Nichole Novak: Online Learning Librarian, Illinois Institute of Technology Interviewed by Andrea Jakubas, Illinois Institute of Technology Why did you decide to become a librarian? Despite being an avid reader and therefore spending a lot of time in …
Compiled by Elena Carrillo (University of Illinois Chicago) and Emily Gilbert (Rasmussen College) Items were published between October 2018 and February 2019. Illinois academic librarians are noted in bold. Beese, Tegan (University of Illinois …
Nestor L. Osorio, IACRL Membership Committee Chair Dear IACRL member, As a member of the Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries, IACRL would like to invite you to subscribe our email listserv. When you sign up for the IACRL email list…
ACRL 2019 Preview Elena Carrillo, University of Illinois, Chicago This year, ACRL 2019 will be held April 10–13, 2019, at the Huntington Convention Center and adjoining Hilton Cleveland in downtown Cleveland, OH. Keynote speakers will include P…
Have you flipped the library paradigm with a program or service? Have you changed focus? Are you shifting your service model? Where are you stepping out to make an impact? Tell us about it. The Illinois Library Association Conference Program Committe…
Interested in serving on an ILA committee? Appointments are now being considered for the coming program year. Appointments begin July 1, 2019, and most committee members serve two-year terms. ILA's committees provide major support services for I…
(via Dan Bostrom, RAILS) In April, RAILS and IACRL will host two more networking events for academic librarians. These events are open to any staff from any Illinois academic library. MLIS and LTA students with an interest in academic libraries are e…
The ILA Resources and Technical Services Forum has established a scholarship to offset registration, travel, and lodging for one technical services staff member who would not otherwise be able to attend the ILA Annual Conference. Submit an applicatio…