Events

Events

Thu, Nov 6, 2025 / 2:00pm to 3:00pm

This presentation reimagines the role of graduate student labor in complex, library-wide digital scholarship projects by defining a new model of librarian/graduate student partnership. Through our work on a community oral history project at a public, urban university, we offer structures, workflows, and values that lead to a successful digital collection and exhibit and more importantly, meaningful work for residential and remote graduate student employees. Find out how librarians can adopt a mentor/mentee relationship to work side-by-side with graduate student workers on library-wide projects that allow graduate students to take ownership of tasks and gain relevant work experience.

Presenter:

Courtney Nomiyama is a Humanities Librarian at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa. Previously, she worked at a community college library, a high school library, and state government. Her interests include digital humanities and digital scholarship. She holds a MLIS from the University of Washington and a BA in History and Asian Studies from St. Olaf College. Courtney is also a proud 2019 ALA Spectrum Scholar.

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Hosted by FLVC

Thu, Nov 6, 2025 / 2:00pm to 3:30pm

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This is the second session of the Metronet Webinar Series Next Chapter: Career Literacy for Library Staff, a multi-part webinar series designed to help you find the library job you’ve been looking for. From résumés and cover letters to interviews, networking, and exploring career paths, each session offers practical tips. The series is for library staff at all levels that wish to learn more about applying for library opportunities in all types of libraries.  Whether you’re new to the field or ready for your next step, this series will help you write your own next chapter. 

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Hosted by Metronet

Sun, Nov 9, 2025 / 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.

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

Mon, Nov 10, 2025 / 10:00am to 11:00am

The CARLI Archives Committee meets monthly.

This virtual meeting is held via Zoom / Conference Call.

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Tue, Nov 11, 2025 / 1:00pm to 2:00pm

In this webinar, Zach Claybaugh walks through the process of developing an AI chatbot as a tool for library patrons. Zach discusses the origin of the project, cross-departmental collaboration, student involvement, and AI anxiety. By the end of the presentation, participants will have an understanding of some of the challenges of developing an AI chatbot, as well as finding ways to address the concerns of library personnel and students who are anxious about the impact of AI technology.  

Presenter:

Zach Claybaugh photoZach Claybaugh is the Access and Reference Services librarian at Rebecca Crown Library. In this position, he leads the Access and Reference Services unit in providing top-notch service to the Dominican University (DU) community in the areas of circulation, interlibrary loan, and reference and research assistance. His other focus at DU is on advancing knowledge and use of open educational resources (OER), as well as working with his colleagues on information literacy initiatives across campus. Previously, he worked as the Student Success and Open Education librarian at UConn, the OER & Digital Learning Librarian at Sacred Heart University, a middle school teacher in Albania and Florida, and an ESL instructor in Minnesota and Illinois. Zach has a bachelor’s in history from West Texas A&M University and master’s degrees in Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies and library and information science from the University of Illinois.

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Hosted by CARLI

Wed, Nov 12, 2025 / 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Do you have questions about the best way to store and preserve your institution’s collections?  Join the CARLI Preservation Committee for Ask a Preservation Expert virtual office hour on Wednesday, November 12, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Committee members will be on hand to answer questions, offer advice, and share resources to help you plan for the long-term preservation and access of your materials. The Preservation Committee includes members who specialize in archives and special collections, conservation, collections care, disaster planning, and more.  

Don’t have a specific question? You’re still welcome to join the session and hear what other CARLI members want to know.  

This session is open to all CARLI members.

Please register to attend this November 12 event.

Also, register to attend the second Ask a Preservation Expert virtual office hour on May 1, 2026, 1:00 p.m. 

 

Wed, Nov 12, 2025 / 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Do you have questions about the Illinois Support for the Creation of Open Educational Resources grant (SCOERs) or the OER funding from the Secretary of State/Illinois State Library? 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

Wed, Nov 12, 2025 / 3:00pm to 4:00pm

These monthly, informal, agenda-free meetings provide a platform for you to talk with other directors about topics on your radar and/or updates from your library. CARLI usually provides updates as well. CARLI rotates the meetings (day of the week, time of day) to accommodate busy calendars. We do our best to avoid conferences, holidays, and other conflicts. Please let me know about times/days that never work for you. If you cannot attend, you may send a representative. We look forward to seeing you all for conversation and updates!

Check your CARLI Governing Directors email for connection information.

The meetings are recorded. The recordings are posted for 30 days here: https://www.carli.illinois.edu/membership/directors#

Thu, Nov 13, 2025 / 10:30am to 12:00pm

The OER Committee meets monthly.

This virtual meeting is held via Zoom / Conference Call.

Contact  for attendance details.

Thu, Nov 13, 2025 / 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Artificial intelligence is reshaping higher education, and academic libraries are uniquely positioned to guide faculty, staff, and students through its opportunities and challenges. Librarians occupy a rare role in this landscape: we are educators and information professionals who can approach AI without a financial stake in whether it succeeds or fails. This independence allows us to foster open, critical conversations about AI’s benefits and limitations, including its role in disinformation, its labor implications, and the environmental costs of training and operating large-scale systems.

This session will introduce the fundamentals of AI and share strategies for using it as a springboard to move beyond the traditional “one shot” instruction model. Drawing from real-world experience, Atticus Garrison will show how AI became an entry point for new collaborations with instructors and departments across campus.

Participants will consider how AI can expand instructional reach, highlight the librarian’s role in teaching digital literacies, and spark critical conversations about disinformation, academic integrity, labor, and environmental impacts. Attendees will leave with both a broader perspective on AI in higher education and practical approaches for positioning the library as a key partner in this evolving landscape.

Presenter:

Atticus Garrison is a Reference and Instruction Librarian at Black Hawk College, where he teaches research skills, and information, media, and digital literacies. Since 2022, he has integrated AI into his instruction and professional outreach, creating opportunities to expand faculty engagement and student learning. He has presented on AI literacy, disinformation, and academic integrity at regional and national conferences, and his forthcoming chapter on AI instruction will appear in The AI and Library Instruction Cookbook (ACRL, 2026).

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Hosted by CARLI
 

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