CDL-Updated ACRL Scholarly Communication Toolkit

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> Adrian Ho <Adrian.Ho_at_uwo.ca>
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> Apologies for cross-posting
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> The ACRL Scholarly Communication Toolkit has been updated and is 
> available at: http://www.acrl.ala.org/scholcomm/ Please read the 
> attached message for details.


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> Contact: Kara J. Malenfant
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> ACRL Scholarly Communications & Government Relations Specialist
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> (312) 280-2510
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> kmalenfant_at_ala.org
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> NEWS
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> For Immediate Release
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> January 13, 2009
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> New look, updated content for ACRL Scholarly Communication Toolkit
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> CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has 
> released an updated version of its popular Scholarly Communication 
> Toolkit in a new format and with updated content. The toolkit 
> continues to provide context and background by summarizing key issues 
> to offer quick, basic information on scholarly communication topics. 
> It also links to examples of specific tools, including handouts, 
> presentations and videos for libraries to adapt and use on their own 
> campuses. The ACRL Scholarly Communication Toolkit is freely available 
> at http://www.acrl.ala.org/scholcomm/.
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> “Library services involve education of the next generation, 
> infrastructure for long term knowledge access and advocacy for rights 
> and practices that lead to a sustainable system of scholarly 
> peer-review, its distribution and preservation," explains Kim Douglas, 
> university librarian at California Institute of Technology and 
> co-chair of ACRL’s Scholarly Communication Committee. “The ACRL 
> Scholarly Communication Toolkit supports library staff seeking to 
> align their programs with an essential byproduct of their parent 
> institutions – the creation, protection, dissemination and archiving 
> of new knowledge.”
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> “Given the current economic climate, it's natural to ask if scholarly 
> communication activities are a luxury or a distraction,” said Richard 
> Fyffe, librarian of the college for Grinnell College and co-chair of 
> ACRL’s Scholarly Communication Committee. “We define scholarly 
> communications issues as central to the mission of virtually every 
> kind of academic library because they are central to the mission of 
> our institutions. We feel libraries need to maintain a commitment to 
> awareness, understanding, ownership and activism.”
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> The updated toolkit serves as a resource for scholarly communication 
> discussions inside the library, outreach programs to faculty and 
> administrators and library school students seeking to incorporate 
> these issues into their course work. The ACRL Scholarly Communication 
> Committee, as part of its efforts to keep the toolkit current, 
> encourages librarians to contribute tools and case studies on their 
> local scholarly communication campaigns. Simply post a comment 
> describing your tool and provide a link in the appropriate tab.
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> The ACRL Scholarly Communication Toolkit is available online at 
> http://www.acrl.ala.org/scholcomm/.
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> ACRL is a division of the American Library Association, representing 
> nearly 13,000 academic and research librarians and interested 
> individuals. ACRL is the only individual membership organization in 
> North America that develops programs, products and services to meet 
> the unique needs of academic and research librarians. Its initiatives 
> enable the higher education community to understand the role that 
> academic libraries play in the teaching, learning and research 
> environments.
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