Current Issue: April 2026
Feature
Robin Naughton
Document Everything
A Tenure Tracker for Academic Librarians
Document everything, and I mean EVERYTHING!” is the advice constantly given to tenure-track faculty. Tenure-track faculty librarians are no exception to the mantra of documenting everything, including simple daily activities and major projects or programs. The tenure portfolio represents ...
The Way I See It
Christine Rickabaugh
From Swatting to Smiling
The Power of Playful Outreach
t was nearly lunchtime on Monday during the second week of classes for the fall semester. I was chatting with some colleagues when the University community text alert sounded. An active shooter in the library? Wait a minute... I thought the practice drill was scheduled for tomorrow morning. We all looked at each other. Was this real? We were ...
Making Assessment Matter
Becky Croxton, Megan Oakleaf
Evidence to Action
Communicating for Meaningful Change
Making Assessment Matter is a five-part C&RL News series focused on maximizing the impact of academic library assessment. The first article introduces strategies for launching assessment projects designed for action and impact. The second examines how to equip librarians to use assessment results in ...
Academic Library Workers in Conversation
Jamia Williams Twanna Hodge
Reflecting on Our Careers and Transitions
A Year of Exploring Why We Choose Librarianship
Academic Library Workers in Conversation is a C&RL News series focused on elevating the everyday conversations of library professionals. The wisdom of the watercooler has long been heralded, but this series hopes to go further by minimizing barriers to traditional publishing with an accessible format. In past issues, authors proposed the topics. However, during 2026, this feature will focus on the authors’ stories of librarianship. How they got here, why they stay, and even why they consider leaving or ...
Feature
Barbara Maratos
Introverts and Library Instruction
Challenges and Strategies
When I first started library school, the idea of teaching never crossed my mind—I pictured myself surrounded by books, not students. But everything changed in the early 2000s, when I was unexpectedly offered my first teaching assignment. At the time, I was working as a part-time reference librarian and eager to secure a permanent position, so I embraced the challenge, not realizing that this moment would shape my academic library career. ...
Perspectives on the Framework
Sara D. Miller, Leslie Ross, Kay P. Maye
The Framework’s Next Chapter
An Interview with ACRL’s Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education Review and Revision Task Force Leaders Sara Miller and Leslie Ross
ACRL’s Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education (Framework) seeks to establish core principles and dispositions for critically engaging with information in its various forms. Following its introduction in 2000, the ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education underwent multiple revisions to address the changing nature of ...