June 2021 C&RL News249

Welcome to the June 2021 issue of C&RL 
News. This month’s issue starts out with two 
articles focusing on the use of focus groups. 
Megan Reichelt, Kayla Gourlay, Valerie Lin-
sinbigler, Ashley Blinstrub, and Maoria J. 
Kirker discuss their experiences with “Focus 
groups as an assessment strategy” at George 
Mason University, while Brendan Johnson 
and Katie Odhner write about conducting 
‘Focus groups from home” at Penn State-
Abington during the pandemic.

In this month’s Scholarly Communication 
column, A. J. Boston examines “Thinking 
politically about scholarly infrastructure,” 
while Meris Mandernach Longmeier and 
Jody Condit Fagan provide tips for “Finding 
a good fit faster” for your scholarly output 
through writing quality query letters. Selinda 
Adelle Berg, Kristin Hoffmann, Kristine R. 
Brancolini, and Marie R. Kennedy reflect on 
the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on 

their research in The Way I See It essay “‘I 
mean pandemic.’”

Prior to the pandemic, two student assis-
tants at Appalachian State University curated 
“Special collections pop-up exhibits” as part 
of the University Libraries’ “Library Cares” 
finals week events. The students, Mandi 
Burnison and Kari Salisbury, share their 
experiences with Reference Archivist Greta 
Reisel Browning.

Marisol Moreno Ortiz looks student pri-
vacy in online library resources in her article 
“Thinking about a thing called privacy.’”

Make sure to check out the other features 
and departments this month, including a 
discussion of “Information literacy leadership” 
by Andrea W. Brooks, Lynn Warner, and Jane 
Hammons, and a look at the results of the 
2021 ACRL elections.

Thanks as always for reading the News!
—David Free, editor-in-chief, dfree@ala.org

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