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RAILS Requesting Interlibrary Loan Staff to Complete Survey on Using L2’s Resource Sharing Policy Directory (Deadline July 12)

by Eric Edwards Posted: Friday, 7/12/2019

(via RAILS)

As previously announced, RAILS received a grant to replace L2 (librarylearning.info), the statewide continuing education calendar and library directory. As part of this process, we are looking at current L2 features and functions to see how they might be improved.

We are asking interlibrary loan staff to complete a brief survey on L2’s Resource Sharing Policy Directory. Please take a minute to give us your feedback, and feel free to share the survey with other interlibrary loan staff at your library. Please complete the survey by Friday, July 12. Thanks in advance for your input!

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Reminder: Registration Open for July 18 RAILS Member Update

by Eric Edwards Posted: Sunday, 7/7/2019

(via RAILS)

The next RAILS member update will be Thursday, July 18, 10 a.m.-noon. Attend at one of several videoconference locations or via one-way streaming video (RAILS Live). The session will also be recorded for viewing at a later date on the RAILS YouTube page. View the agenda here.

You’ll hear the latest news about:

*    RAILS’ campaign to help members prove their value to different stakeholders, including a website for all libraries to share helpful information, upcoming continuing education opportunities, available grants, and what’s coming next
*   RAILS’ grant from the Illinois State Library to recreate the L2 member database and CE event calendar
*   Statewide efforts to revise system membership standards
*   Efforts to help the unserved in Illinois
*   Explore More Illinois, our new cultural attractions pass program
*   New opportunity through RAILS to access resources for local authors, classrooms, book clubs, and communities at no cost to participating libraries
*   How libraries can collaborate to get out the count for Census 2020 activities. Illinois stands to lose at least one U.S. House seat and about $120 million a year if our census count drops just 1%. Learn how to connect with the Complete Count Commission in your area, apply for funding, and address the challenges of hard-to-count populations.
*   Evanston Public Library’s collaborative efforts to create a community dementia resource center
*   Toni Preckwinkle offering storytimes for Cook County libraries

Come prepared to share the latest from your library as well. To see more information and register, go here.

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RAILS Announces Board Election Results

by Eric Edwards Posted: Sunday, 6/2/2019

(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago)

Thanks to all who voted in the May 2019 RAILS Board Election. A special welcome to our colleague Sarah McHone-Chase of Northern Illinois University! I look forward to working with all the board members as the academic library representative on the board. Please contact me if you have ideas or suggestions for RAILS.

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Successful candidates are:

At-Large Seats

·        Scott Pointon, White Oak Library District

·        Selina GomezBeloz, Waukegan Public Library

·        Sarah McHone-Chase, Northern Illinois University

(Note: Originally, two at-large seats were available. RAILS Board member Liza Campbell resigned her at-large seat effective June 1, 2019. The RAILS Nominating Committee voted to have Sarah McHone-Chase fill the remainder of Liza’s term, since Sarah was the third highest vote getter in this category.)

Public Library Trustee Seats

·        Dianne Hollister, Bloomington Public Library

·        Susan Busenbark, Kewanee Public Library

Special Library Seat

·        Halle Cox, Kane County Law Library & Self Help Legal Center

New board members will be seated in July. Thanks to all candidates who ran in the election. We appreciate your interest in RAILS!

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Reports on Last Fall’s RAILS/IACRL Networking Events Appear in ACRL Chapter Topics Newsletter

by Eric Edwards Posted: Tuesday, 5/28/2019

ACRL has just released the Spring issue of its Chapter Topics Newsletter, which is published twice annually and features activities and projects by ACRL state and regional chapters. The issue includes two articles on last fall’s RAILS/IACRL networking events. One piece, written by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Mackenzie Salisbury, covers the November 6 event at Northwestern University’s Evanston campus, while the other article, which Dan Bostrom of RAILS contributed, discusses the November 12 gathering at Prairie State College. To read both articles and view the accompanying photos and slides, please go here. The Illinois chapter is one of only four, nationally, to have articles appear in this issue.

Thank you very much to Mackenzie Salisbury and Dan Bostrom for their work in putting together the submissions.

Posted in Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL), Library Organizations, Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS), Reports | No Comments »

Reminder: RAILS CE Grants Available (Application Deadline May 31)

by Eric Edwards Posted: Tuesday, 5/28/2019

(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago)

RAILS CE Event Grants are available to member libraries of all types, networking groups, and consortia for events made available to all RAILS libraries and of interest to a wide range of library staff. The deadline for the next grant award period is May 31. See more information and grant conditions. If you have questions about this grant offering, contact Joe Filapek, RAILS Director of Consulting and Continuing Education, 630.734.5132.

Posted in Awards, Grants, and Scholarships (non-HSLI), Calls and Requests, Library Organizations, Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) | No Comments »

Reminder: RAILS Board Election Closes Friday, May 17

by Eric Edwards Posted: Friday, 5/17/2019

(via RAILS)

Your last chance to vote in the RAILS Board election is this Friday, May 17, by 5 p.m. It’s quick and easy, so don’t miss this opportunity to let your voice be heard. RAILS libraries of all types (academic, public, school, and special) are urged to vote. Each library and school district (or other agency with multiple library locations) designates one person who will vote; generally, it is either the library director or the board president. Your library may vote on all seats, regardless of your library type.

You can review brief summaries for each candidate before completing the 2019 RAILS Board ballot. Because the RAILS Board helps shape the future of the system, your vote is very important. Please vote today!

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RAILS Launches Campaign, Including Video, to Help Libraries Communicate Their Value to Stakeholders

by Eric Edwards Posted: Sunday, 4/28/2019

(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of the Reaching Across Illinois Library System)

RAILS has begun a campaign to help our member libraries of all sizes and types (academic, public, school, and special) tell their stories and articulate their value to stakeholders more effectively. This kind of assistance was requested by many libraries during the recent strategic planning process. Links to the videos and more information are available at https://www.railslibraries.info/news/157657

As a part of this campaign, the Chicago marketing firm Imagination has created a short video as a pro bono project for us. Dreams Take Flight at Your Local Library portrays children discovering the library and all it has to offer, and it features the library’s important role in STEM education. You may recognize the Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin as the location where the action takes place.

The video is available in several lengths and in two languages, English and Spanish. You’re encouraged to post the videos to your library websites and social media accounts. Send yor comments to communications@railslibraries.info.

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RAILS Board Elections Open (Close May 17)

by Eric Edwards Posted: Friday, 4/26/2019

(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of RAILS)

As your academic library representative on the RAILS board, I want to let you know that the RAILS board election is now underway! More information and a link to the ballot is available at https://www.railslibraries.info/board/election. This is your chance to give input as to who will be on the board to make decisions. Several academic librarians are running for the open seats.

Each RAILS member library gets one vote in the election, generally from the director. If you aren’t the director of your library, I encourage you to forward this important information to your director and encourage voting. The polls close at 5:00 PM on Friday, May 17. I am happy to answer questions or assist in any way I can.

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Recording of April 11 RAILS Member Update Available (Next Member Update is 7/18)

by Eric Edwards Posted: Sunday, 4/21/2019

(via RAILS)

If you missed the April 11 member update, a recording is now available on the RAILS YouTube page. Topics discussed include the increase in the minimum wage in Illinois, SimplyE and SimplyE for Consortia, Explore More Illinois, the latest news from RAILS members, and more.

Save the date for the next member update on July 18.

Posted in Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI), Library Organizations, Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS), Webinars | No Comments »

Reminder: Registration Open for Spring RAILS/IACRL Networking Events (April 25 at Waubonsee Community College and April 29 at Methodist College)

by Eric Edwards Posted: Sunday, 4/14/2019

The April 29 event at Methodist College has only four registrants so far. If you know of any academic librarians in the Peoria area who might be interested in attending, please share this announcement with them.

(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 encouraged to register as well. For more information, please contact Dan Bostrom, RAILS Member Engagement, at 630-734-5152 or dan.bostrom@railslibraries.info.

 

RAILS/IACRL Networking Event

Waubonsee Community College

Sugar Grove, Illinois

Thursday, April 25

9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Focus: Equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in academic libraries

Registration: https://www.librarylearning.info/events/?eventID=28742

 

RAILS/IACRL Networking Event

Methodist College

Peoria, Illinois

Monday, April 29

9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Focus: Telling your story in academic libraries

Registration: https://www.librarylearning.info/events/?eventID=28840

Posted in Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI), Library Organizations, Professional Development, Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) | No Comments »
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