CARLI News

CARLI News

As with all our member libraries, CARLI is monitoring developments related to the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. Due to the health and travel concerns and with the understanding that institutional travel and event policies and recommendations are changing rapidly, CARLI is canceling the following in-person events scheduled for March 18 through April 3:

The April 2 event Getting Ready for Primo VE at Joliet Junior College will be held as a streaming event only, with no in-person attendance.

March 10, 2020
By: Margaret Chambers

During the Thursday, March 5th Alma/Primo VE Migration Office Hours, CARLI Staff took a step back from some of the product functionality and data migration training so we could look at the "Big Picture" of the Spring calendar: deadlines, freeze dates, and expectations during the next few months.

The recording is posted to the Office Hours page.

March 9, 2020
By: Debbie Campbell

We are pleased to announce the availability of the Fiscal Year 2021 CARLI Research Funding Program. Approved by the CARLI Board of Directors at their December 2019 meeting, this program provides funding up to $4,999 to CARLI Governing Member Libraries to support staff and faculty with the intention of spurring research and innovation that support the CARLI Strategic Priorities. Proposals will be accepted from both individuals and those working collaboratively with others in their own organization or other CARLI Governing Member Libraries.

February 28, 2020
By: Michelle Haake

CARLI and EBSCO hosted an Open Athens kickoff webinar on January 29, 2020. A recording of the webinar, the Open Athens implementation surveys, and the reference materials mentioned during that webinar are linked from this page.

January 31, 2020
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CARLI 40th Anniversary Celebration 

In 2020, the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois will celebrate 40 years of resource sharing through CARLI and its predecessor organizations. To commemorate and celebrate this important anniversary we are planning a reception during the ALA Annual Conference at the Art Institute of Chicago, in the Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room on Sunday, June 28 from 4-6 p.m.

January 29, 2020
By: Michelle Haake

It is with great pleasure that we make the following announcement:

Ex Libris Alma has been chosen for our next I-Share platform! Alma will replace Voyager and SFX in 2020 for the 91 institutions that are part of CARLI’s I-Share resource sharing system. We look forward to Alma helping CARLI extend and expand the resource sharing and collaborative programs that our consortium has offered our members for almost 40 years.

October 17, 2018
By: Michelle Haake

Here is a selection of videos designed to teach library staff or users how to care for materials.  While many of the pointers are the same, the ways in which the information is presented varies widely.

Written by David Bell, Eastern Illinois University, CARLI Preservation Committee member

December 5, 2013
By: Nicole Swanson

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