This is a reminder that the 2023 Health Science Librarians of Illinois Business Meeting and Organization Updates will take place online Tuesday, September 26, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT. All HSLI members should have received an e-mail with the meeting agenda and access information; no registration is necessary. Thank you to HSLI Treasurer Jonna Peterson…
Day: September 21, 2023
ILA Annual Conference Buddy System Returns–Deadline to Sign Up is Friday, October 6
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Buddy System is BACK! Having debuted with such success at the 2019 ILA Annual Conference, the 2023 ILA Conference Program Committee decided to bring it back. It can be intimidating or even a bit lonely attending a large conference alone or only knowing one or two other people there. With this…
Call for Institutional Applicants: National Library of Medicine’s All of Us Data Training and Engagement for Academic Libraries Program–Deadline Fri., Sept. 29, 10:59 PM CDT
(via the National Library of Medicine) The All of Us Data Training and Engagement for Academic Libraries Program (hereafter referred to as the “Academic Libraries Program”), supported by the National Library of Medicine, aims to help campus libraries learn to use the All of Us Researcher Workbench platform and equip them with the skills to teach others to use it. …
Reminder: Proposals for Upcoming ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee Online Programs Due Fri., Sept. 29
(via Alicia Vaandering, University of Rhode Island) The ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee (PDC) welcomes proposals for online programs that further ACRL members’ professional development, knowledge, and practice. Proposals should be grounded in theory and/or practice. We encourage the use of panels and multiple presenter models to convey a variety of viewpoints. Presenters are responsible for recruiting…
Registration Open for Digital Accessibility in Academic Libraries Webinar “How to navigate the academic library: empowering blind scholars on their quest for knowledge”–Mon., Oct. 16, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT
(via Karen Grondin, Arizona State University) The Digital Accessibility in Academic Libraries (DAAL) community of practice, which is part of the Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (CAPAL), is hosting a webinar that is open to the public. “How to navigate the academic library: empowering blind scholars on their quest for knowledge” Abstract: In this…
Registration Open for Upcoming Webinars in NNLM – Region 6 Speaker Series (Thurs., Oct. 12; Thurs., Oct. 19; and Fri., Nov. 17)
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine – Region 6) NNLM – Region 6 Speaker Series is an irregularly scheduled webinar series from NNLM – Region 6, featuring expert guest speakers presenting on topics of interest to all our users, from librarians to public health practitioners, educators, clinicians, and others who work with…