Health Science Librarians of Illinois

Serving Illinois Health Information Professionals

Officers and Committees

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Officers

  • President (2022-2024)

    Eric Edwards
    Interlibrary Loan Librarian
    Illinois State Library
    Gwendolyn Brooks Building
    300 S. 2nd Street
    Springfield, Illinois 62701-1796
    eedwards (at) ilsos (dot) gov

  • Past-President (Nov 2022-2023)

    Cynthia Reynolds
    University of Illinois at Chicago
    Crawford Library of the Health Sciences
    1601 Parkview Ave.Rockford, IL 61107
    (815) 395-5658
    cmreynol (at) uic (dot) edu


  • Secretary (2021-2023)

    Frances Drone-Silvers
    Biomedical Information Specialist
    Carle
    611 W Park St
    Urbana IL 61801
    217-383-4513


  • Treasurer (2022-2024)

    Chair: Jonna Peterson
    Health Sciences Library
    Health Sciences Campus
    Loyola University Chicago
    Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing Center for Collaborative Learning – 1520
    2160 S. First Avenue
    Maywood, IL 60153
    708.216.6328
    jpeterson2 (at) luc (dot) edu

Liasons

HSLI Liason to the Greater Midwest Region

Melissa Hudak (appointed 2020)
OSF Saint Francis Library & Resource Center
530 NE Glen OakPeoria, IL 61637
Phone: (309) 655-2268
melissa (dot) a (dot) hudak (at) osfhealthcare (dot) org

Illinois State Representative on the Health Sciences Libraries Focus Group (organized by the Region 6 NNLM)

Eleanor Truex (2017)

Midwest Chapter Liaison

Ramune Kubilius
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Galter Health Sciences Library
303 East Chicago AvenueChicago, IL 60611-3008
Phone: (312) 503-1912
Fax: (312) 503-1204
r-kubilius (at) northwestern (dot) edu

Committees

Archives

Maintains the archives of HSLI, and shall send archival materials for storage to the University of Illinois Archives Library, Champaign-Urbana.

Chair: Miranda Shake (2010)
Lakeview College of Nursing Library
903 North Logan Ave.
Danville, IL 61832
Phone 217-709-0927
Fax 217-709-0955
mshake (at) lakeviewcol (dot) edu

Bylaws

Reviews the Bylaws every two years and make recommendations to the membership. The Chair of the Bylaws Committee shall serve as Parliamentarian of the organization.

Molly Horio
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Library & Resource Center
530 NE Glen OakPeoria, IL 61637
Phone 309-655-2269
Fax 309-655-6997
molly.a.horio (at) osfhealthcare (dot) org

Helen Knoll Jira Scholarship Endowment Ad Hoc Committee

Holly Hudson
Stacey Knight-Davis
Jonna Peterson
Graham Stephenson
Christine Weber

Conference Committee

Plans the annual meeting

Statewide Conference Planning Committee Guidelines

Legislative

Fosters awareness of the progress of and the implications for state and federal legislation as they relate to health sciences librarianship. The Committee may submit recommendations for a legislative platform to the membership, and may recommend individual or group actions, as appropriate.

Co-Chair: Lesley Wolfgang

Co-Chair: Carmen Howard
Library of the Health Sciences - Peoria One Illini Drive, P.O. Box 1649
Peoria, IL 61656

Marketing and Recruitment

Vacant

Membership

Responsible for membership development and renewal, maintaining a membership directory, and maintaining a list of life members.

Chair: Jonna Peterson
Health Sciences Library
Health Sciences Campus
Loyola University Chicago
Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing Center for Collaborative Learning – 1520
2160 S. First Avenue
Maywood, IL 60153
708.216.6328
jpeterson2 (at) luc (dot) edu


Newsletter

Prepares the HSLI Newsletter

Co-Editor: Eric Edwards
Illinois State Library
Gwendolyn Brooks Building
300 S. 2nd Street
Springfield, Illinois 62701-1796
217-558-1928
EEdwards (at) ilsos(dot) net

Co-Editor: Joyce Pallinger
Aurora University
Phillips Library
347 S. Gladstone Ave.
Aurora, IL 60506


Nominating and Elections Committee

Prepares the slate of candidates for the annual election of HSLI officers. The Committee shall also conduct the election.

Chair: Elizabeth (Betsy) Sterner
Health Sciences & Science Librarian
Founders Memorial Library FO 311
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115
esterner (at) niu (dot) edu


Web Site

Maintains the HSLI web site and electronic communications.

Webmaster: Stacey Knight-Davis
Eastern Illinois University
Booth Library
600 Lincoln Ave.
Charleston, IL 61920
217-581-7549
slknight (at) eiu (dot) edu

Listserv Moderator: Linda Feinberg
Evanston Hospital
Webster Library
2650 Ridge Ave.
Evanston, IL 60201
(847) 570-2651
lfeinberg (at) northshore (dot) org