CARLI News

CARLI News

Beth McGowan, PhD, MLIS, Northern Illinois University

Over the course of the summer, there have been several 500-year floods in Louisiana, record fires in California, and extreme heat all over the East Coast that led to power outages in New York City. Hurricane season is here as well as the standard Midwestern woes of spring tornados. The number and kinds of disaster that can hit any institution are legion. So, libraries all need to be ready to care for their collections in the event of a disaster.

August 31, 2016
By: Nicole Swanson


From  GSU Sculpture Photographs Collection (Governors State University) in CARLI Digital Collections.

The image of the lone artist toiling away at his or her masterpiece is a persistent one. But, especially in the case of large scale public sculpture, it often takes a village to bring a work of art to life.

August 22, 2016
By:


From Windows Fine Arts Magazine (Lewis University) in CARLI Digital Collections.

Inside this issue of CDCFI: Operating systems and comic books and souls, oh my!

 

 

 

 

 

 

August 5, 2016
By:

CARLI Executive Director Susan Singleton Retires

Susan Singleton, CARLI's first Executive Director following the formation of the consortium in 2005, retires on July 29. "It has been an honor to work with the staff and directors of the academic libraries in the state and with the CARLI staff throughout this first decade of CARLI’s existence.” said Singleton. "I have no doubt that new director Anne Craig, the Board of Directors, and the CARLI staff working with the truly outstanding CARLI community, will ensure a smooth transition for CARLI's future."
 

July 29, 2016
By: Michelle Haake

From John Jochman Album (Benedictine University) in CARLI Digital Collections.

The John Jochman Album is a delightful collection of candid and formal photos of Benedictine monks and students from St. Procopius Academy and St. Procopius College taken during the early part of the 20th century.

July 22, 2016
By:


From Don Michel 'Insight' Radio Interviews (Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in CARLI Digital Collections.

CARLI Digital Collections contain more than the images, and sometimes texts, usually featured in this space. Several collections include digitized audio and video resources. Let’s look at (or listen to) one of them….

July 8, 2016
By:


From: Millikin University

Millidek (1945)

Serious business or practical joke? That is the question that comes to mind when we examine this photograph in the 1945 edition of the Millidek yearbook.

 

 

 
 
 

July 1, 2016
By:

Please Welcome Anne Craig as CARLI Senior Director

We are very happy to announce that Anne Craig will join CARLI as Senior Director beginning in early July. Anne is currently Director of the Illinois State Library, a position she has held since 2005. Anne will be replacing Susan Singleton who will retire at the end of July.

June 30, 2016
By: Michelle Haake


From Building UIC - The Facilities Collection (University of Illinois at Chicago) in CARLI Digital Collections.

It's been an interesting fiscal year for higher education in Illinois, and on many occasions I have found my thoughts drawn to decades in which funding levels enabled universities to expand campuses and curricula.

June 10, 2016
By:

From  St. Ansgarius Episcopal Church Records (North Park University) in CARLI Digital Collections.

I was delighted when North Park University published this collection of 19th century records from St. Ansgarius Episcopal Church in Chicago. My understanding is that many of these documents have been restricted for years due to their fragile condition, so it is wonderful that we can now view them online in digital format.

May 31, 2016
By:

Pages