The deadline for ACRL 2027 contributed paper, panel session, and workshop proposals is coming up June 5, 2026. The ACRL 2027 Conference to be held April 7-10, 2027, in Portland, Oregon, and online, ...

In March 2026, the ACRL Board of Directors developed a new division Strategic Plan that is based on the ALA Forward Strategic Plan but also captures the unique needs of the ACRL community. Join us ...

ACRL announces the publication of Integrating Academic Libraries When Institutions Merge edited by Scott R. DiMarco, Lisandra ...

Each year, the ACRL Government Relations Committee, in consultation with the ACRL Board of Directors and staff, formulates an ACRL Legislative Agenda. Drafted with input from key ACRL committees, ACRL ...

Scott Libson is a special collections librarian at Yale University in New Haven, CT. Scott has been a member of ACRL for 8 ...

The ACRL Board of Directors has approved a revision of the association’s Standards for Libraries in Higher Education (SLHE).

Jonathan Grunert is a scholarly publishing librarian at the University of Buffalo in NY. Jonathan has been a member of ACRL ...

The ACRL/DOLS Distance Learning Librarianship Award honors an individual who has contributed to the success of distance and online learning librarianship through a specific project or initiative ...

Melanie Gainey is a STEM librarian and director of the open science program at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. Melanie has been a member of ACRL for 4 years and is your ACRL Member of ...

Stephen Abram. “The Value of Academic Libraries Redux.” Stephen’s Lighthouse. November 1, 2010. Carl Grant. “‘The Value of Academic Libraries’ and the Incomplete Chapter.” Commentary from Carl Grant.

The ACRL Board of Directors has approved a revision of the association’s Standards for Libraries in Higher Education (SLHE). SLHE, adopted in 2004 and previously revised in 2011 and 2018, is designed ...