(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…
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Reminder: Registration Open for July 18 RAILS Member Update
(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 Announces Board Election Results
(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…
Reports on Last Fall’s RAILS/IACRL Networking Events Appear in ACRL Chapter Topics Newsletter
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…
Reminder: RAILS CE Grants Available (Application Deadline May 31)
(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…
Reminder: RAILS Board Election Closes Friday, May 17
(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)…
RAILS Launches Campaign, Including Video, to Help Libraries Communicate Their Value to Stakeholders
(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…
RAILS Board Elections Open (Close May 17)
(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…
Recording of April 11 RAILS Member Update Available (Next Member Update is 7/18)
(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…
Reminder: Registration Open for Spring RAILS/IACRL Networking Events (April 25 at Waubonsee Community College and April 29 at Methodist College)
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…