EIU library services dean named Illinois academic librarian of the year Oct 11, 2008
The award is given annually by the Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries. The Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries of Illinois sponsors the monetary award on behalf of the association to individuals who have performed outstanding service for the Forum and for the Illinois Library Association, as well as providing leadership and exemplary library service in an academic setting. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Humorist to add to festivities surrounding Perry inaugural Nov 5, 2007
Panelists are to include Rob Miller, university counsel; James Tidwell, journalism; Charles Delman, mathematics and computer science/UPI; Jocelyn Tipton, Booth Library/president, Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries; Karen Swenson, political science; and Ryan Morrison, sociology undergraduate student. Admission to both Cassis talk and to the forum is free and open to the public. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Online revolution in higher education Oct 16, 2007
"In the hard sciences, what really matters is what's published today, the latest information is the cutting edge of knowledge," said Mary Jane Petrowski, associate director with the Chicago-based Association of College and Research Libraries. "But what people in humanities are doing is creating new interpretations of texts that can be 500 years old. Nothing ever goes out of style," she said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
It’s ‘through the roof’ Jan 9, 2007
In 2004-05, the first year USU had to report official online numbers to the Association of College and Research Libraries, Elsweiler said its library Web page had 2. 7 million hits. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)