ACQflash: Call for Proposals: ACRL/NEC 2012 Annual Conference

Subject: Call for Proposals: ACRL/NEC 2012 Annual Conference
From: Sarah Cornell at 300 <cornell_at_dwc.edu>
Date: 10/26/2011 8:29 AM



The Association of College and Research Libraries, New England Chapter 
(ACRL/NEC – http://www.acrlnec.org/ ) invites you to submit a proposal 
to present at our 2012 Annual Conference. This event entitled "Leading 
the Change: Integrating the Library into the Future of Higher Education" 
will be held Friday, May 18, 2012 at the College of the Holy Cross in 
Worcester, Massachusetts.

Higher education is rapidly evolving in many ways: pedagogically, 
technologically, financially, and socially. The roles of libraries in 
higher education are concomitantly changing. Where is higher education 
going, and how will libraries fit in? What can librarians do not just to 
navigate but also to guide the changes in higher education?

We are seeking innovative thinkers and doers to offer presentations, 
panel discussions, interactive sessions, posters, and "show-and-tell" 
booths to share creative ideas and initiatives on how to integrate our 
libraries into the future of higher education.



Presenters, panelists, and session facilitators should plan for a one 
hour session, including time for questions. Poster and show-and-tell 
presenters will have a half-hour open session for brief informal 
discussions and/or demonstrations of technologies, innovative workflows, 
new programs, or other ideas for maintaining and enhancing libraries' 
integral roles on campus.



Here is a list of possible topics of interest from previous ACRL/NEC 
Conference attendees:

· assessment in higher education

· changes in scholarly communication

· the e-book explosion

· the changing student body: first generation, English as a second 
language, three degrees of distance education

· user-driven collections and services

· physical spaces in an online world (what are libraries without books?)

· budget (or lack thereof) realities – procuring, defending, and wisely 
using the library’s share

· new and future librarians

· embedded, blended, or otherwise altered librarians



Please submit your proposal at http://tinyurl.com/3b2jxbp. The deadline 
for proposal submission is midnight on Friday, November 18, 2011.



Questions should be directed to Sarah Cornell sarah_cornell_at_yahoo.com, 
Karin Heffernan KHeffernan_at_nec.edu, Kendall Hobbs khobbs_at_wesleyan.edu, 
Lisa Palmer Lisa.Palmer_at_umassmed.edu, or Alan Witt awitt_at_wesleyan.edu



ACRL/NEC is an independent chapter of the Association of College and 
Research Libraries. Visit http://www.acrlnec.org for further information.

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