CARLI News

CARLI is seeking nominations for candidates to fill seats on the CARLI Governance Board. The Board is the governing authority of the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois.

CARLI Governing Members will elect one Board member from each of three specified constituencies (public universities, community colleges, and private colleges and universities). Candidates receiving the most votes for each constituency will serve three-year terms, July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028.

CARLI is seeking volunteers to serve on our advisory committees. Volunteers chosen will serve a three-year term, July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028. The application period for initial committee appointments will close on May 2 at 5:00 p.m. Faculty and staff members from all CARLI member libraries, with all levels of experience, are encouraged to apply. 

10:00am Wednesday, February 26, 2025: CARLI Digital Collections/CONTENTdm is back up again. OCLC has fixed the data center issue.

9:30am Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Due to a degradation at the OCLC data center, CONTENTdm and the CARLI Digital Collections website is currently down. Please see the OCLC system status page for further information.

CARLI’s I-Share Resource Management Training series focuses on how libraries may manage collections and metadata in Alma effectively, with an emphasis on Alma’s functionalities for management of physical and electronic resources. This series will cover many topics that involve cataloging as well as the interaction of metadata with other library system functions, such as acquisitions, circulation, and discovery. Each session will highlight different processes and workflows for completing resource management tasks in both institutional and consortial perspectives.