October 2014 481 C&RL News

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Welcome to the October 2014 issue of C&RL 
News.   With the revision of our current standards 
in full swing, information literacy has been a par-
ticularly hot topic of late. Continuing this trend, 
Dawn Stahura of Simmons College introduces 
her concept of “Information intimacy” and details 
several innovative classroom activities designed to 
get students engaged in the research process.

Anne Grant and Diane Finkle continue the fo-
cus on information literacy by describing Clemson 
University’s process of “Taking face-to-face library 
workshops for freshmen online” by creating and 
refi ning a series of tutorials which allow librarians 
to focus more classroom attention on upper divi-
sion undergraduates.

Scheduling individual research consultations 
with students can often be a daunting process. In 
this issue’s ACRL Tech Connect article, Amanda 
Nichols Hess describes her experiences working 
with YouCanBook.Me to simplify the process.

Assessing information literacy instruction efforts, 
along with the impact of library services in general, 
continues to be a major trend in academic librar-
ies. In his article “Assessment is everywhere,” Scott 
Walter shares some of the assessment initiatives 
currently being undertaken at DePaul University.

The scholarly communication landscape is 
undergoing a number of shifts and changes. Nicole 
Allen, Peter Binfi eld, and Carly Strasser provide 
“Updates from the fi eld” on the current status of 
open access, open data and data management, and 
open educational resources in the latest Scholarly 
Communication column.

In this month’s The Way I See It essay, Rachel 
Sarjeant-Jenkins and Keith Walker provide insights 
on “Research in communities” that are valuable 
both to the novice and experienced LIS researcher.

Registration is open for the ACRL 2015 
Conference to be held March 25-28, 2015, in 
Portland, Oregon. In this month’s issue, Stepha-
nie Michel takes a look at our host city’s arts, 
culture, and sports scene in her article “Experi-
ence Portland.”

Make sure to check out the other features and 
departments this month, including information 
on the new NSSE Experiences with Information 
Literacy module, Internet Resources on linked 
open data by Cliff Landis, and the monthly look at 
contents and events from our online-only scholarly 
research College and Research Libraries.

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

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