CARLI News June 25, 2025

CARLI Annual Meeting, 20th Anniversary Celebration, and Annual Directors Meeting 

Register now to attend the CARLI Annual Meeting and 20th Anniversary Celebration, to be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign. 

There will be a meeting of the CARLI Governing Directors preceding the annual meeting. Directors wanting to attend both meetings need to register at each link.

This year the annual meeting will also be a celebration of CARLI′s 20th Anniversary! We are pleased to announce that Scott Carlson, Senior Writer for The Chronicle of Higher Education, will be our keynote speaker for the event.

The complete agenda will be posted to the event page later this summer. 

We hope you will join us! 

CARLI Committee Appointments and Annual Reports

The appointment process for the 2025-2026 CARLI committees is now complete!
 
Staff from fifty-four member libraries will serve on CARLI Committees in 2025-2026. As in previous years, we will keep the volunteer list on file for any additional openings that may occur this year. We offer our sincere thanks to all those who volunteered to serve on the CARLI committees. To review the committee charges and rosters, visit the Committee Directory in the Governance section of the CARLI web site. 
 
We also encourage you to view the committee's annual reports. The reports detail the activities of each committee and give a big picture of their collaborative efforts.
 
CARLI′s committees play a vital role in the ongoing success of the organization, and the service of all our volunteers maintains the tradition of commitment to developing and maintaining quality programs and services that enhance CARLI′s reputation in Illinois and beyond.
 
The efforts of CARLI committee members provide a critical service to the organization and to all Illinois libraries, and we offer our thanks and deep appreciation for their service.

Building Digital Archives with Minimal Staffing: Recordings and Slides Available

The presentation recording and slides for the Building Digital Archives with Minimal Staffing hosted by the CARLI Archives Task Force are now available.

The Building Digital Archives with Minimal Staffing sessions included:

• Equipment recommendations, Pricing, Scanning, and Post Processing
• Metadata
• Digital Preservation
• Demonstrations of:
  • Collection Builder
  • CONTENTdm
  • Digital Commons
  • Omeka
  • Preservica
• Outreach
• Making the Case for Digitization

Weeding Physical Materials Resource Guide 

The "Weeding Physical Materials Resource Guide" is now live on the CARLI website. Materials in this repository will aid CARLI member institutions in assessing, planning, and undergoing the weeding of their physical collections. This collection of resources on the weeding of physical collections was compiled by the CARLI Collection Management Committee to provide guidance to member libraries. Some of the resources included were submitted by CARLI member libraries and reviewed by the Collection Management Committee, while others were provided as part of the Committee’s multi-part webinar series on weeding which took place in May and June of 2024.

Professional Development Alliance Events

The following programs from the Professional Development Alliance are currently on the calendar. Programs are offered on a wide variety of subjects. Check out everything the alliance is making available to our libraries!

• June 26: Learning with LOUIS: An Introduction to Padlet

• July 2: Summer Digitization Series: From Analog to Digital: The Journey of Digitization
• July 9: Summer Digitization Series: Digitization at the National Archives
• July 16: Summer Digitization Series: Digitization Projects Showcase 1
• July 22: Leadership Series Part 3: Cultural Competence in Leadership
• July 23: Summer Digitization Series: Digitization Projects Showcase 2
• July 24: Summer Book Bash: Dazzling Debuts with J.B. Hwang, Lucas Schaefer, & Penny Zang
• July 31: Summer Book Bash: Book Buzz with Chronicle, Levine Querido & W.W. Norton

To register, visit the CARLI Event Calendar. Recordings of past CARLI-sponsored PDA events are available on the Professional Development Alliance website when permitted by the presenter. 
 
Are you interested in presenting a topic for CARLI members and the Professional Development Alliance? Or would you like to moderate a follow up discussion for an upcoming program? Email us to become more involved in CARLI's continuing education efforts!

Summer Digitization Series: Dive into Digital

CARLI and FLVC are pleased to continue the Summer Digitization Series: Dive into Digital on Wednesdays in July! Gain an understanding of the journey of transforming analog resources into digital formats, learn about digitization at the National Archives and Records Administration, and attend showcases of four spectacular digitization projects at Northwestern University Libraries, University of Chicago Library, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, and Illinois Wesleyan University. Please register for each session of interest.
  
From Analog to Digital: The Journey of Digitization
July 2, 1:00–2:00 p.m. 

This presentation explores the transformative journey from physical to digital formats, using the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida as a case study. We will walk through the step-by-step digitization process, from selection and preparation to capture, metadata creation, and long-term digital access. Attendees will gain insight into the key tools and technologies that power modern digitization workflows. The session will also highlight critical questions institutions should ask before launching a digitization project—such as identifying priorities, planning for scalability, and ensuring accessibility. Whether you′re just beginning or refining your digitization strategy, this session offers practical guidance rooted in real-world experience.

Digitization at the National Archives 
July 9, 1:00–2:00 p.m. 

Denise Henderson will discuss the history of the National Archives and Records Administration's (NARA’s) digitization program, including the design and creation of a state-of-the-art Digitization Center at the agency’s College Park facility. She will also highlight some of the major digitization projects that NARA has undertaken to make more records available online and available to everyone.

Digitization Projects Showcase 1
July 16, 1:00–2:00 p.m. 

The CARLI Preservation Committee is delighted to showcase digitization projects at Illinois libraries as part of the Summer Digitization Webinar Series in partnership with the Florida Virtual Campus. 

Project 1: "Using Multispectral Imaging to Augment Digitized West African Manuscripts" presented by Stephanie Gowler and Nicole Finzer, Northwestern University Libraries

Project 2: "Collaborative Preservation at the Crossroads of Science and History: Digitizing the Barnard Atlas" presented by Christina Miranda, University of Chicago Library. 

Digitization Projects Showcase 2
July 23, 1:00–2:00 p.m. 

Join the CARLI Preservation Committee for a second showcase of impressive digitization projects happening at Illinois libraries. 

Project 1: "Picturing Lincoln: Digitizing a Physical Collection at the ALPLM," presented by Kelsey Wise and Matthew Deihl, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Project 2: "Building a 3D Archival Collection: Experiential Student Learning with the Curtis Trout Collection," presented by Liz Bloodworth, Abigail Mann, and Dagan Turcotte-Cutkomp, Illinois Wesleyan University

Other Library News

OEN Engage!

The Open Education Network community′s annual get-together is happening July 21-25! CARLI is a member of OEN, and all CARLI-member libraries are invited to participate. Browse the program lineup and build your own OEN Engage! adventure with rewarding sessions like these and more:

Train-the-Trainer Sessions

Train-the-Trainer sessions are available for members seeking informed advice and proven strategies to engage faculty on three different open ed topics. Join us and equip yourself with the knowledge and confidence to lead introductory workshops for faculty:

• July 22: Train-the-Trainer: Introduction to OER Adoption Workshop
• July 23: Train-the-Trainer: Introduction to OER Publishing Workshop
• July 24: Train-the-Trainer: Introduction to Open Pedagogy Workshop

Community Engagement Sessions

Your valuable presence and input are at the center of these sessions designed to foster connections and meaningful support within our community:

• July 21: OEN Community Update
• July 21: Scholarship Matchmaking: Facilitating Open Ed Collaborations
• July 25: Cultivating Community in Times of Uncertainty
• July 25: Colleague Connector: Summer Edition

Register by July 11 to boost your open ed strategies and skills, get updated on OEN tools and resources, and most importantly - connect with colleagues and friends.

Maria Emerson Publishes Article Based on CARLI Counts Project

Congratulations to Maria Emerson whose article, " Beyond the Traditional Metrics: Understanding Student Success from the Perspective of Undergraduate Students", has been published in the Journal of Academic Librarianship, an international journal focused on issues germane to college and university libraries.

Emerson's report on her findings during CARLI Counts can be viewed on the CARLI Counts web page.

Upcoming CARLI Events and Meetings

Consult the CARLI calendar to view the current list of meeting times and locations.

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