<div dir="ltr">A recent article in <i>Library Journal,</i> “<a href="http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2016/05/academic-libraries/the-first-year-college-readiness/">First Year College Readiness</a>,” highlights some of research skills academic librarians have observed first year students struggling with when they reach college. <div><br></div><div>Last month, Arlene Weible, ACRL-OR's State Library Representative, sent out an informal survey to ask ACRL-OR members and other academic librarians involved in library instruction to relay their thoughts about first year college students' skills and if Oregon academic librarians had similar observations, given the decrease in licensed school librarians in the state.<br><div><br></div><div>Read highlights from the survey responses here at <a href="https://acrloregon.org/2016/07/05/college-readiness-and-library-research-skills-observations-from-oregon/">https://acrloregon.org/2016/07/05/college-readiness-and-library-research-skills-observations-from-oregon/</a><br><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Communications Coordinator, ACRL-Oregon<br>Email:  <a href="mailto:acrlorcommunication@olaweb.org" target="_blank">acrlorcommunication@olaweb.org</a><br>Website:  <a href="http://acrloregon.org/" target="_blank">http://acrloregon.org/</a><br></div></div>
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