(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is open for the NNLM webinar “Health Programming at Your Library”. It will take place on Friday, March 22, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Join us for ideas on how to create health…
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Call for Participation: Survey on Health Sciences and Medical Librarians’ Use and Knowledge of Data Services–Deadline Fri., March 15
(via Dr. Nina Exner, Virginia Commonwealth University) Please consider taking our survey by Friday, March 15. We invite library workers in or adjacent to health sciences librarianship in the United States to participate in a 10-15 minute survey. This survey seeks to measure your job expectations and level of support and knowledge about the topic of data…
Registration Open for ACRL STS Information Literacy Committee Webinar “Using AI in the Library Classroom”–Wed., March 27, at 2:00 PM CDT
(via Jenn Sams, Michigan Technological University) Explore the intersection of AI and library instruction with the Science & Technology Section’s Information Literacy Committee. Join us on Wednesday, March 27, at 2:00 PM CDT, for an online event featuring six STEM Librarians who will share their practical applications of AI in the library classroom. Speakers: To register for…
Registration Open for March Online with the CMC Webinar, “Collected Moments: Creating Bibliographic Records for Personal Collections and Scrapbooks”–Thurs., March 14, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is open for the next Online with the CMC webinar, “Collected Moments: Creating Bibliographic Records for Personal Collections and Scrapbooks”. It will take place on Thursday, March 14, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. Do you need help determining where to start when cataloging special collections? What material type…
Call for Proposals: 2024 Special Libraries Association Midwest Symposium (Fri., June 7, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM CDT)–Deadline Mon., April 1
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The 2024 SLA (Special Libraries Association) Midwest Symposium will take place on Friday, June 7, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM CDT. This year, the planning committee is looking for proposals on a wide variety of topics related to specialized libraries including, but…
Reminder: Registration Open for ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group’s Next (First) Friday Forum, on Evidence-Based Research Practice–Fri., March 8, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT
(via Anita Kuiken, Syracuse University) Just a reminder that the ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group is again offering our popular (First) Friday Forum Series. The next one will be held on Friday, March 8, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT. Please join us on Zoom for a discussion of evidence-based research practices. You do…
Reminder: Registration Open for IACRL Webinar “Kickstart OER with Grant Funding, aka ‘So, I’ve been named Project Director/Manager…What Does That Mean?'”–Thurs., March 7, at 12:00 PM CDT
(via IACRL) Join the IACRL Conference and Continuing Education Committee for a one-hour discussion on initiating or advancing Open Educational Resources (OER) initiatives with a focus on the Illinois State Library Grant for OER. Titled “Kickstart OER with Grant Funding, aka ‘So, I’ve been named Project Director/Manager…What Does That Mean?’”, the webinar will take place…
Frances Drone-Silvers is HSLI Member of the Quarter
Frances Drone-Silvers is the HSLI Member of the Quarter! Frances is currently Biomedical Information Specialist at Carle Health in Urbana. She is also the Secretary of HSLI. How have you applied your undergraduate degree in mathematics to your career in librarianship? Indirectly! Having a math and science background landed me a couple of jobs early…
Registration Open for Free MLA Fireside Chat “AI in Action: How Librarians are Implementing and Supporting AI in Their Institutions”–Tues., March 5, at 3:00 PM CDT
(via the Medical Library Association) Registration is open for the next Medical Library Association Fireside Chat, “AI in Action: How Librarians are Implementing and Supporting AI in Their Institutions”. It will take place on Tuesday, March 5, at 3:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Artificial intelligence (AI)…
Registration Open for Free ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee Webinar “Information privilege: Beyond the individual and into the collective”–Wed., March 6, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via Anna Sandelli–University of Tennessee, Knoxville) Registration is open for the free webinar ACRL University Libraries Section Professional Development Committee webinar “Information privilege: Beyond the individual and into the collective”. It will take place on Wednesday, March 6, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration….