Compiled by Jill Harper, Heartland Community College Alissa Droog started at NIU as an Assistant Professor, Education & Social Sciences Librarian on April 1, 2020, but ended up working the whole last year remotely from Canada. She will finally be…
Interviewed by Kim Tipton, McHenry County College Sue Franzen, 2021 Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year We congratulate Sue Franzen on being named ILA’s 2021 Academic Librarian of the Year. You may recognize Sue as IACRL President, but she …
by Christina Norton, Bradley University ILA Conference Preview The 2021 Illinois Library Association Conference is once again online this year, with keynotes, presentations, and meetings from 9 AM to 4 PM each day from October 12 to 14th. The theme o…
by Eric Edwards, Illinois State Library The Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Conference, which was originally scheduled for Starved Rock State Park & Lodge, will instead take place entirely online this year. It will last from Wed…
Meet Annette Alvarado, Loyola University Chicago Interviewed by Elena Carrillo, University of Illinois, Chicago Annette Alvarado, Loyola University Chicago Annette Alvarado is currently a Research & Learning Librarian at Loyola University Chicago…
Emily Gilbert, Rasmussen University Incoming IACRL President, Emily Gilbert Hello, IACRL! I am delighted to be your President for 2021-2022 and to lead the organization through another year of opportunities for development and community. For many, 20…
Interviewed by Jill Harper, Heartland Community College Dan Matthews, incoming IACRL Vice President/President Elect Dan Matthews, Cataloging and Digital Services Librarian at Moraine Valley Community College has some interesting thoughts about innova…
Interviewed by Jill Harper, Heartland Community College Elena Carrillo, Clinical Assistant Professor & Head, Access Services at the University of Illinois, Chicago has been keeping a full schedule since returning from lockdown. We caught up with …
Compiled by Jill Harper, Heartland Community College, and Krista Bowers Sharpe, Western Illinois University Akers, Katherine G., J. J. Pionke, Ellen M. Aaronson, Thane Chambers, John W. Cyrus, Erin R. B. Eldermire, and Melanie J. Norton. 2021. “…
by Firouzeh Rismiller, DePaul University, and Dee Anna Phares, Northern Illinois University When the IACRL Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force began its work in Spring 2021, it was clear that academic libraries in Illinois wanted to make subs…
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