CARLI News

CARLI News

Although some academic and university libraries, primarily those in large, well-endowed institutions, collect statistics concerning disasters and preservation activities, there is no regular national collection of statistics about disasters in libraries. (Meyer (2009) and Peterson et al (2016)) This state of affairs is not new: academic libraries have never collected this information systematically in spite of years of keeping statistics on other preservation concerns.  For a brief period of two years, the American Library Association tried to collect disaster information related to preservation activities among libraries and other cultural heritage foundations, but that effort was quickly abandoned due to a low response to institutional surveys. Thus, with the exception of two years (2012 and 2013), our field has no data upon which to base preparation proposals for disaster related preservation issues.

Still, those very two years are tremendously instructive. 

May 19, 2017
By: Nicole Swanson


From The Grace Ward 19th Century Photograph Collection (Knox College) in CARLI Digital Collections.

Enoshima Island lies off the coast of Japan's largest island (Honshu), just south of Tokyo and Yokohama. The island is a popular tourist destination thanks to it's sandy beaches, but was once a sanctuary for Benzaiten, the Buddhist goddess of music. This photo of the island at the turn of the 19th century comes from Knox College's Grace Ward Photograph Collection.

 

May 12, 2017
By:

Jenny Dunbar, Archivist, College of DuPage

Fire. Floods. Earthquake. Tornados. Chemical disasters.

It is overwhelming to consider the possibility of these catastrophic events, but as the caretakers of important collections, archivists and librarians must make a plan. Luckily, there are an abundance of models and example disaster plans that one can consult. What follows is a guideline of basics to consider when making a disaster plan as well as links to useful websites that will assist in creating your plan.

May 8, 2017
By: Nicole Swanson

To make the UB Stat 3 and UB Stat 5 report a more valuable collection development tool, CARLI is adding a normalized title field (NORMAL_HEADING_2450) to the monthly results, beginning with the April 2017 data. The NORMAL_HEADING_2450  field makes it possible for library staff to compare requested titles with your library’s collection using newly developed shared SQL.
 
The four new Shared SQL for each report are:

May 3, 2017
By: Debbie Campbell

CARLI has written a new report, “UB Stat 6: All Requests.” This report lists all of the titles that your patrons requested to borrow through I-Share during a date range.
 
A new webpage,UB Stat 6: All Requests, Import Directions, contains a more complete explanation of this report, including step-by-step import directions for Microsoft Excel or Access, considerations for data analysis, and links to shared SQL for request/collection review.
 

May 3, 2017
By: Debbie Campbell


From Curt Teich Postcard Archives Digital Collection (Newberry Library) in CARLI Digital Collections.

Known among deltiologists for pioneering linen postcards and popularizing the large letter style, Curt Teich & Company was a postcard manufacturer in Chicago from 1898 to 1978.

 

 

 

 
 
 

April 28, 2017
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Volunteer for a CARLI Committee: Deadline April 28

Each year CARLI has a number of opportunities to serve on various committees. Service on CARLI committees affords individuals a unique opportunity to use their experience and expertise to help shape the future of the consortium and its services. CARLI is now seeking volunteers to serve on nine advisory committees. Volunteers chosen will serve a three-year term, July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020. Faculty and staff members from all CARLI member libraries, with all levels of experience, are encouraged to apply.

April 26, 2017
By: Michelle Haake

The CARLI Board of Directors election is now underway. All governing member directors should receive their ballot on Monday, April 17. If you did not receive a ballot, please . Your input is valuable to us, please remember to vote.

April 17, 2017
By: Michelle Haake


From: Newberry Library

The Chicago Jewish Community Blue Book
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

April 13, 2017
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From EBR African American Cultural Life (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville) in CARLI Digital Collections.

Avery Brooks, known to some as Captain Benjamin Sisko from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, is seen reading from Henry Dumas' Goodbye, Sweetwater. Dumas was involved with Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's Upward Bound program, and worked with Eugene Redmond, distinguished Emeritus Professor of English at SIUE and poet of the Black Arts Movement. Dumas died in 1968 at the age of 33, shot to death by New York City Transit Police.
 
 

March 31, 2017
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