(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) Registration has opened for “Over-servicing at your Library at the Expense of a Healthy Life Balance”, the first webinar of the Honest Conversations about Finding Personal/Professional Life Balance Series available to CARLI members and those of the Professional Development Alliance. In 2016, Fobazi Etarh, an academic librarian and a queer woman…
Category: Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI)
Call for Proposals: Illinois Support for the Creation of Open Educational Resources (Illinois SCOERs) Sub-grants, Round 3 (Deadline Tues., Feb. 28)
(via Dr. Michele Leigh, CARLI) The Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries of Illinois (CARLI) is excited to announce one final lightening round of the Illinois SCOERs Sub-grants for the creation of Open Educational Resources, (OER), made possible from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) in the U.S. Department of Education. CARLI…
Call for Applications: RAILS CE Event Grants (Deadline Fri., Feb. 10)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) RAILS again invites networking groups, consortia, and libraries to apply for a RAILS Continuing Education Event Grant. This grant supports CE events for RAILS member libraries towards the development of library staff and trustees. To qualify, CE events must be made available to all RAILS member libraries. RAILS will prioritize events focused on equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility…
Reminder: Application Deadline for CARLI Counts Cohort 4 is Thursday, December 1
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) I’m excited to announce that applications are available for the extremely popular CARLI Counts! Yes, we are having a Cohort 4 in 2023! Institutions with both program newcomers and alumni are encouraged to apply. Please submit your Library Application Form by Thursday, December 1. See here for program details, including…
Registration Open for Upcoming E-Resources Learning Series in CARLI’s Professional Development Alliance Webinar Offerings (Part 2 of 2)
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) As part of the CARLI PDA (Professional Development Alliance) webinar offerings, the E-Resources Learning Series explores how library workers can troubleshoot e-resources, keep up with current trends in the field, and develop innovative methods of managing e-resources at their library. Library workers from all experience levels are invited to attend. Attendees will…
Registration Open for Upcoming E-Resources Learning Series in CARLI’s Professional Development Alliance Webinar Offerings (Part 1 of 2)
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) As part of the CARLI PDA (Professional Development Alliance) webinar offerings, the E-Resources Learning Series explores how library workers can troubleshoot e-resources, keep up with current trends in the field, and develop innovative methods of managing e-resources at their library. Library workers from all experience levels are invited to attend. Attendees will…
Call for Applications: CARLI Counts Cohort 4 (Deadline Thurs., Dec. 1)–Informational Webinar on Mon., Nov. 7, at 2:00 PM CDT
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) I’m excited to announce that applications are available for the extremely popular CARLI Counts! Yes, we are having a Cohort 4 in 2023! Institutions with both program newcomers and alumni are encouraged to apply. CARLI Counts is a continuing education library leadership immersion program that prepares librarians to make…
Registration Open for Upcoming CARLI Professional Development Alliance Webinars in October (Part 1 of 2)
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) CARLI is pleased to share the upcoming Professional Development Alliance (PDA) offerings. “Managing Difficult Conversations” Wednesday, October 12, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT Joellen M. Austin and Garry Sanders will discuss the nature of and challenges in holding difficult conversations, and strategies to overcome those challenges and increase the likelihood of success. Polls,…
Reminder: Registration Open for CARLI Annual Meeting and Governing Directors Meeting in Champaign (Fri., Nov. 4)–Deadline Thurs., Oct. 27
(via CARLI) Please join us for the 2022 CARLI Annual Meeting, to be held Friday, November 4, from 10:15 AM to 3:00 PM CDT, at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign. We are excited about our keynote speaker, Victor Jones Jr. (he/him/his), who serves as the Director of DEIA for the University Library at…
Reminder: Registration Open for CARLI Webinars on Planning Strategic Initiatives for 2023-25 (Tues., Oct. 4, 2:00-3:00 PM CDT, and Wed., Oct. 5, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT); Survey Also Available Through Sat., Oct. 15
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) Please join CARLI for an open Zoom session as we write our strategic initiatives, 2023-2025. You are also invited to complete a SurveyMonkey questionnaire. Make sure your voice is heard and you have a say in guiding the organization! Although the Zoom sessions are open and informal, following are…