Minneapolis Convention Center
1301 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minn.
PRESS KIT
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) will hold its biennial National Conference, "Currents and Convergence: Navigating the Rivers of Change" at the Minneapolis Convention Center, April 7 - 10
More than 2,500 librarians, leaders in higher education, and best-selling authors will discuss issues such as new technology; open access to research; digitization of library collections; Google and its effect on librarianship; recruitment; and the USA PATRIOT Act and its impact on academic library user
Keynote sessions include presentations from educators William J. Mitchell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Sylvia Hurtado, UCLA; as well as a discussion with best-selling mystery authors Carolina Garcia-Aguilera, J.A. Jance and Valerie Wilson Wesley, moderated by National Public Radio (NPR) host Liane Hansen. More than 160 exhibitors will feature state-of-the-art products and services for academic and research librarian
This year marks the first in which ACRL is offering a virtual component to its National Conference. The online conference community will include live, interactive Web casts, discussion boards, listservs, chat rooms and more.
ACRL is a division of the American Library Association (ALA). ACRL's 12,000 members are comprised of individuals from a wide range of academic institutions, publishers and vendors who sell in the academic marketplace. The core purpose of the Association of College & Research Libraries is to lead academic and research librarians and libraries in advancing learning and scholarship.
Press Contacts:
Margot Sutton Conahan, ACRL, 312-280-2522, msutton@ala.org
Larra Clark, ALA, 312-280-5043, lclark@ala.org
Press Room Location/Hours:
The conference press room will be located in the Minneapolis Convention Center, Mezzanine Level,
Room M101C.
Press room phone:
612-335-6709
Press room hours:
Wednesday, April 6, 2005
1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Thursday, April 7, 2005
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Friday, April 8, 2005
7:00 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday, April 9, 2005
8:00 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday, April 10, 2005
8:30 a.m. - Noon
Press Releases:
Academic librarians discuss Googlelization, PATRIOT Act, access to research at conference in Minneapolis, April 7-10
Conference Highlights
ACRL announces speakers for invited papers at 12th National Conference
ACRL announces pre-conferences
ACRL announces keynote speakers for 12th National Conference
ACRL offers more than $55,000 in scholarships to 12th National Conference
ACRL announces speakers for invited papers at 12th National Conference
Fact Sheets:
ACRL Fact Sheet
About ALA
Helpful Web sites:
ACRL Conference Web Site
ACRL Web site
College & Research Libraries News (C&RL News)
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