(via Frances Drone-Silvers, HSLI Secretary, and Peggy Carey, National University of Health Sciences) Network & Connect with HSLI Coffee & Conversation Join us for a virtual coffee break with colleagues from 3:00 to 4:00 PM CDT on Thursday, April 18. No agenda – bring your wins, your challenges, your questions to share with other HSLI members and guests….
Month: April 2024
Reminder: Registration Open for ILA Noon Network Webinar “Find Your Voice: You Can (and Should!) Run for Local Office”–Wed., April 17, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT
(via the Illinois Library Association) Registration is open for the next ILA Noon Network webinar, “Find Your Voice: You Can (and Should!) Run for Local Office”. It will take place on Wednesday, April 17, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more details, including the link to registration. With increasing challenges to…
Legislative Update, 04/17/2024
Federal The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR, the U.S. government’s global HIV response) was recently re-authorized for the 4th time, extending its funding until March 25, 2025. This comes after opposition (for a plan that historically has had strong bipartisan support) raised concerns that PEPFAR was promoting abortion rights. Eventually the plan was…
President’s Message–April, 2024
All: Hope everyone had a safe eclipse-viewing experience last week. We all know that having the opportunity to view even a partial eclipse, let alone a total one, is a rare occurrence. What is not a rare occurrence, however, is the work that HSLI members put into making the organization succeed. You should all have…
Call for Applications: Health Science Librarians of Illinois Helen Knoll Jira Scholarship for Library Science Students–Deadline Sat., June 15
(via Holly Hudson, Jira Scholarship Committee Chair) The Health Science Librarians of Illinois Jira Scholarship Committee is excited to announce the start of the second year for the Helen Knoll Jira Scholarships for library science students. This year, we have decided to award two $5,000 prizes to our top candidates (double the award from last…
Registration Open for Special Libraries Association Midwest Symposium–Online Fri., June 7, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM CDT
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Registration is now open for the Special Libraries Association (SLA) Midwest Symposium, which will take place online Friday, June 7, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM CDT. The 2024 presentations, representing various sectors of librarianship (including the health sciences), will spotlight data…
Registration Open for Maryland ACRL and Maryland Library Association Webinar “Intellectual freedom in academic libraries and beyond: Concrete steps we can take to fight censorship” (Wed., April 17, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM CDT)–Deadline Sun., April 14
(via Brianna Hughes–University of Maryland, Baltimore County) Registration is open for the webinar “Intellectual freedom in academic libraries and beyond: Concrete steps we can take to fight censorship”. It will take place on Wednesday, April 17, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM CDT. The presenter is Dr. Shannon M. Oltmann of the University of Kentucky’s…
Registration Open for ALA and Urban Libraries Council Webinar “Advancing Digital Equity through Federal Programs and Library Partnerships”–Mon., April 15, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT
(via the American Library Association) The American Library Association is co-hosting the webinar “Advancing Digital Equity through Federal Programs and Library Partnerships” with the Urban Libraries Council on Monday, April 15, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. The webinar will focus on how libraries will be leading opportunities through the Digital Equity Act, which provides…
Call for Proposals: New Orleans Information Literacy Forum (Online Mon., July 29 – Fri., Aug. 2)–Deadline Fri., May 3
(via the event organizers) The nolaILC (New Orleans Information Literacy Collective) is seeking proposals for its annual conference, the New Orleans Information Literacy Forum. This year, the Forum will be held live virtually during the day from Monday, July 29, to Friday, August 2. (Sessions will also be recorded and subsequently made available to registered…
Call for Proposals–Library Research Seminar 8: Telling Library Stories (Mon., Sept. 16 – Wed., Sept. 18, in Lexington, KY)–Deadline Tues., April 30
(via Colleen Barrett, University of Kentucky) The call for proposals for Library Research Seminary 8: Telling Library Stories is now open. The conference will take place from Monday, September 16, to Wednesday, September 18, at the University of Kentucky campus in Lexington. The eighth Library Research Seminar (LRS8) will highlight the theme “Telling Library Stories”, by…