For immediate release | October 9, 2012

ACRL 2013 Virtual Conference, Cyber Zed Shed, poster, roundtable proposals

CHICAGO - The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is now accepting Cyber Zed Shed presentation, poster session, roundtable discussion and Virtual Conference webcast proposal submissions for the ACRL 2013 conference to be held April 10-13, 2013, in Indianapolis. Submit proposals via the ACRL 2013 website by Nov. 9, 2012.

ACRL challenges you to imagine, innovate and inspire your colleagues with proposals that explore the most dynamic and challenging issues and ideas facing academic and research librarians today. Cyber Zed Shed presentations focus on hot new technologies and their use in the library. Poster sessions are a great way to share an innovative library-based project, a best practice to solve a problem or unique research findings. Roundtables are small, informal group discussions that give attendees the opportunity to exchange information, discuss best practices and network with others around common themes and issues. Virtual Conference webcasts are synchronous online presentations allowing presenters to interact with virtual attendees in real-time via audio, video and screen sharing.

Complete details about ACRL 2013, including the full Call for Participation, are available online. Send questions about the Call for Participation or ACRL 2013 to ACRL Conference Supervisor Tory Ondrla at (312) 280-2515 or tondrla@ala.org.

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ACRL is a division of the American Library Association (ALA), representing more than 12,000 academic and research librarians and interested individuals. ACRL is the only individual membership organization in North America that develops programs, products and services to meet the unique needs of academic and research librarians. Its initiatives enable the higher education community to understand the role that academic libraries play in the teaching, learning and research environments. ACRL is on the web at www.acrl.org, Facebook at www.facebook.com/ala.acrl and Twitter at @ala_acrl.

Contact:

David Free

Mktg & Comm. Specialist/Editor-in-Chief

Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL)

dfree@ala.org

1-800-545-2433 ext.2517