(via ACRL) The ACRL Distance and Online Learning Section Instruction Committee invites you to participate in our 3rd annual Virtual Poster Session from April 26 to 30 (Monday-Friday). During this week, 32 posters about online teaching and learning practices are available to view and presenters are available to answer questions. There will be a wide variety…
Month: April 2021
Registration Open for Webinar on Applying for ALA COVID Library Relief Fund (Thurs., April 22, at 2:00 PM CDT)
(via Mariel Colbert, ALA) On Thursday, April 22, at 2:00 PM CDT, we will host an informational session to accompany The ALA COVID Library Relief Fund application form. If you are interested in applying for a grant for your public, school or academic library, we invite you to this free one-hour information session on the ALA COVID Library…
Legislative News, 04/20/2021
Federal news The Great Undoing: Which of Trump’s [Health] Policies Will Biden Reverse? [Kaiser Health News, 4/14/2021] Latest action: On April 14, HHS proposed new regulations that would return the Title X family planning program to the policies in effect pre-Trump. Biden’s first budget request goes big on science [Science, 4/9/2021] The National Institutes of…
Reminder to Register for HSLI Community Session: “What We Do To Survive (and Excel) in Our Organizations”
Register now for the HSLI Community Session on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, from noon to 1:00 PM CST for HSLI and SLA-IL networking. The topic is, “What We Do To Survive (and Excel) in Our Organizations”. Panelists will be: Brenda Stenger (American Hospital Association); Elizabeth (Betsy) Sterner (Governors State University); Debra Smith (College of DuPage)….
HSLI Community Session Re-cap: NNLM Contract Cycle (2021-26)
On Friday, April 16th, HSLI sponsored an online community session about the new NNLM contract (2021-2026). Thank you to Jacqueline Leskovec, Network Librarian, GMR, for providing an update and introducing her colleague, Nora Barnett, GMR Outreach Coordinator. Slides are available for those who missed the session and/or would like to review them. Re-cap of some…
Call for Applicants: NLM-AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program (Deadline Tues., June 15)–Informational Webinar on Tues., May 4, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT
(via Catherine Soehner, University of Utah) The National Library of Medicine (NLM) and Association of Academic Health Sciences Library (AAHSL) are pleased to announce the opening of applications for the 2021/2022 Leadership Fellows Program. The Leadership Fellows Program recognizes and values the importance of diversity and inclusion in enriching and supporting academic health sciences libraries’ mission and…
Reminder: Registration Open for CARLI Online Discussion on COVID-19 and Public Services (Fri., April 23, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM)–Deadline Thurs., April 22
(via CARLI) On Friday, April 23, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM , the CARLI Public Services Committee invites you to “Oops! The Pandemic Made Me Do It Again: Escape Rooms, Digital Displays, and More”, their ongoing informal discussion via Zoom about how public services have changed over the past year. The session will begin…
Registration Open for Ohio Health Sciences Library Association Online Course Drawn to Graphic Medicine (Fri., April 30, 9:30-11:00 AM CDT)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Have you ever thought of using comics as part of your job? The Ohio Health Sciences Library Association invites you to Drawn to Graphic Medicine: Bringing Comics into Medical Librarianship, a virtual CE course with instructors Kathryn Houk and Ariel Pomputius. The…
Registration Open for McGraw Hill Webinar “Lessons Learned from the 1918 Influenza and COVID-19 Pandemics” (Thurs., April 22, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT)
(via Ashley Weinheimer, McGraw Hill) Registration is now open for the webinar “Lessons Learned from the 1918 Influenza and COVID-19 Pandemics”, with Dr. Teri Shors of University of Wisconsin- Oshkosh. The event will take place on Thursday, April 22, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. A description is below. Are we living through unprecedented times?…
Call for Proposals: Chicago Research Summit (Online Fri., Oct. 15)–Deadline Tues., June 1
(via Arlie Sims, Columbia College Chicago) The Second Biennial Chicago Research Summit will be held online Friday, October 15. The theme for this year’s event is “Exploring Chicago’s Stories: Enhancing Student Learning Through Chicago-Based Research?”. The summit will bring together faculty, staff, administrators, librarians, and community partners to discuss strategies for enhancing student learning through…