(via the Illinois Library Association) June 4, 2020 Today, we are called to address current events–specifically, to condemn the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of police officers, and Ahmaud Arbery at the hands of self-appointed white vigilantes. These may be well beyond the scope of librarians to solve, but we…
Category: Reports
ACRL Endorses Protocols for Native American Materials
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) ACRL, at the request of its Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS), has endorsed the Protocols for Native American Materials. In April 2006 a group of nineteen Native American and non-Native American archivists, librarians, museum curators, historians, and anthropologists gathered at Northern Arizona University Cline Library in Flagstaff,…
Fall Issue of ACRL Chapter Topics Newsletter Features Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Activities
(via IACRL) The Fall, 2019, issue of ACRL’s Chapter Topics newsletter is now available. The newsletter, which ACRL releases twice annually, highlights meetings, professional-development activities, and other initiatives by statewide ACRL chapters. IACRL has three articles in this issue (all available here). The articles cover the RAILS/IACRL networking events that took place at Waubonsee Community College…
ACRL Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion LibGuide Now Available
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) ACRL is dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive communities in the association and in academic and research libraries. This Core Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) permeates the work of the Association, cutting across all ACRL sections, committees, interest and discussion groups, and communities of practice….
Illinois Library Association Releases Statement on the Removal of Books From a Library at the Danville Correctional Center
(via the Illinois Library Association) As information professionals, we are troubled by the removal of more than 200 books<https://ila.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=48135bf7ca&e=b9a4efc184> from the Danville Correctional Center’s library. Many of the books removed from the library had been available for years without incident. The cornerstone of the library profession is our commitment to intellectual freedom and the freedom…
ACRL Releases 2019 Environmental Scan
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) Every two years, the ACRL Research Planning and Review Committee releases an environmental scan of higher education, including developments with the potential for continuing impact on academic libraries. The 2019 Environmental Scan (PDF) provides a broad review of the current higher education landscape, with special focus on the state…
Call for Feedback: ALA Statement on Intellectual Freedom Advocacy and Education (Deadline Thursday, June 6)
(via Sarah Dallas, Director of the Southern Adirondack Library System) Julia Warga, Chair of IFC and Sara Dallas, Chair of COPE, are seeking feedback from the ALA Council and the library community on a joint committee policy statement regarding the importance of advocating for intellectual freedom. We are asking you to review and make any…
Reports on Last Fall’s RAILS/IACRL Networking Events Appear in ACRL Chapter Topics Newsletter
ACRL has just released the Spring issue of its Chapter Topics Newsletter, which is published twice annually and features activities and projects by ACRL state and regional chapters. The issue includes two articles on last fall’s RAILS/IACRL networking events. One piece, written by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Mackenzie Salisbury, covers the…
New Release: Action Handbook and White Paper From National Forum on Web Privacy and Web Analytics
(via Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The team from the IMLS-funded National Forum on Web Privacy and Web Analytics is excited to share two new documents: a White Paper: A report that summarizes project activities and articulates a roadmap for enhancing our analytics practice in support of privacy (http://dx.doi.org/10.15788/20190416.15445) an Action Handbook:…
Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries Election Results
(via Carolyn Ciesla, IACRL Past President) Congratulations to our newly elected officers! Vice-president/President-elect: Susan Franzen, Illinois State University Secretary/Treasurer: Heather Jagman, DePaul University Library Please join me in welcoming them!