(via Frances Drone-Silvers, HSLI Secretary, and Peggy Carey, National University of Health Sciences) Join us for the October Coffee & Conversation – an opportunity to visit virtually with your colleagues – for a chance to hear what’s new, what’s exciting, and what’s challenging. It will take place on Thursday, October 17, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM…
Information on Keynote Speaker and Continuing Education Sessions Available for 2024 HSLI Conference (Online Wed., Oct. 23 – Fri., Oct. 25)–Registration Deadline Mon., Oct. 21
(via Laura Killingsworth, Illinois State University) Please join us for the Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Conference, taking place virtually from Wednesday, October 23, through Friday, October 25. We have a wonderful slate of speakers, continuing education events, and poster and lightning talk sessions. Here’s what you can expect from our keynote and continuing education courses: Wednesday, October 23: Thursday, October 24: Friday,…
Call for Public Comment and Endorsement: CARLI Statement on the Importance of Librarians in Academic Libraries
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) At its September, 2024, meeting, the CARLI Governance Board discussed the growing national climate of budget cuts, mergers, and closures in higher education, for colleges and their libraries. In response to this disturbing trend, the Board approved the Statement on the Importance of Librarians in Academic Libraries. With this statement specifically,…
ACRL Science and Technology Section Book Club Holding Next Meeting Online Fri., Nov. 22, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT, to Discuss How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems that Shape Our World
via Hannah Gascho Rempel, Oregon State University) Interested in joining the ACRL STS (Science and Technology Section) Book Club? Feel free to join us for our next book, How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems that Shape Our World, by Deb Chachra. We will meet online Friday, November 22, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. If you would…
Save the Date: STELLA (Science, Technology, and Engineering Library Leaders in Action) Unconference Online Fri., Dec. 13
(via Jeffra Diane Bussmann–California State University, East Bay) The 2024 STELLA (Science, Technology, and Engineering Library Leaders in Action) Unconference is taking place virtually on Friday, December 13. This free event welcomes current or aspiring science, technology, engineering and medical/health librarians and those interested in STEM librarianship! In the unconference spirit, you will drive the agenda and determine…
Registration Open for ACRL STS College Science Librarians Virtual Discussion “Where are you from? Where are you going? Careers in Science Librarianship.”–Thurs., Nov. 7, at 1:00 PM CDT
(via Mark Chalmers, University of Cincinnati) Please join us for the next ACRL STS (Science and Technology Section) College Science Librarians Virtual Discussion on Thursday, November 7, at 1:00 PM CDT. Hear what is happening with colleagues from far and wide and share strategies that have worked for you in the ever-changing STEM librarianship space. This…
Save the (New) Date for Illinois Open Education Summit 2025, “Building an Open Future: Supporting and Expanding Open Education Across Illinois”–Now Scheduled for Mon., April 7, in Normal
(via Dr. Dee Anna Phares, Northern Illinois University) Please save the (new) date for the Illinois Open Education Summit 2025, “Building an Open Future: Supporting and Expanding Open Education Across Illinois”. It will take place on Monday, April 7, at the Illinois State University Alumni Center in Normal, IL. The Illinois Open Education Summit seeks to…
Registration Open for New Offering of NAMI Mental Health First Aid Training–Tues., Nov. 19, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM, at Bloomington Public Library
(via RAILS) Since the Wednesday, October 23, training session in Burr Ridge is nearly full, an additional NAMI Mental Health First Aid training offering will take place on Tuesday, November 19, from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CDT, at the Bloomington (IL) Public Library. NAMI Mental Health First Aid is an empowering course that teaches you…
Call for Submissions: “Biz of Digital” Column in Upcoming Issues of Against the Grain
(via Michelle Flinchbaugh–University of Maryland, Baltimore County) “Biz of Digital” is a column in Against the Grain. It features discussions by working librarians on digital collections, digital repositories, digital scholarship, data services, and technology. Its audience is librarians in all types of libraries and vendors of products, services, and systems that support library digital services. Its…
Registration Open for ALA eLearning Asynchronous Online Course “American Sign Language for Library Staff: Level 2”–Mon., Oct. 7 – Sun., Nov. 17
(via ALA) Registration is open for the six-week ALA eLearning asynchronous online course “American Sign Language for Library Staff: Level 2”. It will take place fromMonday, October 7, to Sunday, November 17. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Level up your knowledge of American Sign Language (ASL) along with your library’s…