This case study will describe how the Stony Brook University Libraries instruction program partnered with another student support service (student computing office) to nurture a relationship with the Educational Opportunities Program (EOP) over several years to provide their students with the library research and computer skills needed to succeed in college. EOP is a state-funded program aimed at economically disadvantaged students whose high school education has not fully prepared them for college success.

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Academic library assessment activities are designed to facilitate planning, improve programs and services, and demonstrate library impact on student academic success and faculty research productivity. One effective way to share assessment processes and outcomes is through scholarly publications in library and information sciences. However, presenting assessment activities on the library website is another essential way to share this impact activity with a wider audience, and especially with institutional and higher education stakeholders. With that in mind, how do academic libraries effectively communicate on their website their impact on the research and learning enterprise to their stakeholders? In accordance with ACRL's recommendations for demonstrating value and impact, what are best practices for demonstrating impact through the website, a far-reaching platform which gives libraries a unique opportunity for broadly communicating their alignment with institutional goals? Stony Brook University is designing a mini-site as part of the overall libraries' web presence to share our assessment activities, findings, and statistics with our university community. Our goal is to create a web presence that demonstrates library impact on academic success in a way that is understandable to external stakeholders and to do so in a visually compelling way. As part of this project, a thorough review was conducted of the Association of American Universities (AAU) 1 member institutions' library webpages to locate and study their assessment information to serve as a comparison. This examination revealed a lack of a library assessment presence on the majority of library websites. Where there was assessment information, some of it was difficult to follow because of library-centric presentation and lingo, and issues with organization, navigation, volume, scope, and types of materials presented. Using ACRL's Academic Library Impact: Improving Practice and Essential Areas to Research (Library Impact) 2 and ACRL's The Value of Academic Libraries: A Comprehensive Research Review and Report (VAL Report) 3 as a framework, the authors discussed the findings, deliberations, and recommendations for best practices in design, visual impact, and communication of assessment goals and processes with appropriate institutional contexts on a website.

I n recognition of November as National Adoption Month, this column is dedicated to Internet resources on international adoption. International adoption began when Korean War orphans were adopted by American and European couples in the 1950s. Some 50 years later, thousands of children from all over the world have been adopted internationally, with more than 150,000 1 from Korea alone. There is a growing body of scholarly writing on this topic, particularly as the number of adult adoptees engaging in the discourse of international adoption, both scholarly and popular, has reached a critical mass. In addition to print resources, the Internet provides valuable resources on research, education, advocacy, and community. Web sites were chosen for richness of content, clarity of purpose and authorship, and stability and currency. 2 Adoption placement agencies are not included. Research • Adoptie Driehoek Onderzoeks Centrum (ADOC). This research center, based at the Center for Child and Family Studies at Leiden University in the Netherlands, initiates research on various aspects of the international adoption triad and adoption-related foster care. ADOC makes its current research accessible through a "digital research center," with an up-to-date searchable database of scholarly research by title, year, keyword, author, and journal. The Web site also posts current news and information about congresses, symposia, and new research. The geographic scope includes