CARLI News September 25, 2024

CARLI News September 25, 2024

Submitted by mjhuls on Wed, 09/25/2024 - 1:56pm

CARLI Annual Meeting and Annual Directors Meeting 

Register by October 14 to attend the CARLI Annual Meeting. We are excited to welcome our keynote, Beck Tench, designer, and researcher at The Center for Digital Thriving at Harvard Graduate School of Education! See the registration page for the complete agenda.
 
If you cannot join us in-person, the option to attend virtually is now available!

Register to attend in person.
Register to attend virtually (via Zoom).
 
NOTE:  If you have already registered to attend in-person and have decided to attend virtually instead, please help us save on catering costs by letting us know that you will not be there!

A meeting of the CARLI Governing Directors will precede the Annual Meeting. Directors should also register for this meeting if they are planning to attend. Separate registration is required for each meeting. 

Reporting for Duty: Telling Your Library's Story with Data 

Friday, October 18, 2024 - 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Very often administrators ask us to gather data for them and report on library usage metrics. Sometimes those metrics make a lot of sense… other times not so much! Please join the CARLI Resource Sharing Committee discussion about reports we find useful to run as well as reports we've been asked to run of questionable use. This discussion hosted by the CARLI Resource Sharing Committee is not intended to help you learn how to run reports, but rather, to generate discussion and creativity about the information we gather and whether it actually answers the questions our administrations think that it answers.

Registration for this event is required.

E-Resources News

CY25 Selection Period

CARLI E-Resources staff will be opening our new tool, Consortia Manager, for libraries to make their calendar year selections around October 7 and plan to close on November 15.

Information will be sent soon about setting up accounts in Consortia Manager, as well as training on how to use the system.

Contract Work

E-resources staff are busy working with Sage on a new Sage Journal Contract. They are also in the preliminary stages of negotiation with Mometrix for their online test library. Third Iron is currently going through the sole source process with the state, and we hope to have more information soon.

CARLI Counts Cohort 6 Application Period Open Soon

CARLI Counts, a continuing education library leadership immersion program that prepares librarians to make effective use of research findings on the impact of academic libraries on student success for the twin purposes of service development and library advocacy, will once again be offered to our members in 2025. Application materials will be available soon!

Program participants learn how to use local library data analytics in alignment with institutional data, goals, and strategic priorities to improve their services and demonstrate their value. CARLI Counts deliverables will include a portfolio of local case studies, an evaluation of the collective statewide impact of those cases, and a replicable state/regional training model for equipping librarians to be campus leaders in assessing library impact on student learning and success, all of which has been made openly available to anyone that wants to offer their own program. You can find all the materials on the CARLI Counts Curriculum Guide page.

CARLI Counts started as a four-year project funded by an IMLS, Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant, has been continued with CARLI funds in partnership with the University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign and Lewis & Clark Community College. 

Archives & Special Collections Resource Page

The Archives Task Force is grateful for the response to a previous call for contributions to the web resource repository! The documents and educational materials apply to all institutions, collection sizes and types, and aids CARLI members in assessing, planning, and maintaining archival collections in ways that prioritize both care and access. The received documentation is available on the Archives & Special Collections Resource page.

Please send additional submissions of PDF copies of forms, policies, procedures, and guidelines used in managing archival collections. Materials for all categories under Forms on the Resource Page are welcome, but the focus for this call is on Research and Reading Room:

  • Copyright, Permission to Publish, and Reproduction
  • Deeds of Gift
  • Loan Agreements
  • Mission Statements and Collection Development Policies
  • Processing
  • Records Management
  • Research and Reading Room
  • Transfer Agreements

Let’s learn from each other and build on the existing work of CARLI members! As part of this process, the Task Force will make periodic calls for CARLI members to send in their documentation relating to each topic. The documentation will then be reviewed for possible inclusion in the webliography. 

For the guidelines for submitting your forms please see the Archives and Special Collections Resource page.

CARLI Supports Affordable OER Course Initiatives for Member Libraries

The CARLI OER Committee is pleased to announce that funding is available to help support CARLI member participation in three certificate programs:

  • Creative Commons Certificate
  • OEN Certificate in Open Education Librarianship 
  • OEN Certificate in Open Pedagogy

There will be an information session on October 15, 9:00-10:00 a.m. with past participants of these programs available to answer any questions. Please register for this session. 

Creative Commons Certificate 

Partial registration support is available for up to five library workers at CARLI member institutions to participate in the Creative Commons Certificate Program. 

Creative Commons (CC) licensing is a type of license commonly used with open educational resources. The course delves into the Creative Commons licenses and open practices. This 10-week certificate course is run as asynchronous, online training, with options for synchronous discussions. 

To qualify, members must register for a course that begins prior to June 30, 2025. In return for CARLI's financial contribution to your registration fee, we ask that you provide CARLI with at least two of the resources you created during the certificate program so that all of CARLI may benefit from these projects.

For complete details on how to register for the course and receive the MHEC discount, please visit the program web page.

OEN′s Certificate in Open Education Librarianship Program

Interested in a deeper dive on Open Education or need support in implementing an OER program at your institution from experts? In support of CARLI member libraries' OER efforts, the CARLI Open Educational Resources Committee is pleased to announce continued funding is available for up to five CARLI member librarians to attend the Open Education Network's Certificate in Open Education Librarianship Program. 

The certificate program includes online content, mentor-led cohort meetings, and program development support. A culminating final project helps participants put what they have learned into action. Librarians who successfully complete the eight-month program will receive a Certificate in Open Education Librarianship from the Open Education Network.

Acceptance by the OEN is required but does not guarantee CARLI support. The deadline to apply for this program is October 25, 2024. For detailed information about how to receive CARLI support for this program, visit CARLI's program web page or send an email to CARLI Support.

For questions about available scholarships or other questions about the OEN Certificate in Open Education Librarianship, please see OEN's Frequently Asked Questions.

OEN′s Certificate in Open Pedagogy

The Certificate in Open Pedagogy is a professional development program that will create actionable pathways for faculty and librarians to implement open education for the transformation of learning. 

Applicants should be a two-person team consisting of a librarian and teaching faculty member who will complete a nine-week, asynchronous course in the spring of 2025 about the range of open educational practices with modules on the hallmarks of open education, copyright and Creative Commons licensing, the hallmarks of open pedagogy, the benefits and limitations of OEP, accessibility, and student empowerment and agency. Together, the faculty and faculty partner pairs will create an Action Plan, to be implemented the following spring, which seeks to transform learning through the power of open education.
 
CARLI will support one two-member team from a CARLI member. Acceptance by the OEN is required but does not guarantee CARLI support. The deadline to apply to this program is November 1, 2024.

For detailed information about how to receive CARLI support for this program, visit CARLI's program web page or send an email to CARLI Support.

For questions about available scholarships or other questions about the OEN Certificate in Open Pedagogy, please see OEN's Frequently Asked Questions.

CARLI OER Creation Workshops

CARLI is once again offering workshops designed to help librarians and faculty with the creation of Open Educational Resources. While the workshops are part of a series for the awardees of the Illinois Secretary of State/ Illinois State Library OER Grants they are open to all CARLI members with an interest in OER creation. Recordings of these workshops are available.

Instructional Design Workshops

Instructional Design for Open Educational Resources

Now that you understand the basics of Instructional Design, Emily Boles will take you through the benefits and process of incorporating instructional design techniques into your Open Educational Resources.

H5P Interactive Content for Open Educational Resources

Join eLearning Specialist Emily Boles to learn about creating accessible interactive content pieces with H5P. Though H5P is available in many OER textbook platforms, the workshop will focus on using an openly available tool.    

Accessibility Workshops

What is Accessibility and Why is it Important?

CARLI is pleased to offer a course on accessibility with Ann J. Fredricksen, the Coordinator of Accessible Media Service at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Ann will discuss what accessibility is and why it is important for the creation of Open Educational Resources. 

Incorporating Accessibility into your OER Project

CARLI is pleased to offer another course on accessibility with Ann J. Fredricksen, the Coordinator of Accessible Media Service at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Ann will instruct participants in some of the particulars of creating accessible media, offering tips and tools for designing accessible open educational resources.

LibreTexts

Getting Started with LibreTexts: Conductor and the Libraries 

Learn how to set up your account and to navigate the site, locate materials, and set up projects. 

Using LibreTexts to Remix, Adapt, and Create OER 

Join CARLI for a demonstration of some of the uses of LibreTexts Conductor for project planning and management. This workshop will also cover getting you started on remixing, adapting, or creating your OER project. 

OER Updates

Upcoming OER Community Chats

The CARLI OER Committee invites those at Illinois libraries to attend two informal discussions this fall on Course Markings and Inclusive Access (Automatic Textbook Billing). If you are working on local OER and affordable programs, please join, share your thoughts and experiences, and learn from your Illinois library colleagues.

Course Markings
October 17, 10:00-11:00 a.m.  
This discussion will be led by Lauren Kosrow, College of DuPage.
Please register to attend.

Inclusive Access (Automatic Textbook Billing)
November 14, 10:00-11:00 a.m.
This discussion will be led by Zach Claybaugh, Dominican University
Please register to attend.

CARLI OER Faculty Workshop: Supporting Academic Success: Open Educational Resources and Equitable Course Materials 

October 24, 12:00-1:30 p.m.

The CARLI OER Committee invites institutions to share with their teaching faculty this opportunity to attend a webinar to learn about open educational resources including open textbooks.

This workshop will identify:

  • what are open educational resources (OER).
  • benefits and motivations for using OER.
  • how to find and evaluate OER.
  • how to integrate OER into your class.

After attending, CARLI-member teaching faculty will be invited to write a brief review of an open textbook in the Open Textbook Library.

Presenters include Joslyn Allison, City Colleges of Chicago; Michelle Oh, Oakton College; Elizabeth Clarage, Michele Leigh, and Nicole Swanson, CARLI. 

Please register to attend. 

CARLI-OER Email List

CARLI has established an email list for CARLI members to discuss and learn more about Open Educational Resources. Any person from a CARLI institution may subscribe to the email list.

Professional Development Alliance Events

The following programs from the Professional Development Alliance are currently on the calendar. Programs are offered on a wide variety of subjects. Check out everything the alliance is making available to our libraries!

  • September 26: Library Services for Prisons: A Panel Discussion
  • October 3: Consumer Health Information Series for Library Staff, Session 2: Effective Health Communication and Health Literacy: Understanding the Connection
  • October 10: Adopt Open Educational Resources (OER) Webinar Series: Kick-off presentation
  • October 10: Cracking the Case: Mastering the Mystery/Thriller Genre
  • October 11: Excel for Library Projects Series: Learn by Doing: Project 2: The Weeding Report
  • October 15: Promoting Your Academic Library – Post Pandemic
  • October 15: Federal Register, Artificial Intelligence and Business Intelligence: How AI and BI are Tracking, Simplifying and Visualizing Rulemaking
  • October 17: Working with the Mega-Source: Research in the Age of AI
  • October 17: Consumer Health Information Series for Library Staff, Session 3: Health Programming at Your Library
  • October 22: Mind the Gap: Transactional Distance and Access to Human Support in Academic Libraries in Florida
  • October 24: CARLI OER Faculty Workshop: Supporting Academic Success: Open Educational Resources and Equitable Course Materials
  • October 29: That Would Never Happen at Our Library!: Developing Book Challenge Policies and Procedures for an Academic Library
  • November 5: Lunchbrary and Nightbrary: New Methods for Student Engagement
  • November 6: Succession Planning for Strategic Success
  • November 7: Consumer Health Information Series for Library Staff, Session 4: Rural Health Resources
  • November 8: Excel for Library Projects SERIES: Learn by Doing: Project 3: Data Cleaning for Collection Analysis
  • November 19: Renewing Networks: Rebuilding Bridges
  • November 19: AI, Art, and Copyright

To register, visit the CARLI Event Calendar. Recordings of past CARLI-sponsored PDA events are available on the Professional Development Alliance website when permitted by the presenter. 
 
Are you interested in presenting on a topic for CARLI members and the Professional Development Alliance? Or would you like to moderate a follow up discussion for an upcoming program? to become more involved in CARLI's continuing education efforts!

AI, Art, and Copyright 

November 19, 1:00-2:30 p.m.

You have asked an AI generator to create a cat portrait in the style of Picasso, now what? Although sampling the work of others has been a natural part of image creation since humans have communicated through art, new AI tools have complicated that conversation. This workshop will take a behind-the-scenes look at how these tools are built and discuss the ways that people are using AI generated images to create new bodies of work, streamline their research processes, and beautifully muddy current and future copyright waters. You will learn your rights as an image creator, and hopefully have a few more answers about where the machine's art ends and yours begins. No prior experience with AI or code required! 

Presenters:

Siobhan McKissic is the Visiting Design & Materials Research Librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 
Dr. Mary Borgo Ton is an Assistant Professor and Digital Humanities Librarian at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Preservation Tip

Preservation Outreach and Engagement: Project Introduction
Shelby Strommer, Collections Care Coordinator, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The CARLI Preservation Committee is thrilled to kick off the 2024-2025 year with a new series. This year the focus will be on preservation-related outreach and engagement in its many forms. We will engage with you, our CARLI members, to learn more about your preservation needs, and share ways that you can reach out to your users and community to spread awareness of library preservation. 

2025 marks the 10-year anniversary of the committee's 2015 Preservation Survey, a perfect chance to check in with CARLI members to learn more about our institutions' biggest preservation needs and see what has changed in the past decade. A revised survey will be launched to learn more about the preservation work at our member institutions and will use the survey data to inform our work and plan effective programming and projects.

The committee is also planning several opportunities to talk directly with CARLI members. Keep an eye out for registration information about our Ask a Preservation Expert virtual office hours, where committee members will be on hand to answer questions, offer advice, and share resources. The first session will be November 6 at 1:00 p.m., with a second session to be scheduled in the spring. Committee members will also attend the CARLI Annual Meeting this fall, and we look forward to meeting some of you in person. 

In addition to articles about the new Preservation Survey, keep an eye out for tips and tricks to engage your community in preservation. We will share tips for hosting the ever-popular "Caring for Your Family Heirlooms" style workshops, ideas for fun preservation-related crafts, suggestions for promoting care and handling in an academic library setting, and ways to promote your collections through exhibits and displays. 

Do not forget to check out our Preservation Resources page, where you will find tons of links to helpful information and resources, as well as the Preservation Committee's previous projects. 

Ask a Preservation Expert

Do you have questions about the best way to store and preserve your institution's collections? Join the CARLI Preservation Committee for Ask a Preservation Expert virtual office hour on Wednesday, November 6 at 1:00 p.m. Committee members will be on hand.

Don′t have a specific question? You are still welcome to join the session and hear what other CARLI members want to know. 

Please register to attend.

Other Library News

Illinois State Flag Design Contest

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced that the Illinois Flag Commission is accepting public submissions for a new state flag design until Oct. 18. 

The commission will accept design ideas for consideration from the public - online or via email. The commission also plans to work with schools and local libraries to inform Illinoisans about the process and encourage residents to take part.

The commission will select ten designs based on how they reflect the identity of Illinois and will host an online public survey for residents to vote on their favorites or to keep the current flag. Voting will begin Jan. 1 and last six weeks.

Please see the announcement for general guidance about submissions. 

Upcoming CARLI Events and Meetings

Consult the CARLI calendar to view the current list of meeting times and locations.