December 2014 593 C&RL News

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Welcome to the December 2014 issue of C&RL 
News. Data management continues to be an im-
portant topic for many researchers and libraries. 
In this issue’s Scholarly Communication column, 
Heather Coates examines how data management 
programs are “Ensuring research integrity” in an 
era of crises, including the risk of data becoming 
inaccessible.

Undergraduate creative writing pro-
grams are an area that has potentially been 
underlooked in library instruction efforts. 
Julia Glassman of UCLA discusses “Research 
support for creative writers” in this month’s 
issue, providing examples of why research 
skills are important for fi ction writers as well 
as researchers.

At Yale University, librarians are working 
with researchers to highlight their work in 
creative ways. Lori Bronars and Gwyneth 
Crowley discuss their efforts at “Library 
outreach through media wall exhibits,” 
demonstrating an interesting program to 
both increase campus outreach and provide 
engaging visual elements to the library.

In this issue’s The Way I See It essay, 
librarians from Appalachian State University 

discuss their experiences “Modeling ACRL’s 
Standards for Libraries in Higher Education” 
to help create a culture of assessment for their 
library and institution.

According to tradition, we also take a 
look back at ACRL’s accomplishments over 
the past fi scal year with our Annual Report. 
The report demonstrates the progress the 
association has made on achieving the goals 
of the Plan for Excellence along with other 
programs and services. We also continue our 
look back at the history of the association 
in honor of our 75th anniversary. Lian Ruan 
gives an overview of ACRL in the 1960s in 
her article “Aiming high.”

Help make the next year as successful as the last 
by volunteering to serve on an ACRL committee. 
The call for volunteers is available on page 610. 

Make sure to check out the other features and 
departments, including a preview of association 
activities at the upcoming 2015 ALA Midwinter 
Meeting and an update on our online research 
journal C&RL, in this issue as well. 

Thanks as always for reading the News, and 
we’ll see you in 2015!

—David Free, editor-in-chief, dfree@ala.org

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