(via Peggy Carey, National University of Health Sciences) Have you heard, read, or seen something that you’d like to discuss with your peers? Plan to join us for the next meeting of the HSLI Journal Club on Tuesday, November 14, at 3:00 PM CDT, via Zoom, for an informal discussion of a selected publication, podcast, blogpost, or presentation. Please post your suggestions…
Registration Open for Upcoming CARLI Professional Development Alliance Webinar Offerings Starting in Early October
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) CARLI is pleased to share the following upcoming PDA (Professional Development Alliance) offerings. Library Carpentry Workshop Series Library Carpentry workshops focus on building software and data skills within library and information-related communities. Our goal is to empower people in libraries to use software and data in their own work and to…
Registration Open for Asynchronous ALA eLearning Course “Inside Interlibrary Loan: Basics for a New Millennium”–Mon., Oct. 30 – Fri., Dec. 1
(via the American Library Association) Registration is open for the asynchronous ALA eLearning Course “Inside Interlibrary Loan: Basics for a New Millennium”. It will last from Monday, October 30, to Friday, December 1. Please see below for more details, including the link to registration As library shelving and physical collections continue to diminish, electronic resource collections…
Reminder: Registration for Midwest Chapter of Medical Library Association Conference (Online Wed., Oct. 11 – Fri., Oct. 13) Closes Tues., Oct. 10, at 12:00 PM CDT
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Registration for the Midwest / MLA (Medical Library Association) 2023 Conference is now open. The meeting will take place online from Wednesday, October 11, to Friday, October 13. The keynote speaker is Kayte Spector-Bagdady, JD, MBe. She will speak on “Data Sharing for…
Registration Open for MLA – Ovid/Wolters Kluwer Webinar “Doing more while avoiding burnout: Helping medical librarians balance emerging demand”–Wed., Oct. 4, at 12:00 PM CDT
(via the Medical Library Association) Medical librarians contribute significantly to improved patient outcomes and overall healthcare quality. They play a critical role in ensuring clinicians have the latest evidence-based information needed to provide the best possible patient care. The volume of healthcare information grows daily, with estimates that by 2025, the compound annual growth rate…
Registration Open for Virtual Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries (MIRL) 2023–Thurs., Nov. 16, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM CDT
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The MIRL (Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries) symposium planning committee is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the third annual free virtual event, scheduled to take place via WebEx on Thursday, November 16, from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM…
ILA Annual Conference (Tues., Oct. 24 – Thurs, Oct. 26, in Springfield) Features Programming Designed for Academic Librarians, Including IACRL Luncheon
(via the Illinois Library Association) Join us at this year’s ILA Annual Conference for specialized programming designed specifically for academic library professionals. The conference is scheduled to take place from Tuesday, October 24, to Thursday, October 26, 2023, at the BOS Center in Springfield, IL. IACRL @ ILA Programming has been carefully crafted with academic librarians in…
Call for Nominations: Newspapers for Digitization as Part of National Digital Newspaper Program–Deadline Sat., Sept. 30
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI, on behalf of Shelby Strommer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The Illinois Newspaper Project (INP) is now accepting nominations for newspapers to be digitized as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP), funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. All Illinois cultural heritage institutions (including libraries,…
Registration Open for Georgia Library Association’s Carterette Series Webinar “E-Resource Assessment: Flexible, Transparent, and Sustainable Strategies”–Wed., Oct. 25, at 1:00 PM CDT
(via Emily Williams, Georgia State University) Registration is open for the Georgia Library Association’s Carterette Series Webinar “E-Resource Assessment: Flexible, Transparent, and Sustainable Strategies”. It will take place on Wednesday, October 25, at 1:00 PM CDT. The webinar is free. Description: This webinar will discuss strategies for implementing an e-resource collection assessment plan that is…
Call for Participation: Survey on STEM Librarians Who Do Not Have a STEM Degree
(via Kelly Durkin Ruth, United States Naval Academy) Are you a STEM librarian without a STEM degree? If so, you’re invited to participate in a study designed to capture the experiences and perspectives of STEM librarians without STEM degrees in their own words. Participation involves taking one screening survey and completing one interview. The survey…