Greetings Colleagues, I trust you're well. Today I'm celebrating the HBCU Library Alliance/ASERL Exchange Program. The Exchange Program focuses on development of emerging leaders at HBCU libraries. Seventeen exchanges have been completed between HBCU and ASERL libraries since summer 2006. In this final phase of Mellon-funded leadership programming, seven more HBCU librarians will work with an HBCU library or an ASERL library focused on a pre-identified area for strategic development within the HBCU. Additionally, staff from ASERL libraries will spend time at the partner HBCU. The expected outcome of the Exchange Program is development and implementation of projects to advance strategic objectives of the participating HBCU libraries, leading to service improvement and increased engagement with faculty and students on campus. The following librarians were accepted into the Exchange Program: EXCHANGE LIBRARIAN PROJECT 1. Kieren Bailey, Oakwood University (AL) kbailey@oakwood.edu<mailto:kbailey@oakwood.edu> Delivering Library Service at a Distance 2. Ivy Brannen, Savannah State University (GA) branneni@savannahstate.edu<mailto:branneni@savannahstate.edu> Library Support for New Faculty 3. Cotina Jones, North Carolina Central University cjone104@nccu.edu<mailto:cjone104@nccu.edu> Comprehensive Orientation for New Library Staff 4. Rhonda McCoy, Paine College (GA) rmccoy@paine.edu<mailto:rmccoy@paine.edu> Expanded Information Literacy: The Embedded Librarian 5. Marcella McGowan, Johnson C. Smith University (NC) mmcgowan@jcsu.edu<mailto:mmcgowan@jcsu.edu> Assessment Tools and Strategies for Information Literacy 6. Jordan Moore, Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library (GA) jordan.moore@auctr.edu<mailto:jordan.moore@auctr.edu> Library Recruitment and Mentorship Programs for Minority Populations 7. Jennifer Townes, St. Augustine's University (NC) jatownes@st-aug.edu<mailto:jatownes@st-aug.edu> The Information Literacy and Scholarly Communications Council I'll be back in touch as matches are made within both communities. Feel free to send kudos and congrats to our new Exchange Librarians! Respectfully, Sandra SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-520-0593 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.