Events

Events

Thu, Aug 1, 2024 / 1:00pm to 2:15pm

Discover how artificial intelligence is set to impact personal computing and library services in our upcoming webinar led by Colin Keenan, Experiential Learning Services Librarian at NC State University. We will examine key habits and trends in computing over the last 15 years, particularly the rise of the browser as a central retrieval and creative tool. This session will also highlight projected changes to interfaces and how AI empowers self-identified ‘non-technical’ staff to engage in tool development thinking.

The webinar will be activity-based, featuring example workflows tailored to specific professional needs and providing practical insights into how AI can be harnessed for both personal and professional utility. Join us to explore the potential of AI and prepare for the next wave of advancements in personal computing and library service optimization.

Register to attend.

Sponsored by NC LIVE

Thu, Aug 1, 2024 / 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Join CARLI Staff to discuss the upcoming Release Update to Alma and Primo VE!

Connection information coming soon.

Sun, Aug 4, 2024 / 2:00am to 3:00am

Ex Libris will be performing 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.

Primo VE semi-annual indexing is ready.

Release and Maintenance Schedule
Alma Release Notes
Primo VE Release Notes
Ex Libris System Status Page - CARLI I-Share Environments are on ALMA NA06 and PRIMO VE NA06

Sun, Aug 11, 2024 / 2:00am to 3:00am

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.

Premium Sandbox refresh occurs with the Release Update

Release and Maintenance Schedule
Ex Libris System Status Page - CARLI I-Share Environments are on ALMA NA06 and PRIMO VE NA06

Thu, Aug 15, 2024 / 10:30am to 12:00pm

CARLI members attending the Society of American Archivists (SAA) Annual Conference are invited to an in-person tour of the Newberry Library at 60 W. Walton St., Chicago on Thursday, August 15 from 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. The tour will include an overview of the nineteenth-century building and general and special collections reading rooms. Participants will then head up to the Newberry's conservation department for a tour of the lab space and historic bindery and a peek into exciting projects staff are working on. The visit will end in time for attendees to view the library's exhibit on Chicago journalist Mike Royko, and explore the Gold Coast's lunch options!

Registration:

This tour registration has reached capacity. You can still register above to be put on the waitlist until August 1.

Getting to the Newberry Library:
Address: 60 W. Walton St., Chicago, IL

The Newberry Library's Visit-FAQ webpage provides further information on directions, parking, and public transportation.

Please send accessibility or transportation inquiries to Gabriel Hamer, , (312) 255-3630.

Please send registration inquiries to .

Tue, Aug 20, 2024 / 8:30am to 3:45pm

The University of Illinois System will host a symposium August 20-21 that will feature speakers and panel discussions on topics including book banning, censorship, and the importance of reading and books to fostering public dialogue, inclusion, and engaged citizenship.

An opening keynote conversation, moderated by UIUC faculty member and Urbana poet laureate Ruby Mendenhall, will feature authors Clint Smith and George M. Johnson. The second day will open with a keynote from writer, activist, and professor Tony Diaz, who led the 2012 Librotraficante Caravan to smuggle banned books back into Arizona in defiance of the state’s ban of Mexican American studies at that time. Other features of the symposium are panel discussions and presentations addressing issues around book banning, censorship, and the importance of reading to inclusion and citizenship. We will also have UIUC theater students presenting performative readings from banned books, and other fun participatory activities. The opening keynote will take place in the Tryon Festival Theater at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts in Urbana. The rest of the symposium will take place at the I Hotel in Champaign.

Register to attend, view the agenda, and learn about the speakers! 

Tue, Aug 20, 2024 / 1:00pm to 2:30pm

Join us for an engaging and practical webinar designed for library professionals, where we will explore effective strategies for evaluating student success in libraries using Excel and Tableau. This session will feature hands-on activities that demonstrate how to leverage data analytics to measure and improve student outcomes. It will be led by Dr. Rebecca (Becky) Croxton - the Head of Strategic Analytics & Special Projects for J. Murrey Atkins Library at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. 

Come prepared with questions as we delve into real-world applications, providing you with the skills to transform data into actionable insights. Demonstrate your library's impact on student success by mastering these essential tools!

Register to attend.

Sponsored by NC LIVE

Sun, Sep 1, 2024 / 2:00am to 3:00am

Ex Libris will be performing maintenance on our I-Share Alma and Primo VE environments to apply the latest release.

This upgrade will occur between 2:00am-3:00am Central.  Access to your environment may be unavailable during the time of installation.

Release and Maintenance Schedule
Alma Release Notes
Primo VE Release Notes
Ex Libris System Status Page - CARLI I-Share Environments are on ALMA NA06 and PRIMO VE NA06

Tue, Sep 10, 2024 / 10:00am to 11:30am

Join CARLI in welcoming Kaetrena Davis Kendrick as we host The Renewals Colloquium focusing on a comprehensive review of her ground-breaking research on library workplace morale. During this 90-minute webinar, attendees will learn about low-morale experience development, factors and systems that show up in various library workplaces and influences that challenge recovery from low morale. A brief review of emerging and established countermeasures will also be shared. 

Kaetrena Davis Kendrick

Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, MSLS earned her MSLS from the historic Clark Atlanta University School of Library and Information Studies. Her research interests include professionalism, ethics, racial and ethnic diversity in the LIS field, and the role of communities of practice in practical academic librarianship. She is co-editor of The Small and Rural Academic Library: Leveraging Resources and Overcoming Limitations (ACRL 2016) and author of two annotated bibliographies. In her daily and long-term work, Kendrick has transformed library programs, services, and culture via creativity, leadership, and advocacy. She is committed to centering well-being, creativity, and empathy in the workplace and promoting career clarity and rejuvenation to workers. In 2019, Kendrick was named the Association of College and Research Libraries Academic/Research Librarian of the Year. Learn more about her mission, coaching, and consultative services.

We encourage attendees to join this webinar live. This session will not be recorded and slides will not be available afterwards. 

Register to attend. 

Sponsored by CARLI

Wed, Sep 18, 2024 / 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Are you responsible for a storage room full of disorganized materials, or are you uncertain about what archival materials are on your shelves? The prospect of organizing and developing your archive can be daunting. If the process is divided into simple tasks, the process becomes much easier to manage. Where does one begin?

This Archives and Special Collections workshop will include a panel of three archivists from various institution types who will discuss how to assess and plan for the care and development of your archive. The conversation will apply to all sizes of collections, from a small storage cupboard to the contents of a large storeroom.  

This program will be recorded and added to the CARLI Archives and Special Collections Resource Page.

Speakers: 

 

Rebecca FitzsimmonsRebecca Fitzsimmons is a Special Collections Librarian at Illinois State University. She is the curator of the Children’s and Historical Textbooks Collection and works extensively with the Rare Books and Manuscripts collections. She provides instruction, reference, and collection development services, curates and designs digital and physical exhibits ranging from small to large installations, and engages in a variety of digital scholarship projects and initiatives in the library, with an eye to centering special collections and archival materials in this work. 

Ashley HowdeshellAshley Howdeshell serves as the University Archivist at Northeastern Illinois University. In this role, she collects, preserves, and facilitates access to NEIU administrative records, special collections, and materials documenting campus and student life. Ashley also develops policies and procedures for the effective management of both digital and physical records and provides instruction on primary source research. She holds an MLS from Indiana University, specializing in Archives and Records Management. 

Meghan RyanMeghan Ryan has worked with National Louis University’s Archives and Special Collections since 2014. Initially hired to re-establish the Archives program in the absence of an archivist, in 2018 she became full-time faculty and the Special Collections and Cataloging Librarian. Meghan manages the Archives and Special Collections, as well as catalogs library resources. She received her MLIS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and previously worked on CARLI’s Preservation Committee from 2015-2021, and is currently serving on the Archives Task Force. 

Moderator: 

Elaine Page, Elmhurst University

Register to attend.

Sponsored by the CARLI Archives Task Force

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