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Join LIRT for lunch in Washington, DC!

LIRT (Library Instruction Round Table) is organizing "Bites with LIRT" groups for lunch during the ALA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. This is your opportunity to meet other librarians interested in library instruction while enjoying lunch in a local restaurant.

LIRT welcomes anyone who has an interest in instruction from all types of libraries. You need not be a member of LIRT to participate. We hope you will join us in this opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences about library instruction in a relaxed setting. Enjoy a stimulating and fun lunch with LIRT--good food, good company, and interesting conversation. We will make the arrangements; all you have to do is reserve your spot and show up! Deadline to reserve a spot is June 21, 2010.

Reserve your spot here.  You’ll receive a confirmation via e-mail. 

Lunch on Saturday, June 26, 2010 -- 12:30 PM

Ella's Pizza  -- 901 F Street Northwest | Restaurant website| Location 

Questions? Contact:

Jennifer Corbin
Instruction Coordinator
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
504.314.2916
jcorbin@tulane.edu

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Join LIRT for lunch in Washington, DC!

LIRT (Library Instruction Round Table) is organizing "Bites with LIRT" groups for lunch during the ALA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. This is your opportunity to meet other librarians interested in library instruction while enjoying lunch in a local restaurant.

LIRT welcomes anyone who has an interest in instruction from all types of libraries. You need not be a member of LIRT to participate. We hope you will join us in this opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences about library instruction in a relaxed setting. Enjoy a stimulating and fun lunch with LIRT--good food, good company, and interesting conversation. We will make the arrangements; all you have to do is reserve your spot and show up! Deadline to reserve a spot is June 21, 2010.

Reserve your spot here.  You’ll receive a confirmation via e-mail.

Lunch on Sunday, June 27, 2010 -- 12:30 PM

Old Dominion Brewhouse -- D.C. Convention Center -- 1219 9th Street Northwest | Restaurant Website | Location

Questions? Contact:

Jennifer Corbin
Instruction Coordinator
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
504.314.2916
jcorbin@tulane.edu

LIRT is now on Facebook! 

Draft Outcomes:  ACRL IL Coordinating Committee

The ACRL Information Literacy Coordinating committee leads and coordinates the association’s information literacy efforts.  The committee collaborates with all ACRL committees, task forces, and organizational units to assure the following association outcomes regarding information literacy are met:

1. Lead strategic initiatives in order to transform higher education through the avenue of information literacy.

2. Advocate externally for the importance of information literacy in order to influence local, national, and international conversations and actions.

3. Publish and disseminate research and literature regarding the impact and strategies of information literacy in order to demonstrate the role of information literacy and the librarian in student success.

4. Connect research to practice in order to identify best practices and influence teaching/learning actions in higher education.

5. Catalyze creativity and innovation with instruction and information literacy in order to influence teaching/learning actions throughout higher education.

6.Develop professional development resources and activities in order to support members’ growth with teaching/learning and implementing information literacy.

7. Create information literacy standards in order to establish clear learning outcomes for students in an information world.

8. Foster a collaborative culture and organizational structure in order to ensure maximum member access and involvement.

Agenda

Information Literacy Coordinating Committee

ALA Annual Conference, Washington DC

Sunday June 27 10:30am – noon

Capitol Hilton Massachusetts Room

1. Component committee updates

2. Matching committee work to the overall ILCC outcomes

3. Key issues for 2010-11 to be addressed in committee work and exec team work - what are big picture goals we want to set that individual committees may be able to respond/contribute to.  For example, new IL standards process, outreach to discipline faculty, trends in higher education that information literacy can/should respond to, or activities we might want to set for Exec to carry out beyond the scope of the component committees.

4. Interface and support of IS activities

5. Interface with ACRL Council of Liaisons- - If we choose an outreach role, how would we propose interfacing with this committee?  What would be unique about our work?

Monday June 28 1:30 - 3:30pm

Mayflower Renaissance Chinese Ballroom

1. Committee meeting summaries

2. Planning for implementation of committee activities - support from exec, coordinating activities between/among committees.

3. Continuation of business from Sunday meeting