March 2021 C&RL News101

Welcome to the March 2021 issue of C&RL 
News. We start out this month’s issue with 
a look at initial results of a survey of “Surg-
ing virtual reference services” during the  
COVID-19 pandemic from Marie L. Radford, 
Laura Costello, and Kaitlin Montague.

As the pandemic drags on, wellness initia-
tives may be more important that ever. Millie 
Jackson outlines her efforts at the University 
of Alabama in “Join me online.” In this is-
sue’s The Way I See It essay, Karen O’Grady 
recounts her experiences being “Virtually 
hired” during the pandemic, reflecting on 
ways remote work has impacted relationship 
with her new colleagues.

The latest installment of the Perspec-
tives on the Framework column highlights 
student-centered instructional activities at 
the University of the District of Columbia 
from Meghan Kowalski, Catherine Meals, 
and Faith Rusk.

Two articles this issue focus on staff 
training. First, Amanda Scull writes about 
“Creating community, learning together” at 
the Dartmouth College Biomedical Libraries, 
while Jamene Brooks-Kieffer discusses devel-
oping staff technology skills at the University 
of Kansas Libraries in her article “Time to 
play, access to attention.” 

Make sure to check out the other great 
features and departments this month, 
including a Scholarly Communication col-
umn on the Yeshiva Academic Institutional 
Repository, a look at OED at a community 
college, and responses from the candidates 
for ALA vice-president/president-elect to 
questions from the ACRL Board of Direc-
tors, along with a list of ACRL members 
running for ALA Council in the upcoming 
election.

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

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