February 2021 C&RL News53

Welcome to the February 2021 issue of 
C&RL News. Wanda Marsolek, Shan-
non L. Farrell, Julia A. Kelly, and Kristen  
Cooper start out this month’s issue with 
“Grey Literature: Advocating for diverse 
voices, increased use, improved access, and 
preservation,” the latest installment of our 
Scholarly Communication column.

Steve Ching and Brad New of the City 
University of Hong Kong continue the dis-
cussion of access by focusing on activating 
historical materials and enhancing inclusivity 
in the library through the use of digital media 
to enhance accessibility of exhibits for the blind 
and visually impaired community, while Susan 
Swiatosz reflects on ways special collections 
staff at the University of North Florida went 
about “Adapting to a remote life” during the 
early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The ongoing pandemic, coupled with the 
proliferation of disinformation campaigns 

focusing on political and social issues, 
makes teaching information liteacy skills 
more essential than ever. Grace Liu of West 
Chester University discusses her efforts at 
incoprorating critical thinking and meta-
cognition into her instruction in “Moving 
up the ladder of source assessment.”

Ma k e  s u re  t o  c h e c k  o u t  t h e  o t h e r 
features and departments this month, 
including a look at a successful analog li-
brary display program by Vikki C. Terrile, 
statements from the candidates for ACRL 
vice-president/president-elect in the up-
coming ALA/ACRL elections, an overview 
of the “The 2019 ACRL Academic Library 
Trends and Statistics Annual Survey,” and 
a The Way I See It essay focusing on “Best 
practices for embedded librarian services” 
by Michelle Strasz.

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

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