(via Betsy Sterner, Northern Illinois University) As part of HSLI’s effort to offer more “ad hoc” programming opportunities, I am interested in hosting a panel discussion related to systematic reviews. The presenters would not necessarily need to be directly affiliated with HSLI, as long as they would be willing to share their knowledge and expertise free of charge. I’m looking for 2-3 volunteers…
Month: March 2023
Registration Open for ACRL First Year Experience Discussion Transforming the First Year Experience–Wed., May 3, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via Kimberly Shotick, Northern Illinois University) Please join us for the ACRL First Year Experience (FYE) Discussion Transforming the First Year Experience on Wednesday, May 3, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. This discussion will take place via Zoom and is open to all library workers interested in discussing the library’s role in students’ first year experience in…
ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group’s Next First Friday Forum is on Fri., April 7, at 11:00 AM CDT (No Registration Required)–Topic for Discussion is “ACRL Conference”
(via Anna Ferri, Colorado State University) Join the ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group for our April First Friday Forum, on Friday, April 7, at 11:00 AM CDT. We will discuss the ACRL Conference in Pittsburgh (for those who attended and those who did not). Did you attend? What did you learn? What did you love?…
Reminder: HSLI Holding First “Coffee and Conversation” Informal Virtual Gathering on Friday, March 31, at 3:00 PM CDT
(via Frances Drone-Silvers, HSLI Secretary) This is a reminder that HSLI members are invited to “Coffee and Conversation” – an informal, virtual gathering, on Friday, March 31, at 3:00 PM CDT, via Microsoft Teams. Please check your e-mail for access information. Hope you can join us!
Call for Topics: Next Meeting of Health Science Librarians of Illinois Journal Club (Thurs., May 25, at 3:00 PM CDT)–Deadline Thurs., April 20
(via Peggy Carey, National University of Health Sciences) Call for Topics The HSLI Journal Club plans to meet for an informal virtual discussion of a selected publication/podcast/blogpost/presentation and share our understanding and its implications for our work. Our next gathering is tentatively planned for Thursday, May 25, 2023 @ 3:00 PM CDT. Please post your suggestions for discussion to the HSLI webpage before Friday,…
NNLM Discovery Podcast Releases Episode 5, “Amateur Radio Club”
(via Martha Meacham, Network of the National Library of Medicine) Episode 5 of the NNLM Discovery Podcast, is “Amateur Radio Club” from Region 2. When hurricanes Irma and Maria struck the Caribbean one week apart in 2017, they left hundreds of thousands of people cut off from sources of aid when all modern means of communication were…
Registration Open for CARLI Professional Development Alliance Webinars in April (Part 2 of 2)
CARLI is pleased to share upcoming Professional Development Alliance offerings. PDA Event: Attracting and Engaging a Diverse Student Workforce at George Mason University George Mason University Libraries was one of 10 institutions selected to participate in Hampton University’s Grant Leading the Charge: Advancing the Recruitment, Retention and Inclusion of People of Color within the Library…
Registration Open for CARLI Professional Development Alliance Webinars in April (Part 1 of 2)
CARLI is pleased to share upcoming Professional Development Alliance offerings. Intentionally Recruiting for Diversity in Librarianship: Reflections on a Year Later The Diverse Librarianship Career Training and Education Program, launched in 2021, is a call to action in response to the serious lack of diverse representation in library and information science professions. This grant project…
Registration Open for Tennessee Health Science Library Association Free Spring Virtual Conference on Mon., April 17
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University, on behalf of J. Michael Lindsay, THeSLA President) Please join us at the Tennessee Health Science Library Association’s Free Spring Virtual Conference, which will be held on Monday, April 17. All aspects of this event are open to the public. We invite you…