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Welcome to the November 2012 issue of C&RL 

News. As the move towards greater accountability 

on campus increases, many libraries are explor-

ing new and creative ways to demonstrate their 

value. In their article “A programmatic approach,” 

Nicole Pagowsky and Jaime Hammond discuss 

ways in which Naugatuck Community College 

and the University of Arizona tied the library to 

student retention efforts on campus.

Lindsay Miller outlines her successes in dem-
onstrating the value of the library to prospective 
students in “The library and the campus visit.” 
In their article “Find Your Place,” librarians from 
the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa provide an 
overview of ways in which they incorporated 
activities, such as letterboxing, geocaching, and 
digital presentations, to enhance relevance and 
involvement in their campus community.

This month’s Internet Resources feature also 

covers impact and value. Robin Chin Roemer 

and Rachel Borchardt provide a very useful list 

of resources for navigating the shift “From biblio-

metrics to altmetrics” in analyzing digital scholarly 

communication.

In this issue’s The Way I See It essay, Steven 

Escar Smith refl ects on his journey as an accidental 

academic library fundraiser and gives advice on 

locating potential donors from the campus com-

munity in “If no one graduates from the library, 

then who are its donors?” Susan Summerfi eld 

Hammerman expands the search for funding op-

portunities and provides tips on “The basics of 

prospect research” based on her experiences at 

Northwestern University.

The second installment of ACRL President 

Steven Bell’s series on leadership features Tahira 

Akbar-Williams refl ecting on her experiences and 

takeaways  as a 2012 ALA Emerging Leader. 

Make sure to check out all of the other features 

and departments in this month’s issue, including 

“Guidelines for Media Resources in Academic Li-

braries” and tips on music and theater opportunities 

in Indianapolis at ACRL 2013 from Tina Baich.

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

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