic Priorities
“Look forward to it” may not be the phrase many academic librarians would use to describe their feelings about strategic planning. While I wouldn’t go so far as to say it’s one of my favorite activities I certainly have no personal opposition to being involved in a strategic planning process. I find it stimulating and [...]
Posted by StevenB on June 1st, 2009 under ACRL News.
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Congratulations To Hinchliffe On ACRL Election Victory
ACRL announced its election results. In the race for ACRL vice-president/president-elect, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe was victorious with 56% of the vote. ACRLog congratulates Hinchliffe on winning the election. Hinchliffe is no stranger to ACRLog. She is a past member of the blog team, and is the current chair of the ACRLog Advisory Board. I imagine [...]
Posted by StevenB on May 1st, 2009 under ACRL News.
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A Guide To The “New Normal” For Academic Libraries
I was able to attend only the first half of the ACRL program at which the just released ACRL 2009 Strategic Thinking Guide for Academic Librarians in the New Economy was introduced and discussed. Four panelists representing different perspectives within the profession reacted to the new report. If you want to read more about the [...]
Posted by StevenB on April 7th, 2009 under ACRL News, Worth Reading.
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Congrats To Winners Of ACRL’s Big Awards
Two of ACRL’s biggest awards are the Academic/Research Librarian of the Year and the Excellence in Academic/Research Libraries Awards. We just learned who the latest winners of those awards are, and we wanted to extend our congratulations.
Congratulations to Gloriana St. Clair, dean of university libraries at Carnegie Mellon University. St. Clair is the 2009 ACRL [...]
Posted by StevenB on January 30th, 2009 under ACRL News.
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ACRL Presidential Candidates Forum
Who doesn’t love presidential elections? Bet you didn’t get enough of the last one. If you find yourself still hungering to hear two presidential candidates have a go at each other in a lively Q&A format then stop by ACRL’s Presidential Candidates Forum at ALA Midwinter in lovely Denver.
Attend the ACRL Presidential Candidates Forum and [...]
Posted by StevenB on January 17th, 2009 under ACRL News.
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