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Welcome to the June 2009 issue of C&RL 
News. More than 4,300 library staff, exhibi­
tors, speakers, and guests assembled in Se­
attle, March 12­15 for ACRL’s 14th National 
Conference. “Pushing The Edge: Explore, 
Engage, Extend” featured a variety of in­
vited and contributed papers, panels, poster 
sessions, workshops, Cyber Zed Shed talks, 
and discussion groups. Another 350 partici­
pants met online for the ACRL 2009 Virtual 
Conference. This issue includes an overview 
of ACRL 2009. 

Instruction librarians are constantly 
searching for ways to engage students in 
the research process. Many institutions have 
initiated library research contests and prizes 
to reward student work. Lynn Jones describes 
the University of California­Berkeley’s library 
prize program in her article “The rewards of 
research.” 

In past months, C&RL News has high­
lighted ways in which the current economic 

climate impacts academic and research li­
braries and librarians in the areas of cus­
tomer service and the job search process. This 
month, we look at the impact of the economy 
on management and leadership as Mary 
Carmen Chimato describes “How an economic 
crisis may improve your management skills.” 

The popular Job of a Lifetime feature 
returns this month with a new editor, Erin 
Dorney. Erin’s first column highlights the 
work of user experience librarian Brian 
Mathews. Visit the News online for a podcast 
interview with Mathews. 

Make sure to check out all of the other 
great features and columns in this month’s 
issue, including a look at using CONTENTdm 
to create a diversity news index, informa­
tion on the SCOAP3 project, and Internet 
Resources on translation sites. 

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

dfree@ala.org 

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