Personnel
An ACRL Task Force has been working for over a year to collect data and feedback with which to update CUPA-HR's listing of academic library position descriptions and welcomes review of its work thus far. Ultimately this project will make the CUPA-HR consistent with today's libraries and technologies, as well as establish a ongoing process between ACRL and CUPA-HR to maintain the currency of the lists.Marketing @ your library
Information on the Campaign for America's Libraries' Academic and Research Library Campaign, examples of ACRL's work to promote academic and research libraries, and ideas and resources to help you develop your own promotional materials.Recruiting to the Profession
Information on the recruitment and retention issue and resources to help you increase awareness of the academic and research library profession on your campus and in your community.The Future of Academic Libraries and Higher Education
Change across all facets of society—including demographic, technological, and economic change—has the potential to greatly impact higher education and the academic library. As we move further into the 21st century, it is important to pay attention to the trends around us to inform our thinking about where institutions of higher education and their libraries are headed.Council of Liaisons
ACRL's Council of Liaisons (COL) carries out a program of in-depth liaison activities with targeted professional associations. The COL brings to the attention of nonlibrary associations how library resources and services can contribute to their mission and goals and brings information and higher education issues of other associations to the attention of the ACRL Board and membership.
Effective Practices
Examples of effective practices at work in academic and research libraries. This is project is in the development stage; submission of effective practices is encouraged.Information Literacy
ACRL's information literacy Web site, including a peer consultant database, a toolkit for working with the Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education, and more, plus the Web site for ACRL's Institute for Information Literacy.Scholarly Communication
Scholarly communication resources and overview of the work of ACRL's Scholarly Communication Committee.Washington Watch
ACRL's legislative agenda and links to relevant resources.
(for white papers, position statements, and reports from ACRL units, see White Papers & Reports)