In this document from the Swedish-American Historical Book Collection at North Park University, Swede Rosalie Roos writes of her travels in the southern United States during the early 1850s. She used the trip to test the strength of her independent spirit, as well as the American Dream. Her diaries and letters home over the course of the four years spent in South Carolina were forgotten for many years but discovered and extracts published in the late 20th century by her granddaughter.
CARLI News
April 30, 2014
Voting is now open for seats on the CARLI Board of Directors. Each of the CARLI constituencies—Community Colleges; Private Colleges and Universities; and Public Universities—will elect one new Board member for a three-year term (July 1, 2014–June 30, 2017).
Voting will remain open until 5 pm on Friday, May 9, 2014.
April 22, 2014
Overwhelmed by the two drafts of the new Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education that will update the current standards from 2000? >Read on to find a quick list of links to discover what other librarians are saying on the subject and join in on the discussion.
April 14, 2014
CARLI is seeking volunteers to serve on 10 advisory committees. Volunteers chosen will serve a three year term, July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2017. Faculty and staff members from all CARLI member libraries, with all levels of experience, are encouraged to apply.
April 7, 2014
Read the CARLI News for the latest information on CARLI events, new and ongoing projects, product and service updates and upcoming deadlines. Issues are sent to all subscribers of the “Announce” listserv.
March 30, 2014
From Wesleyana Yearbooks (Illinois Wesleyan University) in CARLI Digital Collections.
The moral of this featured image, to quote Thoreau: It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.
March 14, 2014
Promoting Student Literacy in Library Instruction
March 4, 2014
History of Chicago. From the earliest period to the present time (1884)
This is Volume 1 of 3 of a very detailed history of the city of Chicago, Illinois.
February 28, 2014
In anticipation of Women's History Month, this week's Featured Image showcases some of the cool stuff I found in The Creative Woman.
February 25, 2014
Please join us in welcoming 4 new libraries to I-Share.
February 25, 2014
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