Andrea Jakubas, Illinois Institute of Technology AJ: Congratulations on your election! What would you like other IACRL members to know about you? MNO: Thank you. I am so honored to be elected. I am a pretty active person. I love being a librari…
Andrea Jakubas, Illinois Institute of Technology AJ: You are currently a Reference & Liaison Librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Can you please describe your typical workday or workweek? CL: Well, as I write it's the first week of…
Krista Bowers-Sharpe, Western Illinois University Jana Brubaker was appointed to the position of Associate Dean for Collections, Technical Services, and Digital Scholarship at Northern Illinois University Libraries on July 1, 2018. Anna Kozlowska sta…
Publications by Illinois Academic Librarians: March to September 2018 Compiled by Krista Bowers Sharpe, Western Illinois University Avery, Joshua M. 2018. “The open access availability of articles from highly ranked religious studies journals: …
Please mark your calendar for the afternoon of Wednesday, October 24, for an ACRL webinar viewing at the Peoria campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago Library of the Health Sciences. This will be a great opportunity to network with your…
Calling all Youth Services staff -- the ILA Youth Services Forum (YSF) needs your help! YSF is presenting the program "100 Librarians Surveyed...Program Changing Answers Are On the Board!" on Wednesday, October 10th, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. The program will…
(via Dan Bostrom, RAILS) Connect with academic library colleagues in your area! On Tuesday, November 6, 2018, 9:30-noon, RAILS and IACRL will host a networking event at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. This event is open t…
Dr. Rob Morrison, Dean of Library and Learning Support at National Louis University, is the 2018 recipient of the Illinois Library Association (ILA) Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award. The award, presented by the ILA Illinois Association o…
Katrina Arnold, trustee at the Broadview Public Library District, is the 2018 ILA Trustee of the Year Award Recipient. Presented by ILA’s Trustee Forum and sponsored by Peregrine, Stime, Newman, Ritzman & Bruckner, Ltd., this annual citatio…