I hope this visit will be your first of many to ACRLog. A team of dedicated individuals has been working hard the last few months to bring this blog to life. ACRLog is the latest addition to several ALA Divisional blogs. Both the ACRL Board and the members of the blog team are proud to offer a blog devoted to the interests, needs, and concerns of academic and research librarians. I have been blogging for almost two years over at Kept-Up Academic Librarian. Kept-Up helps academic librarians “keep up” with news and developments in higher education . I’m looking forward to this opportunity to share my thoughts about and insights into many of the issues covered at Kept-Up. I invite you to do five things.
1. Read “Why an ACRL Blog” on our page as it explains how this blog evolved, why we think it has value, and what we hope to accomplish here.
2. Read “About ACRLog” which provides the mission statement of this blog.
3. Read “Who We Are” to learn more about the blog team members.
4. Read the posts added by the blog team over the past few weeks – go back into the archives for September and October. I think you will like what you see. It will give you a feel for what you can expect in the future
5. If you do like what you see, or just want to give us a try for the next few weeks, subscribe to ACRLog in your news aggregator so you can enjoy our regular posts. If you have yet to explore RSS technology and the benefits of news aggregators, now is a great time to get started. You can find more information and tutorials on everything you need to know to subscribe to ACRLog at this page.
ACRLog is just in the crawl stage. We will be evolving and growing over the next months. The blog team invites you to join us in shaping our development. We hope to hear from you by way of comments to posts or contact the bloggers directly with your thoughts and suggestions. This is your blog. We hope you enjoy it.