C&RL News June 2017 294 N e w s f r o m t h e F i e l dDavid Free Librarians March for Science Science librarians were well-represented in the March for Science on Earth Day, April 22, in cities from coast-to-coast, from the heartlands to the deep south and the far west. The March for Science drew tens of thousands of scientists, science commu- nicators, and science en- thusiasts worldwide, with a mission statement that was strictly nonpartisan. “It was both exhilarating and exhausting in Washing- ton, D.C., where we spent five hours standing in the rain at the foot of the Wash- ington Monument,” said Alison S. Ricker, head of the Science Library at Oberlin College. “Inspiring messages from speakers and good music kept us energized for the eventual march along Constitution Avenue toward the U.S. Capitol. By the time we passed the EPA build- ing, marchers and spectators were full of enthusiasm, shouting ‘fund the EPA!’ and ‘alternative facts have got to go!’” In addition to the March in Washington, D.C., there were 610 registered satellite marches to “acknowledge and voice the critical role that science plays in each of our lives.” The March for Science website links to a website or social media page for every march, where summaries of speeches, pho- tos, videos, and estimated attendance num- bers attest to the outpouring of support for science and, just as fervently, evidence-based policy, and legislation. Read online comments from librarian participants across the country at http://bit.ly/2q61VYr and learn more about the march at https://marchforscience.com. 2017 ACRL Legislative Agenda 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 leaders, and the ALA Washington Office, the ACRL Legislative Agenda is priori- tized and focuses on issues at the national level affecting the welfare of academic and research libraries. The 2017 ACRL Legisla- tive Agenda focuses on four issues that the U.S. Congress has recently taken, or will most likely take, action on in the year ahead: federal funding for libraries, network neutrality, access to federally funded research, and privacy and government surveillance. The agenda also includes a watch list of policy issues of great concern to academic li- brarians. Legislation on these issues is not likely to arise and, moreover, ACRL does not believe that any legislation about these issues is necessary. Issues on the watch list are: access to gov- ernment data, proposed budget cuts, and the activities of the Congressional House Educa- tion and the Workforce Committee. ACRL will continue tracking these issues and advocate for the best interests of academic and research libraries, if necessary. The complete agenda is available at www.ala.org/acrl/issues/wash- ingtonwatch/legagenda. NCLA launches CUS Webinar Wednesday The North Carolina Library Association’s College and University Section (CUS) has Alison Ricker of Oberlin College at the Washington, D.C., March for Science. http://www.ala.org/acrl/issues/washingtonwatch/legagenda http://www.ala.org/acrl/issues/washingtonwatch/legagenda June 2017 295 C&RL News New ACRL books focus on information literacy instruction, mobile technology ACRL announces the publication of Reading, Research, and Writing: Teaching Informa- tion Literacy with Process-Based Research Assignments, by Mary Snyder Broussard, and Mobile Technology and Academic Librar- ies: Innovative Services for Research and Learning, edited by Robin Canuel and Chad Crichton. Through theory and examples, and with ACRL’s Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education integrated through- o u t , R e a d i n g , Research, and Writing shows just how difficult research assign- m e n t s c a n b e for novice learn- er s, and offer s concrete plans and approaches for building as- signments that enhance student learning. In six chapters—including a final chapter on turning theory into practice—this book is an in-depth, interdisciplinary look at the literature in rhetoric and composition studies, reading comprehension, cognitive psychology, education theory, and library and information science that captures what academic librarians and their teaching fac- ulty collaborators should know about read- ing and writing to improve undergraduate writing-from-sources assignments. Mobile Technology and Academic Libraries is a detailed and thorough ex- amination of technology that’s emerging now, and how to incorporate it into your library to help the students and research- ers of both today and tomorrow. Mobile technology has become a ubiquitous pres- ence in the lives of students and faculty. The maturing of this technology has led to our becoming more and more comfortable in a world where digital information flows seamlessly from screen to screen as we move about our daily lives. This evolution presents both risks and opportunities for academic librarians, operating in a field that is both uniquely tied to a static sense of “place” in the public imagination and at the same time passionately devoted to the freedom, spread, and accessibility of information for the public at large. In 17 chap- t e r s r a n g i n g from A Mobile- F i r s t L i b r a r y Site Redesign to Vir tual Reality Library Environ- ments, Mobile Technology and A c a d e m i c L i - braries explores how librarians around the world are work- ing to adapt their spaces, collections, teach- ing, and services to the new possibilities presented by mobile technology. Leveraging the potential of smartphones, tablets, and even wearable technologies al- lows academic librarians to further expand their reach to students and faculty beyond the library’s walls. Reading, Research, and Writing: Teaching Information Literacy with Process-Based Re- search Assignments and Mobile Technology and Academic Libraries: Innovative Services for Research and Learning, are available for purchase in print and as an ebook through the ALA Online Store; in print through Amazon. com; and by telephone order at (866) 746- 7252 in the United States or (770) 442-8633 for international customers. C&RL News June 2017 296 launched a monthly webinar series titled CUS Webinar Wednesday. These multidisci- pline webinars began as a state-wide profes- sional development opportunity for North Carolina CUS members, but have since grown to include national participation. As an extension of the webinar series, CUS’s first one-day virtual conference was success- fully held in February 2017, with participa- tion from a diverse group of libraries across the nation as well as a few attendees from Canada and Mexico. These informative 40-minute webinars provide the opportunity for librarians to present concise online sessions on their re- search, knowledge, and experience to their peers. Thus far, presentations on intentional course design, e-textbooks, and gamifica- tion, to name a few, have been successfully hosted and archived. Additional information, including the webinar schedule and proposal link, can be found at www.nclaonline.org /college-university. OCLC Research publishes guide for collaboration between archivists and IT professionals OCLC recently released “Demystifying IT: A Framework for Shared Understanding be- tween Archivists and IT Professionals,” a re- port in the Demystifying Born Digital series designed to help archivists achieve a better understanding of how information technol- ogy professionals work so that they can be effective collaborators. The report by Seth Shaw, Clayton State University; Richard C. Adler, University of Michigan Library; and Jackie Dooley, OCLC Research, describes types of IT providers and the services they typically offer, offers insights on the soft- ware development process, provides guid- ance toward building partnerships, and Mountain Plains Library Association supports ACRL Diversity Alliance The Executive Board of the Mountain Plains Library Association (MPLA) has voted to formally support the goals of the ACRL Diver- sity Alliance. MPLA will encourage academic institutions in its 12 member states (Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Nor th Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming) to participate in establishing residency programs for professionally underrep- resented racial and ethnic groups in the library profession. “Academic librarians play an important role in our MPLA membership, representing over 35% of our membership,” said MPLA President Mickey Coalwell. “This action by the MPLA Executive Board directly supports two of the Guiding Principles from MPLA’s new Strategic Plan—pursuing outreach opportunities in the 12-state MPLA region and realizing the potential of our multi-state collaboration through leadership develop- ment, professional growth opportunities for members, and engagement with the larger library community.” MPLA will pay one-half of the institution’s $500 first-year participation fee, and will pay the cost of MPLA membership for the duration of the chosen candidate’s residency at the institution. The Arizona State Uni- versity Library recently became the first MPLA member institution to sign on for the MPLA/ ACRL Diversity Alliance partnership. More information about the ACRL Di- versity Alliance, including a list of par- ticipating institutions, is available on the ACRL website at www.ala.org/acrl/issues /diversityalliance. Learn more about MPLA at www.mpla.us. http://www.nclaonline.org/college-university http://www.nclaonline.org/college-university http://www.ala.org/acrl/issues /diversityalliance http://www.ala.org/acrl/issues /diversityalliance June 2017 297 C&RL News emphasizes the centrality of resource constraints. Many of the issues described are relevant to librarians and archivists who work with IT colleagues on is- sues other than born-digital manage- ment. The report is available for down- load from the OCLC Research website at www.oclc.org/research/publications /2017/oclcresearch-demystifying-it -shared-understanding.html. Performing Arts Readiness website launches The Performing Arts Readiness project, which supports a variety of programs to increase the knowledge and ability of performing arts organizations to cre- ate and execute emergency recovery plans, launched a new website this May. LYRASIS is administering this three- year project that is funded through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and was created to ad- dress the vulnerability of performing arts organizations to emergencies and disasters that can damage business op- erations and artistic legacy. The Performing Arts Readiness project will soon offer free webinars and onsite training, conference presentations, grants, and tools to help build the field’s capac- ity for disaster preparedness. The website is available at http://performingartsreadiness. org. ACRL Instruction Section releases Tips and Trends: Accessibility and Universal Design The ACRL Instruction Section Instructional Technologies Committee, has published their latest Tips and Trends article, “Acces- sibility and Universal Design,” written by Bonnie L. Fong, Elizabeth M. Johns, and Becka Rich. Tips and Trends introduces and discusses new, emerging or even fa- miliar technologies that can be used in li- brary instruction. “Accessibility and Uni- versal Design” is freely available at bit.ly /tipsandtrendsw17. Tech Bits . . . Brought to you by the ACRL ULS Technology in University Libraries Committee Tired of using cumbersome PowerPoint decks to create Jeopardy-like games? Or perhaps you do not even bother creating games because they are too time consuming. FlipQuiz does the hard work for you, making Jeopardy-like games easy to create and use for free. As a web-based tool, it can be accessed anywhere with an Internet connec- tion. The free version works on mobile devices, but the pro version optimizes FlipQuiz so it will work better on per- sonal handheld devices. FlipQuiz can be used as an engagement strategy in the classroom, to help facilitate review sessions, and as flashcards for students to study. Librarians might find this par- ticularly useful in orientation sessions to help students learn about the library. —Elizabeth M. Johns Johns Hopkins University . . . FlipQuiz https://flipquiz.me/ NCSU Libraries announces Library Fellows class The North Carolina State University (NCSU) Li- braries has announce its incoming class of Li- brary Fellows for 2017–19. The Fellows Program develops future leaders for academic libraries, with a focus on science, engineering, digital li- brarianship, diversity, and library management. Fellows are appointed for a two-year term as members of the library faculty, combining an as- signment on an initiative of strategic importance with an appointment in a home department. For more than 15 years, the program has at- tracted talented new graduates from universities throughout North America. The 2017–19 NCSU Libraries Fellows are Nicola Andrews, Shelby Hallman, Erica Hayes, and Colin Nickels. http://www.oclc.org/research/publications /2017/oclcresearch-demystifying-it -shared-understanding.html http://www.oclc.org/research/publications /2017/oclcresearch-demystifying-it -shared-understanding.html http://www.oclc.org/research/publications /2017/oclcresearch-demystifying-it -shared-understanding.html http://performingartsreadiness.org http://performingartsreadiness.org http://bit.ly/tipsandtrendsw17 http://bit.ly/tipsandtrendsw17 https://flipquiz.me/