Interest Groups

Designed to address emerging needs quickly, interest groups address areas of interest in academic librarianship. These short-term groups gather together to discuss the issues and provide members with the always-important informal networks for exchanging ideas and problem-solving.

Academic Library Services to Graduate Students Interest Group
A forum to discuss issues related to library service for graduate students, including instruction, outreach, reference, collections, and programming.

Academic Library Services to International Students Interest Group
A forum for academic librarians to discuss issues related to all types of library service to international patrons.

Access Services Interest Group
Provides a broad framework for discussing topics and exploring areas of development in the field of Access Services.

African-American Studies Librarians Interest Group
Provides the resources—ideas, programs, discussion forums and networking opportunities—to support the development of African American Studies librarianship and resources in academic and research libraries.

Contemplative Pedagogy Interest Group
Explores the concept of contemplative pedagogy in librarianship through demonstrating modes of integrating contemplative practices into library instruction and research life.

Digital Badges Interest Group
A forum for discussion and the exchange of ideas related to digital badges, particularly as they relate to libraries (of all types) and information literacy.

Evidence Synthesis Methods Interest Group
To promote and develop competencies around evidence synthesis including systematic reviews, meta-analyses, scoping reviews, and other related methods of research synthesis, through activities such as: Facilitating discussion and peer-support; Creating and managing a resource page; Encouraging programming and publications around systematic reviews through ACRL.

Health Sciences Interest Group
An opportunity for academic librarians with health sciences responsibilities to have a place in ACRL to network, share information, ask questions, and work on special projects relevant to the academic health sciences.

History Librarians Interest Group
A forum to discuss issues common to subject librarians in academic or research libraries, who are working with collections and researchers in the discipline of history.

Image Resources Interest Group
A forum for ongoing discussion of the unique issues presented by the development and support of interdisciplinary image resources in academic libraries.

Residency Interest Group
To support resident librarians, former resident librarians, and any interested parties to network, share their expertise, and promote resident librarian groups.

Technical Services Interest Group
Provides a broad framework for information exchange on current developments and activities related to technical services.

Universal Accessibility Interest Group
Offers librarians, support staff, students, and other advocates networking and collaboration opportunities, information sharing and programming to promote accessibility in academic libraries, including web accessibility, assistive technology, reference and instruction for users with disabilities and captioning processes.

Virtual Worlds Interest Group
An opportunity for academic librarians with virtual world interests and responsibilities to have a place in ACRL to network, share information, ask questions, and work on special projects and programs relevant to academic libraries.