May 2018 217 C&RL News

Welcome to the May 2018 issue of C&RL News. 
Social justice issues continue to be a focus for 
many academic and research librarians, re-
sulting in a variety of creative projects. Myra 
Waddell and Elena Clariza of the University 
of Hawai’i at Mānoa write about their use 
of “Critical digital pedagogy and cultural sen-
sitivity in the library classroom” through two 
projects focusing on the unique cultures and 
history of Hawaii and the Pacific region.

At Cal Poly-Pomona, Kai Alexis Smith ap-
proached “Popular culture as a tool for critical 
information literacy and social justice education”  
by launching a campus hip hop and activism 
series and creating a LibGuide exploring issues 
raised by the film Get Out.

In this month’s Scholarly Communication 
column, Sarah Wipperman, Shawn Martin, 
and Chealsye Bowley provide perspectives 
on “Balancing influence in a shifting scholarly 
communication landscape” based on their 
presentations at the ACRL/SPARC Forum held 
at the 2018 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver.

Megan Kocher and Amy Riegelman con-
tinue the scholarly communication focus with 

their Internet Resources article providing infor-
mation on “Systematic reviews and evidence 
synthesis” beyond health science disciplines.

With the end of spring terms fast approach-
ing, it’s not too early to start planning outreach 
activities for upcoming terms. Emilee Matthews 
and Scott Stone of the University of California-
Irvine provide tips on throwing an epic library 
open house in their article “Show them what 
you got,” while Annie Jansen of Penn State-
Brandywine writes about efforts to increase 
reading on campus in the article “Summer 
book club—a collaborative achievement.”

Looking inward, librarians at Wayne State 
University set up a fantastic take on an em-
ployee recognition program, which Jill Wurm 
discusses in “Big impact, small effort.”

Make sure to check out the other features 
and departments this month, including the 
second installment of 2018 ACRL award win-
ners and information on ACRL programming 
and events at the 2018 ALA Annual Conference 
in New Orleans.

Thanks as always for reading the News!
—David Free, editor-in-chief, dfree@ala.org

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