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This workshop will offer hands on experience with archival arrangement and description. Participants will have the opportunity to work through a hands-on processing activity using a real archival collection, tour the National Louis University Archives, and network with others doing archival work.

Workshop Outline:

The program will begin promptly at 11:00 a.m.

• Introduction
• General Processing Information
• Supplies
• Discuss Readings
  • Readings will be shared prior to the workshop.
• Hands-on Activity
• Lunch - Provided
• Tour of National Louis University Archives
• Wrap-up and Discussion

Date and Location:
June 6, 2025
11:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
National Louis University
122 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Il 60603

Directions:
122 South Michigan Avenue is across Michigan Avenue from the Art Institute of Chicago.

• Getting to National Louis University Chicago Campus.
• The Chicago Transit Authority - Quick Trip Planner can help identify public transportation travel options.

Parking:

• Grant Park North Parking Garage is nearby. Weekday rate is $47 for 3-6 hours. You can prepay prior to the day of the event for approximately $16.00.
• ParkWhiz can help identify other parking options.

Registration: To Register for this workshop, please click the "Register" Tab above. As this program has limited space, registration is limited to two people from the same CARLI institution. All that register will initially be placed on a waitlist. You will receive a confirmation email to let you know if you are registered for the program. If space remains after May 19, additional people from an institution may be able to attend.

Registration Deadline: May 30, 2025 (or until full).

A box lunch will be provide. When you register, you may select either a vegetarian or non-vegetarian option. Our caterer is working in a commercial kitchen where a wide variety of other foods are being prepared, often using some frozen and/or processed products that may have unknown trace ingredients. As a result, we are unable to guarantee that the food is kosher, vegan, gluten free, and/or peanut free. Attendees with strict, specific dietary restrictions should plan to provide their own food.

Speakers:

Pam Hackbart-Dean is Professor and Head of Special Collections & University Archives and interim Associate Librarian at the University of Illinois Chicago. She has been in this position since 2019. Additionally, she has conducted numerous workshops on arrangement and description, published articles, and co-authored How to Manage Processing in Archives and Special Collections (SAA, 2012).

Marcella Lees (she/her) serves as the Digital Archivist for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. In this role she leads digitization initiatives and works to collect, preserve, and provide access to born-digital and digitized records documenting the university and Southern Illinois history. Marcella also serves as an instructor in the history department teaching archival processing and digital archives and is currently acting as the interim University Archivist providing reference, instruction, and collection development. She holds an MSLIS from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign specializing in Archives and Preservation.

Meghan 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.

Sponsored by the CARLI Archives Task Force.

The CARLI Preservation Committee welcomes all CARLI members to attend an in-person Burn Simulation and Recovery Workshop on Monday, June 9, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.at the Illinois Fire Service Institute in Champaign.

This free workshop will include presentations by a fire professional, hands-on fire extinguisher training, burn simulation, and practice recovery of library materials. Jennifer Teper, Bud Velde Preservation Librarian and Head of Preservation Services at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will lead the salvage and recovery discussion and exercise.

This workshop will take place, rain or shine. Portions of the day are outside, so please wear appropriate attire. Casual clothing is recommended. Long pants and closed-toe, sturdy shoes are required.

Agenda

Date and Location:
June 9, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Illinois Fire Service Institute
11 Gerty Dr., Champaign, IL 61820

Directions: 11 Gerty Dr., Champaign, IL 61820

Parking: Information to come

Accommodations:
If you need assistance or accommodations to participate, please let us know in advance by sending an email to the CARLI Office. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs. You may also call either Elizabeth Clarage at (217) 300-2624 or Nicole Swanson at (217) 300-6989.

Registration: To Register for this workshop, please click the "Register" Tab above.

Registration Deadline: June 4, 2025 (or until full). Space is limited.

Lunch Information: A box lunch will be provide. When you register, you may select either a vegetarian or non-vegetarian option. Our caterer is working in a commercial kitchen where a wide variety of other foods are being prepared, often using some frozen and/or processed products that may have unknown trace ingredients. As a result, we are unable to guarantee that the food meets specific dietary requirements. Attendees with strict, specific dietary restrictions should plan to provide their own food.

This program is sponsored by the CARLI Preservation Committee.

Leadership skills can be learned. The purpose of this webinar is to highlight leadership traits and use scenarios to allow participants to see how various leadership skills can be learned and implemented over time.

Join Dr. Suzanne Morrison-Williams, EdD, MPA, BSc as she discusses:

1. Exploring the different the types of leadership and leadership models
2. Developing individual Leadership traits for success
3. Avoiding Toxic Leadership Traits
4. Understanding the role of neutrality in Leadership
5. Exploring various Leadership development tools and resources

This is the second webinar in a three-part leadership webinar series. It is designed to enhance both emerging and ongoing leadership training for librarians across all areas of librarianship, including public, private, and academic sectors. 

Presenter:

Dr. Suzanne Morrison Williams has worked in the field of higher education for over 25 years. Dr. Morrison-Williams has worked in all facets of education from being a University Registrar, Faculty member, Department/Program Chair, Assistant Dean, Associate Dean, then a Regional Vice President of Academic Affairs. She has also worked as a National Trainer for a large school chain, a Campus Director as well as the Chief Administrative Officer of colleges. In April 2023, she took a deviation from the field of campus based Higher Ed to take on a Chief Academic Officer (CAO) role at a Florida based library consortium, Library and Information Resources Network. In her role as the CAO at LIRN, Dr. Morrison-Williams is focused on managing the LIRN Librarian Service and providing support to all of the LIRN subscribers through a variety of services including (a) librarian services (b) orientation (c) accreditation and licensure support and finally (d) ongoing training and professional development for faculty and librarians.

Register to attend.

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