ACRL Update Wednesday, November 1, 2006

ACRL Update
Wednesday, November 1, 2006

1. ACRL 13th National Conference Scholarships - deadline to apply is December 1, 2006
2. ACRL invites applicants for IIL Immersion ’07 Program - deadline to apply December 1, 2006
3. Win the ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award! - deadline for nominations is December 1, 2006
4. Applications/Nominations Invited for C&RL Editor - deadline is December 4, 2006

1. ACRL 13th National Conference Scholarships - deadline to apply is December 1, 2006
ACRL is offering 85 scholarships worth more than $45,000 to support participation in the conference for librarians, students and support staff. There are five scholarship categories and all applications must be submitted online and received by December 1, 2006. See www.acrl.org/baltimore (click on "Scholarships") for more details. Scholarships support attendance at the ACRL 13th National Conference and most provide an additional travel stipend. Scholarships for the ACRL Virtual Conference are also available and provide unique opportunities for collaboration, learning, and networking online.

2. ACRL invites applicants for IIL Immersion ’07 Program - deadline to apply December 1, 2006
ACRL's Institute for Information Literacy (IIL) invites you to apply for its first international Immersion program which will be held at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, August 5-10, 2007. Immersion '07 will be four-and-one-half days of intensive training and education for academic librarians. Immersion ’07 will provide you with the intellectual tools and practical techniques to help you build or enhance your instruction programs. A faculty of nationally recognized librarians will offer the program. Program sessions fall into two separate tracks:

TEACHER TRACK. This track focuses on individual development for those who are interested in enhancing, refreshing, or extending their individual instruction skills. Curriculum includes classroom techniques, learning theory, leadership, and assessment framed in the context of information literacy.

PROGRAM TRACK. This track focuses on developing, integrating, and managing institutional and programmatic information literacy programs. Participants selected for the Program Track will develop individual case studies in advance of the Immersion program. Immersion participants will be expected to develop the case studies into an action plan for implementation at the home institution. Complete details about Immersion '07 as well as the online application form and instructions are online at www.ala.org/acrl/events (Click “Immersion ‘07”). Acceptance to the Immersion Program is competitive; to ensure an environment that fosters group interaction and active participation, participation is limited to 90 individuals. The application deadline is Friday, December 1, 2006.

3. Win the ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award! - deadline for nominations is December 1, 2006
2007 ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award nominations are due December 1! This award annually celebrates academic libraries that are outstanding in furthering the educational missions of their institutions. $3,000 for each type-of-library award (college, community college, and university) will be presented by Blackwell's Book Services.

We need your help to identify libraries that are deserving of this prestigious award. The Excellence in Academic Libraries Award committee is currently accepting nominations for all three awards, and the deadline is December 1, 2006. More information about the award can be found in the Awards section of the ACRL Web site, www.ala.org/acrl.

4. Applications/Nominations Invited for C&RL Editor - deadline is December 4, 2006
Applications and nominations are invited for the position of editor of College & Research Libraries (C&RL), the bimonthly, scholarly research journal of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). The editor is appointed for a three-year term, which may be renewed for an additional three years. Applicants must be a member of ALA and ACRL. Qualifications include professional experience in academic libraries, a record of scholarly publication, editing experience, an ability to meet publication deadlines, an understanding of the scholarly communication process, and a broad knowledge of the issues confronting academic libraries.

Some funding for editorial assistance and travel to relevant conferences is available, and there is a small honorarium for the editor.

Appointment will be made by the ACRL Board of Directors at the 2007 Annual Conference upon the recommendation of the search committee and of the ACRL Publications Committee. The incoming editor will serve a one-year internship with the current editor before assuming full responsibility for C&RL in July 2008.

Nominations or resumes and letters of application, including the names of three references, should be sent to:

C&RL Search Committeec/o Dawn MuellerACRL50 East Huron StreetChicago, IL 60611dmueller@ala.org

The deadline for receipt of applications is December 4, 2006. Finalists will be interviewed at the Midwinter Meeting in Seattle in January 2007.