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.

Join IACRL

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.)

IACRL 2020 Election

The IACRL Nominating Committee has announced the 2020 candidates for election to the IACRL Board. The polls will open electronically April 1 and close April 30. Please note: You must be a personal member of ILA in order to vote. Please be sure your membership is current no later than March 31.

News

Publications by Illinois Academic Librarians: October 2019 to February 2020: March 20, 2020; compiled by Emily Gilbert, Rasmussen College, and Krista Bowers Sharpe, Western Illinois University Annesley, T., Anderson, K., Cochran, A., Crotty, D., Gallagher, R., & Hinchliffe, Lisa J. (2019). Challenges facing society journals. Clinical Che…
Call for 2020 ILA Award Nominations: March 20, 2020; by Jill Harper, Heartland Community College Gwen Gregory, 2019 Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year and JJ Pionke, 2019 Winner of Crosman Memorial Award Each year, the ILA presents awards to the information professionals nominated by their colleag…
Message from the President: March 20, 2020; I had a very different President’s Message prepared to send out but then the CoVID -19 (Novel Coronavirus) pandemic struck. I am not sure I have used the term “unprecedented times” so many times. The Illinois Library Association has…

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Events

Apr 13 2020
IACRL Executive Board Meeting

Monday, Apr 13, 2020 9:00am–10:00am

Via Zoom
Apr 23 2020
IACRL Journal Club Meeting

Thursday, Apr 23, 2020 12:00pm–1:00pm
May 11 2020
IACRL Executive Board Meeting

Monday, May 11, 2020 9:00am–10:00am

Via Zoom

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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.