Publications

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ACRL provides timely, thought-provoking, and practical content and research to academic and research librarians worldwide, publishing prescriptive, cutting-edge monographs, as well as two series: Publications in Librarianship, a peer reviewed collection of emerging theories and research, and the CLIPP book series, which provides college and small university libraries analysis and examples of important library practices and procedures.

ACRL is the only not-for-profit publisher specifically for academic and research libraries and librarians. Purchases of ACRL books help fund advocacy, research, and continuing education programs for the academic library community worldwide.


Journals and Magazines

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College & Research Libraries

The official bimonthly journal of ACRL featuring scholarly research in academic librarianship. All articles from 1939 to the present are freely available online.

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College & Research Libraries News

Monthly newsmagazine, featuring articles on the latest trends and practices affecting academic and research libraries and the official news of ACRL. Most articles from 1967 to the present are freely available online.

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RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage

ACRL’s open access journal covering issues pertaining to special collections libraries and cultural heritage institutions, published twice a year. All issues are freely available online.

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CHOICE: Reviews for Academic Libraries

Reviews significant current books and electronic media of interest to those in higher education and is the leading review source for academic and research libraries.


Digital Resources

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Open Access Books

ACRL proudly makes many of our books freely available online. Browse our full catalog of digital publications.

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Resources for College Libraries

The premier list of core print and electronic resources for academic libraries, featuring over 85,000 titles in 117 subjects and covering the entire two-year and four-year college curriculum.

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Keeping Up With…

An online current awareness publication featuring concise briefs on trends in academic librarianship and higher education.

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White Papers and Reports

White papers, reports, and online articles from ACRL covering an array of topics including library value, data management, emerging trends, information literacy, and more.


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Author Resources

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Answers to some commonly asked questions about the agreement authors sign to publish with ACRL.

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Copies of all ACRL Publications agreements are available on the ACRL Forms page.


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