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C&RL News
October 2007
Volume 68, No. 9

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Features

Achieving racial and ethnic diversity among academic
and research librarians

Teresa Y. Neely and Lorna Peterson
The recruitment, retention, and advancement of librarians of color—
A white paper


Sister libraries partners
Lily Griner, Patricia Herron, and Heleni Pedersoli
Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico, and University of Maryland-College Park


ACRL STANDARDS & GUIDELINES
Standards for proficiencies for instruction librarians and coordinators
Prepared by the ACRL Instruction Section Proficiencies for Instruction
Librarians Task Force

Approved by the ACRL Board, June 24, 2007


Exploring the faculty blogoverse
David Murray and Steven Bell
Where to start and what’s in it for academic librarians


Get involved with ACRL
Volunteer to serve on a division or section committee

2007–08 chapter conferences/events

INTERNET RESOURCES
Classical studies on the Web
John Jaeger
A guide to some of the best sites







Departments

In the News
News from the Field
Washington Hotline
Preservation News
Internet Reviews

New Publications
Grants and Acquisitions
People in the News
Fast Facts

Job Openings/Classified Ads
Product Ads



Staffing the dream archive
Shan Sutton
A view from the other side of the reading room desk


THE WAY I SEE IT
Reflections of a former CIO
S. David Mash
Leadership lessons learned