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conference
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ACRL
Midwinter
meetings


in
Philadelphia


A tentative schedule 

ACRL Board of Directors 
Board Effectiveness Seminar: Friday, 

Jan. 11, 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 
First meeting: Saturday, Jan. 12, 2:00– 

5:30 p.m. 
Joint meeting with Budget & Finance 

Committee: Monday, Jan. 14, 8:00–9:30 
a.m. 

Second meeting: Tuesday, Jan. 15, 
1:30–4:30 p.m. 

ACRL General 
ACRL/SPARC Forum: Saturday, Jan. 12, 

4:00–6:00 p.m. 
Leadership Council: Friday, Jan. 11, 

2:00–4:00 p.m. 
Presidential Candidates’ Forum: Sun­

day, Jan. 13, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. 
Workshops: Assessing Lear ning Out-

c o m e s  i n  P r og r a m s  L a r g e  a n d  S m a l l :  
A Hands–On Approach: Friday, Jan. 11, 
1:00–4:30 p.m. (pre-registration
required)


Workshops: Injecting Fun into Library 
Orientation: How to Engage and Capture 
your Students through Interactive Pre-
sentations: Friday, Jan. 11, 1:00–4:30 p.m. 
(pre-registration
required)


Workshops: Using Organization De-
velopment to Cr eate a “Wor kplace of 
Choice”: Friday, Jan. 11, 1:00–4:30 p.m. 
(pre–registration required) 

ACRL Divisional Committees 
2009 Presidential Initiative Steering: 

Friday, Jan. 11, 4:00–6:00 p.m. 

AASL/ACRL Interdivisional Committee 
on Information Literacy: Saturday, Jan. 12, 
5:30–7:00 p.m. 

Academic/Research Librarian of  the 
Year Award: Saturday, Jan. 12, 10:30 a.m.– 
12:30 p.m. (closed)


Advocacy Coordinating: Sunday, Jan. 
13, 1:30–2:30 p.m.; 4:30–5:30 p.m. 

Appointments: Monday, Jan. 14, 1:30– 
3:30 p.m.
(closed)


Assessment Subcommittee: Saturday, 
Jan. 12, 8:00–10:00 a.m.; Sunday, Jan. 13, 
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Budget & Finance: Saturday, Jan. 12, 
8:00–11:00 a.m.; Sunday, Jan. 13, 8:00–10:00 
a.m.; Monday, Jan. 14, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 

Bylaws: Saturday, Jan. 12, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 
p.m.; Monday, Jan. 14, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 

Conference Program Planning, 2008: 
Saturday, Jan. 12, 10:00–11:00 a.m. 

Conference Program Planning, 2009: 
Saturday, Jan. 12, 10:00–11:00 a.m. 

Copyright: Sunday, Jan. 13, 2:30–4:30 p.m. 
Council of  Liaisons: Sunday, Jan. 13, 

2:30–4:30 p.m. 
Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship: Sat­

urday, Jan. 12, 1:30–3:30 p.m. (closed)

Dr. E. J. Josey Spectrum Scholar Men-

tor: Saturday, Jan. 12, 4:00–6:00 p.m. 
Effective Practices: Saturday, Jan. 12, 

9:00–11:00 a.m. 
Ethics: Monday, Jan. 14, 1:30–3:30 p.m. 
E x c e l l e n c e  i n  A c a d e m i c  L i b r a r i e s  

Award Nominations: Saturday, Jan. 12, 
8:00–10:00 a.m. (closed)


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Fellows Lunch: Monday, Jan. 14, 12:00– 
1:45 p.m.
(closed)


Friends Fund Disbursement Subcom-
mittee: Sunday, Jan. 13, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 

Friends Fund Subcommittee: Saturday, 
Jan. 12, 1:30–3:30 p.m. 

Government Relations: Sunday, Jan. 13, 
2:30–4:30 p.m. 

Harvard Leadership Reunion: Sunday, 
Jan. 13, 5:30–7:00 p.m. 

Hugh C . Atkinson Memorial Award: 
Saturday, Jan. 12, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 
(closed)


Information Literacy Advisory: Sunday, 
Jan. 13, 4:00–5:00 p.m. 

Institute for Information Literacy Ex-
ecutive: Friday, Jan. 11, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.; 
Sunday, Jan. 13, 9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Institute for Information Literacy Im-
mersion Faculty: Thursday, Jan. 10, 8:30 
a.m.–5:30 p.m. 

Intellectual Freedom: Sunday, Jan. 13, 
2:30–4:30 p.m. 

Inter national Relations: Sunday, Jan. 
13, 2:30–4:30 p.m. 

Lazerow Fellowship Award: Monday, 
Jan. 14, 1:30–3:30 p.m. (closed)


Leader ship Recr uitment and Nomi-
nations: Monday, Jan. 14, 1:30–3:30 p.m. 
(closed)


Marketing Academic & Research Li-
braries: Sunday, Jan. 13, 2:30–4:30 p.m. 

Membership Advisory: Sunday, Jan. 13, 
4:00–6:00 p.m. 

National Conference Executive—Seat-
tle, 2009: Sunday, Jan. 13, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 

N a t i o n a l  C o n f e r e n c e  S u b c o m m i t -
tees—Seattle, 2009: Monday, Jan. 14, 8:00 
a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Pr esident’s Pr og ram Planning 2008: 
Saturday, Jan. 12, 9:00–11:00 a.m. 

Pr esident’s Pr og ram Planning 2009: 
Saturday, Jan. 12, 9:00–11:00 a.m. 

Professional Development Coordinat-
ing: Saturday, Jan. 12, 8:00–9:00 a.m.; 11:00 
a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Publications Coordinating: Sunday, 
Jan. 13, 8:00–9:00 a.m.; 11:00 a.m.–12:00 
p.m. 

Publications Coordinating Breakout: 
Sunday, Jan. 13, 9:00–11:00 a.m. 

Racial and Ethnic Diversity: Saturday, 
Jan. 12, 1:30–3:30 p.m. 

Research: Saturday, Jan. 12, 10:30 a.m.– 
12:00 p.m.; Monday, Jan. 14, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 

Scholar ly Communications: Sunday, 
Jan. 13, 8:00–11:30 a.m. 

Second Life: Sunday, Jan. 13, 10:30 
a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Section Newsletter Editors: Sunday, Jan. 
13, 4:00–6:00 p.m. 

Spectrum Mentor Training: Friday, Jan. 
11, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Standards and Accreditation: Sunday, 
Jan. 13, 2:30–4:30 p.m. 

Statistics: Saturday, Jan. 12, 10:30 a.m.– 
12:00 p.m. 

Status of  Academic Librarians: Sunday, 
Jan. 13, 2:30–4:30 p.m. 

ACRL Chapters Council 
Chapters Council: Sunday, Jan. 13, 8:00 

a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

ACRL Editorial Boards 
ACRLog Advisory Board: Sunday, Jan. 

13, 9:00–11:00 a.m. 
Choice: Sunday, Jan. 13, 9:00–11:00 a.m. 
CLIP Notes: Sunday, Jan. 13, 9:00–11:00 a.m. 
College & Research Libraries: Sunday, 

Jan. 13, 9:00–11:00 a.m. 
C&RL News: Sunday, Jan. 13, 9:00–11:00 

a.m. 
N e w  P u b l i c a t i o n s  A d v i s o r y  B o a r d :  

Sunday, Jan. 13, 9:00–11:00 a.m. 
Publications in Librarianship: Sunday, 

Jan. 13, 9:00–11:00 a.m. 
RBM: Sunday, Jan. 13, 9:00–11:00 a.m. 
Resources for College Libraries: Sun­

day, Jan. 13, 9:00–11:00 a.m. 

ACRL Sections 
Sections Council: F r ida y, Ja n. 11,  

4:30–5:30 p.m. 

African American Studies Librarians 
Section 

Executive: Saturday, Jan. 12, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 

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All Committees Meeting: Saturday, 
Jan. 12, 1:30–3:30 p.m. 

C a t a l o g i n g  I s s u e s  D i s c u s s i o n  
Group: Sunday, Jan. 13, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 
p.m. 

Conference Prog ram Planning 2008: 
Sunday, Jan. 13, 1:30–3:30 p.m. 

General Membership Meeting: Satur­
day, Jan. 12, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Anthropology and Sociology 
Section 

Executive: Saturday, Jan. 12, 8:00–9:00 
a.m.; Monday, Jan. 14, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 
p.m. 

Anthropolog y Librarians Discussion 
Group: Sunday, Jan. 13, 4:00–5:30 p.m. 

A s s e s s m e n t  o f  L i b r a r y  C o l l e c t i o n s  
and Services: Saturday, Jan. 12, 1:30–3:30 
p.m. 

Bibliography: Saturday, Jan. 12, 1:30– 
5:30 p.m. 

Conference Prog ram Planning 2008: 
Sunday, Jan. 13, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Conference Prog ram Planning 2009: 
Sunday, Jan. 13, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

C r i m i n a l  Ju s t i c e / C r i m i n o l o g y  L i -
brarians Discussion Gr oup: Saturday, 
Jan. 12, 4:00–5:30 p.m. 

I n s t r u c t i o n  a n d  I n f o r m a t i o n  L i t -
eracy: Sunday, Jan. 13, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 
p.m. 

Liaison: Saturday, Jan. 12, 1:30–3:30 
p.m. 

Membership: Saturday, Jan. 12, 1:30 
p.m.–3:30 p.m. 

Nominating 2009: Sunday, Jan. 13, 
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
(closed)


Publications: Saturday, Jan. 12, 1:30– 
3:30 p.m. 

Review and Planning: Monday, Jan. 
14, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 

Social: Friday, Jan. 11, 6:00–9:00 p.m. 
S o c i o l o g y  L i b r a r i a n s  D i s c u s s i o n  

Group: Saturday, Jan. 12, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 
p.m. 

S u b j e c t  a n d  B i b l i og r a p h i c  A c c e s s :  
S a t u r d a y ,  J a n .  1 2 ,  1 0 : 3 0  a . m . – 1 2 : 3 0  
p.m. 

Arts Section 
Executive and General Membership: 

Sunday, Jan. 13, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. 
All Committees Meeting: Saturday, 

Jan. 12, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 
Dance Librarians Discussion Group: 

Saturday, Jan. 12, 1:30–3:00 p.m. 
Discussion Forum: Saturday, Jan. 12, 

10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. 
Film/Broadcast Studies Librarians Discus-

sion Group: Saturday, Jan. 12, 4:00–6:00 p.m. 

Asian, African and Middle Eastern 
Section 

Executive: Saturday, Jan. 12, 10:30 
a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

All Committees Meeting: Saturday, 
Jan. 12, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 

College Libraries Section 
Executive: Sunday, Jan. 13, 1:30–3:30 p.m. 
Clip Notes: Sunday, Jan. 13, 10:30 

a.m.–12:00 p.m. 
College Librar y Directors Discussion 

Group: Sunday, Jan. 13, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 
Conference Prog ram Planning 2008: 

Friday, Jan. 11, 4:00–5:30 p.m. 
Leadership: Saturday, Jan. 12, 8:00– 

10:00 a.m. 
M e d i u m - S i ze d  A c a d e m i c  L i b r a r i e s  

Discussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 13, 10:30 
a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Pr ofessional Development: Sunday, 
Jan. 13, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 

Community and Junior College 
Libraries Section 

Executive: Saturday, Jan. 12, 8:00–10:00 
a.m.; Monday, Jan. 14, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 

All Committees Meeting: Sunday, Jan. 
13, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Annual Friday Night Dinner: Friday, 
Jan. 11, 7:30–9:30 p.m. 

Awards: Sunday, Jan. 13, 10:30 a.m.– 
12:00 p.m.
(closed)


CJCLS/NCLR Joint Discussion Group: 
Saturday, Jan. 12, 4:00–6:00 p.m. 

Conference Prog ram Planning 2008: 
Friday, Jan. 11, 4:00–5:30 p.m. 

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Hot Topics in Community College Li-
brarianship: Saturday, Jan. 12, 1:30–3:30 
p.m. 

Distance Learning Section 
Executive: Sunday, Jan. 13, 4:00–6:00 

p.m. 
All Committees Meeting: Sunday, Jan. 

13, 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 
Awards: Sunday, Jan. 13, 8:00–10:00 

a.m. (closed)

Discussion Group: Monday, Jan. 14, 

8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Education and Behavioral Sciences 
Section 

Executive: Sunday, Jan. 13, 6:00–8:00 
p.m. 

Advisor y Council: Sunday, Jan. 13, 
4:00–6:00 p.m. 

C o m m u n i c a t i o n  S t u d i e s : Sat ur da y, 
Jan. 12, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Conference Prog ram Planning 2008: 
Sunday, Jan. 13, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 

C o n f e r e n c e  P r o g r a m  P l a n n i n g  
2009: Sunday, Jan. 13, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 
p.m. 

Consolidated Meeting: Saturday, Jan. 
12, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Current Topics Discussion: Saturday, 
Jan. 12, 1:30–3:30 p.m. 

Cur riculum Materials: Saturday, Jan. 
12, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 13, 
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Cur riculum Materials Centers Direc-
tory: Saturday, Jan. 12, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 
p.m. 

Distinguished Librarian Award: Sun­
day, Jan. 13, 8:00–10:00 a.m. (closed)


Education Research Libraries Forum: 
Friday, Jan. 11, 4:00–5:30 p.m. 

Electronic Resources in Communica-
tion Studies: Sunday, Jan. 13, 1:30–3:30 
p.m. 

ERIC Users: Saturday, Jan. 12, 10:30 
a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

ERIC Users Forum: Sunday, Jan. 13, 
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Higher Education: Saturday, Jan. 12, 
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Information Literacy: Sunday, Jan. 13, 
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Instruction for Educators: Saturday, Jan. 
12, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Membership & Orientation: Saturday, 
Jan. 12, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Mentorship: Monday, Jan. 14, 8:00– 
10:00 a.m. 

Online Lear ning Research: Saturday, 
Jan. 12, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Psychology/Psychiatry: Saturday, Jan. 
12, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 

Publications & Communications: Sun­
day, Jan. 13, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 

Reference Sources & Ser vices: Satur­
day, Jan. 12, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Research: Saturday, Jan. 12, 10:30 
a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Social Work/Social Welfare: Sunday, 
Jan. 13, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Instruction Section 
Executive: Saturday, Jan. 12, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 

p.m.; Monday, Jan. 14, 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 
Advisor y Council: Saturday, Jan. 12, 

8:00–10:00 a.m. 
Awards: Saturday, Jan. 12, 1:30–3:30 

p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 13, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 
(closed)


Communication: Saturday, Jan. 12, 1:30– 
3:30 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 13, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 

Conference Prog ram Planning 2008: 
Saturday, Jan. 12, 1:30–3:30 p.m. 

Cur rent Topics Discussion I: Teach­
ing Disabled Students: Saturday, Jan. 12, 
4:00–6:00 p.m. 

C u r r e n t  To p i c s  D i s c u s s i o n  I I :  A s -
sessment: We Know We Should Do It So 
Why Don’t We?: Sunday, Jan. 13, 4:00–5:30 
p.m. 

D i s c u s s i o n  Fo r u m :  R e s e a r c h  i n t o  
Action: Leveraging Research into IL In-
struction: Sunday, Jan. 13, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 
p.m. 

Discussion Group Steering: Saturday, 
Jan. 12, 1:30–3:30 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 13, 
8:00–10:00 a.m. 

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D u d l e y  A wa r d :  S a t u r d a y ,  J a n .  1 2 ,  
4:00–5:00 p.m. (closed)


Handbook Publication: Sunday, Jan. 
13, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 

Infor mation Literacy Best Practices: 
Saturday, Jan. 12, 1:30–3:30 p.m.; Sunday, 
Jan. 13, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 

I n f o r m a t i o n  L i t e r a c y  i n  t h e  D i s c i -
plines: Saturday, Jan. 12, 1:30–3:30 p.m. 

Instr uction for Diver se Populations: 
Saturday, Jan. 12, 1:30–3:30 p.m.; Sunday, 
Jan. 13, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 

Instructional Technologies: Saturday, 
Jan. 12, 1:30–3:30 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 13, 
8:00–10:00 a.m. 

L e a d e r s h i p  C o m m i t t e e s  a n d  M e m -
bership Meeting: Saturday, Jan. 12, 8:00 
a.m.–12:30 p.m. 

Management and Leadership: Satur­
day, Jan. 12, 1:30–3:30 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 
13, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 

M e m b e r  We l c o m e  &  O r i e n t a t i o n :  
Saturday, Jan. 12, 10:00–11:00 a.m. 

Membership: Saturday, Jan. 12, 1:30– 
3:30 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 13, 8:00–10:00 
a.m. 

Mentoring Program: Saturday, Jan. 12, 
1:30–3:30 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 13, 8:00–10:00 
a.m. 

Multi-Committee Meeting I: Saturday, 
Jan. 12, 1:30–3:30 p.m. 

Multi-Committee Meeting II: Sunday, 
Jan. 13, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 

Planning: Saturday, Jan. 12, 1:30–3:30 
p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 13, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 

Policy and Publications Review: Sat­
urday, Jan. 12, 1:30–3:30 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 
13, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 

Professional Education: Sunday, Jan. 
13, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 

Research and Scholarship: Saturday, 
Jan. 12, 1:30–3:30 p.m. 

Soiree: Friday, Jan. 11, 5:30–7:00 p.m. 
Teaching Methods: Saturday, Jan. 12, 

1:30–3:30 p.m. 

Law and Political Science Section 
Executive: Saturday, Jan. 12, 10:30 

a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

All Committees Meeting: Saturday, 
Jan. 12, 1:30–3:30 p.m. 

G e n e r a l  M e m b e r s h i p  M e e t i n g :  Sat­
urday, Jan. 12, 4:00–5:00 p.m. 

L i b r a r y  I n s t r u c t i o n  D i s c u s s i o n  
Group: Sunday, Jan. 13, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 
p.m. 

Mar ta Lange/CQ Press Award: Satur­
day, Jan. 12, 4:00–5:00 p.m.
(closed)


Literatures in English Section 
Executive: Saturday, Jan. 12, 8:00–10:00 

a.m.; Monday, Jan. 14, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 
A l l  C o m m i t t e e s  M e e t i n g :  M o n d a y ,  

Jan. 14, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 
Collections Discussion Group: Sun­

day, Jan. 13, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 
General Member ship For um: Satur­

day, Jan. 12, 1:30–3:30 p.m. 
N e w  M e m b e r s  D i s c u s s i o n  G r o u p :  

Saturday, Jan. 12, 4:00–6:00 p.m. 
Re f e r e n c e  D i s c u s s i o n  G r o u p :  Sun­

day, Jan. 13, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 

Rare Books and Manuscripts 
Sec tion 

Executive: Monday, Jan. 14, 8:00– 
11:30 a.m. 

A L A / S A A  Jo i n t  S t a t e m e n t  o n  A c -
cess Task Force: Sunday, Jan. 13, 10:30 
a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

B i b l i og r a p h i c  S t a n d a r d s :  Saturday, 
Jan. 12, 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

B i b l i o g r a p h i c  S t a n d a r d s - E d i t o r i a l  
Team: Monday, Jan. 14, 1:30–5:30 p.m.; 
Tuesday, Jan. 15, 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. 

B i b l i o g r a p h i c  S t a n d a r d s - M a n u -
script Working Group: Friday, Jan. 11, 
1:30–5:30 p.m. 

B i b l i o g r a p h i c  S t a n d a r d s - T h e s a u -
r u s  S u b c o m m i t t e e :  F r i d a y ,  J a n .  1 1 ,  
1:30–5:30 p.m. 

Budget and Development: Saturday, 
Jan. 12, 4:00–6:00 p.m. 

C o l l e c t i o n  D e v e l o p m e n t  D i s c u s -
sion Group: Sunday, Jan. 13, 8:00–10:00 
a.m. 

C o n f e r e n c e  D e ve l o p m e n t :  S u n d a y ,  
Jan. 13, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 

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Conference Prog ram Planning 2008: 
Saturday, Jan. 12, 4:00–6:00 p.m. 

Conference Prog ram Planning 2009: 
Saturday, Jan. 12, 4:00–6:00 p.m. 

Core Competencies in Special Collec-
tions Task Force: Sunday, Jan. 13, 10:30 
a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

C u r a t o r s  a n d  C o n s e r va t o r s  D i s c u s -
sion Group: Saturday, Jan. 12, 1:30–3:30 
p.m. 

Diversity: Sunday, Jan. 13, 8:00–10:00 
a.m. 

E x h i b i t i o n  Awa r d s :  S a t u r d a y ,  J a n .  
12, 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 13, 
8:00–10:00 a.m. (closed) 

Guidelines for Digitization of  Special 
Collections Task Force: Sunday, Jan. 13, 
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

G u i d e l i n e s  f o r  Tr a n s f e r  o f  G e n e r a l  
Collections Task Force: Saturday, Jan. 
12, 1:30–3:30 p.m. 

Infor mation Exchange: Sunday, Jan. 
13, 4:00–5:30 p.m. 

M a n u s c r i p t s  a n d  O t h e r  F o r m a t s  
Discussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 13, 10:30 
a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

M e m b e r s h i p  a n d  P r o f e s s i o n a l  D e -
ve l o p m e n t :  S a t u r d a y ,  J a n .  1 2 ,  1 0 : 3 0  
a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

P r e c o n f e r e n c e  P r o g r a m  P l a n n i n g  
2008: Saturday, Jan. 12, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 
p.m. 

P r e c o n f e r e n c e  P r o g r a m  P l a n n i n g  
2009: Saturday, Jan. 12, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 

P u b l i c  S e r v i c e s  D i s c u s s i o n  G r o u p :  
Saturday, Jan. 12, 4:00–6:00 p.m. 

Publications: Saturday, Jan. 12, 1:30– 
3:30 p.m. 

Security: Saturday, Jan. 12, 1:30–3:30 p.m. 
Seminars: Saturday, Jan. 12, 1:30–3:30 

p.m. 

Science and Technology Section 
Council: Friday, Jan. 11, 7:30–9:30 p.m.; 

Monday, Jan. 14, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 
All Committees Meeting: Saturday, 

Jan. 12, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 
Conference Prog ram Planning 2008: 

Sunday, Jan. 13, 1:30–3:30 p.m. 

Conference Prog ram Planning 2009: 
Sunday, Jan. 13, 1:30–3:30 p.m. 

Continuing Education: Saturday, Jan. 
12, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Discussion Group Chair s: Saturday, 
Jan. 12, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Gover nment Infor mation: Saturday, 
Jan. 12, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Hot Topics Discussion Group: Satur­
day, Jan. 12, 1:30–3:30 p.m. 

Infor mation Literacy: Saturday, Jan. 
12, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Liaisons: Sunday, Jan. 13, 10:30 a.m.– 
12:00 p.m. 

Library Assessment: Saturday, Jan. 12, 
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Membership and Recruitment: Satur­
day, Jan. 12, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Nominating 2009: Sunday, Jan. 13, 
1:30–3:30 p.m. (closed)


O b e r l y  A wa r d :  S a t u r d a y ,  J a n .  1 2 ,  
4:00–6:00 p.m.
(closed)


Organization and Planning: Saturday, 
Jan. 12, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Publications: Saturday, Jan. 12, 10:30 
a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

P u b l i s h e r / Ve n d o r  R e l a t i o n s  D i s -
cussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 13, 10:30 
a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Meet
Goetsch
and
Simmons-Welburn:

Candidates
for
ACRL
President


Hear Lori A. Goetsch and Janice Simmons­
Welburn, the official candidates for ACRL 
vice­president/president­elect, speak at 
the ACRL Presidential Candidates Forum, 
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 
p.m., during the ALA Midwinter Meeting 
in Philadelphia. 

Goetsch is dean of libraries at Kansas 
State University. Simmons­Welburn is dean 
of libraries at Marquette University. 

The forum, organized by the ACRL 
Chapters Council, will include a light 
lunch, sponsored by EBSCO Information 
Services. 

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ACRL
Discussion
Groups



Ed. Note: Section discussion groups are listed with their sections. 

Alliances for New Directions in 
Teaching/Learning: Not meeting 

Australian–Canadian–New Zealand 
Studies: Sunday, January 13, 10:30 a.m.­12:00 
p.m. 

Balancing Baby and Book: Saturday, 
January 12, 10:30 a.m.­12:00 p.m. 

Consumer and Family Studies: Not 
meeting 

Continuing Education/Professional 
Development: Saturday, January 12, 4:00­
6:00 p.m. Topic: Local Training Issues 

Copyright: Saturday, January 12, 4:00­
6:00 p.m. Topic: Copyright and video/media 
in higher education 

Electronic Reserves: Not meeting 
Fee-Based Information Service Cen-

ters in Academic Libraries: Not meeting 
Heads of  Public Services: Saturday, 

January 12, 4:00­6:00 p.m. Topic: Educating 
on the Job: Providing an Ongoing Learning 
Environment for Public Services Staff. Dis­
cussion will center on ways Head of Public 
Services can provide training to improve 
their staff’s skill sets, knowledge base and 
career development. 

Information Commons: Saturday, Janu­
ary 12, 10:30­12:00 p.m.Topic: Current trends 
and issues regarding the planning, imple­
mentation, and operation of a Commons 
Librarianship in For­Profit Educational In­
stitutions: Sunday, January 13, 8:00­10:00 
a.m. Topic: Reciprocal agreements, resource 
sharing and partnering with for­profi ts and 
not­profits. Also, information literacy learn­
ing outcomes. 

Library and Information Science Col-
lections: Sunday, January 13, 8:00­10:00 a.m. 
Topic: Shaping responsive collections and 
innovative services for information profes­
sionals and LIS students: Successes, frustra­
tions, and strategies for change 

Library Development: Not meeting 
Media Resources: Saturday, January 12, 

1:30­3:30 p.m.Topic:Trends in Media Services: 
Digital Design Labs and Open Collections 

MLA International Bibliography in 
Academic Libraries: Saturday, January 12, 
10:30 a.m.­12:00 p.m. Topic: Ideas about 
modern language and literature bibliogra­

phy. Product updates and planned enhance­
ments from the MLA representatives and its 
online vendors 

New Members: Saturday, January 12, 
10:30 a.m.­12:00 p.m. Topic: Join us to dis­
cuss THE issue you wish you had learned in 
library school: Marketing library services! 

Partnership Libraries: Sunday, January 
13, 10:30­12:00 p.m. Topic: Partnership Li­
braries ­ Evaluation and Assessment 

Personnel Administrators & Staff  De-
velopment Offi cers: Saturday, January 12, 
10:30 a.m.­12:00 p.m.; Sunday, January 13, 10:30 
a.m.­12:00 p.m. Topic: Diversity in Recruiting 

Philosophical, Religious, and Theo-
logical Studies: Sunday, January 13, 4:00­ 
6:00 p.m. Topic: Products/Databases/Re­
source Announcements; Collection Analysis 
Tools; Collection Development; Instruction 
and Philosophy, Religion, and Theology Dis­
cussion; PRT Blog and it’s Future 

Popular Cultures: Sunday, January 13, 4:00­
6:00 p.m.Topic: Graphic Novels/Manga in the 
Library:They want it. Do we provide it? 

Regional Campus Libraries: Sunday, 
January 13, 4:00­6:00 p.m. Topic: Collection 
development issues and trends at regional/ 
branch campus libraries, including coordi­
nating licensing agreements and acquisi­
tions with other campus libraries. 

Scholarly Communication: Sunday, Jan­
uary 13, 4:00­6:00 p.m. Topic: Working with 
the Facebook generation: Engaging student 
views on access to scholarship 

Senior Administrators: Saturday, Janu­
ary 12, 4:00­6:00 p.m. Topic: Organizing to 
support a 21st Century academic institu­
tion and succession planning for senior ad­
ministrators/recruiting for leadership 

Sports and Recreation: Saturday, Janu­
ary 12, 4:00­5:00 p.m. Topic: Hidden Collec­
tions:What is held by Sports Archives? 

Team-Based Organizations: Saturday, 
January 12, 1:30­3:30 p.m. 

Undergraduate Libraries: Monday, 
January 14, 8:00­10:00 a.m. Topic: Current 
topics affecting Undergraduate Libraries 
including public service, outreach, technol­
ogy, and the latest innovations in delivering 
services to undergraduate students. 

C&RL News December 2007  706 



Research: Saturday, Jan. 12, 10:30 
a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

S u b j e c t  a n d  B i b l i og r a p h i c  A c c e s s :  
S a t u r d a y ,  J a n .  1 2 ,  1 0 : 3 0  a . m . – 1 2 : 0 0  
p.m. 

Slavic and East European Sec tion 
Executive: Saturday, Jan. 12, 4:00– 

4:45 p.m. 
A c c e s s  a n d  P r e s e r va t i o n :  Saturday, 

Jan. 12, 3:00–3:45 p.m. 
A l l  C o m m i t t e e s  M e e t i n g :  Saturday, 

Jan. 12, 1:00–5:00 p.m. 
A u t o m a t e d  B i b l i o g r a p h i c  C o n t r o l  

( A B C ) :  S a t u r d a y ,  J a n .  1 2 ,  2 : 0 0 – 2 : 4 5  
p.m. 

Newsletter: Saturday, Jan. 12, 1:00– 
1:45 p.m. 

University Libraries Sec tion 
Executive: Saturday, Jan. 12, 8:00– 

10:00 a.m. 
B y l a w s  a n d  P r o c e d u r e s :  S u n d a y ,  

Jan. 13, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 
C a m p u s  A d m i n i s t r a t i o n  a n d  L e a d -

e r s h i p  D i s c u s s i o n  G r o u p :  S a t u r d a y ,  
Jan. 12, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Communications: Saturday, Jan. 12, 
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

C o n f e r e n c e  P r o g r a m  P l a n n i n g  
2008: Sunday, Jan. 13, 1:30–3:30 p.m. 

C o n f e r e n c e  P r o g r a m  P l a n n i n g  
2009: Sunday, Jan. 13, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 
p.m. 

C u r r e n t  To p i c s  D i s c u s s i o n  G r o u p :  
Saturday, Jan. 12, 1:30–3:30 p.m. 

Membership: Saturday, Jan. 12, 10:30 
a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

P u b l i c  S e r v i c e s  D i r e c t o r s  o f  L a r g e  
Research Libraries Discussion Gr oup: 
Sunday, Jan. 13, 1:30–3:30 p.m. 

Ur ban Libraries Discussion Gr oup: 
Saturday, Jan. 12, 4:00–6:00 p.m. 

Western European Studies Sec tion 
Executive: Monday, Jan. 14, 1:30–3:30 

p.m. 
C a t a l og i n g  D i s c u s s i o n  G r o u p : Sat­

urday, Jan. 12, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. 

C l a s s i c a l ,  M e d i e v a l ,  a n d  R e n a i s -
sance Discussion Group: Saturday, Jan. 
12, 4:00–6:00 p.m. 

C o n f e r e n c e  P r o g r a m  P l a n n i n g  
2008: Saturday, Jan. 12, 1:30–3:30 p.m. 

C o n f e r e n c e  P r o g r a m  P l a n n i n g  
2009: Saturday, Jan. 12, 1:30–3:30 p.m. 

C o u t t s – N i j h o f f :  Saturday, Jan. 12, 
8:00–9:00 a.m. (closed)


Fundraising: Sunday, Jan. 13, 10:30 
a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

G e n e r a l  M e m b e r s h i p  Fo r u m : Mon­
day, Jan. 14, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 

G e r m a n i s t  D i s c u s s i o n  G r o u p :  Sun­
day, Jan. 13, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. 

I n t e r n a t i o n a l  C o n f e r e n c e  P r og r a m  
Planning: Sunday, Jan. 13, 4:00–6:00 
p.m. 

Membership: Saturday, Jan. 12, 10:30 
a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

Publications: Sunday, Jan. 13, 4:00– 
6:00 p.m. 

R e s e a r c h  a n d  P l a n n i n g :  S a t u r d a y ,  
Jan. 12, 4:00–6:00 p.m. 

R o m a n c e  L a n g u a g e s  D i s c u s s i o n  
Group: Saturday, Jan. 12, 10:30 a.m.– 
12:30 p.m. 

S c a n d i n a v i a n  D i s c u s s i o n  G r o u p :  
Sunday, Jan. 13, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 

Social Sciences and Histor y Discus-
sion Group: Saturday, Jan. 12, 4:00–6:00 
p.m. 

Women’s Studies Sec tion 
Executive: Sunday, Jan. 13, 4:00–6:00 

p.m. 
A l l  C o m m i t t e e s  M e e t i n g :  S u n d a y ,  

Jan. 13, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 
Awards: Saturday, Jan. 13, 1:30–3:30 

p.m., 4:00–6:00 p.m. (closed) 
C o n f e r e n c e  P r o g r a m  P l a n n i n g  

2008: Sunday, Jan. 13, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 
C o n f e r e n c e  P r o g r a m  P l a n n i n g  

2009: Sunday, Jan. 13, 8:00–10:00 a.m. 
Discussion For um: Monday, Jan. 14, 

8:00–10:00 a.m. 
General Member ship For um: Satur­

day, Jan. 12, 4:00–6:00 p.m. 
Social: Friday, Jan. 11, 6:00–8:00 p.m. 

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