Federal Did you know that the Medical Library Association’s Public Policy Center has a Censorship and Library Practices Toolkit? The toolkit is available to everyone whether you are an MLA member or not, and it contains links to resources to help you keep track of legislation. You can download the toolkit here. State Governor Pritzker…
Month: August 2023
Reminder: Registration Open for Next Meeting of Health Science Librarians of Illinois Journal Club (Thurs., Aug. 17, 3:00-4:00 PM CDT)–Article to Discuss is “ChatGTP: What is it and how can nursing and health science education use it?”
(via Peggy Carey, National University of Health Sciences) This is a reminder that the next meeting of the HSLI Journal Club will take place on Thursday, August 17, 2023 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM CDT. We are planning on discussing: ChatGTP: What is it and how can nursing and health science education use it? by Mandy M. Archibald and Alexander M….
HSLI Conference 9/22/23–Keynote Speaker
Join us for this year’s Health Science Librarians of Illinois (HSLI) Annual Conference. Tracey Smith, DNP, PHCNS-BC, MS will be the keynote speaker for the conference. The title of the presentation is: Health Scientists, Libraries, and Public Health: Partnerships for Community Health. This interactive session will focus on how libraries can promote community/public health by creating healthy…
Registration Open for Library UX Chicago Workshop on Ethnographic Research Methods in Libraries–Tues., Oct. 3, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CDT at DePaul University
Library UX Chicago is pleased to host Drs. Donna Lanclos and Andrew Asher for an in-person workshop on ethnographic research methods in libraries held at DePaul University’s John T. Richardson Library on the Lincoln Park campus. This event will take place on Tuesday, October 3, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM CDT, and is open to all…
Reminder: Survey on Document Delivery Best Practices in U.S. Academic Libraries Closes Fri., Aug. 11
(via Rosemary Humphrey, Kennesaw State University) Researchers at Kennesaw State University Library System and Clemson University Libraries would like to invite US academic library personnel to take part in research regarding document delivery best practices among libraries in the United States. The online survey provided below is part of a research study to evaluate document…
Registration Open for MLA Webinar “Increasing Rigor and Promoting Open Science: New Directions in Scholarly Publishing”–Wed., Aug. 30, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT
(via the Medical Library Association) Registration is open for the MLA webinar “Increasing Rigor and Promoting Open Science: New Directions in Scholarly Publishing”. It will take place on Wednesday, August 30, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT. Please see below for more details, including the link to registration. If you follow science news, you know that…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming ACRL Publication Teaching the Whole Student: Compassionate Instruction in the Academic Library–Deadline Fri., Sept. 15
(via Elena Rodriguez, College of Charleston) I am excited to invite chapter proposals for Teaching the Whole Student: Compassionate Instruction in the Academic Library, an edited volume to be published by ACRL. About the book:Compassion at its simplest definition is the “sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it” (Merriam-Webster). The…
Registration Open for Georgia Library Association Carterette Series Webinar “A Higher Purpose: Censorship and Intellectual Freedom Today”–Wed., Sept. 20, at 1:00 PM CDT
(via Emily Williams, Georgia State University) Registration is open for the Georgia Library Association Carterette Series Webinar “A Higher Purpose: Censorship and Intellectual Freedom Today”. It will take place on Wednesday, September 20, at 1:00 PM CDT. There is no cost. Description: This webinar will discuss some of the motivations behind censorship and book banning…
Registration Open, and Preliminary Program Available, for Midwest Chapter of Medical Library Association’s 2023 Conference–Online Wed., Oct. 11 – Fri., Oct. 13
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Registration for the Midwest / MLA (Medical Library Association) 2023 Conference is now open. The meeting will take place online from Wednesday, October 11, to Friday, October 13. Additionally, the preliminary program and CE courses are listed on the website (see below…
Registration Open for Free SLA/ACRL Webinar on NEDCC’s Emergency Preparedness and Response Strategies for Archival Collections–Fri., Aug. 11, at 12:30 PM CDT
(via Elizabeth Webster, Michigan State University) The next free webinar hosted by the Special Library Association Academic & Education Community and ACRL’s EBSS Education Committee will occur at 12:30 PM CDT on Friday, August 11. It features NECDD’s Ann Marie Willon, who will share emergency preparedness and response expertise. Ann Marie Willer is the Director…