The instruction librarians at MHCC have set a new record this fall: 101 sessions scheduled for the fall term! And, as we’re only at the beginning of the term, there will almost certainly be more to come. No wonder it feels so busy around here… Also of special note for MHCC: our college president has [...]
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On September 14, ACRL released “Value of Academic Libraries: A Comprehensive Research Review and Report .” Developed for the association by Megan Oakleaf of the iSchool at Syracuse University, this valuable resource reviews the quantitative and qualitative literature, methodologies, and best practices currently in place for demonstrating the value of academic libraries. The full report, along [...]
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ACRL is currently accepting applications for the Immersion ’11 Program Teacher and Program tracks to be held July 24-29, 2011, at Seattle University. The ACRL Immersion ’11 Program provides four-and-a-half days of intensive information literacy training and education for academic librarians. Acceptance to Immersion ’11 is competitive to ensure an environment that fosters group interaction [...]
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Forwarded on behalf of the ACRL Scholarship Committee: ACRL e-Learning Scholarships ACRL is pleased to announce our new e-Learning scholarship program. ACRL is funding twenty e-Learning webcast scholarships in order to help librarians, library school students, and staff maximize their professional development dollars during these challenging economic times. Purpose To provide opportunities for librarians, library [...]
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Will your library be the next winner of the ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award? If you think the answer could be “Yes,” please read on! The ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award, sponsored by YBP Library Services, recognizes one outstanding community college, college, and university library each year for the accomplishments of librarians and [...]
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The last webinair of the 2010 series is fast approaching! EVERYONE is welcome to attend the live session @ Chemeketa Community College Library (details forthcoming) – ACRL Oregon members can also view the archived webinair afterwards. Hope to see you there! October 19, 2010 So You Want to Create an Interactive Information Literacy Tutorial? [...]
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To meet its burgeoning enrollment, Portland Community College added three one-year full time librarians this summer. Roberta Richards will be joining Pam Kessinger and Robin Shapiro at the Rock Creek Campus, Bob Kingston will join Jane Rognlie, Alan Cordle and Allie Flanary at Sylvania, and Stephanie Debner will join Torie Scott and Tony Greiner at [...]
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ACRL-Oregon is very pleased to announce its sponsorship of the third in a series of ACRL National E-learning workshops to meet the continuing education needs of librarians statewide. The third workshop of the 2010 series will be: The Not-So-Distant Librarian: Online Library Instruction to Engage Students and Faculty Hone your online instruction skills in a workshop conducted [...]
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The ACRL Oregon Board is delighted to announce that the recipient of this year’s Award for Excellence is John Helmer, Executive Director of the Orbis Cascade Alliance. The ACRL Oregon Award for Excellence is given annually to an individual or group whose project or ingenuity has significantly improved Oregon academic libraries or librarianship. We present [...]
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