Hi Jane,
No, I will not be attending ACRL this year (in-person or virtually). With a change to a new job that focuses more on evidence synthesis, I wanted to focus on conferences and training directly relevant to job tasks. I find that ACRL is good for broad academic libraries issues but not where I need to be for specializations. Not to say there is nothing useful at ACRL, but comparative to MLA's usual schedule (though this year's MLA program is not out yet, so I am going on faith here), there's not enough to warrant ACRL over MLA.
I would love to hear what on the program is catching other people's attention. Or if we have member's who are presenting this year!
Regards,
Anna
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Anna Ferri, MLIS, MEd
pronouns: she/her(s)
Assistant Professor | Evidence Synthesis Librarian
Colorado State University Libraries
P: 970-491-1146 | anna.ferri@colostate.edu
1201 Center Avenue Mall | Fort Collins, CO 80523
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Original Message:
Sent: Feb 03, 2023 08:11 AM
From: Jane Yatcilla
Subject: Attending the ACRL conference?
Are you planning on attending ACRL in March (in person or virtually)? If so, what programming looks interesting to you?
I guess I'm in a slump...I looked at the program and see very little that excites me (a few sessions related to faculty status, not much of anything about evidence synthesis or other research methods). Am I missing something?
Cheers,
Jane
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Jane Yatcilla
Health & Life Sciences Information Specialist
Purdue University Libraries
She/Her/Hers
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