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Make Your Voices Heard: Join IACRL in Washington
March 12, 2018 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
Jim Deiters, ILA Advocacy CommitteeOak Lawn Public Library Last spring, President Trump was threatening to cut off federal funding for libraries, and 42 Illinois librarians joined hundreds more from across the county to lobby legislators in Washingto…
Candidate Statements for IACRL Elections
March 12, 2018 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
Candidates for Vice President/President Elect Nestor L. Osorio My interest in the position of Vice-President / President-Elect is based on my strong commitment to serve the academic librarians and libraries of the state. I am a practicing professiona…
Message from the President
March 12, 2018 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
Carolyn CieslaPrairie State College Happy Spring, IACRL members! At least, happy almost Spring? I know we’re all looking forward to the warmer weather. We have some exciting plans for IACRL this year, including a couple of professional developm…
Reminder: Deadline to Volunteer for ACRL Committees and Sections is February 15
February 15, 2018 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via ACRL)  Are you looking for ways to expand your professional network and contribute to ACRL? Committee volunteers help shape ACRL by advancing its strategic plan and influencing the direction of academic and research librarianship. Serving o…
Reminder: Applications for 2018 ACRL Scholarly Communications RoadShow Due Nov. 17
November 4, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Chase Ollis, ACRL) Academic and research librarians increasingly recognize scholarly communication as a core competency of the profession. Whether helping researchers meet their funder’s mandates for public access and data sharing, guiding…
YASF Meeting Minutes: 9.14.17
October 17, 2017 - Young Adult Services Forum (YASF)
https://yasfnews.wordpress.com/2017/10/15/yasf-meeting-minutes-9-14-17/
ILA 2017: Presentations and Posters Featuring Illinois Academic Librarians
October 9, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
Krista Bowers SharpeWestern Illinois University Note: Presenters whose names are in bold currently work at Illinois academic or research libraries. Tuesday, October 10  10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Re-Sourcing Your Resources: Working With What You H…
Dinner with (IACRL) Colleagues at ILA Annual Conference
October 6, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL President) Are you attending the ILA Annual Conference in Tinley Park? Join your academic library colleagues for dinner at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, October 10, at Gatto’s Italian Restaurant! Sign up here. Those w…
IACRL@ILA -- Programming for Academic Librarians
October 6, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL President) I hope to see many of you next week at the ILA Annual Conference in Tinley Park! In addition to our Unconference and Luncheon on Wednesday, please don’t forget that IACRL is sponsoring IACRL@ILA&#…
Articles Published by Academic Librarians in Illinois
October 2, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
Tara WoodUniversity of Illinois at Chicago Note: For articles with multiple authors, those currently affiliated with Illinois academic and research libraries have an asterisk (*) next to their names. Belovari, Susanne. 2017. “Historians and Web…
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