(via Dan Bostrom, RAILS) RAILS is hosting two online discussion sessions to address the current environment regarding book selection and making materials broadly accessible for academic, public, school, and specialized libraries. Tasha Squires, School Librarian at O’Neill Middle School in Downers Grove, will lead the sessions. Tuesday, December 6, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT (register here; requires…
Category: Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS)
Registration Open for L2 Webinar “Academic Library Marketing: Reaching Your Audience in a Post-COVID Era” (Thurs., Sept. 29, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Registration is open for the L2 webinar “Academic Library Marketing: Reaching Your Audience in a Post-COVID Era”. It will take place on Thursday, September 29, at 1:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Beginning with how COVID-19 has (and hasn’t) changed the…
Call for Participation: Survey on Redesigning RAILS Website (Need Responses from Staff at Academic Libraries, in Particular)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) We are currently conducting an online study to help define the menu structure for the RAILS website, which is being redesigned. We are especially interested in getting more feedback from people working at academic libraries. The activity should take 15-20 minutes to complete, and it involves placing items from…
Registration Open for L2 Webinar “Emergency Preparedness: The Basics” (Thurs., Aug. 25, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CDT)
(via RAILS) Registration is open for the L2 webinar “Emergency Preparedness: The Basics”. It will take place on Thursday, August 25, from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM CDT. Learn how to protect staff, users, collections, and facilities in the event of emergencies ranging from minor crises to community-wide disasters. Prepare for and limit various types…
Registration Open for RAILS Chicago Area Solo Librarians Networking Group Virtual Meeting (Fri., June 24, 12:00-1:00 PM)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Calling all solo librarians! RAILS is re-launching the Chicago Area Solo Librarians (CASL) Networking Group. The first meeting will take place virtually on Friday, June 24, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. The purpose of this group is to connect solo librarians…
Registration Open for RAILS Webinar “Articulating Your Value: Making the Case for Information Services” (Tues., June 14, 1:00-2:30 PM)
(via Dan Bostrom, RAILS) Registration is now open for an upcoming webinar about advocacy for specialized libraries. On Tuesday, June 14, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT, RAILS is hosting “Articulating Your Value: Making the Case for Information Services”. The presenter is Mary Ellen Bates, principal of Bates Information Services. Mary Ellen is a frequent speaker for the Special Libraries Association…
Call for Volunteers: RAILS My Library Is… Advisory Team (Deadline Fri., March 4)–Limited to Staff from RAILS Member Libraries
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) RAILS is recruiting new members for the My Library Is… Advisory Team. These individuals will help create awareness and engage all levels of library staff. All types of library workers are encouraged to apply. Responsibilities help develop ways to publicize the MLI campaign and website resources write at least…
Call for Applicants: At-Large RAILS Board Seat for Term Ending June 30, 2024 (Deadline 5:00 PM on Wed., Feb. 23, 2022)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Due to a resignation from the RAILS Board, we have an opening for an at-large seat for a term ending on June 30, 2024. Any individual representing a RAILS academic, public, school, or specialized library is eligible to self-nominate for this seat by Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at 5:00 PM CDT….
Call for Posts Related to Academic Libraries: RAILS My Library Is … Blog (RAILS Membership Not Required)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The My Library Is … advisory group is looking for blog posts related to academic libraries. The blog, accessible here, is managed by RAILS, but you don’t have to be at a RAILS member library to participate. The post can be about a program or service, your library’s marketing or communications, or other…
Reminder: RAILS Seeking Member Feedback on E-News Content
(via Dan Bostrom, RAILS) The RAILS E-News is our main mode of communication with our members. It’s packed with information for all types and sizes of libraries, and for multiple levels of staff. We publish it weekly with news from RAILS, our member libraries, other library institutions, and the greater library world. We want to…