dec13_b.indd C&RL News December 2013 568 ACRL Midwinter meetings in Philadelphia A brief overview conference circuit Board of Directors Board of Directors Meeting I: Saturday, January 25, 1:30-5:30 p.m.* Board of Directors Meeting II: Monday, January 27, 1:30-4:30 p.m. *Guests are invited to address the Board during the open mic period from 5:00–5:30 p.m., those who wish to speak should arrive by 5:00 p.m. Forums ACRL/SPARC Forum: Life Beyond the Impact Fac- tor: The Promise and Perils of Article Level Metrics: Saturday, January 25, 3:00–5:30 p.m. Financial Literacy Forum: Why Students Need Librarians to Get Involved: Saturday, January 25, 10:30–11:30 a.m. Hearing on Revised Information Literacy Competency Standards: Saturday, January 25, 10:30–11:30 a.m. Update on ACRL’s Value of Academic Librar- ies Initiative: Sunday, January 26, 1:00–2:30 p.m. ACRL special events at 2014 ALA Midwinter Meeting Friday, January 24 Instruction Section. Soiree, 5:30–7:30 p.m. Con- tact: Latanya N. Jenkins, lnjenkin@temple.edu, or Jill E. Luedke, jluedke@temple.edu Anthropology and Sociology Section. Social, 7:30 p.m. Contact: Anne Larrivee, Larrivee@binghamton. edu; Miriam Rigby, rigby@uoregon.edu Community and Junior College Libraries Section. Friday Night Dinner, 8:00–10:00 p.m. Pre-registration required. Contact: Beth Lander, blander@manor.edu Saturday, January 25 Western European Studies Section. Tour of American Swedish Historical Museum, 12:30–2:30 p.m. Pre-registration required. Contact: Julianne Haahr, jhaahr@library.wisc.edu Distance Learning Section. Social, 5:00–7:00 p.m. Contact: Cynthia Porter, cporter@atsu.edu University Libraries Section. Social, 5:30–7:00 p.m. Contact: Leslie Sult, sultl@u.library.arizona.edu Sunday, January 26 Western European Studies Section. Tour of Germantown Historical Society, 1:15–3:00 p.m. Pre- registration required. Contact: Lidia Uziel, uziel@ fas.harvard.edu Science and Technology Section. Din- ner, 7:00–10:00 p.m. Pre-registration re- quired. Contact: Kathy Szigeti, kathy.szigeti @uwaterloo.ca Complete information about ACRL meetings, including a full list of com- mittee meetings and locations, will be available on the ALA Midwinter Meet- ing Web site at www.alamidwinter.org. Fully registered attendees can create a personalized agenda and search for meeting, program, event times, and locations. Midwinter Meeting information online December 2013 569 C&RL News Assessment: Saturday, January 25, 4:30–5:30 p.m. Topic: Closing the assess- ment loop and conducting ethnographic research. Balancing Baby and Book: Sunday, January 26, 4:30–5:30 p.m. Topic: An informal discussion group for parents, future parents, and other interested parties to share information about combining a career in librarianship with being a par- ent, including issues of maternity/paternity leave, childcare, tenure, etc. Continuing Education/Professional Development: Saturday, January 25, 3:00 –4:00 p.m. Topic: Pros and cons of using MOOCs, best practices for using MOOCs in professional development. Copyright: Saturday, January 25, 10:30 –11:30 a.m. Topic: Review and discussion of legislative, judicial, and regulatory develop- ments related to copyright and librarians in higher education. Digital Humanities: Sunday, January 26, 4:30–5:30 p.m. Topic: Outreach, tools, projects, user support, librarian training. Heads of Public Services: Saturday, January 25, 4:30–5:30 p.m. Topic: Discus- sion of recent changes in public services to meet evolving student and faculty de- mands. Information Commons: Saturday, January 25, 1:00–2:30 p.m. Topic: Issues facing learning/information commons in libraries. International Perspectives on Aca- demic and Research Libraries: Saturday, January 25, 3:00–4:00 p.m. Topic: Proj- ects and issues of interest and import to academic and research libraries from an international perspective. Marketing: Saturday, January 25, 3:00–4:00 p.m. Topic: Academic librar- ACRL Discussion Groups ies and promotional materials, signage and branding with creative marketing design work. MLA International Bibliography in Academic Libraries: Saturday, January 25, 10:30–11:30 a.m. Topic: The Modern Language Association International Bib- liography. New Members: Sunday, January 26, 10:30–11:30 a.m. Topic: How to pick your battles, how to identify opportunities for change, and when to accept the workplace as it is. Personnel Administrators and Staff Development: Saturday, January 25, 10:30 –11:30 a.m. and Sunday, January 26, 10:30 –11:30 a.m. Topic: A discussion of topical issues, emerging trends, and best practices by human resource and staff development managers. P h i l o s o p h i c a l , R e l i g i o u s , a n d Theological Studies: Sunday, January 26, 4:30–5:30 p.m. Topic: How do phi- losophy and religion students use your library, and what are the similarities and differences? Scholarly Communication: Sunday, January 26, 3:00–4:00 p.m. Topic: ORCID Implementation. Opportunities for librar- ies to enhance author identity and map scholarly contribution. Sponsored Research Administrators and Grant Managers: Saturday, January 25, 8:30–10:00 a.m. Topic: Best practices and resources for sponsored research and grants supporting the strategic goals of libraries. Undergraduate Librarians: Monday, January 27, 8:30–10:00 a.m. Topic: Library services and collections geared specifically for undergraduates, including first year experience programs.