A “Dear Colleague” letter is being circulated by Reps. David McKinley (R-W.Va.), Andre Carson (D-Ind.), Peter King (R-N.Y.), and Susan Davis (D-Calif.) to support funding the NIH (at least $2 billion above the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 enacted level) for FY18. As reported in yesterday’s HSLI legislative blog post, the proposed FY18 budget would decrease NIH funding 18%,…
Day: March 23, 2017
HSLI Endorses March for Science
Health Science Librarians of Illinois exists to support the dissemination and use of evidence-based scientific information. Health sciences librarianship is a profession that serves and supports science. HSLI endorses the National March for Science on April 22, 2017. HSLI endorses the satellite March for Science events in Illinois, which as of this writing include events…
Registration Open for Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference in Oak Brook (June 8-9)
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI) Registration is now OPEN! Reserve your space for the 4th Annual Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Oak Brook, IL on June 8-9, 2017. Schedule in brief: Thursday, June 8, 2017 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. – OCLC Update 1:45 to 3:15 p.m. (including break) – Lightning rounds 3:30 to 4:30 p.m….