Professional Tools

Publications, Standards, and Section Resources

ACRL Wiki
Access point for ACRL's internet resources, section, and conference wikis. Use the wiki to share and update information about ACRL projects and activities.

Index to ACRL Section Resources 
ACRL's 17 sections regularly work on projects that result in valuable resources that benefit the profession. This page was developed to provide comprehensive access to the many offerings available online from ACRL sections. 

Internet Resources from C&RL News
Index of online Internet Resources columns from C&RL News, from January 1998 to the present. Each article provides a comprehensive, annotated listing of Web resources on a selected topic.

Publications Catalog
Information on monographs from ACRL Publications, including CLIP Notes, the Publications in Librarianship series, and more, on an extensive array of topics.

Standards & Guidelines
ACRL standards and guidelines, developed to help libraries, academic institutions, and accrediting agencies understand the components of an excellent library.

Communication and Idea Sharing

ACRLog
The official blog of ACRL, authored by a group of academic librarians (BAB [Blog Advisory Board]). ACRLog aims to discuss the issues of the day in the field of academic librarianship.

ACRL OnPoint Chat
ACRL OnPoint is a live series of informal monthly chat sessions that provide the opportunity to connect with colleagues and experts to discuss an issue of the day in academic and research librarianship. 

E-mail Updates and Discussion Lists
List of ACRL e-mail update services and discussion lists to keep you informed about important issues within the association and the academic and research librarianship arena. Includes a link to information on section discussion lists.

Online Communities (for ALA and ACRL members only)
Online communities provide a forum for ALA committees to work online in virtual space, offering new ways to meet colleagues and to discuss and share information. An Online Community can include any or all of the following: discussion forums, shared links, shared files, event calendar, chat, archives, polling, member profile/business card, and online status of members/who’s online. Access the communities using your ALA member login and password.

Effective Practices Clearinghouse
Clearninghouse to facilitate sharing of effective practices among institutions in the academic and research library community. This project is still a work in progress. Effective practices submissions are welcome.

Information Literacy Peer Consultants and Speakers Database
The Peer Conultants and Speakers Database has been developed for the benefit of conference planners and those responsible for professional development activities focused on information literacy. Find a peer consultant or submit your information to the database to become one.

Marketing @ your Library Campaign Trainer Listing
This Web site provides a listing of trainers who are willing to work with your institution to prepare a marketing plan that meets your specific libraries’ needs. Trainers have completed an ACRL @ your library training course, and have self-nominated themselves.

Toolkits

Advocacy Toolkit—The Power of Personal Persuasion (PDF)
Frontline librarians and library workers need the tools to develop their personal powers of persuasion to advance the agenda of the academic library. This publication provides basic content on persuasion, techniques for persuading others, applications of persuasion techniques for libraries and recommended processes and examples for persuading others within higher education environments.

Information Literacy Competency Standards Toolkit
Part of ACRL's Information Literacy Web Site, the standards toolkit is a set of tools, Web pages and other resources that will help you to use the Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. Included are a step-by-step set of introductions to each of the 5 standards and examples of ways to use the standards to develop workshops, courses, and assignements.

Marketing @ your library
Information on the Academic and Research Library campaign, including a toolkit to get you started; examples of ACRL's advertisements designed to promote the importance of librarians in teaching and research with graphics you can use to create your own ads; and more.

Scholarly Communication Toolkit
An ACRL toolkit designed to support advocacy efforts that work toward changing the scholarly communication system and to provide information on scholarly communication issues for librarians, faculty, academic administrators, and other campus stakeholders.

Professional Growth

JobLIST
Your number one source for careers in Library & Information Science and Technology.
Online job ads, career resources, and more from C&RL News, American Libraries, and ALA's Human ResourcesDevelopment and Recruitment.

Chapter Conferences
A list of ACRL Chapter conferences and events.

Dr. E. J. Josey Spectrum Scholar Mentor Program
A program designed to assist Spectrum Scholars in becoming successful library professionals, the Dr. E. J. Josey Spectrum Scholar Mentor Program matches experienced librarians with Spectrum Scholar recipients. Sign up to be a mentor or mentee today!

e-Learning
ACRL's online seminars and Webcasts of conference programs, designed to meet the demands of your schedule and budget. An RSS feed of ACRL's e-Learning opportunities is available.

Events & Conferences
Complete listing of ACRL programming at National Conferences, ALA Annual Conferences and Midwinter Meetings, plus other institutes and events.