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Welcome to the April 2009 issue of C&RL 
News. The current economic downturn is 
impacting academic and research libraries 
(and librarians) in a variety of ways. Budget 
reductions lead to increasing competition for 
funding. Frozen positions lead to increased 
competition in the job market. Karin Durán, 
Eric Garcia, and Mara Houdyshell provide 
tips on successfully navigating the academic 
library interview process for both job seek-
ers and employers in “From the inside out 
and outside in.” In a related essay, Ramirose 
Ilene Attebury takes a look at “The personal 
question,” adding to the debate over the im-
pact of personal online presence in the job 
search process. 

Maintaining a rich resume of participation 
in the profession is one way for job seekers 
to stand out from the crowd. Contributing to 
the literature of academic and research librari-
anship can add an edge in the employment, 
as well as promotion and tenure, processes. 

In this month’s Internet Resources feature. 
Laurie Putnam provides an excellent list of 
resources for getting started in “Professional 
writing and publishing.” 

Legislative activity, such as the economic 
stimulus plan, also has a potential impact on 
academic and research libraries. Jenni Terry 
of the ALA Washington Office outlines the 
potential benefits of the American Recovery 
and Reinvestment Act, and makes suggestions 
for action in her Washington Hotline column. 

Make sure to take a look at all of the 
other great articles and columns, including a 
successful art gallery in a science library, tips 
for using Delicious for bibliographic access, 
lessons a regional library network learned 
about collaboration, impending copyright 
legislation, and the first in a two-part series 
recognizing the 2009 ACRL award winners. 

Thanks for reading the News! 
—David Free, editor-in-chief 

dfree@ala.org 

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