ACRL's live webcasts and multi-week online courses are designed to meet the demands of your schedule and budget. ACRL online learning helps fund advocacy, research, and continuing education programs for the academic library community worldwide.
April 2024
Beyond the Framework: What's Next for Your Equity Practice - A Four-Part Series - Wednesday, April 3, 10, 17, 24, 2024
In 2022, the Joint ALA/ARL Building Cultural Proficiencies for Racial Equity Framework Task Force developed the Cultural Proficiencies for Racial Equity: A Framework (CPRE Framework). The purpose of the CPRE Framework was to introduce a library-focused tool, both theoretical and practical, as a guide for developing personal, organizational, institutional, and systems-level knowledge and understanding of the nature of racism and its many manifestations. Using the CPRE Framework as inspiration, this four-part, interactive training will invite participants to begin thinking about tangible, actionable steps towards using the Framework in their organizations. Each week, a guest speaker will share methodologies for applying the information found in the CPRE framework. Participants will then have opportunities to ‘imagine’ the possibilities of their own efforts during collaborative breakout sessions.
June 2024
Making Connections: Strategies for effective, engaging one-shot library lessons - Wednesday, June 12, 2024
The one-shot, where students or patrons attend a standalone learning sessions, is a classic method of offering library instruction. A growing body of research has demonstrated the benefit of developing positive student/teacher relationships in terms of lesson effectiveness and learning outcomes, but this is not easy in a one-shot where time is limited and librarians usually do not know their students and might never see them again. However, there are some simple strategies that can be easily integrated into existing curricula in order to develop positive relationships with students even in an isolated one-shot session. Learn strategies to build connections with students, hear examples of how these have been used, and demonstrate some of these practices in realtime so participants can experience the benefits for themselves.
July 2024
Digital Preservation - Foundations and Theory - Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Many institutions have digital preservation programs in place. How did they get there? What principles of library work apply to digital preservation, and what foundational texts and standards apply specifically to the digital preservation world? Rather than focusing on technology, tools, and platforms, this webinar emphasizes the organizational and foundational understanding needed to choose and utilize technology efficiently for the best preservation outcomes. The webinar will provide a strong basis for librarians beginning digital preservation tasks, those engaged in these tasks who want to review their program and refresh their understanding, and managers and colleagues who may not be involved in this work but need to understand the work as it pertains to them.