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• Miriam Dudley Instruction Award: Craig Gibson, Associate University Librarian for Research, Instructional and Outreach services at George Mason University.
• Ilene F. Rockman Publication of the Year Award: Patrick Ragains, Business and Government Information Librarian at the University of Nevada-Reno. His book: Information Literacy Instruction That Works: A Guide to Teaching by Discipline and Student Population.
• Innovation Award: Susan Sharpless Smith, Head of Information Technology at Wake Forest University’s Z. Smith Reynolds Library. Awarded for her work on the Librarians Project launched by Smith and Library Director Lynn Sutton of the Z. Smith Reynolds at Wake Forest University.

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ACRL Election Results are In:  Clara Fowler was elected IS Vice-Chair/Chair Elect, Merinda McClure was elected Secretary, and Susanna Eng was elected Member-at-Large.  Thanks to all who ran for an IS office.  Your dedication and willingness to serve keeps the section going!  Full ACRL election results are listed here.

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The IS Mentoring Program is happy to announce its debut! The program will pair experienced teaching librarians with librarians new to instruction or the Instruction Section OR simply pair teaching librarians who want to share ideas. The program will be a forum for learning opportunities, networking, and new ideas. Sign up and see more information about the program at the Mentoring Program webpage.

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Current Newsletter: Spring 2008 (PDF)

Correction Notice:  The IS Awards article on pg 6-7 was written by Susan E. Beck, not Kathleen Gallagher.  A full correction will be published in the fall issue.

Past IS Newsletters

This page links to the newsletters as they were when they were first distributed. The links and information will not be updated. Please note that electronic versions of the Instruction Section Newsletter do not replace the print versions which are mailed to Section members.

Fall 2007, Volume 24, Number 2 (PDF)

Spring 2007, Volume 24 Number 1 (PDF)

Fall 2006, Volume 23, Number 2 (PDF)

Spring 2006, Volume 23, Number 1 (PDF)

Fall 2005, Volume 22, Number 2 (PDF)

Spring 2005, Volume 22, Number 1 (PDF)

Fall 2004, Volume 21, Number 2 (PDF)

Spring 2004, Volume 21, Number 1 (PDF)

Fall 2003, Volume 20, Number 2 (PDF)

Spring 2003, Volume 20, Number 1 (PDF)

Fall 2002, Volume 19, Number 2 (PDF)

Spring 2002, Volume 19, Number 1 (PDF)

Fall 2001, Volume 18, Number 2 (PDF)

Spring 2001, Volume 18, Number 1 (PDF)

Fall 2000, Volume 17, Number 2 (PDF)

Spring 2000, Volume 17, Number 1 (PDF)

Fall 1999, Volume 16 Number 2 (PDF)

Spring 1999, Volume 16 Number 1 (PDF)

Fall 1998, Volume 15 Number 2 (PDF)

Spring 1998, Volume 15 Number 1 (HTML)

Fall 1997, Volume 14 Number 2 (HTML)

Spring 1997, Volume 14 Number 1 (HTML)

Fall 1996, Volume 13 Number 2 (HTML)

Spring 1996, Volume 13 Number 1 (HTML)

Past News and Announcements

Xima Avalos selected IS-sponsored ALA Emerging Leader for 2008

ACRL Instruction Section Soiree @ ALA 2008 Midwinter Meeting (More information)

Call for Comments: Proficiencies for Instruction Librarians and Coordinators

Call for Participation: ACRL IS/AS Conference Program Virtual Poster Sessions

Emerging Leaders Program Application Due August 15th.

Merinda McLure accepted for Emerging Leader Program

Call for Comments Regarding the Proficiencies for Instruction Librarians and Coordinators Draft Document

Public Review of Decisions Related to "IS of the Future

IS Position Statement on 'Members-Only' Web Option