Information Literacy Outcomes, the Path to College: Community College and High School Librarians Collaborating

On April 30th at 2pm, join us for the next NILRC Information Literacy Committee webinar. Contact Lisa for the Zoom link.

Title: Information Literacy Outcomes, the Path to College: Community College and High School Librarians Collaborating

Presented by Jason Ertz, College of DuPage; Amy Glass, Illinois Central College; and Lisa Pritchard, Jefferson College

This webinar approaches collaboration between high school and community college librarians in two different ways. First, the presenters will discuss the different types of early college (dual credit) opportunities available in Illinois and Missouri. Secondly, they will discuss the collaboration process for high school students who may not be enrolled in early college but still need vital information literacy instruction. Both scenarios will talk about the introduction of the ACRL Framework to high school students, along with providing examples, best practices, and resources.

NILRC Board Election May 9

We will have an election as part of the May 9 Council of Delegates meeting at Lincoln Land Community College. It is your opportunity to select the people who will guide the organization. Anyone from a full member institution is eligible to run for a Board position.

The positions that need to be filled are:
Chair Elect (three year commitment as Chair Elect, Chair and Past Chair)
Recorder (three year term)
Two At Large Members (two year term)

The Board meets remotely every month and is asked to attend the May Council of Delegates meeting to vote on the NILRC Operating Budget for the next year. There is also a one day face to face planning meeting for the Board in July.

Self nominations are encouraged, since people are reluctant to give someone else more work. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NILRCfy20BoardNominations

If you have any questions about being on the Board, please contact any Board member know. Hilary Meyer, Chair, hilarymeyer@triton.edu Frances Whaley, Chair-Elect, frances_whaley@ivcc.edu Karen Becker, Recorder, kbecker@kcc.edu Scott Drone-Silvers, Treasurer, sdronesi@lakelandcollege.edu Terra Jacobson, Past Chair, jacobsont6@morainevalley.edu Spencer Brayton, At Large, sbrayton@waubonsee.edu Bryan Clark, At Large, bryan.clark@icc.edu Ashtin Trimble, At Large, trimblea@bhc.edu Amanda Wiesenhofer, At Large, amanda.wiesenhofer@llcc.edu

Have a thorny issue? NILRC members can help!

Dear Members,

Do you have a thorny issue to discuss, but aren’t sure if you can attend NILRC’s Council of Delegates Meeting on May 9?

You can! ALL employees of NILRC Member Institutions are welcome to attend the Council of Delegates Meeting.

In addition to holding our annual business meeting, we also have some great professional development programming planned. Converse with wonderful people and see if you’d like to become more involved by serving on a NILRC committee or the Board.

Please reach out to me, any member of the NILRC Board, or our fabulous Business Manager, Lisa Sikora, if you have questions.

Thanks,

Hilary

CALL FOR THORNY ISSUES

Listserv Live!

Thursday, May 9, 2019

NILRC Council of Delegates Meeting
Lincoln Land Community College
Springfield, IL

Do you ever wish you could have a listserv discussion in person?

NILRC will be flipping the script this year on conference presentations. With Listserv Live!, you are invited to engage in a lively f2f discussion with many of your listserv bffs. Obtain the collective wisdom synchronously and avoid having to apologize for cross-postings, wait for follow-ups, or accidentally hit the dreaded “reply all.” NILRC will even collect and share all of the responses with the group, so you don’t have to.

How to submit your thorny issue:

Please complete the following, and send via email to NILRC Chair Hilary Meyer by March 22:

Dear Collective Wisdom:

· The objective I'm trying to meet is:

· My thorny issue is as follows:

· I need specific advice on:

· Name and Institution:

That’s it! You don’t have to prepare slides, handouts, a presentation, or even anticipate questions. Just come ready to engage.

Deadline for submissions is Friday, March 22, 2019.

Notification of acceptance by Wednesday, March 27, 2019.

Questions? Clarifications? Concerns? Let’s talk.

Registration Open for Learning Innovations Conference

Registration is now open for the ILCCO/NILRC Learning Innovations Conference!

The conference will be held on Friday, April 26 from 9am-3pm at Richland Community College’s Carroll Center for Innovative Learning (Decatur, IL).

Please register for this event through this link by April 15.

Looking forward to you joining us at this event!

Traci Van Prooyen, Ed.D
Director of Online Learning and Instructional Technologies
Heartland Community College
1500 W Raab Rd – SCB 2301
309.268.8288