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This is a recording of the on-demand program during the 2021 ALA Annual Conference. During this panel presentation, the speakers answered a series of questions focused around the roles of libraries as ...
This is a video recording of a panel discussion originally presented on April 28, 2001 on the subject of predatory journals and publishers. The presentation provided a history of predatory practices, ...
This is a recording of the March 6, 2004 presentation, Information Privilege: Beyond the Individual and Into the Collective. Over a decade ago, Char Booth coined the term “information privilege” and ...
This program will introduce key stages of effective library assessment programs and projects. Topics include: creating a library-wide assessment plan, planning small- and large-scale projects, ...
June 26-30 | Philadelphia, PA Take your library vision to the next level at the ALA 2025 Annual Conference & Exhibition! Connect with forward-thinking librarians from around the globe and explore new ...
In this talk, Ben Lee presented his project, Newspaper Navigator, created in collaboration with LC Labs, the National Digital Newspaper Program, and IT Design & Development at the Library of Congress, ...
The ACRL/ULS Academic Outreach Committee offers a series of Online Roundtable Discussions on topics related to academic outreach endeavors. In these discussions librarians share and exchange ideas to ...
In 2021, the presenters conducted a survey of academic librarians to assess how these programs may have changed during the pandemic and their accessibility options. The results from this survey will ...
What most excites you about academic librarianship? I love working with college students. They grow, learn, and change so much in their time on campus and it’s wonderful to build relationships with ...
Assessing, evaluating, and articulating the impact and value of library outreach work is a growing trend among academic librarians engaged in marketing and outreach. In order to assess and determine ...
Ryan Litsey is one of three candidates this year for ULS Member-at-Large. He is an Associate Librarian at Texas Tech University Libraries. Read this interview to learn more about Ryan and what his ...
The ALA 2010 Nominating Committee is soliciting nominees to run on the 2010 spring ballot for the offices of ALA President-elect, ALA Treasurer, and Councilor-at-large. The Nominating Committee will ...