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From Jacksonville Collection (MacMurray College) in CARLI Digital Collections.

One page in this book in particular caught my eye: a sprawling, massive building towering above the trees on what appears to be the outskirts of town...

 

March 6, 2015
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From: Prairie State College

The Spectrum (1961)

Are you ready for March Madness? While college basketball fans eagerly await Selection Sunday, the young men on the 1961 Bloom Community College basketball team look ready to take on any challengers.

 

 

 

 

March 6, 2015
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Personal Knowledge Management Webinar

Please join us for the Personal Knowledge Management webinar on Tuesday, March 17, 10 am–11 am, sponsored by the CARLI Public Services Committee.

What is Personal Knowledge Management (PKM)? It involves a range of relatively simple and inexpensive techniques and tools that anyone can use to:

February 26, 2015
By: Michelle Haake

CARLI is seeking interested, qualified CARLI governing member libraries to participate in I-Share, the shared Ex Libris Voyager integrated library system currently operated by CARLI and used by 85 CARLI libraries. Libraries joining in this implementation round would begin migration planning in fall 2015 and go “live” on Voyager and in the I-Share union catalog in early summer 2016. A brief summary of I-Share costs and benefits is available at from the I-Share overview page.

February 26, 2015
By: Margaret Chambers

From Library Images (Saint Xavier University) in CARLI Digital Collections.

A mysterious, hooded gatekeeper guards an austere foyer. Those who are permitted pass through the glass portal into an ethereal realm. Sunlight from a wall of windows bathes the room in a warm glow. Stained glass glitters at the far wall.

February 12, 2015
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From: Quincy University

Quincy College-Gyrfalcon (1949)

This tranquil image comes from the 1949 yearbook for Quincy College, now Quincy University. The photo captures the bell tower of Francis Hall framed by trees laced with snow. Francis Hall was originally built between 1893-1898, and the building continues to form the backbone of the Quincy, Illinois campus today.
 
 
 

February 3, 2015
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CARLI-Sponsored Library Management System Webinars

As part of CARLI’s project to seek a replacement for the Voyager software over the next few years, CARLI and the I-Share Next Task Force have invited firms that offer library management software to academic libraries and consortia to conduct an informational webinar about their product for CARLI Governing Member Libraries. 

February 2, 2015
By: Michelle Haake

On Saturday, January 31st, at 11:53 AM we received reports of VuFind not responding. CARLI System Services staff investigated the problem and determined that it was due to one of VuFind's services exhausting its memory resources. More memory was added and VuFind returned to normal operation by 3:30 PM.

Todd Pavlik
CARLI

February 2, 2015
By: Todd Pavlik

From  Historical Collection (Chicago State University) in CARLI Digital Collections.

This photo dated from the 1870s captures the faculty of the Cook County Normal School, which evolved to become what is now Chicago State University. The Chicago Normal School was founded in 1867 and did not find its first permanent home until around 1870, so these instructors must be among the founding faculty of the fledgling institution.

January 23, 2015
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From Opus (Saint Xavier University) in CARLI Digital Collections.

What’s in a number?

 

 

January 19, 2015
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