September 2015 413 C&RL News

Welcome to the September 2015 issue of C&RL News. 
The use of social media platforms such as Twitter, 
Facebook, and Instagram is old hat in the academic 
library world. But there is always room to improve 
the use of these tools to connect with library users. 
Katy Kelly and Hector Escobar write about taking the 
“Bird’s eye view” to engage with students through 
Twitter.

Data management continues to be a growing 
focus for many academic and research libraries. In this 
issue’s Scholarly Communication column, Amanda K. 
Rinehart of Ohio State University writes about the “soft 
side” of providing data management services in her 
article “Getting emotional about data.”

While summer break has ended, it is never too 
early to start planning future professional development 
events. Librarians at Aquinas College in Michigan cre-
ated an in-house conference for their colleagues to 
share and learn from each other. Shellie Jeffries and 
Christina Radisauskas write about their experiences 
creating “A conference of our own.” 

At Rutgers University, librarians took on the 
responsibility of “Planning an academic conference” 
reaching outside the library and even their university 

community. Julie Still and Zara Wilkinson discuss 
their experiences and provide useful tips for planning 
events of all kinds.

This month we look back at the 2015 ALA Annual 
Conference in San Francisco with our annual round-
up of ACRL programs and Board of Directors actions. 
We also conclude our decade-by-decade look back 
at the history of ACRL, as Sarah H. Northam takes a 
look at the 2000s in her article “Braving 21st-centrury 
challenges,” and Frances Maloy gives an overview of 
our more recent history, highlighting ways ACRL has 
been “Leading with creativity and  innovation.” 

With the start of a new academic year, many of you 
are starting your first job in an academic or research 
library or moving to a position in a new institution. 
In this month’s The Way I See It essay, “Reflections of 
an academic librarian,” Elise Silva discusses her recent 
experiences moving to the library world from a differ-
ent academic department. 

Make sure to check out the other features and 
departments this month, including the call for nomina-
tions for ACRL’s 2016 awards program.

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

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