About IDEALS

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Getting Started with IDEALS

Frequently Asked Questions

Policies and Guidelines

Preservation Policy and
Format Support

Staff and Project Information

IDEALS Staffing and Committees

IDEALS has two full time staff based in the University Library

• Sarah Shreeves, Coordinator
• Tim Donohue, Research Programmer

In addition, Cindy Ingold, Women and Gender Studies Librarian, spends 25% of her time on faculty liaison work. Matt Cordial, a research programmer in the Grainger Engineering Library, also contributes 30% of his time to IDEALS.

The IDEALS Steering Committee is:

• Mike Grady (ex-officio)
• Paula Kaufman (co-chair)
• Wynne Korr ( School of Social Work )
• Rob Pennington (NCSA)
• Beth Sandore (ex-officio)
• Sarah Shreeves (ex-officio)
• Peter Siegel (co-chair)
• John Unsworth (GSLIS)

The IDEALS Working Group is:

• Lanny Arvan (CITES)
• Bob Burger (Library)
• Tim Donohue (Library)
• Mike Grady (CITES, co-chair)
• Cindy Ingold (Library)
• Joanne Kaczmarek (Library)
• Sue Lewis (CITES)
• Bill Mischo (Library)
• Bruce Rosenstock (LAS)
• Beth Sandore (Library, co-chair)
• Sarah Shreeves (Library)
• Peggy Steele (Library)
• Tom Teper (Library)

Project Information

IDEALS is a six year initiative of the University Library and CITES with funding from the Office of the Provost.

For more background about IDEALS see the white paper that initiated IDEALS: Illinois Digital Scholarship: Preserving and Accessing the Digital Past, Present and Future.

The project charter is also available. For lots of detailed information see the IDEALS project wiki.

Contact Information

For general information, including how you can get involved, email Sarah Shreeves, Coordinator for the IDEALS Initiative, or call her at 244-3877 or 217-333-4648.

For technical information, email Tim Donohue, Research Programmer for the IDEALS Initiative, or call him at 217-333-4648.