Ex Libris will perform maintenance on our I-Share Alma and Primo VE environments to apply the latest Quarterly Feature release.
This upgrade will occur between 2:00am-3:00am Central. Access to your environment may be unavailable during the time of installation.
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Ex Libris System Status Page - CARLI I-Share Environments are on Alma NA06 and Primo VE NA06
How can libraries demonstrate their value to stakeholders? This session will explore strategies for aligning library services with institutional and community goals, conducting needs assessments, gathering meaningful data, and communicating impact. Drawing on experience in both academic and public libraries, the presentation offers practical approaches that libraries of any type can use to assess needs, measure outcomes, and build a compelling case for support.
Presenter:
Katy Webb (she/her) has served as the Betty Drees Johnson Dean of the Library and Learning Technologies at Stetson University’s duPont-Ball Library since July of 2024. She received her MLIS degree from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2011. After serving as the Head of Research and Instructional Services at East Carolina University, she was the Director of Yale Access Services and Bass Library at Yale University. Katy was the recipient of a Fulbright Specialist grant that took her to Leiden, the Netherlands to assist them in envisioning a digital scholar’s lab. Her writing focuses on library space usage, library labs, student employee engagement, how libraries can contribute to the High Impact Practices for Student Success (HIPs), and mindfulness, yoga, and burnout in libraries. She is the author of the book, Development of Creative Spaces in Academic Libraries: A Decisionmaker’s Guide, which initially appeared in 2018. A second edition is in the works and will appear in 2027. She is the incoming president of the Florida chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries (FACRL).
Hosted by FLVC
The Archives Committee meets monthly.
This virtual meeting is held via Zoom / Conference Call.
Contact CARLI Support for attendance details.
The Technical Services Committee Meeting meets monthly via Zoom. Contact the committee chair or CARLI staff with any questions.
The Resource Sharing Committee meets monthly. This virtual meeting is held via Zoom / Conference Call. Contact CARLI Support for attendance details.
This session explores how K–12 media specialists and academic librarians can work together to build strong, sustainable pathways for AI and media literacy. The program highlights shared challenges, practical teaching strategies, and collaborative tools that support students as they move from foundational learning through higher education and beyond.
Participants learn how these partnerships can strengthen critical thinking, ethical AI and media use, and research skills throughout a lifetime. We offer real‑world examples and easy starting points for anyone interested in creating a connected, future‑ready learning community.
Presenters:
Brooke Becker, MLIS, serves as the Media Literacy Librarian and subject liaison to Communication Studies, Political Science & Public Administration, and Psychology, Ms. Becker is the co-author of the article "The Rise of AI and the Evolution of the Academic Librarian" as well as two forthcoming book chapters dealing with media literacy and faculty/K-12 partnerships. Ms. Becker is passionate about travel, her scrappy furball friends, and ensuring media and AI literacy become as well-known and popular as the Eras Tour.
Summer Upton spent two decades in Alabama public high schools as a classroom teacher and library media specialist before joining the faculty of UAB Libraries in 2024. She holds degrees in secondary English language arts education and P-12 library media. She currently serves as Reference Librarian for Education and Educational Technology and liaison to the UAB School of Education and Human Sciences. Ms. Upton loves spending time with her nieces and nephews, reading children's and young adult books, traveling as much as her budget allows, and caring for her geriatric cat Scout.
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Are you working on open educational resources (OER) or curious about what others are doing in your field? Join us for a lively virtual meet-up designed to spark ideas, share experiences and tips, and explore opportunities for cross-institutional OER partnerships.
This session is all about connection and inspiration. We’ll:
Whether you’re just getting started or already deep into OER work, this meet-up is a chance to learn from peers, build new relationships, and imagine what’s possible together.
Facilitator: Yasmine Abou-El-Kheir, City Colleges of Chicago
Sponsored by the CARLI OER Committee.
If needed, Ex Libris will perform a release update on our I-Share Alma and Primo VE environments to make adjustments to the latest release that was applied the week before.
This update occurs between 2:00am-3:00am Central. Access to your environment may be unavailable during the time of installation.
Release and Maintenance Schedule
Ex Libris System Status Page - CARLI I-Share Environments are on Alma NA06 and Primo VE NA06
Quad Room
I Hotel and Illinois Conference Center
1900 South First Street, Champaign
Speaker: Michelle Boule Smith, Director of Library Services, North Central College, Chair CARLI Governance Board
Speaker: Laurie Blandino, CARLI Director
A brief overview of themes from the September listening sessions followed by discussion of what those themes mean for CARLI’s work in the coming year.
To register, please click on the "Register" tab above. The registration deadline is November 3.
The CARLI Annual Meeting will begin immediately following the Directors' Meeting. To register for the Annual Meeting, please complete the registration form. A separate registration is required for each event.
CARLI occasionally receives questions from members about shared transportation options for the CARLI Annual Meeting. For those who would like to try this option, we have created a carpooling event for the Annual Meeting using the freely available service Group Carpool.com.
Carpool and Ride Share Signup Sheet for your Group
Chancellor Ballroom
I Hotel and Illinois Conference Center
1900 South First Street, Champaign
Speaker: Michele Boule Smith, Chair, CARLI Governance Board, Director of Library Services at North Central College
Speaker: Laurie Blandino, CARLI Director
Speaker: Sarah Zehr Gantz, Senior Assistant Vice President for Academic Initiatives and Policies, University of Illinois System
Facilitator: Kara Malenfant, Assistant Professor, Dominican University School of Information Studies
Facilitator: Devin Savage, Library Dean, Lake Forest College
A facilitated working session on what academic libraries in Illinois need to make the case for their value on their own campuses, and where the gaps are between the advocacy resources that already exist and what libraries can actually use. This session is designed as a working conversation. Input gathered here will inform the continuing work of the CARLI Advocacy Task Force.
Speaker: John Chrastka, Executive Director, EveryLibrary
Academic libraries are key partners in shaping the future of higher education in Illinois. Join John Chrastka, executive director of EveryLibrary, the national political action committee for libraries, for a keynote presentation that will explore a positive, theory-of-change approach to advocacy that moves beyond defensive actions and into a framework where academic libraries are helping to build the systems of support that contribute to institutional capacity, student success, research, academic freedom, and statewide higher education goals. We will examine emerging issues in Springfield and Washington, including higher education funding, accreditation reform, federal policy disruption, and the evolving role of libraries in institutional quality and accountability. The session will demonstrate ways for you to strengthen relationships with campus leaders, faculty, students, policymakers, and other higher education stakeholders.
Anyone may register to attend the CARLI Annual Meeting!
To register to attend in-person, please click on the "Register" tab above. The registration deadline is November 3.
We are also providing a virtual streaming option for those who wish to attend online. To attend virtually,register here.
If you need to cancel your in-person registration, please email CARLI Support.
If you are a CARLI director, or a CARLI director's designee and planning to attend the Directors Meeting before the Annual Meeting, please register for that meeting as well.
There are a limited number of rooms in a block available at the I Hotel for guests that require an overnight stay. You can book this reservation online or if you call, you need mention the code CARLI1126 when making the reservation. Here is the booking information for an online booking. Use this link for making a reservation.
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CARLI occasionally receives questions from members about shared transportation options for the CARLI Annual Meeting. For those who would like to try this option, we have created a carpooling event for the Annual Meeting using the freely available service Group Carpool.com.
Carpool and Ride Share Signup Sheet for your Group
