(via Miranda Shake, Lakeview College of Nursing; original message from Dr. Stephen Greenberg, National Library of Medicine) The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is undertaking a strategic planning process and is soliciting input from its broad stakeholder community. NLM leadership recognizes that many of our stakeholders generously replied to the 2015 Request for Information (RFI), regarding…
Day: November 20, 2016
Deadline to Apply for EBSCO/MLA Annual Meeting Grant is Now December 1
(via Jeanne Sadlik, Loyola University Chicago) In order to enable more librarians to attend Medical Library Association (MLA) Annual Meetings, EBSCO Information Services has generously donated money to the MLA Scholarship Endowment to provide stipends of up to $1,000.00 each. These stipends will cover travel and conference-related expenses for four librarians. The award shall be known…
Call for Submissions: Beta Phi Mu/LRRT Research Paper Award for 2017
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Nominations are being sought for the Beta Phi Mu/LRRT Research Paper Award for 2017. This award is being jointly presented by the Beta Phi Mu International Honor Societyand the American Library Association’s Library Research Round Table to recognize excellent research in progress into problems related to the profession of librarianship. Any ALA member…
Northwestern’s Galter Health Sciences Library Showing MLA Webinar “Setting Yourself Up for Success with Learning Assessment”
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library) Northwestern University’s Galter Health Sciences Library will host the Medical Library Association’s upcoming webinar “Setting Yourself Up for Success with Learning Assessment”. The webinar will take place on Tuesday, November 22, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CST. There is no cost to attend. The viewing will take place…
Health Sciences Library at Loyola University Chicago Seeking Part-Time Reference Specialist
(via Jeanne Sadlik, Loyola University Chicago) Loyola University Chicago Health Sciences Library, Maywood, IL, has an opening for a Part-Time Reference Specialist (20 hours per week). The successful candidate’s work will support the teaching and learning, research, and patient care needs of a busy and diverse health sciences campus, using the resources of an all-electronic library. The…
ACRL Seeking Applications for Immersion ’17
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) ACRL invites applications for the 2017 Information Literacy Immersion Program. Monday, December 5, is the deadline to apply to Immersion ’17 (Teacher and Program tracks). The ACRL Immersion Program provides instruction librarians the opportunity to work intensively for several days on all aspects of information literacy. Whether your institution is just beginning to…