Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL) Illinois Library Association

About IACRL

The Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) is a forum of the Illinois Library Association (ILA) and a chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). For the purposes of this forum, academic libraries include college, community, technical and junior colleges and university libraries as well as research libraries not affiliated with academic institutions.

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Any ILA member can join IACRL by updating your ILA forum preferences. Non-members of ILA can become members by joining ILA and checking the IACRL Forum box on the ILA membership application. (Membership in ALA or ACRL not required.)

News

Reminder: Registration Open for Spring RAILS/IACRL Networking Events (April 25 at Waubonsee Community College and April 29 at Methodist College): April 16, 2019; The April 29 event at Methodist College has only four registrants so far. If you know of any academic librarians in the Peoria area who might be interested in attending, please share this announcement with them. (via Dan Bostrom, RAILS) In April, RAI…
Candidate Statements for IACRL Elections: March 28, 2019; Candidate for Vice President/President Elect Sue Franzen As a candidate for Vice President/President Elect, I offer a variety of experience working in academic libraries. Currently, I am the Nursing & Health Sciences Librarian at Illinois State U…
Report on Elevate Preconference: Leading with Purpose: March 15, 2019; Eric Edwards, Illinois State Library Writing a statement of purpose for one’s professional goals might seem a relatively straightforward task. Condensing that statement into a single sentence can prove much more challenging, however, as attende…

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Events

Apr 25 2019
RAILS/IACRL Networking Event

Thursday, Apr 25, 2019 9:30am–12:00pm

Waubonsee Community College, 4S783 IL-47, Sugar Grove, IL 60554
Apr 29 2019
RAILS/IACRL Networking Event

Monday, Apr 29, 2019 9:30am–12:00pm

Methodist College, 7600 North Academic Drive, Peoria, IL 61615

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Mission

The mission of the IACRL is to promote the interests of academic libraries and the personnel of those libraries; to enhance the abilities of academic library personnel to identify and meet the information needs of current and potential library users; to develop and promote leadership to the academic library community.

Goals and objectives

To contribute to the professional and career development of all academic library personnel
To enhance the capabilities of Illinois libraries to serve the needs of their users
To promote and speak for the interests of academic libraries
To promote study, research and dissemination of information relevant to academic librarianship
To promote and foster cooperation and communication among the members of IACRL, the academic community, and other organizations with common interests
To support and protect intellectual freedom in academic libraries
To honor the contribution of individuals who enhance academic libraries in Illinois

Mailing list

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If you have questions, please contact list moderators Gwen Gregory (ggregory@uic.edu) or Eric Edwards (eedwards@ilsos.net).

IACRL By-Laws

Our By-Laws were approved by the membership on October 27, 1997 and were amended on October 17, 2000, April 1, 2014, and October 8, 2009. View a full HTML version of the IACRL by-laws online.