Registration is now open for the 2026 edition of our Fostering Change for Academic Library Leaders cohort, a virtual program that aims to build a community of inclusive leaders and change agents in academic libraries. The cohort runs from June 1- July 31. https://bit.ly/4uEgWPl

New on ACRLog... Mic Drop: Belonging, Mentorship, and Professional Culture at the Music Library Association "Although conferences often promote networking and mentorship, those interactions are frequently shaped by hierarchy and credentials in practice." - Caelin Ross bit.ly/46MYM3s

Voting in the 2026 ALA/ACRL election is now open! ALA members will receive an email announcement containing voting instructions. Learn more on our election webpage and vote for the candidates of your choice by April 1. https://www.ala.org/acrl/aboutacrl/electionresults/election

Your ACRL Member of the Week is Chasz Griego, a STEM librarian at Carnegie Mellon University!

Learn more about 2026 candidate for the ACRL Board of Directors as Director-at-Large, Jill Sodt, director of library services at Mott Community College in Flint, MI!

New on ACRLog... Tribute Post for Fobazi Ettarh "With immense sadness, the writers of ACRLog acknowledge the passing of Fobazi Ettarh, library worker and influential LIS scholar." bit.ly/3MFuZmA

Check out the March issue of "C&RL News," featuring articles on family-friendly spaces, publishing tips for grad students, highlights from the 2024 Academic Library Trends and Statistics Survey, statements from the candidates for ALA president, and more. https://bit.ly/4sw8orO

Learn more about 2026 candidate for the ACRL Board of Directors as Director-at-Large, Eric Edwards, the interlibrary loan librarian at Illinois State Library in Springfield, IL!

Join ACRL and ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Central on Tuesday, March 24, for the free ACRL Presents webcast “Intellectual Freedom & Academic Libraries: How Can the Office for Intellectual Freedom Help?“. https://bit.ly/4bsPknx

Learn more about 2026 candidate for the ACRL Board of Directors as Vice-President/President-Elect, Yasmeen Shorish, Professor and the Director of Data & Scholarly Communications James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA!

The ACRL 2027 Call for Proposals in now open! We welcome you to share your academic research and innovative projects April 7-10, 2027, in Portland, Oregon, and online. Contributed paper, panel session, and workshop proposals are due on June 6. https://bit.ly/3OOtC5y #ACRL2027

Learn more about 2026 candidate for the ACRL Board of Directors as Vice-President/President-Elect, Russell Michalak, the director of library & archives at the Hirons Library at Goldey-Beacom College in Wilmington, DE!

New on ACRLog... Exploring Coaching As a Leadership Skill "My first encounter with anything explicitly labeled 'coaching' happened when I was a librarian exploring other possible career paths." - Angela Pashia bit.ly/4aLHAhe

Your ACRL Member of the Week is Whitney Kramer, a research and data librarian at Cornell University! https://acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/acrl-member-of-the-week-whitney-kramer/

Make sure to check out the second #RBMS2026 call for proposals for virtual and short-form content, due March 6. Find more info and submit a proposal on the conference website! buff.ly/3cuaLh0

Join our Student Learning and Information Literacy Committee on Thursday, March 26 for the free webinar “Revising the Framework: Learn and Discuss" to learn more about the ongoing process to update the Framework for #InfoLit for Higher Education. https://bit.ly/4kWMlI9

New on ACRLog... Learning from Lukewarm Library Instruction "As someone who is still new to teaching and class instruction, learning how to be an engaging, fun, and informative teacher is one of my biggest learning curves as a first-year academic librarian." - M Roberts bit.ly/3MKzQTq

We're excited to partner with the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom, AASL, PLA, and FTRT to sponsor the free webcast "Doxing Defense: Clean Up Your Digital Footprint.” Learn more on ACRL Insider and join us on March 3! https://bit.ly/4qYJmAp

We're excited to announce Anna Boutin-Cooper, Derek Malone, Sarah Morris, Brandy Whitlock, and Jamia Williams as the newest facilitators for the ACRL Immersion Program. Learn more about the new facilitators and the Immersion program on ACRL Insider. https://bit.ly/4b6vejE

Your ACRL Member of the Week is Martin Garnar, director of the library at Amherst College! https://bit.ly/4avzWYa

Our Academic Library Services for Graduate Students Interest Group is seeking nominations for its biannual Notable Works List. Learn more on ACRL Insider and submit both your own work and that of colleagues by April 10. https://bit.ly/4tRsBda

Learn more about Graduate Student Research Support Models from Giovanna R. Colosi in the February edition of our Keeping Up With.. series. https://bit.ly/4cBg9aX

The 2025 ACRL survey deadline has been extended to March 31, 2026! The data you submit facilitates effective benchmarking, assessment of impact over time, tracking new trends, and demonstration of the value of academic libraries.

New on ACRLog... Lessons Learned from Auditing 100 LibGuides "A couple weeks after starting as the new social sciences liaison, I was tasked with auditing the nearly 100 LibGuides in my subject areas and deciding which ones to remediate—and which ones to scrap." - Eleanor Ball bit.ly/3MgW27w

⌛ There are less than 2 weeks left to volunteer for ACRL 2026-27 division and section committee appointments. Learn more on ACRL Insider and complete the volunteer form by Feb. 28! https://bit.ly/3MszMaP ⌛

Your ACRL Member of the Week is Adriana Sisko, a student engagement librarian at the University of Kentucky! https://acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/acrl-member-of-the-week-adriana-sisko/

In the market for some weekend professional reading? Articles on #AI, exploring why people choose librarianship, transformative agreements, statements from the candidates for ACRL vice-president, and more await in the February issue of "C&RL News." https://bit.ly/4rhkODu

Our Board of Directors recently approved a new "Companion Document to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education: Nursing." Learn more about the companion document on ACRL Insider and check it out today! https://bit.ly/3Mj4qTX #infolit

🗓️ The deadline for nominations for ACRL vice-president/president-elect and director-at-large in the 2027 elections is coming up on Feb. 15. Learn more about serving on ACRL Insider... https://bit.ly/3ZvR2ic 🗓️

New on ACRLog... I Bought Slop: A Conversation on the Accidental Purchase of AI-Generated Material "This is a discussion between four librarians about Large Language Model- and/or AI-generated books. It was spurred by the influx of “AI-slop” purchased unknowingly by staff." bit.ly/4anDWbI

Celebrate International Love Data with ACRL by checking out our newest OA publication, Assessment and Advocacy: Using Project Outcome for Academic Libraries! Learn more about all of ACRL's data offerings on ACRL Insider. https://bit.ly/4raHaqv

Your ACRL Member of the Week is Nancy A. Henke, a textbook affordability librarian at the University of Northern Colorado! https://bit.ly/4qlQOVN

💻 There's still time to register for the Recharging in Challenging Times ALA Virtual Event coming up Feb. 10! One day, 9 education sessions across 3 tracks, 2 keynote sessions, and facilitator-led conversations. https://www.ala.org/virtual-event #ALAVirtual26

New on ACRLog... Making the Academic Librarian Interview Less Painful "I’d like to share my experience in the hopes that it gets hiring committees to take another look at their process and make some small but meaningful changes." - Violet Fox bit.ly/3OoIqaG

Make sure to join us on Thursday, February 26 for the Online Learning webcast “Universal Design for Learning.” Complete details, including full learning outcomes, are on ACRL Insider. Check it out and register today! https://bit.ly/3M3kJnN

⏳REMINDER! Scholarship applications for the 2026 edition of our Fostering Change for Academic Library Leaders are due February 6. The cohort is coming up June 1 through July 31 and registration opens in March. You can learn more on the cohort website at https://www.ala.org/acrl/fosteringchange. ⏳

Your ACRL Member of the Week is Natalie Eloisa Marquez, a reference library assistant at the University of California – Irvine! https://bit.ly/3NRm4yy

Make sure to check out the second installment of Choice's podcast conversation with the editors of our "Text and Data Mining Literacy for Librarians" book on the #LTIBlog. ow.ly/SLUJ50Y5FUs @choicereviews.bsky.social

New on ACRLog... Going Back to School (For a Month… or More?) "I love to learn and understand things, and as I’ve gotten older, that continues to be true. I think that’s one reason I chose librarianship ..." - M Roberts bit.ly/4rnf76K

The deadline to volunteer for 2026-27 ACRL division or section committees is coming up Feb. 28. You can learn more about volunteering in our "Get Involved: Everything You Need to Know about Volunteering for ACRL Committees and Sections" webcast. https://youtu.be/Fo8mwZ7uyNk?si=0-r-luGKqKWTllaT

Catch the 02/24 #ChoiceWebinar You’ll hear publisher and librarian perspectives about key perpetual access purchasing models and the benefits of partnering with publishers directly to explore stable, DRM-free solutions to meet each library’s needs. ow.ly/euPY50Y4xEv @oxfordunipress.bsky.social

Learn more about serving on our Board of Directors in the recording of the recent Demystifying Service to the ACRL Board: Q&A with Current and Past Members webcast. Nominations are due Feb. 15. https://youtu.be/9viLln1WY3A?si=CpRmolarhT3rEfcT

New on ACRLog... OpenAlex and values-aligned tools "For those unfamiliar with OpenAlex, it is essentially a large database of scholarly works and related metadata." - Sam Winemiller bit.ly/4rj1tlg

Your ACRL Member of the Week is Katie Kuipers, affordability and digital initiatives librarian at St. Cloud State University! https://bit.ly/3ZwERS7

📅 ICYMI! You can learn more about the appointments process for ACRL division-level committees and sections in a free online forum on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Submit your free registration today! 📅

Articles on outdated notions, burnout as an organizational problem, data librarianship, the first in a series of articles exploring why we choose librarianship, and more await you in the January issue of C&RL News. Check it out today! https://bit.ly/4q1p2hf

New on ACRLog... Let’s Discuss: How Should We Handle AI in One-Shots? "I worry that students, never the most enthusiastic one-shot attendees, now feel that library research skills are less relevant than ever." - Eleanor Ball bit.ly/45qkREp

Make sure to join your peers on February 10, 2026, at the Recharging in Challenging Times ALA Virtual Event, designed to help you reflect, reenergize, prioritize your wellbeing, and reignite your professional energy. #ALAVirtual26 Secure your spot today! www.ala.org/virtual-event

The January issue of "College and Research Libraries" is now available on the journal website. The first issue of the new year features articles on experiences with tenure, librarian burnout, search data privacy, funding for curriculum centers, and more. https://bit.ly/49Dk8kc

New on ACRLog... Reconsidering Rest: Interruptions and Invitations (Part 2) "In this second part, we’ll look at how traumatized bodies respond to rest after long-term (and ongoing) exposure to harm ..." - Kaetrena Davis Kendrick bit.ly/3LPi8O1