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From Peoria Historical Society Image Collection (Bradley University) in CARLI Digital Collections

Just in time for Valentine’s Day!

February 13, 2013
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February 8, 2013
By: Elizabeth Clarage


Page 11, 1999 Spring, from Forte Literary Magazine (Illinois College) in CARLI Digital Collections

 

Nope, not the student artwork on the right. This week’s featured image is the creative writing piece on the left, "Art" by Julienne La Croix.

February 6, 2013
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From Sculpture Collection (Lewis & Clark Community College) in CARLI Digital Collections

January 16, 2013
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Most damage to library materials is a result of normal use and abuse including torn pages, broken spines and annotations applied by thoughtless patrons. Occasionally, however, library conservators and preservation specialists encounter surprising, amusing, or outrageous kinds of damage. Below are just a few examples of usual damages encountered recently by preservation staff at CARLI member libraries.

January 14, 2013
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Sheet music cover of The Goddess of Liberty, composer Joseph E. Howard, 1909, illustration by Starmer

January 9, 2013
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December 20, 2012
By: Elizabeth Clarage

The presentations and handouts from the 2012 CARLI Annual Meeting are now available.

November 19, 2012
By: Margaret Chambers

From Postcard Collection (Lewis University) in CARLI Digital Collections Postcards are trophies of travel. It was interesting to explore this digital collection that includes primarily postcards of Joliet, Illinois, a place not far from my own home. Browsing the collection, I came to the realization that the Illinois State Prison was (is?) a tourist destination for visitors to Joliet.

November 8, 2012
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A new podcast, "Selection System 101: Everything you need to know to work with the CARLI Selection System" is now available on the CARLI web site. The 14-minute podcast covers the basics of navigating within the system and the e-resources that are available to the libraries there. (The podcast runs best using the Firefox, Chrome or Safari Internet browsers.)

October 9, 2012
By: Margaret Chambers

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