• New and Revised ACRL Standards and Guidelines on Academic Library Outreach, Loans of Special Collections Materials

According to ACRL Insider “The ACRL Board of Directors approved new Competencies for Academic Library Outreach Work at its October 2023 virtual meeting. Based on a 2022 College & Research Libraries article by Rebecca Metzger and John M. Jackson and developed by a subcommittee of the ACRL University Library Section Academic Outreach Committee, the Competencies for Academic Library Outreach Work defines the most prominent areas of outreach work in academic libraries and provides guidelines specifically for academic librarians and the specific needs of academic library patrons. …”

MORE LIBRARY AND PUBLISHING NEWS FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES

• Library of Congress: “Introducing the LC Labs Artificial Intelligence Planning Framework”

• New ‘read and publish’ agreement expands open access publishing choices in Taiwan

• Measuring Diversity: AIP Publishing’s inaugural benchmarking exercise unveils insights

• OK State University Libraries: “Tribal Treaties Database Continues to Expand & Improve”

• IMLS Announces Updated Language Access Plan

• EBSCOlearning and BlueRecruit partner to create a new workforce development product for trade professionals

• ALA appoints Leslie Burger as Interim Executive Director

• David Shelley To Lead Hachette in Both the UK and USA

The National Freedom of Information Summit 2023: A Gathering of Open Government Advocates and Innovators (Conference Report)

“From Oct. 3 to 5, the National Freedom of Information Coalition (NFOIC) presented National FOI (Freedom of Information) Summit ’23, its 18th annual conference for “access professionals, transparency advocates, journalists and everyone else who knows that open government is good government.”

“The NFOIC’s mission is “[t]o help establish, support and empower state coalitions in order to improve the laws, judicial remedies, and practice of government information dissemination at the state and local levels.” During the summit, state and regional open government advocacy groups explained how they support the mission. …”