Charge: The ACRL Academic Library Trends and Statistics Survey Editorial Board has oversight responsibility for ACRL’s annual Academic Library Trends and Statistics Survey including the development of an annual questionnaire on current trends or issues. The Editorial Board also develops materials publicizing and encouraging participation by academic libraries in the annual ACRL survey; represents ACRL on the ANSI-NISO Z39.7 standing committee; and submits appointment recommendations to the ACRL Publications Coordinating Committee for approval.
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Community members can post as a new discussion or email ALA-ACRL-LibrarianoftheYear@ConnectedCommunity.orgCharge: Solicit nominations, market the availability of the award to the academic library community, facilitate the completion of the nomination process, select the award winner, monitor nomination pools and nomination updates, and recommend changes to award web site information.
Charge: The editorial board serves in an advisory capacity to the editor on the contents of the journal issues, and board members form the core of referees, reviewing manuscripts submitted for possible publication.
Charge: The editorial board serves in an advisory capacity to the editor on all policy matters concerning editorial content or format. Tasks: To react to ideas for development of C&RL News that have been proposed by the editor. To suggest ways in which C&RL News might be improved in format or content. To provide the editor with information regarding trends in the field that might affect future directions or content of C&RL News. To suggest new editorial features, either regular or irregular, for consideration by the editor. To assist the editor in developing editorial policies.
Charge: To administer the ACRL Dr. E.J. Josey Spectrum Scholar Mentor Program whereby academic and research librarians would be recruited to serve as mentors to Spectrum Scholars; linking mentors with specific scholars; preparing guidelines and an information program to assist mentors in working with scholars; sponsoring and co-sponsoring programs on mentoring and collecting feedback on the programs; and, administer the process of selecting Spectrum Scholar recipients for ACRL Conference travel grants.
Community members can post as a new discussion or email ALA-ACRL_EDI_Committee@ConnectedCommunity.orgCharge: To oversee and coordinate ACRL’s Core Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, as described in the strategic plan. Work with the Board and other units to initiate, advise and mobilize support for appropriate action related to issues of diversity, equity and inclusion in academic librarianship—including recruitment, advancement and retention of underrepresented groups to academic and research librarianship and the promotion of library and information services for diverse library users.
Community members can post as a new discussion or email ALA-ACRL-ExcellenceAward@ConnectedCommunity.orgCharge: To identify worthy nominees and encourage their application, market the availability of and application process for award to the academic library community, facilitate the completion of the application process, select award winners, monitor applicant pools and application updates, and recommend changes to award web site information.
Community members can post as a new discussion or email ALA-ACRL-ImmersionProgram@ConnectedCommunity.orgCharge: The Immersion Program Committee acts as an oversight council for the Immersion Program and works closely with Immersion Program faculty and ACRL staff to market and promote Immersion Program, develop conference programming related to the Immersion Program, sustain the community of Immersion Program alumni and cultivate their engagement, support assessment efforts, and review applications for the Immersion Program scholarships.
Community members can post as a new discussion or email ALA-ACRL-InfoLitFrameworksStandards@ConnectedCommunity.orgCharge: Oversees the development and review of discipline-specific information literacy documents, including frameworks and standards. Provides guidance for groups developing discipline-specific IL documents, reviews drafts, and updates documentation related to the process. This committee, in conjunction with the Standards Committee, is responsible for the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education document.
Community members can post as a new discussion or email ALA-ACRL-LiaisonsAssembly@connectedcommunity.orgCharge: Members of ALA who are currently serving in liaison positions at all levels of the association. The Assembly is chaired by the Vice-Chair of the External Liaisons Committee.
Community members can post as a new discussion or email ALA-ACRL-Membership@ConnectedCommunity.orgCharge: To advise ACRL staff on matters related to membership promotion and member recruitment, engagement, and retention.
Charge: To encourage research, writing, and nonprint media production that may be appropriate for a separately published title by ACRL; to solicit topics and, without guarantee of publication, to suggest them to appropriate authors; to review all manuscripts/materials submitted for possible publication as a separate ACRL published title; to serve as an advisory body to the ACRL publications officer.
Community members can post as a new discussion or email ALA-ACRL-NRCL@ConnectedCommunity.orgCharge: To oversee and implement ACRL’s New Roles and Changing Landscapes goal, as described in the strategic plan; work with the ACRL Board and other ACRL units in creating a comprehensive effort including coalition building, professional development, publications, research, advocacy, diversity, and consultation services and in developing the ACRL New Roles and Changing Landscapes Initiative; and monitor and assess the effectiveness of this initiative.
All members are welcome to join this public community to stay apprised of ACRL Board activities. Please click the "JOIN COMMUNITY" button to ensure access to discussions, documents and events. To post a discussion, group members can add a new discussion to this community or can email ALA-ACRL-BoardPublic@ConnectedCommunity.orgCharge: The composition and the duties of the Board of Directors are defined in Article IX of the ACRL Bylaws: Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall have general oversight and direction of the affairs of the Association. It shall conduct all business pertaining to the Association, and shall have authority to make decisions for the Association during the periods between meetings.
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All members are welcome to join this public community to stay apprised of ACRL Budget & Finance Committee activities. Please click the "JOIN COMMUNITY" button to ensure access to discussions, documents and events.To post a discussion, group members can add a new discussion to this community or can email ALA-ACRL-BFPublic@ConnectedCommunity.orgCharge: To submit annually a recommended budget for the ACRL division (including division publications, the CHOICE budget, the allocation of Long-Term Investment fund income) to the ACRL Board of Directors for action; To advise the ACRL Board of Directors on its allocation of Friends of ACRL contributions to strategic projects and programs, as well as to consult with the ACRL Board of Directors on fundraising goals and objectives; To counsel the ACRL Board of Directors on questions regarding all fiscal matters of the division or its publications, including dues levels and fundraising, especially as they relate to alignment with the strategic plan and its Core Commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI).
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Community members can post as a new discussion or email ALA-ACRL-PubsCoordinating@ConnectedCommunity.orgCharge: To recommend to the ACRL Board the appointment of editors of ACRL journals and publications for which there are no paid staff; to approve the appointment of editorial board members on the recommendation of the respective editors; to advise the ACRL Board and Budget and Finance committee on matters relating to ACRL publications; to promote writing and effective research methods to librarians; to gather stakeholder input regarding new publishing directions for the purposes of recommending specific actions or for the purposes of advising the ACRL Board; to encourage the recruitment of new authors and to bring them into the ACRL publishing pipeline by referring them to the appropriate editor; and to promote author submission of proposals and manuscripts across the full range of ACRL publications.
Charge: To encourage research, writing, and nonprint media production writing that may be appropriate for the ACRL publications in librarianship series; to solicit topics and, without guarantee of publication, to suggest them to appropriate authors; to review all manuscripts/ materials submitted, and approve them for publication in the publications in librarianship series. Tasks to evaluate manuscripts, nonprint material and proposals. To recommend revisions required for publication. To publicize opportunities for publication in the library literature. To assess the relevance and quality of publications through an analysis of sales and reviews.
Charge: The editorial board serves in an advisory capacity to the editor on the contents of the journal issues; the board members form the core of referees, reviewing manuscripts submitted for possible publication.
Community members can post as a new discussion or email ALA-ACRL-RESEC@ConnectedCommunity.orgCharge: To oversee and coordinate ACRL's Research and Scholarly Environment Initiative as described in the strategic plan; work with the ACRL Board and other ACRL units in creating a comprehensive effort including coalition building, professional development, publications, research, and advocacy and in developing the ACRL research and scholarly communications website; and monitor and assess the effectiveness of the ACRL Research and Scholarly Environment Initiative.