July/August 2019 369 C&RL News

Welcome to the July/August 2019 issue of 
C&RL News. Following the ACRL 2019 con-
ference this April, Recasting the Narrative is 
still on the minds of many ACRLers. In this 
month’s Scholarly Communication column 
“Renewing the system,” 2019–20 ACRL Presi-
dent Karen Munro discusses why it is impor-
tant to examine the scholarly communication 
system in order to make it more equitable.

Adaptation is also the focus of our latest 
Perspectives on the Framework article. Annie 
Armstrong proposes ways the Framework can 
align with our Roles and Strengths of Teach-
ing Librarians guideline in “New models for 
instruction.”

“New Directions for Libraries, Scholars, 
and Partnerships” was the focus of a 2017 
European symposium for North American 
librarians. Brian Vetruba gives an overview 
of the symposium and a look ahead to the 
next iteration coming up in 2020.

Keeping with the loose theme of 
change, Laurie Scrivener of the University 
of Oklahoma writes about the evolution 
of her role as a liaison librarian in “A re-
structured freshman history course,” while 
Erica M. Johns, Erin R. B. Eldermire, Susette 
Newberry, and Virginia A. Cole outline 
how the Cornell University Library went 
about “Repackaging library workshops into 
disciplinary bootcamps.”

At Goodwin Community College, the li-
brary  took advantage of a newly renovated 
space to host events. Susan Bigelow and 
Danielle Berube write about the project in 
“Staying at the heart of the institution.”

Make sure to check out the other features 
and departments this month, including a look 
at “Supervisors as mentors” by Laura Evans 
and a The Way I See It essay on mastermind 
groups by Susan A. Schreiner.

—David Free, editor-in-chief, dfree@ala.org

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