CARLI is seeking volunteers to serve on advisory committees. Volunteers chosen will serve a three-year term, July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026. CARLI is also seeking volunteers to serve on a new Archives Task Force as approved by the CARLI Board at their March 10 meeting. The initial term of the task force will be one year; terms may be extended as needed to complete their work. The application period will close on May 5 at 5:00 p.m. Faculty and staff members from all CARLI member libraries, with all levels of experience, are encouraged to apply.
CARLI News
March 14, 2023
CARLI is seeking nominations for candidates to fill seats on the CARLI Governance Board (formerly called the Board of Directors.) The Board is the governing authority of the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois.
CARLI Governing Members will elect one Board member from each of three specified constituencies (public universities, community colleges, and private colleges and universities). Candidates receiving the most votes for each constituency will serve three-year terms, July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026.
March 13, 2023
The CARLI Office Has Moved!
CARLI has completed the move to our new office space at 1704 Interstate Drive, Champaign, in the Illinois Heartland Library System building. CARLI now occupies our own designated space in the building, and will share the training/conference space with IHLS. The new space offers us significant cost savings that can be directed back into programs and services that serve all of the patrons and staff at our member libraries.
Effective immediately, our new address is:
February 22, 2023
Amended CARLI Bylaws Approved
CARLI's Bylaws have been amended by an overwhelming vote of the Governing members that concluded on December 15, 2022. The new Bylaws took effect on January 1, 2023.
The Bylaws include some notable amendments:
January 25, 2023
Illinois SCOERs Call for Proposals: Round 3
CARLI is excited to announce one final round of the Illinois SCOERs Sub-grants for the Creation of Open Educational Resources, made possible from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) in the U.S. Department of Education.
December 14, 2022
CARLI Counts Cohort 4 Application Deadline Extended
We are excited to announce that there will be a CARLI Counts Cohort 4 in 2023! Institutions with both program newcomers and alumni are encouraged to apply.
October 26, 2022
On Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 5:30pm, some CARLI services experienced an unexpected service interruption for approximately 10 minutes. Services affected included the CARLI website, the ILDS website, the CARLI Selection System, CARLI’s Explore More Illinois authentication service, and CARLI’s ticket tracking system.
October 26, 2022
CARLI’s Technical Services Committee has identified a need to provide increased opportunities for cataloging training that meets different levels of staff and combines expert training with discussion. OCLC’s existing nine-module Connexion client training is a recognized source of quality training. The Committee will supplement these training modules with live discussion sessions in the Collection Client Training Q&A Series, giving those that view the training modules a venue to answer questions they may have about content covered in each module.
October 14, 2022
Register Now: 2022 CARLI Annual Meeting and Directors' Meeting
Please join us for the 2022 CARLI Annual Meeting to be held Friday, November 4 at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign. We are excited about our keynote speaker, Victor Jones Jr.. Victor Jones Jr. (he/him/his) serves as the Director of DEIA for the University Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he provides leadership and advocacy within the Library to promote a workplace culture that supports all aspects of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. Prior to this role, Jones worked as a graduate recruiter for the iSchool at Illinois, where he built pipelines and created programming to diversify BIPOC student access to the information professions. The afternoon will feature table talks to gather input about the CARLI Strategic Plan. Staff at all CARLI member libraries are encouraged to attend. The agenda and registration are available from the event page.
September 28, 2022
CARLI Welcomes New Staff
Please join CARLI in welcoming staff members, Martin Kong and Marisa Tolbert, who joined us in August. Martin, coming to us from Chicago State University is new to User Services and Marisa, from Lincoln College, is joining the E-Resources team.
We are so excited to have them both!
August 31, 2022