march17_a.indd C&RL News March 2017 120 N e w s f r o m t h e F i e l dDavid Free DePaul launches “Expert in the Library” campaign As part of its ongoing involvement in ALA’s Libraries Transform campaign, the DePaul University Library has developed a series of “Expert in the Library” profiles focusing on the ways in which librarian expertise contributes to the transformation of teach- ing, learning, scholarship, and engagement in the higher edu- cation environ- ment. Currently shared on digital signage on cam- pus, the library is now working with campus col- leagues to bring the messages to broader public relations programs at the university. Examples of both the locally developed “Because” statements (“Because College is Just the Beginning”) and “Expert” profiles (“Libraries Transform Teaching”) are avail- able through the DePaul University Library’s institutional repository, Via, at http://via. library.depaul.edu/librariestransform. Apply for MLA Bibliography fellowships The MLA International Bibliography invites applications for field bibliography fellow- ships. The deadline for application is April 1, 2017. Field bibliographers examine schol- arly materials and send citations and index- ing information to the MLA office for inclu- sion in the MLA International Bibliography. Field bibliographers perform an important service for the profession while deepening their knowledge of their fields, honing their research skills, and exploring new areas of inquiry. Fellowships are for a three-year period, beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2020. Five-to-ten fellowships are awarded annually. On completion of the fellowship, fellows receive a stipend of $500 and a certificate at the MLA Convention awards ceremony. The basic criteria for application are MLA membership, MA or Ph.D. in a relevant field, and access to scholarly material for indexing. To ap- ply, please submit a letter of request, including qualifica- tions and reasons for application, to the fellowship, and a current resume or c.v. Applications or questions may be addressed to Helen Slavin, coordinator of contributing scholars programs, at hslavin@mla.org. CLIR announces 2016 Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives Awards The Council on Library and Information Re- sources (CLIR) has announced the recipients of its Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives awards. This is the second group of projects supported by the Digitiz- ing Hidden Special Collections and Archives awards program, which is generously sup- ported by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The Digitizing Hid- den Collections program, successor to the Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives program, supports the creation of digital representations of unique content of high scholarly significance that will be dis- coverable and usable as elements of a co- herent national collection. Complete details on this year’s fund- ed projects can be found at www.clir.org /hiddencollections/awards/for-2016. CLIR began accepting applications for a new Digitizing Hid- March 2017 121 C&RL News New ACRL books highlight research data, minority librarians ACRL announces the publication of the two- volume Curating Research Data, edited and au- thored by Lisa R. Johnston, and Choosing to Lead: The Motivational Factors of Underrepresented Minority Librarians in Higher Education, edited by Antonia P. Olivas. Curating Research Data presents those tasked with long-term stewardship of digital research data a blueprint for how to curate those data for eventual reuse. Data are becom- ing the prover- bial coin of the digital realm: a research com- m o d i t y t h a t might purchase reputation credit in a disciplinary culture of data sharing, or buy transparency when faced with funding agency mandates or publisher scrutiny. This profusion of digital research data challenges library and information science professionals to harness the fl ow of information streaming from research discovery and scholarly pursuit and pre- serve the unique evidence for future use. Volume One, Practical Strategies for Your Digital Repository, explores the concepts of research data and the types and drivers for establishing digital data repositories. Volume Two, A Handbook of Current Practice, looks across the data lifecycle and into the practical strategies and techniques for curating research data in a digital repository setting. Digital data is ubiquitous and rapidly reshaping how scholarship progresses now and into the future. The information expertise of librarians can help ensure the resiliency of digital data, and the information it represents, by addressing how the meaning, integrity, and provenance of digital data generated by researchers today will be captured and conveyed to future researchers. Through case studies, promising practices, and specifi c strategies for cultivating diversity in academic library leadership, Choosing to Lead is a resource for both librarians of color who wish to seek leadership positions and current library leaders who want to nurture these future leaders. Why does a person choose to lead in an environ- ment where she or he is traditionally labeled “the minority”? Over the years, many library research- ers have found that underrepresented minority librarians leave the profession for various reasons: microaggres- sions, discrimination, burnout, lack of op- portunity. But some of these academic librarians both stay in the profession and are motivated to be- come leaders. Choosing to Lead takes a positive inquiry approach by providing fi rsthand accounts of success stories, best prac- tices, and practical advice from a collection of diverse authors. Instead of looking at academic library “failures” when it comes to diversifying the leadership workforce, this book highlights what’s going right and how to implement it across the profession—with an emphasis on building strengths and fully leveraging one’s interests, behaviors, and passions, while never ignoring or de-emphasizing the prevailing challenges that exist for diverse LIS professionals who wish to advance their leadership skills. Curating Research Data is available for purchase in print through the ALA Online Store and in print for volume one and vol- ume two through Amazon.com. Choosing to Lead: The Motivational Factors of Under- represented Minority Librarians in Higher Education is available for purchase in print and as an ebook through the ALA Online Store and in print through Amazon.com. Both titles are available by telephone order at (866) 746- 7252 in the United States or (770) 442-8633 for international customers. C&RL News March 2017 122 ACRL Board of Directors affi rms commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, access ACRL is unwavering in its long-standing com- mitment to promoting the free exchange of different viewpoints and ensuring privacy and confi dentiality in academic libraries. We will continue to advocate for and demand diversity, inclusion, equity, and access in our college and university libraries. During the 2017 ALA Midwinter Meeting, the ACRL Board of Directors discussed the transition of power in Washington, D.C., and the responsive protests in support of social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion, hap- pening in our nation and around the world. The Board sees this as an opportunity to reaffi rm ACRL’s core values—visionary leadership; transformation, new ideas, and global perspectives; exemplary service to members; diversity, integrity, and transpar- ency; continuous learning; responsible stew- ardship of resources; the values of higher education; intellectual freedom; the ALA Code of Ethics; and the Library Bill of Rights. These values are essential to academic ad- vancement across the institutions we serve in the United States and abroad. At a time when many colleges and universities are working to highlight the importance of protecting inclusive learn- ing environments, academic libraries have a critical role to play in creating spaces in which diverse and divergent viewpoints can be shared and exchanged. Our professional expertise is anchored in our ability to iden- tify and make credible resources available to our diverse communities. As instructors, we teach students to critically evaluate informa- tion and to seek differing perspectives. As professionals, we readily foster intellectual freedom and promote net neutrality and open access. The recent disappearance of pages from the White House website and attempts to si- lence scientists and the media are of serious concern to our Association. We hope that all members of ACRL will join us in reaffi rming our commitment to support students, faculty, staff, and the public we serve. We are com- mitted to representing many backgrounds and advocating for social justice on campus and in our communities. We oppose actions used to suppress free expression, academic freedom, and intellectual freedom in aca- deme and condemn the use of intimidation, harassment, bans on entry to the United States from Muslim-majority countries, and violence as means with which to squelch free intellectual inquiry and expression. Together our distinct identities and beliefs refl ect the richness of our global society. —ACRL Board of Directors den Collections cycle in January 2017. Informa- tion about the application is available on the CLIR website at www.clir.org/hiddencollections /applicants. Indiana State Library opens new youth spaces The Indiana State Library recently opened two new spaces to serve the state’s youth— the Indiana Young Readers Center and the Indiana Statehouse Education Center. The Indiana Young Readers Center opened its doors in 2016 and is an offi cial Bicentennial Legacy Project. The center houses a unique collection of books for children and teenag- ers about Indiana and by Indiana authors and illustrators. A list of Indiana authors/illustra- tors can be found at www.childrensauthors. in.gov. The center also includes interactive exhibits for youth to learn more about Indi- ana authors, how to become writers or illus- trators, fun facts about Indiana, and geneal- ogy basics to create their own family trees. Special events and programs for kids will be held at the center to connect them with local authors and illustrators. In honor of Indiana’s 2016 bicentennial, the Indiana Department of Administration added an exciting new learning space to the Indiana State Library. The Indiana Statehouse Educa- tion Center will offer dynamic and participa- tory exhibits for school groups, families and March 2017 123 C&RL News tours. Visitors will take part in role-playing games that demonstrate how government works and cast their votes on issues that resonate with young Hoosiers. The State House Education Center’s learning exhibits will support social studies and language arts curricula and enhance the learning experi- ence regarding the three branches of state government. Gale releases ACLU archive Gale, a Cengage company, has launched Making of Modern Law: American Civil Liberties Union Papers, 1912-1990. The ar- chive includes records from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and focuses on civil rights, race, gender, and issues re- lating to the U.S. Supreme Court. Topics covered are intensely relevant to today’s curriculum and current debates at both na- tional and local levels. Sourced from Princ- eton University and the ACLU, the collec- tion contains more than 2 million pages of material. Included in the collection are in- ternal documents such as memoranda and committee reports; correspondence from clients, members of the board of directors, government bureaucrats, attorneys, and other sources; materials relating to local organizations affiliated with the ACLU, as well as records of hundreds of organiza- tions with which the ACLU had support- ive or adversarial relations; and legal briefs and newspaper clippings. For more informa- tion on Making of Modern Law: American Civil Liberties Union Papers, 1912-1990, visit www.gale.com/aclu. ACRL, Choice launch new app ACRL and its Choice publishing unit have an- nounced the launch of a new mobile app. The ACRL-Choice app delivers to academic and research librarians the latest collection and professional development content, along with ACRL and Choice news and information, in one accessible, mobile-friendly format. Freely available and continuously updated, the new ACRL-Choice app offers the follow- ing features: Tech Bits . . . Brought to you by the ACRL ULS Technology in University Libraries Committee Hoaxy is a free online tool, devel- oped as a joint project of the Indiana University Network Science Institute and the Center for Complex Networks and Systems Research, that enables users to visualize how stories, and the fact-checking of those stories, spread on social media. Hoaxy analyzes pub- lic Twitter data and Facebook shares for links to articles from sources that are known to publish unverified claims. It then matches those results to shared links to independent fact-checking organizations (such as snopes.com and politifact.com). As concerns about “fake news” con- tinue to grow, this tool can be used by librarians, students, and faculty to study how unverified claims, and related fact-checking, spread across social media. —Amanda Dinscore California State University-Fresno . . . Hoaxy translate.google.com • The latest ACRL and Choice news and information, including content from the ACRLog and ACRL Insider blogs, along with Choice’s Ask an Archivist and community college edito- rial features. • Collection-development topics and titles of interest pulled from Choice’s Hot Topics, Editors’ Picks, LibGuides, and the ACI Scholarly Blog Index. • A variety of professional-development offerings, including archives of ACRL-Choice webinars and information on ACRL e-Learning programs. Accessible on Apple and Android tablets and phones, the ACRL-Choice app is available for download on the App Store and Google Play.