At The Edge

摘要

With a faltering economy putting the pinch on library budgets, the Association of College and Research Libraries' (ACRL) streak of breaking attendance records with each national conference may come to an end in 2009, especially considering the record 4300 attendees who showed up in Baltimore for the outstanding 2007 meeting. Nevertheless, the 14th ACRL national conference, March 12-15, in Seattle, offers yet another strong program in another great cityrnThis year's theme is Pushing the Edge-and with a slate of exceptional speakers, some 200 vendors on the show floor, and more than 250 peer-reviewed programs on the trends and issues facing academic librarians, as well as students, faculty, and staff, ACRL 2009 will indeed challenge attendees to reach beyond their boundaries. Keynoters includes Naomi Klein, the award-winning journalist, activist, and author of The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, and Ira Glass, host and producer of NPR's This American Life.