LIRT (Library Instruction Round Table)

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The mission of the Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) is to provide a forum for discussion of activities, programs, and problems of instruction in the use of libraries; to contribute to the education and training of librarians for library instruction; to promote instruction in the use of libraries as an essential library service, and to serve as a channel of communication on library instruction between the ALA divisions, ALA and ACRL committees, state clearinghouses, Project LOEX, other organizations concerned with instruction in the use of libraries, and members of the Association.

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Advance your teaching practice! Advance your profession! Join the ACRL Instruction Section Mentoring Program!

  • 1.  Advance your teaching practice! Advance your profession! Join the ACRL Instruction Section Mentoring Program!

    Posted Aug 27, 2024 01:39 PM

    Dear colleagues,

    Do you want to share your professional library instruction experience? 

    Do you want to build a relationship with a new colleague? 

    Do you want to learn about the teaching and learning strategies colleagues are using? 

    Do you feel you need to develop your library instruction skills, methods, and resources more fully? 

    Then consider becoming a mentor or mentee in the 2024/25 ACRL Instruction Section Mentoring Program!

    The purpose of the ACRL Instruction Section Mentoring Program is to contribute to the professional development of academic librarians who teach information literacy by pairing librarians experienced in teaching with librarians and graduate students seeking professional growth in teaching and learning. This program creates a forum for learning opportunities, networking, and the exchange of ideas about instruction and information literacy between paired mentors and mentees. 

    • The program lasts from October 2024 to June 2025. 

    • Conference attendance is not required. In fact, all of the mentoring takes place through virtual communication such as email or video conference. 

    • Mentors should have a passion for instruction and experience in this field. Serving as a mentor is also a meaningful way to contribute to our field in ways other than committee work. 

    • Mentees should be librarians or graduate students seeking to improve their instruction skills and knowledge. 

    • We welcome applications from mentors and mentees working in academic libraries in some instructional capacity. 

    • Mentors and mentees should expect to have monthly conversations with each other. Additional opportunities for synchronous and asynchronous networking and idea sharing will also be available. 

    To apply…

    If you have questions about the ACRL Instruction Section Mentoring Program, please contact the Committee Chair, Amanda Izenstark (amanda@uri.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">amanda@uri.edu), or visit the IS Mentoring Program site for more information.

    Thanks,

    Megan Fitzgibbons on behalf of IS Mentoring Committee



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    Megan Fitzgibbons
    Acting Associate University Librarian, Research & Graduate Studies
    Concordia University Library
    She/Her/Hers
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