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Category: Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS)

Registration Open for RAILS Webinar “Articulating Your Value: Making the Case for Information Services” (Tues., June 14, 1:00-2:30 PM)

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Eric Edwards

(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…

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Call for Volunteers: RAILS My Library Is… Advisory Team (Deadline Fri., March 4)–Limited to Staff from RAILS Member Libraries

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Eric Edwards

(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…

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Call for Applicants: At-Large RAILS Board Seat for Term Ending June 30, 2024 (Deadline 5:00 PM on Wed., Feb. 23, 2022)

Posted on February 10, 2022 by Eric Edwards

(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….

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Call for Posts Related to Academic Libraries: RAILS My Library Is … Blog (RAILS Membership Not Required)

Posted on February 10, 2022 by Eric Edwards

(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…

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Reminder: RAILS Seeking Member Feedback on E-News Content

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Eric Edwards

(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…

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RAILS Offering Online Opportunities to Learn About Services It Provides Academic Libraries

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Eric Edwards

(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Do you work at an academic library? Do you wonder what RAILS can do for you? We can answer that! December and January are great times to schedule a 30-minute Zoom call. Learn more about RAILS programs and services of specific interest to you and your library type, and…

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Registration Open for RAILS “Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Elements” Virtual Training Sessions (Dec. 3, 7, and 9)–Limited to Staff from RAILS Member Libraries

Posted on November 26, 2021 by Eric Edwards

(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) We invite RAILS members to participate in a series of three virtual equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) training events offered in December. These are part of the RAILS “Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Elements” series. Facilitated by staff from the American Library Association’s Office of Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services,…

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Recording Available for Latest RAILS Sparks Podcast, on CARLI’s Open Textbooks Pilot Program Grant

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Eric Edwards

(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University, on behalf of RAILS) In our latest Sparks podcast, RAILS Executive Director Deirdre Brennan talks with CARLI (Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) staff members Anne Craig (Senior Director) and Michele Leigh (Senior Coordinator, Open Illinois) about CARLI’s $1.08 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Open Textbooks Pilot Program. The grant will…

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Call for Participation: Virtual Town Halls on Future of RAILS (Nov. 15, 16, and 18)–Limited to Staff From RAILS Member Libraries

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Eric Edwards

(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) RAILS is developing a new strategic plan that will be based heavily on member feedback. Thanks to all who participated in our first round of town halls and provided input on potential strategic plan goals. There will be a second round in November, where we will invite more concrete ideas and ask members to…

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Call for Members: RAILS DEI in Metadata Networking Group; Kick-Off Meeting Online Wed., Nov. 17 (1:00-2:30 PM)

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Eric Edwards

(via Emily Gilbert, IACRL President) Would you like to be part of a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in Metadata Networking Group? The group aims to foster the importance of a shared understanding to create and maintain more equitable, diverse, and inclusive metadata content. Read more about the group and sign up for the mailing…

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