(via the Illinois Library Association) Today is the last day to nominate a colleague, manager, mentor, or yourself for a 2019 ILA Award. The ILA Awards Program recognizes and honors the BEST in librarianship and library service in Illinois. We e…
Congratulations to Sue Franzen, Nursing & Health Sciences Librarian at Illinois State University, who has been elected as the Vice President/President-Elect and Heather Jagman, Coordinator of Reference, Instruction, and Academic Engagement and Li…
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 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…
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…
Eric Edwards, Illinois State Library The Health Science Librarians of Illinois (HSLI) organization is currently planning its 2019 conference. The event will take place in the fall at a downstate location. While the planning committee has not yet fina…
Eric Edwards, Illinois State Library Hope everyone’s 2019 is off to a good start. Now that the weather is finally starting to warm up (at least somewhat), it’s also time for IACRL’s activities for the year to get underway. As you ar…
Emily Gilbert, Rasmussen College Are you a solo librarian or in a small academic library, or do you work for a for-profit college? RAILS now has a networking group for you! Librarians in these types of environments often have unique circumstances and…
Jennifer Marini Jackson—Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Engagement Librarian at University of Illinois at Chicago’s Daley Library At the Illinois Library Association’s 2018 Annual Conference, which took place from Oc…