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  • 1.  Request for feedback: Draft 2020 ACRL Top Trends

    Posted Feb 11, 2020 02:06 PM
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    On behalf of the ACRL Research and Planning Committee, I am sharing, for Board review and comments, the attached draft 2020 ACRL Top Trends.

    Biennially, the ACRL Research Planning and Review Committee is responsible for identifying ACRL top trends for publication in the June issue of C&RL News, and in non-conference years, the committee welcomes feedback from the ACRL Board.

    The committee is finalizing citations, but welcomes your comments and thoughts on the attached draft. Please post your feedback in ALA Connect by Friday, February 28, and I will compile and send to the committee.

    Please note that there will only be a virtual discussion and no formal vote will take place, as the Board traditionally only reviews and submits comments on this document. 

    Let me know if you have questions.



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    Allison Payne
    Program Manager for Strategic Initiatives
    American Library Association/Association of College and Research Libraries
    she/her/hers
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  • 2.  RE: Request for feedback: Draft 2020 ACRL Top Trends

    Posted Feb 13, 2020 01:14 PM
    Great job on the list of interesting and challenging top trends for 2020. My only comment is that I think critical librarianship should be more clearly defined in #2. That section covers a wide range of things that seem to mush together.

    Kelly


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    Kelly Gordon Jacobsma
    Genevra Thome Begg Dean of Libraries
    Hope College Van Wylen Library
    53 Graves Place
    Holland, MI 49423
    (616) 395-7790

    Association of College & Research Libraries, Director at Large





  • 3.  RE: Request for feedback: Draft 2020 ACRL Top Trends

    Posted Feb 13, 2020 03:34 PM
    Hi All - the list looks fine to me. I will have to follow the reference links to get a clearer understanding of a couple of the concepts.
    Regarding critical librarianship, there is a 2015 Keeping Up With... that perhaps could be included in the references.

    Jackie

    Jacquelyn A. Bryant

    Community College of Philadelphia
    Northwest Regional Center Librarian
    v. 215.496.6019 | f. 215.496.6041





  • 4.  RE: Request for feedback: Draft 2020 ACRL Top Trends

    Posted Feb 14, 2020 10:51 AM
    I also agree, overall this is very well written and synthesized but it would be good to break up the various areas listed under #2 perhaps as mini-sub bullets with their own definition for clarity. Great job!

    Cinthya​

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    Cinthya Ippoliti
    University of Colorado, Denver
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  • 5.  RE: Request for feedback: Draft 2020 ACRL Top Trends

    Posted Feb 25, 2020 10:16 AM
    I agree with what others have said - good identification of important trends, but the critical librarianship section could be unpacked a bit more.

    Jeanne

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    Jeanne Davidson
    Associate Dean
    Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library
    Logan, UT
    jeanne.davidson@usu.edu
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