The Spring, 2017, issue of the IACRL Newsletter is out! To access it, click here. Some of this issue’s highlights are listed below. ACRL 2017 Conference Preview: find out when and where your Illinois colleagues will be presenting messages from IACRL President Lindsay Harmon, CARLI Senior Director Anne Craig, and ILA President Melissa Gardner profiles…
Category: Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL)
Reminder: IACRL Seeking Candidates for 2017-18 Officers
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Would you like to get more involved with your library colleagues in Illinois? Do you want to meet fun and interesting people while improving academic librarianship? The Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) wants you! IACRL is accepting nominations for Secretary/Treasurer and Vice-President/President-Elect for 2017-18, with the…
IACRL Seeks Candidates for 2017-18 Officers
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Would you like to get more involved with your library colleagues in Illinois? Do you want to meet fun and interesting people while improving academic librarianship? The Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) wants you! IACRL is accepting nominations for Secretary/Treasurer and Vice-President/President-Elect for 2017-18, with the…
Attend IACRL Unconference and Luncheon at ILA Annual Meeting
(via Carolyn Ciesla, Prairie State College) The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries will host an Unconference and a Luncheon at this year’s ILA Annual Meeting. Both events will take place on Thursday, October 20. The IACRL Unconference Hackathon (which does not involve any actual computer coding), will take place from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in…
Piotrowski Named Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year
Pattie Piotrowski, who recently started a position as University Librarian and Dean of Library Instructional Services at the University of Illinois Springfield, has been named the 2016 ILA Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year. The award, which is sponsored by CARLI, recognizes an Illinois librarian who has had a statewide impact on academic or research…
IACRL Election Results
(results via Cyndi Robinson, ILA) The results for the 2016 IACRL election are in! Carolyn Ciesla, Instructional Services Librarian and Assistant Professor at Prairie State College, was elected Vice-President/President-Elect. She ran unopposed and received all 69 votes cast. She will serve one year as Vice-President, to be followed by a year as President. Eric Edwards,…
HSLI Members Presenting at IACRL 2016
Several Health Science Librarians of Illinois members will be presenting at this year’s Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries Conference, which starts Thursday evening and lasts all day Friday. This year’s conference will feature 15 breakout sessions, five “lightning-round” presentations, and six poster sessions. Topics will cover everything from open access and classroom instruction,…
IACRL 2016 Conference Program Available
The program for the 2016 IACRL Conference is now available. This year’s keynote address will be delivered by ACRL President Ann Campion Riley and is titled “Getting to the Table and Speaking Up: Effective Advocacy on Campus and Beyond”. The breakout, poster, and lightning-round sessions will cover a variety of current topics, from assessment and diversity, to…
Last Chance to Register for IACRL 2016 is Friday, March 11
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) The deadline for registration for IACRL’s 2016 Conference, “Raise Your Voice: Librarians in the Lead”, is this Friday, March 11. Students get a special rate of $75. You may also be interested in the free CARLI preconference. The conference begins the evening of Thursday, March 17 with a reception, and…
Registration Deadline for CARLI Curriculum-Mapping Preconference is Friday, March 11
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) One last reminder about the free preconference CARLI is sponsoring on Thursday, March 17. Registration will close at the end of the day, this Friday, March 11. There is no fee to attend, but you must register in advance. Seats are still available, and the speakers have planned an interesting program. For…