This week's member spotlight is on Anjelica Rufus-Barnes. Anjelica is a reference librarian at the Prospect Heights Public Library District and is a member of the ILA Students and New Professionals Forum. We asked Anjelica…
The polls for the IACRL People's Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing have closed, and the votes are counted. Congratulations to Jung Mi Scoulas, PhD, University of Illinois Chicago, who received the highest number of votes, for the article "Student …
The ILA Students and New Professionals Forum (SANP) is seeking a marketing/social media manager to collaborate with forum managers to increase the forum's visibility. The ideal candidate will have personal or professional experience using social medi…
by Kim Tipton, McHenry County College Last year's winner of the ILA Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award, Sue Franzen! Do you know an Illinois academic librarian who has made an impact this year at their library? Are you an Illinois academic…
Compiled by Jill Harper, Heartland Community College, and Krista Bowers Sharpe, Western Illinois University Benson, Sara R., Carla S. Myers, and Timothy Vollmer. 2022. “Washington Hotline.” College & Research Libraries News 83 (2): 84…
By Krista Bowers Sharpe, Western Illinois University For the 2021 IACRL Unconference, held as part of ILA Virtual 2021, President Emily Gilbert, Past-President Sue Franzen, and President-Elect Dan Matthews did what academic librarians do best–t…
Emily Gilbert, University of Illinois Chicago Emily Gilbert, IACRL President 2021-22 As we approach the two-year anniversary of the COVID-19 lockdowns this month, I’m sure most of us are wrestling with some difficult feelings. We have all under…
by Eric Edwards, Illinois State Library The Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Conference for 2022, themed “Rock Solid Information Practices,” is currently scheduled to take place in person, at the Starved Rock Lodge & Confe…