University Library Information Bulletin

LIB-Jan. 18, 2006 - #E-03

2006 ILA Elections
Announcing the Illinois Library Association 2006 election timeline and candidates. Polls will open on April 1, 2006, and all current ILA members as of April 1, 2006, are eligible to vote in the 2006 election, either online or via paper ballot.

Members who change their e-mail addresses prior to April 1, 2006, can update their information by visiting the ILA website, calling (312) 644-1896, or e mailing Kristy. Please state on the subject line "update my e-mail address."

You can request a paper ballot (from Jan. 17, 2005 to March 31, 2006). Ballots return Deadline (April 30, 2006 at 11:59 p.m.). Paper ballots will be sent to members who request them prior to March 31, 2006, by calling (312) 644-1896 or sending an e-mail to Kristy. Members who do not have an e-mail address at home or work, may consider signing up for a free e-mail account from a service, such as Yahoo.

The ILA Nominating Committee has announced the candidates for election in the spring of 2006.

For vice-president/president-elect (three-year term beginning July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2009):
Bradley F. Baker, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago
Charlotte Johnson, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Board of Directors (three-year term beginning July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2009). A candidate from each pairing will be elected in accordance with the ILA bylaws as amended at the 1998 ILA Annual Conference; a total of four directors will be elected to serve three-year terms on the ILA board.

Director-at-Large:
Vandella Brown, Illinois State Library, Springfield
Emily Guss, University of Illinois at Chicago

Director-at-Large:
Arlis Dittmer, Blessing Health Professions Library, Quincy
Jocelyn Tipton, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston

Director-at-Large:
Regina McBride, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Christine Stupegia, Sparta Public Library

Director-at-Large:
Bleue Benton, Oak Park Public Library
Jamie Bukovac, Indian Prairie Public Library, Darien

ALA Councilor:
Richard A. Chartrand, East Alton Public Library District
Tina Hubert, Lewis & Clark Library System, Edwardsville

Any ILA member wishing to be added to the ballot by petition may call the ILA office at (312) 644-1896), for information.

Public Forum Registration
The IUAG is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the Public Services Forum to be held on Friday, February 24 at Kankakee Community College in Kankakee, IL.

All I-Share (ILCSO) library staff interested in public services are welcome and encouraged to attend. There is no cost for attendance, but registration is required.
Topics include discussions about the findings of the Web Voyage Usability Task Force, End User Instruction Committee Camtasia project, SFX, Webfeat, RSS feeds, a look at the public view of the catalog, and Web Voyage OPAC customization. Brief remarks by Susan Singleton, the new Assistant Vice President and Executive Director of CARLI are also planned.

Visit their website for more information, including the tentative agenda, directions, and the online registration form.

Please contact the CARLI Office if you have any questions about this forum.

Please note: We ask that presenters and planning committee members also register for the forum.

On The ARL Server (Jan. 16 , 2006)
News and Publications
SPARC Partners with Science Commons to Provide Web Enhancements to SPARC Author Addendum

Government Documents Update, Report at the October 2005 ARL Membership Meeting by Ken Frazier and Shirley Baker

ARL Committee and Task Force Roster, January 2006

• ARL Events at the ALA Midwinter Meeting, San Antonio, January 2006
• SPARC-ACRL Forum at ALA Midwinter: Authors and Authority: Perspectives on Negotiating Licenses and Copyright, Jan. 21, 2006, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Meetings and Professional Development Opportunities
? LibQUAL+™ 2005 Results Meeting, Jan. 23, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m., no charge

Register for LibQUAL+ Workshops at ALA Midwinter 2006
? LibQUAL+™ 2006 Introductory Workshop, Jan. 23, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., no charge
? Understanding Mean Comparisons and Relations with Your LibQUAL+™ Data, Jan. 24, 8 a.m.-11 a.m., $50
• LibQUAL+ International Workshop, Feb. 2-3, 2006, University of Westminster, London, UK
• Living the Future 6: WOW!--Where Next? cosponsored by the University of Arizona Libraries, ARL, and ACRL in Tucson, Arizona, April 5-8, 2006
• ARL/ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication, hosted by UCLA, July 12-14, 2006

Frequently Used Web sites:

UIC Library:

UIC Library Home Page

About the Library
Note:  This site is updated regularly.

CITY2000
A collection of photographs from more than 200 photographers spending 365 days canvassing the city and chronicling its people, places and personality.

Special Collections and University Archives

Employee of the Month Award @ UIC Library

Library All-Staff Meetings

Library Faculty Committees

Library Hours

Library News:
The Library's Electronic Newsletter on Acquisitions and Initiatives

ULIB Search Engine

Others:

ACCC Servers
This page lists the availability of ACCC run servers like tigger, mailserv, icarus, calendar, etc.

CIC
An academic consortium of twelve major teaching and research universities in the Midwest.

CRL
A consortium of North American universities, colleges, and independent research libraries acquiring and preserving traditional and digital resources for research and teaching, making them available to member institutions through interlibrary loan and electronic delivery.

ICCMP
Works to meet the diverse information needs of faculty, students, and other library users in Illinois by encouraging cooperative library activity in order to make the best use of resources.

IDAL
Building a collection of full-text and full-image electronic resources that support instruction, study, and research by students, faculty and staff in all eligible Illinois institutions of higher education.

ILA Reporter
(a bimonthly newsletter of the Illinois Library Association)

ILCSO
Enhances and expands access to and effectively utilize information resources through collaborative partnerships among ILCSO members and with the Illinois Library community.

Important Web sites

Caxton Club
Includes information of current area exhibits, special library programs and events of bibliographic interest and speaker schedules for members luncheons/dinners.

Chicago Area Archivists
Includes information on programs and events taking place at archives and manuscript repositories in the greater Chicagoland area.

Chicago Botanic Garden
Promotes gardens and gardening since 1890.

Field Museum
An accumulation and dissemination of knowledge, and the preservation and exhibition of objects illustrating art, archeology, science and history.

HistoryMakers
Committed to preserving, developing and providing easy access to an internationally recognized, archival collection of thousands of African American video oral histories.

Libary Mosaics: The Magazine for Support Staff
It's our electronic subscription to a magazine specifically geared to library classified staff.

Newberry Library
Includes information on programs for the public and a calendar of weekly events.

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