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  • 1.  Pre-vote discussion: ACRL Choice Integration

    Posted 20 days ago
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    Dear ACRL Board,

     

    The ACRL Budget & Finance Committee met for a Special Meeting on July 29, 2026 to discuss and approve the recommendation to the ACRL Board of Directors the integration of ACRL and Choice into a single unit. The next step is for the Board to hold an asynchronous discussion during the period of 8/4/2026–8/10/2026. Please see the attached packet (each document is bookmarked within the PDF) and use this discussion post to share any questions or comments.

     

    Following the discussion period, the Board will vote asynchronously on the action request during the period of 8/11/2026–8/17/2026 and confirm votes at the ACRL Fall Board Virtual Meeting.

     

    Best,

    Allison

     

    Allison Payne, MLIS (she/her/hers) | ACRL Associate Director, Operations and Strategic Initiatives

    Association of College and Research Libraries | 225 N Michigan Ave., Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60601 | 312-280-2519 | apayne@ala.org

     

     

     



  • 2.  RE: Pre-vote discussion: ACRL Choice Integration

    Posted 14 days ago
    Edited by Eric Edwards 14 days ago

    All:

    Thank you very much for the information on the potential merger, both at the Budget and Finance Committee meeting on July 29 and in the follow-up documentation. Assuming the Board does approve the change, do we have a communication plan in place, or in progress, for updating the ACRL community and any outside Choice stakeholders?

    Eric Edwards



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    Eric Edwards
    Interlibrary Loan Librarian
    Illinois State Library
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  • 3.  RE: Pre-vote discussion: ACRL Choice Integration

    Posted 4 days ago
    Hello Eric:

    Thank you for the question and please forgive the tardy reply.

    Yes, we will formulate a communications plan for sharing the Choice/ACRL integration. We will roll this out in the fall.

    Thank you again,
    Teri


     

     

    Teresa Anderson (she|her|hers), CAE, M.A.

    Executive Director | Association of College & Research Libraries | 225 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1300 | Chicago, IL 60601-7616 | 312.620.9428 | 1.800.545.2433, ext. 9428 | tanderson@ala.org

     

     




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