june04a.indd


I n  t h e  

Summer is finally here, and many of you 
are probably in the midst of preparing for 
ALA’s Annual Conference in Orlando at the 
end of the month. With ACRL sponsoring 28 
programs, the conference promises to offer 
valuable professional development oppor­
tunities to meet the needs of academic and 
research librarians across the spectrum. 

If you’re not attending conference or if 
you’re looking for some continuing education 
to round out your summer, consider taking 
one of ACRL’s e­learning seminars. Two three­
week, WebCT­based seminars will be offered 
in July and August, and ACRL will continue 
to partner with TLT Group to offer the online 
information literacy seminar series (more 
information on ACRL’s e­learning options is 
available at www.acrl.org/e­learning). 

“Suggestions for success in an ACRL online 
seminar,” (p. 314) provides advice on how 
to make the most of your time in an ACRL 
online seminar. If you’re considering taking an 

e­learning seminar from ACRL, this article  by 
the instructors of “Assessing Student Learning 
Outcomes “ will give you a better sense of 
how an online course works and the steps you 
can take to ensure a positive experience. 

This month’s Internet Resources column 
provides information on an array of online 
materials to help you at every stage of your 
career in librarianship. Entry to the profession, 
the job search and interviewing, professional 
news sources, and retirement are covered. 
“Supervising: What they didn’t teach you in 
library school” (p. 306), provides insight into 
the world of a new supervisor and how to 
make it work for you. 

Congratulations to Camila Alire, ACRL’s 
newly elected vice president/president elect. 
Information about Alire and the complete elec­
tion information is available on page 328. 

—Stephanie Orphan, Editor­in­chief 
sorphan@ala.org 

302 / C&RL News  June 2004 

mailto:sorphan@ala.org
www.acrl.org/e-learning