Thanks to the ACRL National Conference

Coordinating Committee
Betsy Wilson, Conference Chair

Steven Adams Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe Jim Mullins

Jessica Albano Michelle Jacobs Karen Munro
Brad Baker Carol Kem John Popko
Leslie Bussert Sue Kopp Anna Salyer
Frank D’Andraia Patricia Kreitz Gregg Silvis
Deborah Dancik Doug Lehman Cynthia Steinhoff
Trevor Dawes Beth Lindsay Lisa Stillwell
Charles Forrest Beth McNeil Sister Anita Talar
Julia Gelfand Eleanor Mitchell Scott Walter
Beth Hammond Theresa Mudrock Clay Williams
 National Conference
Component Committees
Colleagues Contributed Papers Green Conference
Frank D’Andraia, Co-chair Pat Kreitz, Co-chair Charles Forrest, Co-chair
Julia Gelfand, Co-chair Jim Mullins, Co-chair Karen Munro, Co-chair
Mary Carr Debbie Holbrook Nancy Huling
Maggie Farrell Dena Hutto Juliet Kerico
Harriette Hemmasi Elaina Norlin Kerri A. Odess-Harnish
Jeffrey Horrell Pat Oyler Sarah Sheehan
Sheila Johnson Joan Ruelle Paula Walker
Lynne King Jennifer Ward Kate Zoellner
Thomas Kirk Janice Simmons-Welburn
Sara Lowman
Jim Neal
Sabrina Pape
Mae Rodney
 National Conference
Component Committees

Innovations Invited Papers

Michelle Leigh Jacobs, Co-chair Steven Adams, Co-chair
Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Co-chair Cynthia Steinhoff, Co-chair
Derik A. Badman June DeWeese
Nathan Bomer Catherine Lee
Karen Coombs Judith Pinnolis
Megan Fox Debbie Robinson
Julia Glynn Amanda Wilson
Leslie Porter
Lisa Sloniowski
Carole Svensson
Brian Williams
 National Conference
Component Committees
Keynote Speakers Local Arrangements Panel Sessions
Brad Baker, Co-chair Jessica Albano, Co-chair Trevor Dawes, Co-chair
Deborah Dancik, Co-chair John Popko, Co-chair Theresa Mudrock, Co-chair
Jon-Mark Bolthouse Elinor Appel Shawn P. Calhoun
Georgie Donovan Anna Bjartmarsdottir Ted Chaffin
Jill McKinstry Sveinbjornsson Trena Davis
Lorelei Tanji Dalia Hagan Karen Green
James Williams II Jan Hartley Lynn Lampert
Amanda Hornby Lorena O’English
Laura Lillard Nicholas Schiller
Kristen Shuyler Matt Wayman
William Weare
Ying Li
 National Conference
Component Committees
Poster Sessions Preconferences Roundtables
Leslie Bussert, Co-chair Beth Hammond, Co-chair Sue Kopp, Co-chair
Doug Lehman, Co-chair Eleanor Mitchell, Co-chair Clay Williams, Co-chair
Julia B. Binnie Amelia Brunskill Emily Asch
Karl Bridges Julia Buryk Rodriguez Michael Handis
Kaijsa Calkins Francesca Lane Rasmus Donna Reed
Stan Campbell Paula Pompa Stephanie Walker
Merinda Kaye Hensley Deborah Tenofsky
Kate Hickey
Trisha Mileham
Charlie Potter College
Nora Quinlan
Maryann Sheble
Kristen Shuyler
 National Conference
Component Committees
Scholarships Volunteers Workshops
Carol Kem, Co-chair Beth Lindsay, Co-chair Beth McNeil, Co-chair
Sister Anita Talar, Co-chair Anna Salyer, Co-chair Gregg Silvis, Co-chair
Beth Bloom Erica Coe Toni Anaya
Jane Schillie Mary Mara Deb Carver
David Vidor Lorena O'English
Lisa German
Ying Zhong Sarah E. Sheehan
Elaina Norlin
Jennifer Sundheim
Michele Reid
Virtual Conference
Scott Walter, Co-chair Ginny Steel
Lisa Stillwell, Co-chair
Diane Dallis
Meredith Farkas
John Shank
Scott Vine
 All Conference Reception

Saturday, March 14 at 8:00 p.m.

Experience Music Project/Science
Fiction Museum and Hall of
Fame

Join your colleagues for delightful

desserts at this world-class
museum!
 ACRL’s Virtual Conference
Miss a session or want to see it again?
All attendees will have access to:

• Web casts
• Dynamic screen captures
• Speaker handouts
• Electronic discussion boards and lists
• And much more!

Visit www.acrl.org/seattle for

more information!
 Visit the ACRL Bookstore
ACRL is proud to offer a full line of publications related to conference
presentations and titles of regional interest.

Hours: Thursday, March 12, 9:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 13, 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 14, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Author Signing
Sherman Alexie
Friday, March 13
6:00 p.m., 6th Floor Lobby
 Scholarship Recipients

ACRL awarded 110 scholarships for this conference.

Congratulations to all
scholarship recipients!

A complete list of recipients is available on

page 17 of the program book.
 Colleagues
Summa cum laude
$25,000 and up

Conference Tote Bags

 Colleagues
Summa cum laude
$25,000 and up

Internet Café and Wifi

 Colleagues

Summa cum laude

$25,000 and up

Opening Exhibits Reception

 Colleagues

Cum laude
$15,000–19,999

McMaster University
Virtual Conference

Thomson Reuters
Chair’s Reception
 Colleagues

Mortar Board
$10,000–$14,999

Alexander Street Press

Friday Morning Refreshment Break

Taylor and Francis

Saturday Morning Refreshment Break and Workshop
 Colleagues
Mortar Board
$10,000–$14,999

CHOICE
Pocket Program

Gale Cengage
Name Badge Holders

Innovative Interfaces
Coffee Mugs
 Colleagues
Mortar Board
$10,000–$14,999

Ivies-Plus Libraries:
Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell
University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton
University, Stanford University, University of Chicago,
University of Pennsylvania, Yale University
Closing Keynote Session with Ira Glass
 Colleagues
Mortar Board
$10,000–$14,999

The State University of New York Centers -

University at Albany; University at Buffalo; Stony
Brook University
Cyber Zed Shed
 Colleagues
Mortar Board
$10,000–$14,999

State University of New York: University Centers,

University Colleges, Technology Colleges, &
Community Colleges
Saturday morning poster sessions
 Colleagues
Dean’s List
$5,000–9,999

ExLibris
Sunday Early Morning Coffee Break

OCLC
Conference Scholarships

Springer
Saturday Early Morning Coffee Break

Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium

(SCELC)
Placement Center and panel sessions
 Colleagues
Dean’s List
$5,000–9,999
Swets
Friday Early Morning Coffee Break

University of Maryland – College Park Library

Marilee Bresciani Invited Paper and panel session

University of Pittsburgh
Innovations/ACRL Gaming Night

University of Washington Libraries

Green Conference Initiatives
 Colleagues
Honor Roll
$750-$4,999

ABC-Clio Carnegie Mellon University

Adam Matthew Digital and Adam
Matthew Publications
Alliance of Library Service Networks -
AMIGOS, BCR, ILLINET,
INCOLSA, MINITEX, MNLC,
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PALINET, SOLINET, WILS
Appalachian State University
Consortium of Academic and
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Dickinson College Library
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ebrary
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Gleeson Library/Geschke Center,
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Dame
 Colleagues
Honor Roll
$750-$4,999

IGI Global Rice University, Fondren Library

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JSTOR
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 Colleagues
Honor Roll
$750-$4,999

University of Kansas Libraries Washington State University

University of Louisville Libraries Libraries
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University of North Dakota, Chester Fritz Wiley
Library Willamette University
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Community College, State University
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City College of New York Libraries
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Memorial Library
CTW Consortium (Connecticut College,
Trinity College, and Wesleyan
University)
Daniel A. Reed Library, Fredonia
College, State University of New
York
 Colleagues
Donor
Up to $749
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Drake Memorial Library, The College at
Brockport, State University of New
York
E. H. Butler Library, Buffalo State
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University of New York
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University of New York
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Franklin & Marshall College Libraries
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Hudson Valley Community College
Jefferson Community College
Langsdale Library, University of
Baltimore
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 Colleagues
Donor
Up to $749
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New York College at Cortland
Milne Library, State University of New
York at Geneseo
Milne Library, State University of New
York at Oneonta
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New Paltz College Library, State
University of New York
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Oberlin College
Ohio Wesleyan University Libraries and
Information Services
Orange County Community College
Penfield Library, Oswego State College,
State University of New York
Principia College, Marshall Brooks
Library
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University of New York
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 Colleagues
Donor
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Robert W. Woodruff Library/Atlanta University of Colorado at Boulder
University Center Inc. Libraries
Scarborough-Phillips Library, St. University of Connecticut Libraries
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University of New York Maritime
College at Fort Schuyler University of Manitoba Libraries
St. Lawrence University Libraries University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Libraries
The College at Brockport, State
University of New York University of Minnesota Duluth Library
The College at Old Westbury Library,
State University of New York
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 Colleagues
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University of North Dakota, Chester Fritz Vassar College Libraries

Library Williams Library, Northern State
University of North Carolina Greensboro University
University of Utah Winston Salem State University O'Kelly
University of Victoria Libraries Library
Vanderbilt University Wittenberg University
 National Conference Keynote
Speaker

Sherman Alexie, prolific novelist,

poet, and screenplay writer

Keynote Session
Friday, March 13, 2009
4:30-6:00 p.m.

Photo courtesy: Royce Carlton, Inc.

 National Conference Keynote
Speaker

Ira Glass, host and producer of the

National Public Radio program, This
American Life

Closing Keynote Session

Sunday, March 15, 2009
10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Photo courtesy: Nancy Updike.
 Tag the Conference!

Don’t forget to TAG the

ACRL National Conference
in Flickr, Facebook,
YouTube, Twitter, Blogs,
Wikis, and More!
 2008-09 Board of Directors
Executive Committee

Erika Linke Lori Goetsch Julie Todaro Theresa Byrd Locke J. Morrisey Mary Ellen K. Davis
President President-elect Budget & Finance Division Councilor Executive Director,
Past President
Committee Chair Ex-officio
 2008-09 Board of Directors
Directors-at-Large

Elizabeth Dupuis Janis M. Bandelin Michael LaCroix Mary M. Carr

Karen A. Williams Debbie L. Malone Linda Kopecky John Lehner

 2009 President’s Program

Advocacy in Today’s Environment

Monday, July 13, 2009
1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Featuring: Stephanie Vance

The Advocacy Guru Advocacy
Associates, LLC
 ACRL is…

"ACRL is large enough to provide resources to help

with any issue, but also small enough where
members get to know a core group with similar
interests and needs. It is the best of both worlds!"
~ACRL member
Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit
Available!

Download your free PDF copy from

the ACRL Web site or order from the
ACRL Publications catalog at:

www.ala.org/publications
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• Stimulate your thinking
• Get diversified coverage of events in higher
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 ACRL Insider

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informed on ACRL activities, services, and
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• Publications
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 Get Connected with ACRL
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College & Research
Libraries News

"College & Research Libraries

News is the pulse of what is
happening in academic libraries.
It highlights trends and issues,
and introduces new leaders,
products, and services."
~ACRL member
 Resources for Working
with ACRL

Click “About
ACRL” at
www.acrl.org
 Choice Reviews Online 2.0

Now Available!

• More content—includes Choice

features as well as reviews
• New and improved search engine
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 CHOICE
Current Reviews for Academic Libraries

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critical, expert reviews of
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• Choice magazine
• Reviews on Cards
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Celebrating 45 years!
 Resources for College Libraries
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• A new core list of 60,000 titles for academic libraries

• Produced by Choice in partnership with Bowker
• RCL Web
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• Available for collection analysis via Bowker's Book Analysis
System
• For more information, visit www.rclweb.net
 Job of a Lifetime

The "Job of a Lifetime" column in

College & Research Libraries News
highlights innovative or unusual
academic library positions.

Send us your idea for a job that should

be featured in "Job of a Lifetime."
ACRL for You and
Your Library

"I arrived where I am today

because of my professional
involvement in ACRL, and it
has profited my library.
ACRL membership is not
just for you but for your
library."
~ACRL member
2009 Academic/Research Librarian of the
Year Award

Congratulations to
Gloriana St. Clair
Dean of University Libraries
Carnegie Mellon University
Excellence in Academic Libraries Award
Winner
College Category

Hollins University
Wyndham Robertson
Library
Excellence in Academic Libraries Award
Winner
Community College Category

Moraine Valley
Community
College Library
Excellence in Academic Libraries Award
Winner
University Category

University of
Minnesota-Twin
Cities Libraries
 Divisional Award Winners
Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award
Ray English, Oberlin College

Doctoral Dissertation
Fellowship
Krystyna K. Matusiak, University
of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Krystyna K. Matusiak Ray English

Samuel Lazerow Fellowship
Sara Marcus, Queensborough Community College
Information Literacy Competency
Standards for Higher Education

First 5 copies are free!

Additional copies are $25 for a
package of 25.

Also available for free download

in the Standards & Guidelines
section of the ACRL Web site.
 Standards and Guidelines
These and other standards and guidelines are available
on the ACRL Web site under “Standards & Guidelines.”

• Collective Bargaining, Guideline on (June 2008)

• Competencies for Special Collections Professionals (July 2008)
• Distance Learning Library Services, Standards for (July 2008)
• Political Science Research Competency Guidelines (July 2008)
• Selection and Transfer of Materials from General Collections to
Special Collections, Guidelines on the (July 2008)
College & Research Libraries

. . .the premier refereed

scholarly journal for
academic and research
librarians
Rare Books & Manuscripts

RBM: A Journal of
Rare Books,
Manuscripts, and
Cultural Heritage
 Information and Networking

"When I started working for the

university, I joined ACRL for the
specialized information and
networking opportunities."
~ACRL member
The ACRL/Harvard Leadership Institute for
Academic Librarians
Leadership of academic libraries has never been more
challenging. The goal of this innovative program is to increase the
capacity of library directors to lead and manage. Participants
explore two key questions:

• How well-positioned is my organization to meet current

and future challenges?
• How effective is my own leadership?

August 2-7, 2009

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
 Job List

Your #1 source for careers in Library and

Information Science and Technology
• One Web site
• Far-reaching results

http://JobLIST.ala.org
 ACRL Publications
For Academic Librarians, by Academic Librarians

A complete
catalog of
ACRL
publications is
available
online.

www.acrl.org/publications
 ACRL Interest Groups

Looking for a "home" in ACRL? Interested in discussing

new hot topics with your peers? Form an ACRL Interest
Group!
It’s easy:
•25 signatures on a petition
•Approval by the Board

Full details on the ACRL Web

site.
 New from ACRL!

Academic Library Research:

Perspectives and Current
Trends

Purchase through the ALA Bookstore or

call ALA order fulfillment at
866-746-7252 (toll free)
 New from ACRL!

Design Talk

Purchase through the ALA Bookstore

or call ALA order fulfillment at
866-746-7252 (toll free)
 New from ACRL!

Gaming in Academic
Libraries
Collections, Marketing, and
Information Literacy

Purchase through the ALA

Bookstore or call ALA order
fulfillment at
866-746-7252 (toll free)
 Cover art needed!

See your collection on

the cover of C&RL
News!

Visit the C&RL News

Web site for complete
submission details.
 Create Change
Shouldn't the way we share
research be as advanced as the
Internet?

Bookmarks for disciplinary

faculty at
www.createchange.org
Trends and Statistics
Now Available!
ACRL 2007 Academic Library
Trends and Statistics

Data about U.S. academic and

research libraries.

Purchase through the ALA Bookstore or call

ALA order fulfillment at
866-746-7252 (toll free)
 Use the ACRL Toolbar!

Use our customized toolbar to gain quick access to your favorite

ACRL sites, search for content, and get notified instantly when you
receive e-mails!

Download from http://acrl.mylibrarytoolbar.com/

 Updated Scholarly Communications
Toolkit
New look, updated content for the Scholarly
Communications Toolkit

See: http://www.acrl.ala.org/scholcomm
ACRL Offers Free Scholarly Communication
101 Road Show
Bring the workshop “Scholarly
Communication 101: Starting
with the Basics” to your
campus, compliments of
ACRL.

Check the ACRL website for

details on how to apply
Travel Grants Available for National Library
Legislative Day
Criteria for an ACRL NLLD Travel Grant:
1. Must be an ACRL Legislative Advocate (application to be an
Advocate will be accepted simultaneously with travel grant
application)
2. Must be first-time attendee at National Library Legislative Day
3. Deadline for submitting travel grant requests is March, 20,
2009
4. First come-first served!

Questions about NLLD, being an ACRL Legislative

Advocate or the travel grants? Contact Mike McLane at
acrladvocates@ala.org
 ACRL salutes the 2009 ACRL Special Presidential Recognition Award
Winners on the 10 year anniversary of the ACRL Institute for Information
Literacy Immersion Program

Founding Steering Founding Faculty Faculty Members

Committee & Facilitators Members Craig Gibson
Louis Albert Eugene Engeldinger Carol Hansen
Lori Arp Debra Gilchrist Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
Esther Grassian Randy Hensley John Holmes
Thomas Kirk Joan Kaplowitz Mary MacDonald
Cerise Oberman (chair) Sharon Mader Megan Oakleaf
Shelly Phipps Mary Jane Petrowski Tiffini Travis
Loanne Snavely Karen William Dane Ward
Mitch Stepanovich Susan Barnes Whyte
Julie Todaro Beth Woodard
Karen Williams Anne Zald
Lizabeth (Betsy) Wilson
in recognition of their exemplary efforts to advance information literacy in higher
education.
Recruitment Video Available!

"The librarians featured and the

style of this video make it a very
dynamic and accessible tool for
libraries to use in reaching out to
graduate students and other
potential recruits."
~ACRL Past President Tyrone
Cannon

Available for purchase (DVD or VHS format)

or free download from the ACRL Web site.
 Professional Development
with Impact

• ACRL Preconferences @ ALA Annual Conference

Chicago, IL, July 10, 2009

• ACRL Workshops @ ALA Midwinter Meeting

Boston, MA, January 15, 2010

www.acrl.org (click “Events & Conferences”)

e-learning
Online Seminars
COMING SOON!

• Introduction to Website Usability (March 23-April 10, 2009)

• Implementing Online Teaching and Learning: Using Moodle
and Other Web 2.0 Features (April 6-May 2, 2009)
• Copyright and the Library, Part II: Library, Classroom and other
Issues including the DMCA (April 6 - 24, 2009
• Virtual Reference Competencies (June 22-July 31, 2009)
Live Webcasts

COMING SOON!

• Social Networking and the Library (March 24, 2009)

• Next Generation Information Commons (March 31, 2009)
• User Experience (Blended Librarianship) (April 23, 2009)
Marketing Toolkit for Academic and
Research Libraries

Marketing Toolkit for Academic and

Research Libraries now available for
purchase from ACRL!

Develop a marketing communication

program for your library.
Volunteer for "Meet Our Members"

Has ACRL made a personal difference in your

career as an academic or research librarian?

Contact Mary Jane Petrowski to learn how to share

your experience with other ACRL members in the
"Meet our Members" section of the Web site.
 ACRL Staff

Mary Ellen Davis Mary Jane Petrowski Margot Conahan

Executive Director Associate Director Manager of Professional Kathryn Deiss
Development Content Strategist

Tory Ondrla Megan Griffin Kara Malenfant David Free

Conference Supervisor Program Coordinator Scholarly Communications & Editor, C&RL News/Marketing
Government Relations Specialist & Communications Specialist
 ACRL Staff

Jon Stahler David Connolly Irving Rockwood

Manager, Web Services Classified Advertising Ann-Christe Galloway
Editor and Publisher, CHOICE Production Editor
Coordinator

Dawn Mueller Adam Burling Joe Barkley Katie Coombes

Production Editor Program Coordinator Program Coordinator Program Officer
 Become a Friend of ACRL!

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• Enhance opportunities for global connections among academic and research librarians
 Legislative Network
Take Action!
ACRL uses LegNet, an electronic list, to disseminate time-
sensitive legislative information.

Consult the ACRL Washington Watch Web page for information

about ACRL’s Legislative Agenda.
 Legislative Update
Be informed about legislation and other public policy
issues that affect academic libraries with this free
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Learn how to subscribe on the ACRL Web site.

Click on "Professional Tools."
 Legislative Agenda
ACRL keeps a close watch on legislation that could affect academic
and research libraries, including . . .

Intellectual Property and Technology

Government Information
Reauthorization
Intellectual Freedom and Privacy

For more details, contact Kara Malenfant, ACRL's Scholarly

Communications & Government Relations Specialist
kmalenfant@ala.org.
 Become an ACRL Legislative
Advocate
Are you interested in federal legislation and policy affecting
libraries? Are you connected in your campus community? Are you
willing to work with your members of Congress for change?

ACRL needs you! Apply online at

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/
issues/washingtonwatch/acrladvocates.cfm
 Save the Date
ACRL’s 15th National Conference
in Philadelphia, March 30-April 2, 2011