Each year CARLI has a number of opportunities to serve on various committees. Service on CARLI committees affords individuals a unique opportunity to use their experience and expertise to help shape the future of the consortium and its services. CARLI is now seeking volunteers to serve on 9 advisory committees. Volunteers chosen will serve a three-year term, July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020. Faculty and staff members from all CARLI member libraries, with all levels of experience, are encouraged to apply.
CARLI News
March 27, 2017
The Rolfing Library at Trinity International University recently published this collection of historic photos depicting some of the founders, influential ministers, and events from the early history of the Evangelical Free Church of America.
March 17, 2017
Jamie Nelson, Head of Special Collections and Archives, DePaul University
All libraries need to be ready to care for their collections in the event of a disaster. Some of the earlier installments of this CARLI Preservation Committee series on disaster planning focused on types of disasters, preparation and training for an effective staff response, and kits and supplies for in-house recovery work. But if your disaster is more widespread, dangerous, or damaging than your institution can reasonably or safely handle, do you have any service vendors on speed-dial?
March 14, 2017
CARLI is seeking nominations for candidates to fill seats on the CARLI Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is the governing authority of the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois.
March 14, 2017
A pastoral beautiful Tokyo street scene hand colored and captured via lantern slide...
March 3, 2017
Illinois State Library′s Annual Online Library Certification
The annual online certification process for libraries that are members of a regional library system is now underway. The certification is required of all CARLI member libraries in order to remain eligible for CARLI membership, and to qualify for continuing system services and grants programs from the Illinois State Library. Certification will close March 31, 2017.
February 28, 2017
Bonnie Parr, Historical Documents Conservator, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Fire, water, mold – what do you do when faced with collection materials affected by these types of disasters? The decision to undertake salvage efforts in-house or to use a vendor who provides recovery services depends on the severity of the damage, quantity of materials affected, and resources available. The following information provides basic considerations and guidelines for recovering burned, wet, or moldy library materials.
February 24, 2017
The story of the Illinois Federation of Colored Women's Clubs 1900-1922
February 17, 2017
The first page of this letter, written by Anna Persson to her sister in 1907, reflects the joy of a recent immigrant to the United States. What was undoubtedly an long an arduous journey is characterized simply as "a lot of fuss," and though Anna later notes that the food was terrible, and says that she already misses and worries about her mother, her tone invariably returns to a chatty optimism.
February 3, 2017
Illinois State Library′s Annual Online Library Certification
The annual online certification process for libraries that are members of a regional library system is now underway. The certification is required of all CARLI member libraries in order to remain eligible for CARLI membership, and to qualify for continuing system services and grants programs from the Illinois State Library. Certification will close March 31, 2017.
January 31, 2017