Register Now for the IACRL Conference Advance Registration Closes Friday, March 14 Register today for the 2014 IACRL Conference, which will be held Friday, March 21, at the Chicago Marriott Oak Brook.IACRL President Pattie Piotrowski, Illinois Institute of Technology, hosted an informational webinar on the conference last Friday. You can access the webinar recording here for full details. Attendees…
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Submit Nominations for 2013 Starfish-Thrower Award Deadline Oct 3rd.
Do you know someone who has made an important contribution of time and/or talent to our organization? Would you like to recognize a fellow member for their participation in HSLI? Nominate the person for the 2013 Starfish-Thrower Award! This award is based on the story of the child who “makes a difference” by throwing stranded…
Delnor Hospital Medical Library Receives Illinois State Grant
Paula Olson, librarian at Cadence Health Delnor Hospital has received a $5,000.00 grant from the Illinois State Library. The grant is part of the “Back To Books” program sponsored by the State Library. Paula says this grant will enable her to bring her library collection up-to-date along with discount programs offered by medical book vendors….
Call for Papers and Posters Midwest Chapter MLA and HSLI Conference
Call for Papers and Posters The Program Committee invites proposals for contributed papers and posters for the joint Midwest Chapter MLA and HSLI Conference to be held October 5-8, 2013 in East Peoria, Illinois. The conference theme is “Navigating a River of Information”. We encourage you to take a literal or figurative (use your fertile…
Syed Maghrabi Scholarship Winners’ Reports on the Annual Conference (Nov. 1-2, 2012)
Winners: Clare Bonnema, M.L.I.S., Medical Librarian at Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey, Illinois Elissa M. Cochran, B.A., M.L.S., Medical Librarian at Presence Covenant in Urbana and Presence United Samaritan in Danville, Illinois. She is also a teaching assistant at the UI-Chicago College of Medicine. Sarah Isaacs, M.L.I.S., Head Librarian at the Illinois Early Intervention Clearinghouse in Champaign,…
Open Access Project Survey
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NTFQYZS Now that HSLI members have had the opportunity to attended the “Open Access” presentation at the 2012 HSLI Fall Meeting we submit the survey again for your input. This survey is an assessment of HSLI and Illinois Hospitals’ readiness to begin a new project together involving Open Access. Note: Refer both the survey and…
Open Access Survey: New HSLI Project Assessment
The survey is an assessment of HSLI and Illinois Hospitals’ readiness to begin a new project together involving Open Access. Before you complete the survey, take the time to view the Open Access Video posted previously on the HSLI blog. Refer both the survey and video to your hospital colleagues for their input. Watch a…
Open Access Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD2KccCTnWM&feature=em-share_video_user Fran Kovach
HSLI 2012 Conference – Register Now
The Health Science Librarians of Illinois “Shaping the Future” conference will be held November 1-2, 2012 in the Chicago area. Registration is open until October 13, 2012 (LATE FEE AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2012) Join us at our Nancy’s Reception and Vendor Fair on November 1, 2012 6:00-9:00 PM at the Conference Hotel: Springhill Suites 8101…
Early Registration Deadline for Midwest MLA September 7th
The early registration deadline for the Midwest Chapter/MLA Annual Meeting is almost here! This is going to be an AMAZING conference, with topics of interest to many audiences beyond health sciences libraries. Don’t wait! Register today! *** Please join us in Rochester, Minnesota for the Midwest Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Meeting 2012: Growing Opportunities Conference Web…