C&RL News December 2015 596

Board of Directors
Board of Directors Meeting I: Saturday, Janu-
ary 9, 1:30–5:30 p.m.*

Board of Directors Meeting II: Monday, Janu-
ary 11, 1:30–4:30 p.m.
* Guests are invited to address the Board during 
the open mic period from 5:00 –5:30 p.m., those 
who wish to speak should arrive by 5:00 p.m.

Forums
ACRL/SPARC Forum: Saturday, January 9, 
3:00–4:30 p.m. Topic: “Complying with Emerg-
ing Funder Public Access Policies: How Libraries 
Can Make It All Work”

Student Learning and Information Literacy 
Committee Forum: Saturday, January 9, 10:30 
–11:30 a.m.

Update on ACRL’s Value of Academic Librar-
ies Initiative: Sunday, January 10, 1:00–2:30 
p.m.

Update on the ACRL Academic Library 
Trends and Statistics Survey: Saturday, Janu-
ary 9, 4:30–5:30 p.m.

ACRL special events at 2016 ALA 
Midwinter Meeting
Friday, January 8
Western European Studies Section. Social, 
6:00-8:00 p.m. Contact: Adan Griego, griego@
stanford.edu or Julie Tanaka, jtanaka1@nd.edu

Anthropology and Sociology Section. Social, 
7:00 p.m. Anthem Kitchen and Bar. Contact: 
Wade Kotter, wkotter@weber.edu or Jill Conte, 
jill.conte@nyu.edu 

Saturday, January 9
University Libraries Section. Social, 5:30-7:00 
p.m. Salvatore’s. Contact: Leslie Sult, sultl@u.
library.arizona.edu  

Sunday, January 10
Science and Technology Section. Dinner 
at Barlow’s, 6:00–9:00 p.m. Pre-registration 
required. Contact: Moriana Garcia, garciam@
denison.edu or Beth Blanton-Kent, bwb9f@
eservices.virginia.edu  

ACRL Midwinter meetings in Boston
A brief overview

conference circuit

Complete information about ACRL 
meetings, including a full list of com-
mittee meetings and locations, will be 
available on the ALA Midwinter Meeting 
website at http://2016.alamidwinter.
org/. Fully registered attendees can 
create a personalized agenda and 
search for meeting, program, event 
times, and locations. 

Midwinter Meeting 
information online



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Assessment: Saturday, January 9, 3:00 
–4:00 p.m.

Balancing Baby and Book: Sunday, 
January 10, 4:30–5:30 p.m. Topic: The Bal-
ancing Baby and Book Discussion Group 
is a fun and informal group that includes 
all types of librarians—moms, dads, new 
parents, potential parents, and anyone else 
interested in how parenting and librarian-
ship can be successfully intertwined. HR 
issues, daycare, tenure, and a variety of 
other topics can be discussed. Everyone is 
welcome!

Heads of Public Services: Saturday, 
January 9, 4:30–5:30 p.m. Topic: The Heads 
of Public Services Discussion Group will be 
discussing issues related to staffi ng, space 
allocations and reorganizations, embed-
ded/liaison librarianship, and other cur-
rent topics that may emerge as we gather.

Information Commons: Saturday, Janu-
ary 9, 1:00–2:30 p.m. Topic: Communicating 
for collaboration.

Library and Information Science 
Collections: Sunday, January 10, 8:30–10:00 
a.m. Topic: The LIS Collections Discussion 
Group meeting will include a discussion 
of current issues related to Library and In-
formation Science (LIS) collections. Topics 
may include evolving issues with ebooks 
as well as the impact of trends such as 

ACRL Discussion Groups

open access, library publishing, and data 
services on the work of those responsible 
for LIS collections.

Library Support for Massive Open 
Online Courses (MOOCs): Saturday, Janu-
ary 9, 3:00–4:00 p.m. Topic: Nuts and Bolts 
of MOOC & Library Collaboration.

MLA International Bibliography in 
Academic Libraries: Wednesday, January 
20, 3:00–4:00 p.m. (Virtual). Topic: Discus-
sion of the Modern Language Association 
International Bibliography.

Personnel Administrators & Staff 
Development: Saturday, January 9, 10:30 
–11:30 a.m. and Sunday, January 10, 10:30 
–11:30 a.m. Topic: A discussion of topical 
issues, emerging trends, and best practices 
by personnel and staff development offi cers.

Philosophical, Religious, and Theo-
logical Studies: Sunday, January 10, 4:30–
5:30 p.m. Topic: Special topics in philosophi-
cal, religious, and theological librarianship.

Scholarly Communication: Sunday, 
January 10, 3:00–4:00 p.m. Topic: Complying 
with Emerging Funder Public Access Poli-
cies: How Libraries Are Making It All Work.

Undergraduate Librarians: Sunday, 
January 10, 10:30–11:30 a.m. Topic: Ideas, 
approaches, success stories, and lessons 
learned about serving undergraduate 
students.