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Welcome to the September 2012 issue of C&RL 

News. And to the start of another new academic 

year. With the new year comes new roles and 

opportunities for many librarians, both at their 

institutions and in their professional associa-

tions. In the fi rst edition of a yearlong series, 

ACRL President Steven J. Bell encourages aca-

demic and research librarians to launch “A year 

of learning for your lifelong leadership journey.”

The start of the new year also means a return 

to, or fi rst foray into, the library classroom. Ellen 

Welty, Sheila Hofstetter, and Stephanie J. Schulte 

argue that it is “Time to re-evaluate how we teach 

information literacy” and propose applying the 

PICO model from evidence-based medicine to 

library instruction. Larry Duerr and Jodi Eastberg 

discuss how Alverno College took history stu-

dents “Beyond the annotated bibliography” and 

used their input to build collections.

Looking to develop your skills as a library 

teacher this year? Pamela N. Martin and Erin Davis 

discuss their experiences at ACRL’s Information 

Literacy Immersion Program in their article “Re-

new, refl ect, rejoice.” Applications for the next 

round of Immersion are available this month.

In this month’s ACRL TechConnect article, 

“Harnessing the power of game dynamics,” 

Bohyun Kim explores the phenomenon of 

gamifi cation and provides tips on how it can 

be applied in the library setting. Visit the ACRL 

TechConnect blog each week for more technol-

ogy ideas and essays.

Make sure to check out all of the other 
features and departments in this month’s is-
sue, including a look at the development of 
the Grateful Dead Archive at UC-Santa Cruz 
by archivist Nicholas G. Meriwether, Internet 
Resources on services for veterans, a review 
of ACRL’s programs and Board of Directors 
actions at the 2012 ALA Annual Conference, 
and information on the 2013 ACRL Awards 
Program.

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

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