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Understanding the basic principles of planning and assessment
CHICAGO — The concepts of planning and assessment are intrinsically linked—and understanding them is essential for raising the library’s profile and strengthening its position among stakeholders and the community. Even LIS students and those new to the...
New from ACRL - 鈥淭eaching about Fake News: Lesson Plans for Different Disciplines and Audiences鈥
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “ Teaching about Fake News: Lesson Plans for Different Disciplines and Audiences,” edited by Candice Benjes-Small, Carol Wittig, and Mary K. Oberlies. This...
Teaching data literacy in academic libraries
CHICAGO — We live in a data-driven world, much of it processed and served up by increasingly complex algorithms, and evaluating its quality requires its own skillset. As a component of information literacy, it's crucial that students learn how to think...
Music Library Association鈥檚 updated, authoritative classical music collection resource
CHICAGO — The new fourth edition of “ A Basic Music Library: Essential Scores and Sound Recordings,” relying on the authority of the Music Library Association and published by 91传媒 Editions, includes thousands of records selected by experts in dozens of...
Profiles of innovative and successful grant proposals
CHICAGO — Grant money can make all the difference in developing new services, creating worldwide access to your unique collections, or enabling you to showcase awarded projects that advance your career. But competition for grants is as fierce as ever. To...
Programming for adults with developmental disabilities
CHICAGO — Public libraries everywhere have embraced inclusion and expanded their programming for youth with disabilities, especially autism. It’s imperative that libraries also offer rich and age-appropriate initiatives for adults with developmental...
New from ACRL - "The Teaching with Primary Sources Cookbook"
CHICAGO - The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of " The Teaching with Primary Sources Cookbook," edited by Julie M. Porterfield. This ACRL Cookbook brings together the work of archivists, librarians, museum...
MIDDLETOWN, CT - Choice today announced the publication of the eighth in a series of white papers designed to provide actionable intelligence around topics of importance to the academic library community. The paper, “Implementing and Managing Streaming...
New customer service and fulfillment address for 91传媒 Store beginning July 1, 2021
CHICAGO — Effective July 1, 2021, the Chicago Distribution Center will provide customer service and fulfillment for the 91传媒 Store. We look forward to working with this state-of-the-art distribution and fulfilment operation, also a non-profit organization...
Library worker engagement for positive, diverse institutions
CHICAGO — Gallup’s 2019 State of the American Workplace Report found that 70 percent of employees are disengaged at work. Why is worker engagement so important? Engaged workers lead to engaged libraries — vibrant institutions that nurture their workers’...
Engaging your community through active strategic marketing
CHICAGO — Terry Kendrick’s " Engaging your Community through Active Strategic Marketing,” published by Facet Publishing and available through the 91传媒 Store, provides an overview of best practices for strategic marketing, including advice on how to...
An updated guide to cataloging correctly for kids
CHICAGO — Cataloging library materials for children in the internet age has never been as challenging or as important. RDA: Resource Description and Access is now the descriptive standard, there are new ways to find materials using classifications, and...
Virtual, augmented, and mixed reality programs for libraries
CHICAGO — Bestselling tech maven and editor Ellyssa Kroski is back with “ 32 Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality Programs for Libraries,” published by 91传媒 Editions, a timely, all-in-one guide to planning, organizing, and running virtual events. Ranging...
College & Research Libraries News to move to online-only publishing model
CHICAGO - College & Research Libraries News (C&RL News), the official newsmagazine and publication of record of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), will adopt an online-only publication model beginning in January 2022. The December...
Advancing a culture of creativity in libraries
CHICAGO — Today’s library workers have many roles to play: information gatekeepers, connectors, collaborators, and storytellers. The key ingredient is creativity, which acts as the lynchpin of functioning successfully as a team as well as impacting...