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 m…
Interested in discussing current topics in librarianship with colleagues in Illinois? Michelle Nielsen Ott is putting together a schedule for the IACRL Journal Club for 2020. Based on feedback, it is switching to bi-monthly and is partnering with the…
Intellectual Freedom is a concept near and dear to our hearts. Our Association’s Intellectual Freedom Committee works to resist all attempts at censorship and serves as a ready brigade to assist you and your library with any cha…
IACRL and RAILS are excited to announce a new event for Spring 2020 – Spark: Connect and Get Fired Up! on Friday, May 15, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the Milner Library, Illinois State University, Normal We hope this professional de…
What is the RTSF?RTSF stands for the Resources and Technical Services Forum. The RTSF’s purpose is to create and provide professional development opportunities and access to resources for any library staff member working in technical servi…
IACRL is seeking volunteers for an ad-hoc bylaws committee. The committee’s tasks are to review and amend the IACRL bylaws in 2020. The chair is Rob Morrison, National Louis University. If interested, please contact Rob, at Rob.Morrison@nl…
(via Michelle Nielsen Ott, IACRL President) Free IACRL Webinar Tuesday, January 28, 2020 1:00 – 2:00 PM Libraries Are Open for Learning: Using OER to Support Students and Faculty Open Educational resources (OER) have quickly become an answer to…
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 ha…
(via Michelle Nielsen Ott, IACRL President) Free IACRL Webinar on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 (1:00 - 2:00 PM) "Libraries Are Open for Learning: Using OER to Support Students and Faculty" Open Educational resources (OER) have quickly become an answer t…