Krista Bowers SharpeWestern Illinois University Describe yourself in three words. Reliable, perceptive, persistent. What is your current professional position, and what do you like best about it? I am currently the Electronic Resources Coordinator at…
Linda Zellmer, who is Associate Professor of Libraries at Western Illinois University, is the 2017 recipient of the Mary B. Ansari Distinguished Service Award. The Award, which the Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) sponsors, honors major contribu…
Carl Lehnen University of Illinois at Chicago What three words would you use to describe yourself? Persistent, organized, curious. Why did you want to be the IACRL Secretary? IACRL has been a great resource for me as a librarian. I want…
The Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) is sponsoring IACRL@ILA–a track of programming for academic librarians at the 2017 ILA Annual Conference. IACRL@ILA will take the place of an IACRL Conference in 2018. A si…
(via Carolyn Ciesla, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) Are you looking for an opportunity to connect with your library peers at the state level? Do you want to play an important role in helping the Illinois Association of College and Research Lib…
Dr. Lian Ruan is the 2017 recipient of the Illinois Library Association (ILA) Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award. Ruan is past President (2015-2016) and current Executive Director of the Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA).…
(via Elizabeth Clarage, CARLI) The 2017 Charleston Conference call for papers, panels, speakers, poster sessions, and other events still open through Friday, July 14. Charleston Conference: Issues in Book and Serial Acquisition is an annual conf…
(via Kimberly Boyd, Brenau University) The latest webinar in the Georgia Library Association’s Carterette Series, “Effective and Valuable Outreach: Aligning Activities to Goal-Driven Assessment”, will take place on Wednesday, J…
(via Li Zhang, University of Saskatchewan) Join us for the the ACRL-STS Liaisons Online Forum, which will take place on Wednesday, July 12, from 2:15 to 3:30 PM CST. The Forum will be presented by the STS Liaisons Committee. STS maintains…
(via Laura Gariepy, Virginia Commonwealth University) The online program "How Libraries Can Help Students from Disadvantaged Socio-economic Backgrounds" will be offered on Tuesday, August 1, at 11:00 AM CST. To register for the program…