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Welcome to the May 2009 issue of C&RL 
News. Providing instructional services is one 
of the core functions of today’s college and 
research librarian. In order to fulfi ll this role, 
it is important to keep current on develop-
ments in teaching and learning, both in the 
library and across the academy. In this is-
sue, Sean Cordes and Brian Clark examine 
evolving innovations in library instruction 
in “Business process management and the 
‘new’ library instruction.” New trends in 
higher education also impact the way librar-
ians approach teaching. Cara Bradley exam-
ines one such movement in her article “The 
scholarship of teaching and learning.” 

The growing open movement provides 
opportunities for innovation and collabora-
tion in instruction. Oregon State Univer-
sity developed “Library à la Carte,” an open 
source tool for creating course pages and 
research guides. Jane Nichols provides de-
tails on the evolution and development of 

the project this month. In the latest scholarly 
communication column, C. Jeffrey Belliston 
investigates “Open Educational Resources,” 
and outlines opportunities for librarians to 
become active in this growing movement. 

The 2009 ALA Annual Conference is com-
ing up July 9–15 in Chicago. ACRL committees 
and sections are again offering a wide array of 
programs this year. A full list of programs and 
meetings is available in the handy removable 
preliminary program in this issue. 

Make sure to take a look at all of the other 
great articles and columns in this month’s is-
sue, including a look at how libraries can take 
cues from the success of the online retailer 
Zappos in the current economy, Internet 
Resources on Tudor England, revised “Guide-
lines for Curriculum Resource Centers,” and 
part two of the 2009 ACRL awards. 

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

dfree@ala.org 

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