Groups that met at the November 2nd CARLI Forum "New Directions for the CARLI Collections Awards"
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Groups that met at the November 2nd CARLI Forum "New Directions for the CARLI Collections Awards"
Access and Analysis
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Analysis of Utilization Patterns of E-Resources in CARLI Academic Libraries
- Sharon Hu, Chicago State University
The utilization of E-Resources subscribed by the libraries, including those through CARLI, will be analyzed in a period of three years (2005-2007). This project will benefit CARLI libraries by evaluating the effectiveness of both individual libraries’ and state-wide e-resources and by setting the groundwork investigating more efficient ways to share e-resources among CARLI libraries. The initial participants are Chicago State University, Illinois Institute of Technology, Northern Illinois University and Illinois State University. - Charles Uth, Illinois Institute of Technology
I am interested in analyzing the overall strength of subject collections statewide as well as at individual libraries using the "brief tests" methodology developed by Howard White to estimate the RLG conspectus levels. - A Print on Demand partnership (a "green" project!), based on the work that former publisher, Jason Epstein, is doing.
- Student newspapers during the 1960s when students became more environmentally conscious
- Transferring state microfilm/microfiche documents from the Illinois EPA, as an example, to digital format
- An Access & Analysis project looking at how many special collections are cataloged in OCLC was also discussed.
Making more collections available at the collection level is needed as well as analyzing which finding aids are available online. A statewide database of finding aids was raised as a possibility, but the lack of a software standard was viewed as a deterrent. - Cataloging backloads, particularly with serials.
- Web 2.0 projects in special collections areas
- Training programs for volunteers (the lack of volunteers in state institutions was noted)
- Using FLIKR to identify photographs
- Putting links about collections into Wikipedia
- possible areas/topics include governmental policy; corporate policy; grassroots efforts.
- Gabrielle Toth, Chicago State University
- Chalermsee Olson, Northern Illinois University
- Carolyn A. Sheehy, North Central College -- cross-border studies
- Linda McEwan, Elgin CC
- Frances Whaley, Illinois Valley CC
- Gabrielle Toth, Chicago State
- Brent Eckert, Rock Valley CC
- Carolyn Sheehy, North Central College
- Linda McEwan, Elgin CC
- I am hoping to recruit for this group. - Frances Whaley, Illinois Valley Community College
- Chris Sweet, Heartland
- Carolyn Sheehy, North Central
- Arlene Dueker, Kaskaskia
- Martin Kong, CSU
- Arlene Dueker, Kaskaskia
- Literature/environmental focus
- William Baker, NIU
- Elizabeth Ruane, DePaul
- Sue Peterson, Benedictine
- Art/green art, resources, materials, processes
- Nancy Weichert
- Art/eco art, environmental art, recycled materials
- Kathleen Lonbom, ISU
- Architecture/green, sustainable
- Kim Hale
- Book arts
- Therese Dickman
- Music/global
- Kathleen Haefliger
- Therese Dickman, SIUE, Architectual Artifacts Louis Sullivan
- Jane Hopkins, Greenville, Secondary school textbooks on environment, science, earth science
- Beverly Meyer, Chicago State, Environmental education (theory and practice)
- Raeann Dossett, Parkland College, Green buildings and environmental activism on campus
- Pamela M. Salela, UIS, Children's Environmental Literature
- Fatemeh Asadi, CSU, business policies
- Emily Prather, North Central, government/business policies/practices in Latin America
- Amy Weidner, Benedictine, government/business policies/practices in China
- Azungwe Kwembe, CSU, environmental racisim
- Dan Blewett, COD, "Green" products
- Cindy Ingold, UIUC, political science or global studies
- Joe Mullarkey, Moraine Valley CC, minorities and the environment
- Kathryn Maier-O'Shea, North Park, public transportation
- Sister Rita Stalzer, Loyola, eco-feminism
- Linda Carlisle, SIUE, environmental ethics, politics, & policy
- Karen Becker, Kankakee, eco-tourism
- Stephanie Davis-Kahl, IWU, impact of the environment on mental health
- John Dorr, Illinois Institute of Technology, topic open
- Todd Spires, Bradley U., biomechanical engineering, green engineering in general
- Diane Hudson, SIU-E, green roofs, green building techniques
- Melody Allison, UIUC, green roofs
- Cynthia Snyder, Benedictine, green chemistry
- Katie Newman, UIUC, green chemistry, neutrachemicals, biofuels
- Julie Murphy, ISU, green chemistry
- Carol DeBiak, IIT, chemistry
- Cynthia Snyder, Benedictine, river pollution
- Dennis Krieb, LCCC, digitizing ecology publications collection
- Emily Prather, North Central, environmentalism/ecology
- Nancy Weichert, U of I Springfield, environmental films
- Gail Gawlik, St. Francis, invasive plants
- Julie Dahl, St. Francis, greening of campus, ecotourism
- Chad Buckley, ISU, global biodiversity
- Stephanie Davis-Kahl, IWU, impact of environment on mental health
- Jitka Nuryeh, NIU, health and environment
- Sandy Wenner, Rush, climate change
- Carol DeBiek, IIT, climate change
- Todd Spires, Bradley, sustainability
- Emily Prather, North Central, global urban sustainability
- Joe Mullarkey, Moraine Valley, sustainable institutions
- Julie Dahl, St. Francis, greening of campus
- Todd Spires, Bradley U., biomechanical engineering
- Melody Allison, UIUC, alternative medicine
- Stephanie Davis-Kahl, IWU, impact of environment on mental health
- Jitka Nuryeh, NIU, alternative medicine, nutrition, organic food, healing plants, health and environment
- Ramune Kubilius, Northwestern, integrative medicine etc.
- Dennis Krieb, Lewis and Clark CC, digitizing ecology publications collection
- Diane Schmidt, UIUC, digitizing bee stuff
Archives, Special Collections
Kathleen Bloomberg, ISL report that this group talked about the following projects:
Benn Joseph, Benedictine University--
We're interested in creating a proposal that will allow for the creation of a website (or perhaps even a wiki) that acts as a directory of finding aids for the state of Illinois. The cultural institutions of this state have finding aids that exist in many different formats, so a database would be difficult to create and maintain. A linked directory would overcome this issue, and it could be organized by geographical region, collection strength, etc. This portal could then be a jumping off point for other CARLI initiatives. We're also interested in proposing a pilot study that would investigate the feasibility of doing this.
Other issues that were discussed included:
General, Interdisciplinary
Emerging Markets, Emerging Problems: Environmentalism and Globalization in Asia, Latin America and the World
Greening and Browning: Urban, Suburban and Rural Issues
Green Responsibility -- Personal and Professional
The energy crisis: declining traditional sources and emerging alternatives
Environmentally caused disasters--prevention planning, emergency and clean-up management
Humanities
Greening of the Humanities
Project Director: Carol Gulyas, Reference/Instruction Librarian, Columbia College Chicago
Access & analysis grant:
Social Sciences
Green and Sustainable: Education in the 21st Century
Business/Economics and the Environment
Social Issues and the Environment
Science
Green Engineering/Other Engineering
Green Chemistry/Other Chemistry
Environmentalism/Ecology/Biodiversity and More
Climate Change (this could fit with environmentalism above as well)
Sustainability (global, campus and otherwise)
Medicine/Nutrition etc.
Digitization Projects
