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November 2016 477 C&RL News

Welcome to the November 2016 issue of C&RL News. 
As relations between the United States and Cuba have 
changed over the past couple of years, many academic 
libraries are positioned to further cultural and intellectual 
connections between the two countries. Librarian Troy 
Davis and Cuba scholar Ann Marie Stock of the College 
of William & Mary write about their collaborations to-
wards “Making Cuba connections” in this month’s issue.

Meiyolet Méndez of the University of Miami 
provides an introductory list of resources to learn 
more about Cuban history and culture in her Internet 
Resources column “Cuba on our minds.”

Succession planning and leadership development 
continue to be major areas of focus for many libraries. 
Kimberely Bugg of the NYC College of Technology 
outlines five activities to help cultivate leadership in her 
article “Creating the leadership you seek.”

Leadership development has been a focus for the 
University of Houston Libraries for the past several 
years. Christina Hoffman Gola and Miranda Henry 
Bennett write about how their library’s Liaison Services 
Advisory Board contributes to leadership development 
and succession planning. 

Not all librarians fi nd that they thrive in leader-
ship positions, however, as Helene Gold notes 
from personal experience in her The Way I See It 
essay “At least you didn’t burn the place down.”

In this issue’s Scholarly Communication col-
umn, Emily Drabinski of Long Island University-
Brooklyn discusses her experiences as an editorial 
board member of a journal that went through the 
process of “Flipping to open access for survival.”  
Our Perspectives on the Framework column 
returns this month with a look at mapping the 
Framework to local curricula by Donna Witek of 
the University of Scranton in her article “Becoming 
gardeners.”

Make sure to check out the rest of our features 
and departments, including Carrie Bertling Dis-
clafani and Jennifer C. Hill’s detailed look at the 
neighborhoods of Baltimore as they invite you to 
“Experience the charm of Charm City” during the 
upcoming ACRL 2017 conference. Registration and 
housing for ACRL 2017 are now open.

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

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