may14_b.indd C&RL News May 2014 258 ACRL Board of Directors • Board of Directors Meeting I: Satur- day, June 28, 1:30–5:30 p.m. • Board of Directors Meeting II: Mon- day, June 30, 1:30–4:30 p.m. During Board I, there will be an open mi- crophone period from 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Note that this period cannot be used to request that the Board take an immediate action. All guests planning to address the Board during the open microphone session are asked to arrive by 4:00 p.m. Sessions highlights Saturday, June 28 Hearing on Framework for Information Literacy Competency in Higher Educa- tion, 10:30–11:30 a.m. ACRL/SPARC Forum, 3:00–4:00 p.m. Sunday, June 29 Update on Value of Academic Libraries Initiative, 1:00–2:30 p.m. ACRL special events at ALA Annual Conference Friday, June 27 ACRL programs at the 2014 ALA Annual Conference A brief overview Find complete details on ACRL programs in Las Vegas on the ACRL at Annual Conference Web page. Go to www.acrl.org, select “Confer- ences & Continuing Education,” and click on “ACRL 2014 Annual Conference Programs” for the latest details. Locations for programs and a complete listing of ACRL meetings, along with discus- Annual Conference information online sion group and interest group information, will be available in the Annual Conference Scheduler. Fully registered attendees can create a personalized agenda and search for meetings, programs, and event times and locations. The Annual Conference Scheduler will be available on the conference website at ala14. ala.org. Education and Behavioral Sciences Section. Social, no registration required, 5:00–7:00 p.m. Contact: Ericka Arvidson Raber, ericka-raber@ uiowa.edu College Libraries Section. Friday Night Feast, pre-registration required, 6:30 p.m. Contact: Polly Boruff-Jones, pboruffj@iuk.edu Community & Junior College Libraries Section. Awards & Dinner Meeting, pre- registration is required, 7:00 p.m. Contact: Beth Lander, blander@manor.edu and David Wright, wrightd@surry.edu Anthropology and Sociology Section. So- cial, pre-registration required, 7:30 p.m. Con- tact: Anne Larrivee, Larrivee@binghamton.edu Saturday, June 28 Heath Sciences Interest Group. Happy Hour, no registration required, 5:00–7:00 p.m. Contact: Laura Friesen, lflynn@umflint.edu University Libraries Section and Distance Learning Section. Social, no registration required, 5:30–7:00 p.m. Contact: Leslie Sult and Cynthia Porter May 2014 259 C&RL News Instruction Section. Soiree, 6:00–7:30 p.m. Contact: Erin Rinto, erin.rinto@unlv.edu and Ernesto Hernandez, ernesto.hernandez@ nsc.edu Women and Gender Studies Section. So- cial, no registration required, 6:00–8:00 p.m. Contact: Emily Asch, ejasch@stkate.edu Sunday, June 29 Distance Learning Section. Award Lun- cheon, pre-registration required, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Contact: Mou Chakraborty, mxchakraborty@salisbury.edu Law and Political Science Section. Marta Lange/SAGE-CQ Press Luncheon, pre-registration ACRL President’s Program/Preconferences ACRL President’s Program, Saturday, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Financial Literacy at Your Library. The program will bring together leaders in financial advising and higher education to discuss ways in which college students especially can learn how to more effectively manage their finances. Featuring speakers Ferris State University President David Eisler and Washington Post columnist and financial educator Michelle Singletary, the program will highlight ways in which librar- ians and libraries can partner with others on and off c a m p u s t o a i d our students in these endeavors. Preconferences Note: Pre-registra- tion is required for all preconfer- ences. Visit www. acrl.org (click on “Conferences & Continu- ing Education” for details). Friday, June 27, 2014, 1:00–4:00 p.m. iPad, YouPad: Circulating iPad Collections in Academic Libraries. Learn how your academic library might employ a lending collection of iPads to empower faculty in the classroom to accomplish discipline- specific learning outcomes and prepare students for the workplace. Join a team of academic librarian presenters to learn how they planned, implemented, and as- sessed the use of a collection of iPads in their library. Be inspired by their example to seek funding, imagine opportunities to collaborate with campus and community partners, and pursue a circulating collection of your own. Friday, June 27, 2014, 1:00–4:00 p.m. Maximize Your Professional Time: Strate- gies to Cultivate a Habit of Scholarship. Many academic librarians hold a p p o i n t m e n t s for which they are expected to conduct research and report their findings through presentation and/ or publication. U n f o r t u n a t e l y , some of us are challenged by a lack of time management skills and poor writing habits. During this interactive preconference, learn how a series of inter- related strategies and practices can help improve productivity and cultivate a habit of scholarship. Topics include setting goals, determining priorities, generating plans, mapping plans to a calendar, establishing a habit of daily writing, monitoring progress, creating and using effective daily to-do lists, making work social, saying no, and letting go. Michelle SingletaryDavid Eisler C&RL News May 2014 260 is required, 1:00–2:30 p.m. Contact: Kelly Janousek, kelly.janousek@csulb.edu Western European Studies Section. Dinner, pre-registration is required, 6:00 p.m. Contact: Katie Gibson, gibsonke@muohio.edu Science and Technology Section. Dinner, pre-registration is required, 7:00 p.m. Con- tact: Annie Zeidman-Karpinski, annie@ uoregon.edu Monday, June 30 Arts Section. Walking Tour of 18b Art Dis- trict, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Contact: Diane Kachmar, Kachmar@fau.edu ACRL Discussion Groups Assessment: Saturday, June 28, 1:00–2:30 p.m. Topic: Join us for a lively expert- led discussion of two assessment topics: effective survey design and integrating assessment data from multiple projects and sources. Balancing Baby and Book: Sunday, June 29, 4:30–5:30 p.m. Topic: Balancing Babies and Books is an informal discussion for parents, future parents, and other inter- ested parties to share information about combining a career in librarianship with being a parent, including issues of mater- nity/paternity leave, childcare, tenure, etc. All are welcome. Continuing Education/Professional Development: Saturday, June 28, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Topic: Nontraditional Train- ing: Getting It and Sharing It. Come share ideas on alternatives to traditional training sources and ways to share training with colleagues. Copyright: Saturday, June 28, 10:30– 11:30 a.m. Topic: Recent developments in copyright law and policy-making. First-Year Experience: Saturday, June 28, 8:30–10:30 a.m. Topic: Meeting of the First-Year Experience Discussion Group to discuss issues and topics of interest sur- rounding librarianship related to first-year students and students transitioning from high school to college. Heads of Public Services: Saturday, June 28, 4:30–5:30 p.m. Topic: Discussion of recent changes in public services to meet evolving student and faculty demands. Information Commons: Saturday, June 28, 1:00–2:30 p.m. Topic: Assessment and services in commons spaces. International Perspectives on Academ- ic and Research Libraries: Friday, June 27, Topic: The International Perspectives on Academic and Research Libraries Dis- cussion Group serves to promote aware- ness and discussion of the international, transnational, and global dimensions of issues critical to the future of academic and research libraries, to promote com- parative study of academic library trends, issues, and operations, and to promote collaboration between academic and re- search librarians on issues benefiting from an international perspective. Leadership: Saturday, June 28, 3:00–4:00 p.m. Topic: Moving from leader to man- ager–how to make it happen, and how to succeed. Library and Information Science Col- lections: Sunday, June 29, 8:30–10:00 a.m. May 2014 261 C&RL News ACRL Discussion Groups (continued) Topic: The LIS Collections Discussion Group meeting will include a discussion of current issues related to Library and Information Science Collections. Topics may include evolving issues with e-books as well as the impact of trends such as open access, library publishing, and data services on the work of those responsible for LIS collections. Library Support for Massive Open On- line Courses (MOOCs): Saturday, June 28, 3:00–4:00 p.m. Topic: The ACRL Library Support for Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) Discussion Group will address the variety of existing models of library support and engagement with MOOCs. Examples of models will be presented, and attendees are encouraged to bring their own to share. Marketing: Saturday, June 28, 3:00–4:00 p.m. Topic: The Marking Discussion group will address strategies for harnessing the power of word-of-mouth marketing when many conversations take place online. MLA International Bibliography in Academic Libraries: Saturday, June 28, 10:30–11:30 a.m. Topic: The Modern Language Association International Bib- liography. New Members: Saturday, June 28, 10:30 –11:30 a.m. Topic: The ACRL New Members Discussion Group is for new (and aspir- ing) academic librarians. We meet twice a year —at both ALA conferences—to chat about whatever is on our minds. It’s an opportunity for networking and a friendly place to ask any questions you have about succeeding in ACRL. Personnel Administrators & Staff De- velopment: Saturday, June 28, 10:30–11:30 a.m. and Sunday, June 29, 10:30–11:30 a.m. Philosophical, Religious, and Theologi- cal Studies: Sunday, June 29, 4:30–5:30 p.m. Topic: The ACRL PRT-DG will begin with a brief presentation about a librarian- led student tour of Germany that will provide a context for a larger discussion on developing and improving relationships between students and librarians. Popular Cultures: Sunday, June 29, 8:30 –10:00 a.m. Topic: The interconnections between libraries and museums, the tran- sition from the closed special collections environment to the public sphere of the museum or the Web, and the integration of popular culture materials in the cur- riculum. Scholarly Communication: Sunday, June 29, 3:00–4:00 p.m. Topic: The ACRL Scholarly Communication Discussion Group will focus on new trends/models of post-publication peer-review systems (PubMed Commons, F1000Research, etc.) and consider intersections with Open Access, Altmetrics, and Open Education Resources. Student Retention: Saturday, June 28, 3:00–4:00 p.m. Topic: Integrating Informa- tion Literacy Outcomes into General Edu- cation: Ideas, Innovation and Implementa- tion. Join the Student Retention Discussion Group to share ideas with colleagues (with discussion on how to use the new ACRL framework). Undergraduate Librarians: Monday, June 30, 8:30–10:00 a.m. Topic: Discus- sions of issues of concern to undergradu- ate librarians, including reference, collec- tions, staffing, and programming.