ACRL presidential candidates forum

For Immediate Release
Fri, 03/07/2014

Contact:

Megan Griffin

Program Officer

Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)

mgriffin@ala.org

CHICAGO — The 2014 candidates for Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) vice-president/ president-elect will participate in an open online forum at 11 a.m. Central time on Monday, March 17, 2014.  Ann Campion Riley and Rickey Best will discuss their platforms and vision for ACRL and field questions from the audience. Campion Riley is associate director for access, collections and technical services at the University of Missouri, and Best is collection development librarian at Auburn University at Montgomery.

Access to the forum will be available approximately 15 minutes before the start time through Adobe Connect.

More information on the 2014 ACRL election, including links to candidate statements from C&RL News and a full slate of candidates for ACRL section offices, is available on the ACRL website.

Voting in the 2014 ALA/ ACRL election begins on Wednesday, March 19.

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