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Goodbye PALS. Hello RAILS…

Submitted by Michael Piper on June 30, 2011 - 7:59am
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Thank you for your support and encouragement of PALS over the years. All of us at PALS are grateful for the opportunity to serve you, and we cherish all the great memories. On this last day of operations for PALS, you may be wondering: What happens tomorrow, when RAILS launches?

Throughout the past twelve months, as representatives from ALS, DLS, MLS, NSLS and PALS have worked on the merger, maintaining member services has been a top priority. So on RAILS’ first day of operations tomorrow, we will strive to provide the same level of service to which you are accustomed.

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ILLINET interlibrary loan survey

Submitted by PALS Staff on June 24, 2011 - 12:59pm
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The FY 2011 ILLINET Interlibrary Loan & Reciprocal Borrowing Statistical Survey is available at http://collect.btol.com for completion. Data submitted should cover the fiscal year July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. The Survey will be closed on September 30, 2011.

If you have questions, please follow these guidelines:

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Shakespeare art exhibit @ Moline PL

Submitted by PALS Staff on June 17, 2011 - 3:41pm
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In conjunction with the library's 2011 Summer Reading Program, "A Midsummer Knight’s Read", an exhibition of artwork by Black Hawk College Art Professor Emeritus, Bill Hannan, will be on display in the Reher Art Gallery at Moline Public Library.

The Art of Shakespeare and His Characters
June and July 2011
Reher Art Gallery, First Floor Meeting Room Hall
Moline Public Library

Merger Transition Board meeting June 9

Submitted by PALS Staff on June 4, 2011 - 1:24pm
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The Merger Transition Board meets at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 9. The main meeting location is Metropolitan Library System in Burr Ridge, with videoconference connections with several other locations. Details and the meeting agenda are available at:

http://www.systemsmerger.info/meeting/436

"Beyond Print" lecture

Submitted by PALS Staff on June 4, 2011 - 12:46pm
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Northwestern University Library has scheduled a new Scholarly Communication lecture, free to the public, on June 13, at 3:30 p.m.

Jane Bunker, Director of the Northwestern University Press, will be speaking on "Beyond Print: Transforming the University Press."

The lecture will take place in Ver Steeg Lounge (located on the third floor of University Library), 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL. For more information, please email als [at] northwestern [dot] edu, or call Academic Liaison Services at 847-491-5622.

RAILS Board Election - Vote Now

Submitted by PALS Staff on May 27, 2011 - 6:23am
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Voting for the Reaching Across Illinois Library System Board of Directors is open through noon on June 10. Only one ballot is permitted from each library agency.

If you are authorized to cast the single ballot for your organization, go to http://www.systemsmerger.info/node/add/ballot.

For profiles of all candidates, visit http://www.systemsmerger.info/candidate/profiles.

Crerar Library symposium on library instruction

Submitted by PALS Staff on May 13, 2011 - 8:27am
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The John Crerar Library of the University of Chicago is pleased to announce that online registration for the Second Biennial Kathleen A. Zar Symposium "We’re Teaching, But How Do We Know If They’re Learning?" is now open. The program is scheduled from 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 3, 2010. Registration cost is $70.00 and includes continental breakfast, lunch buffet and conference materials. 

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Wilson OmniFile Select training

Submitted by PALS Staff on May 13, 2011 - 8:19am
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Participants in the statewide Wilson Select Plus subscription - which is being transitioned to OmniFile Select on WilsonWeb - may be interested in H.W. Wilson's free training webinar:

OmniFile Full Text Select
Wednesday, May 25 - 10:00 a.m. CDT
An essential resource for libraries, OmniFile Full Text Select provides precise indexing to more than 2,900 core full-text journals in the arts, business, education, humanities, law, and science.

To register, visit: http://www.hwwilson.com/training/

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Davenport Public Library branch earns LJ recognition

Submitted by Michael Piper on May 13, 2011 - 6:39am
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Congratulations to the Davenport Public Library. DPL’s Eastern Branch Library received an Honorable Mention in Library Journal’s “Landmark Libraries” list. LJ's top ranking went to the Poplar Creek Public Library in Streamwood, a Chicago suburb.

 

Secretary of State and State Librarian OKs system merger

Submitted by Michael Piper on May 11, 2011 - 2:21pm
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Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has approved the merger of five northern and central Illinois library systems. The new Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) is slated to begin on July 1, 2011. The merging Illinois library systems are: Alliance Library System (ALS), DuPage Library System (DLS), Metropolitan Library System (MLS), North Suburban Library System (NSLS), and the Prairie Area Library System (PALS).

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