(via Sveta Stoytcheva, DePaul University) Registration is open for the 20th Annual Illinois Information Literacy Summit, Expanding the Conversation: Digital, Media, and Civic Literacies In and Out of the Library. The event will take place on Friday, April 29. The Information Literacy Summit will be free and virtual this year, featuring our keynote address and a full day…
Day: February 18, 2022
MLA Urges Administrators to Fund Hospital Libraries and Staff
(via Ramune Kubilus, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University, on behalf of the Medical Library Association) “Hospital libraries and library staff are essential partners in providing excellent health care and achieving optimal patient outcomes,” begins MLA’s new advocacy statement. Titled “Partner with Hospital Libraries to Improve Patient Care”, the Hospital Library…
Call for Participation: Scoping Review of Academic Health Sciences Libraries’ Outreach and Engagement with Indigenous Communities
(via Allison Cruise, University of New Mexico) The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center is conducting a scoping review of academic health sciences libraries’ outreach and engagement with Indigenous communities across Canada, the United States, and Mexico. We know that libraries conducting this type of work may not always publish their work…
Call for Participation: Survey on the Role of COVID-19 in Burnout Among Health Information Professionals
(via Angela Spencer, Saint Louis University) We invite you to take our survey on the role of COVID-19 in burnout among health information professionals. This survey is a follow up to our burnout project presented at the 2019 Medical Library Association Annual Meeting and is based on the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory. The survey was adapted…
Call for Participation Among Library Administrators: Research Project on Student Success in Academic Libraries
(via Mallory Jallas, Illinois State University) Academic librarians in the United States and Canada that are currently working as library administrators (Deans, directors, middle management, etc.) are invited to participate in an hour-long focus group on student success in academic libraries. In appreciation for your participation in the focus group you will be provided with a $20…
Registration Open for Workshop on Incorporating 3D Printing into Illinois SCOERs Subgrant Applications (Online Wed., Feb. 23, at 1:00 PM)
(via Dr. Michele Leigh, CARLI) Are you planning to apply for the Illinois SCOERs Subgrant but not sure how it would work with your virtual classroom? Or perhaps you would love to apply but you are at a loss for how to incorporate 3D printing into your Illinois SCOERs application and course materials? We can…