(via Katharine Dunn, Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Please join MIT Libraries and the MIT Press on Thursday, October 26, from 9:00 to 10:00 AM CDT, for an online panel with the editor of Imaging Neuroscience, a new open access journal that launched after editorial teams from two Elsevier journals left the publisher over disputes around…
Month: October 2023
Registration Open for NNLM – Region 4 Webinar “Finding Rural Health Information with RHIhub”–Thurs., Nov. 16, at 2:00 PM CDT
(via Lauren Wittek, University of Arizona) Region 4 of the Network of the National Library of Medicine invites you to join us for our free webinar coming up next month. Registration is required. Please note: You must be a NNLM member to register (it’s free!). Can’t join us live? Register anyway and you’ll receive the recording after the event. Questions?…
Call for Nominations: 2024 Illinois Library Association Executive Board Elections–Deadline Fri., Oct. 27, 2023, at 5:00 PM CDT
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Nominating Committee is seeking candidates for the 2024 Executive Board Election. In April 2024, members will vote for the ILA Vice-President/President-elect, who should be an academic librarian, and for four Executive Board positions, who can be public, school, academic, special, or library trustee representatives, and the ALA Councilor,…
Registration Open for Next ACRL STS College Science Librarians Virtual Discussion on Mon., Nov. 13, at 1:00 PM CDT–Topic is “Economics of Science Librarianship”
(via Mark Chalmers, University of Cincinnati) Please join us for the next STS College Science Librarians Virtual Discussion on Monday, November 13, at 1:00 PM CDT. Hear what is happening with colleagues from far and wide and share strategies that have worked for you in the ever-changing STEM librarianship space. This event will not be…
Registration Open for Fall 2023 #CiteNLM Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon–Live-Editing Session on Wed., Nov. 8, 1:00-3:00 PM CDT
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is now open for NNLM’s Fall 2023 #CiteNLM Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon, and we’re super exCITEd for you to participate. Whether you are brand new to Wikipedia or a long-time editor, this event is for you. The focus of this #CiteNLM editing campaign is disaster preparedness. Everything you need to know…
Reminder: MLA’s Collection Development and Hospital Library Caucuses Holding Informal Discussion Online Thurs., Oct. 19, at 12:00 PM CDT
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The Medical Library Association’s Collection Development and Hospital Library Caucuses invite you to join an informal discussion/forum on hospital library collection development. It will take place online Thursday, October 19, at 12:00 PM CDT. Join via this Zoom link. This open discussion…
Registration Available for Open October Keynote, “Expanding public access: Perspectives from NIH, NSF and NASA”–Thurs., Oct. 19, 3:00-4:00 PM CDT
(via Amy Suiter, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine) Please join Bernard Becker Medical Library and Washington University Libraries for our Open October keynote, “Expanding public access: Perspectives from NIH, NSF and NASA”. It will take place on Thursday, October 19, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM CDT. Jessica Tucker, PhD, acting deputy director of…
Elisabeth Ayorinde Receives 2023 Helen Knoll Jira Scholarship
(via Holly Hudson, Jira Scholarship Committee Chair) We are pleased to announce that the Helen Jira Scholarship has been awarded to Elisabeth Ayorinde! Elisabeth is enrolled at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is excited to make a difference in health science librarianship. She will be working as a graduate assistant with CARLI, in…
Reminder: HSLI Holding Webinar “Smooth Sailing in Health Science Liaisonship: A Panel Discussion”-Mon., Oct. 23, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT (No Registration Required)
(via Jacqueline Leskovec, Network of the National Library of Medicine – Region 6) The Health Sciences Librarians of Illinois (HSLI) invites you to attend a one-hour, virtual panel discussion, entitled “Smooth Sailing in Health Science Liaisonship: A Panel Discussion”. Panelists will discuss their strategies for not just existing as liaisons, but also thriving. Join us as we…
Final Reminder: Next HSLI “Coffee and Conversation” Online This Friday, October 20, 3:00-4:00 PM–No Registration Required
(via Frances Drone-Silvers, HSLI Secretary) This is a final reminder to join HSLI members for a coffee (or your beverage of choice) and conversation this Friday, October 20, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM CDT via Microsoft Teams. Registration is not necessary; simply access the meeting at, or just before, the start time via the instructions below. This open forum…