(via Bob Wolverton, Mississippi State University) This is a last call for contributions to the “E-Resource Round Up” column that will appear in Volume 34, Number 4, of the Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, or JERL. Submissions can be related to any aspect of electronic resources and how they are used in libraries, including in-person…
Year: 2022
Reminder: Registration for HSLI Annual Conference (Online Sept. 7-9, Wed.-Fri.) Closes Wed., Aug. 31–CE Sessions Include “Health Statistics on the Web” with Erica Lake
(via the HSLI Conference Planning Committee) The Health Science Librarians of Illinois (HSLI) Conference will offer three continuing education sessions at the annual virtual meeting being held Wednesday, September 7 – Friday, September 9. Registration is still open! Register now here. Deadline to register is Wednesday, August 31. CE1: Health Statistics on the Web presented by Erica Lake, MLS,…
Reminder: CARLI Seeking Public Comment and Endorsement on Statewide Support for Creation and Adoption of OER (Participation Limited to CARLI Member Libraries)–Deadline Tues., Aug. 23
(via CARLI) At their June 2022 meeting, the CARLI Board of Directors endorsed a statement (please see “Call for Public Comment” link below) from the CARLI OER Committee to the Illinois College Course Materials Affordability and Equitable Access Collaborative Study Act and Task Force–“CCM Task Force”–that encourages the CCM Task Force to consider Open Educational Resources…
Registration Open for NNLM Asynchronous Online Course “Bioinformatics and Biology Essentials for Librarians: Databases, Tools, and Clinical Applications” (Mon., Aug. 29, to Fri., Dec. 9)
(via George Strawley, NNLM Region 4) Learn about bioinformatics, the data science of biology! The Network of the National Library of Medicine is pleased to open registration for the ninth cohort of “Bioinformatics and Biology Essentials for Librarians: Databases, Tools, and Clinical Applications”. The class will take place from Monday, August 29, to Friday, December 9….
Call for Applicants: Second Round of CARLI Illinois SCOERs Grants for Creating Open Educational Resources (Intent to Apply Forms Due Fri., Sept. 30, with Final Deadline of Mon., Oct. 31)
(via Dr. Michele Leigh, CARLI) The Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries of Illinois (CARLI) is pleased to announce the availability of a second round of applications for the creation of Open Educational Resources (OER) as part of the Illinois SCOER (Support for Creation of Open Educational Resources) program. This project has been fully funded…
Reminder: Registration Open for 2022 Northwest Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Conference (Online Sept. 8-9, 14, and 16)–NNLM Region 6’s Bobbi Newman is Keynoter
(via Miriam Wnuk, Vanderbilt University) We are pleased to announce that the 21st Annual Northwest Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Conference will once again be held virtually. To help minimize zoom fatigue of attendees and committee members, the Conference will be spread out over two weeks. Thursday, Sept 8 Friday, Sept 9th (workshop day) Wednesday,…
Save the Date: 2023 Digital Initiatives Symposium (Mon., April 17 – Tues., April 18, in San Diego, CA)
(via Amanda Makula, University of San Diego) Save the date for the 2023 Digital Initiatives Symposium. It will return to a live format at the University of San Diego in San Diego, California. The meeting will take place on Monday, April 17, and Tuesday, April 18. Please check the Symposium website for more information as…
Registration Open for NNLM Region 3 Health Bytes Webinar “Musicians’ Hearing Health” (Wed., Sept. 14, 9:00-10:00 AM CDT)
(via Rebecca Brown, Network of the National Library of Medicine) Please join Region 3 of NNLM for its monthly webinar, Health Bytes, on Thursday, September 14, from 9:00 to 10:00 AM CDT. This month, Dr. Kensley Behel, Ph.D., from the University of North Texas will be talking about noise-induced hearing loss as a preeminent concern…
Registration Open for ILA Noon Network Webinar “Train the Digital Health Literacy Trainer: Library and Community Partnership” (Mon., Sept. 12, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT)–Presenters Include HSLI Member Stacey Knight-Davis
(via the Illinois Library Association) Registration is open for the ILA Noon Network webinar “Train the Digital Health Literacy Trainer: Library and Community Partnership”. It will take place on Monday, September 12, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Eastern Illinois University’s Booth Library partnered…
Registration Open for Library Juice Academy Online Course “Accessibility from Legal Compliance to Disability Justice” (Mon., Sept. 5 – Sun., Oct. 2)
(via Library Juice Academy) Registration is open for the Library Juice Academy asynchronous online course “Accessibility from Legal Compliance to Disability Justice”. It will take place from Monday, September 5, to Sunday, October 2. The cost is $200, and the course is worth 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs. Please see below for more information, including…