First meeting of the Commercial Products Committee, via Zoom.
Events
Wed, Jul 29, 2026
/ 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Liz Bloodworth, Illinois Wesleyan University, will discuss the use of AI tools for transcription of both oral history interviews and handwritten text documents. With increasing demands on staff time, especially in small shop archives, AI offers an opportunity to enhance the discoverability of archival materials through efficient transcription. Liz will share tips for using AI tools ethically and responsibly, stressing the importance of human review throughout the process.
Then, Chris Levesque will discuss digital engagement in the University of West Florida’s Citizen Archivist Projects. During Library Week 2025 and 2026, the UWF University Libraries hosted participatory transcription events of letters and ship logs from their Digital Archives. This effort built on the well-known National Archives' Citizen Archivist model to engage students, faculty, and the larger UWF community. This talk will discuss selection of materials, implementation of the project, and lessons learned.
This webinar is the sixth of the summer Digital Possibilities webinar series, a CARLI and FLVC joint collaboration.
Presenters:
Liz Bloodworth has served as the University Archivist & Special Collections Librarian at Illinois Wesleyan University since 2023. She holds an MLIS with an archives specialization from the University of Missouri - Columbia and an MA in History from Illinois State University. Her research focuses on enhancing the archival research and learning experience for undergraduates.
Chris Levesque holds a joint appointment as a Digital Collections Archivist at the UWF University Libraries and as Archivist at the UWF Historic Trust. As an archivist, Chris is most interested in digital preservation of at-risk archival materials. His work as a historian focuses on the soldier’s experience of war and connections between war and religion.
Hosted by FLVC
View additional webinars in the Digital Possibilities series
Wed, Jul 29, 2026
/ 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Do you have questions about the Illinois Support for the Creation of Open Educational Resources grant (SCOERs), the OER funding from the Secretary of State/Illinois State Library, or the CARLI Member OER Initiative? Do you need guidance creating your OER or ancillary materials?
If so please feel free to join us with all your OER related questions. Registration is not required.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://illinois.zoom.us/j/84245967645?pwd=VkVQeGRQQVIvdXA2dWg4Umx4UU5rQT09
Meeting ID: 842 4596 7645
Password: 271282
Thu, Jul 30, 2026
/ 11:00am to 12:00pm
Over the last two years, CARLI has shared with the CARLI and ICOLC community details about our project, “CCALLS: Consortial Collaboration for Academic Library Leadership Success,” an IMLS two-year Laura Bush 21st Century Planning Grant.
As our grant is coming to a close, please join us for our grant summary webinar, Thursday, July 30th at 11am central.
During this webinar, we will recap the CCALLS project and summarize the discussion and findings from the Design Seminar held before the March 2026 ICOLC meeting in Orlando.
This webinar will be recorded and posted to the CARLI website.
To register: Use the link above
Please send any questions to Debbie Campbell, dmcmpbll@uillinois.edu
CCALLS is an IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Planning Grant, awarded to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign/Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI), August 1, 2024-July 31, 2026. This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Grant Number RE-256707-OLS-24.
Thu, Jul 30, 2026
/ 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Join CARLI Staff to discuss highlights of the August Quarterly Feature Release for Alma and Primo VE!
Meeting Connection Information was sent to the I-Share Announce email list and I-Share Liaisons email list.
Slides (PPT) - Slides will be available Thursday, July 29 prior to the webinar.
Sun, Aug 2, 2026
/ 2:00am to 3:00am
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.
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
Wed, Aug 5, 2026
/ 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Do you have questions about the Illinois Support for the Creation of Open Educational Resources grant (SCOERs), the OER funding from the Secretary of State/Illinois State Library, or the CARLI Member OER Initiative? Do you need guidance creating your OER or ancillary materials?
If so please feel free to join us with all your OER related questions. Registration is not required.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://illinois.zoom.us/j/84245967645?pwd=VkVQeGRQQVIvdXA2dWg4Umx4UU5rQT09
Meeting ID: 842 4596 7645
Password: 271282
Thu, Aug 6, 2026
/ 4:00pm to 5:00pm
3D printing as a process for creating real-world objects from digital models has hit its stride in the consumer and academic spheres, and many places of learning are now equipped with some form of 3D printing – though a lot of printers are, sadly, collecting dust. Educators are looking beyond the initial novelty of these devices and imagining ways to deploy them for pedagogical support, and curricula that integrate 3D printing no longer need to be limited to pure tech or engineering disciplines.
This workshop will provide participants with a brief overview of 3D printing as a concept and a process, as well as practical advice on how to make the most out of a 3D printer in the classroom. Whether you want to create tangible, customized learning objects to facilitate understanding of complex ideas, or you want to actually include your students in the design process and foster a mindset of iterative “productive struggle”, join us for this session to spark your creativity and get excited about 3D printing!
Please register for this program.
Please note:
Do you have questions about 3D printing and how it can be combined with a pedagogical practice or OER? Please join us for 3D Printing Office Hours on August 11 at 4-5 p.m.
If you have any questions, please contact CARLI Support.
Sun, Aug 9, 2026
/ 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.
The 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
Tue, Aug 11, 2026
/ 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Do you have questions about 3D printing and how it can be combined with a pedagogical practice or OER?
This Office Hour is to answer follow-up questions about 3D printing, offer troubleshooting advice, and any other related inquiries from the Illinois SCOERs participants.
All CARLI Members are welcome. Please join us!
Join the Office Hour via Zoom