(via Carolyn Martin, Network of the National Library of Medicine – Region 5) Please mark your calendars for the upcoming NNLM webinar series Social Determinants of Environmental Health. The series will be held weekly on Tuesday and Wednesday, from March 5 to April, 2024, and features guest speakers discussing a variety of topics surrounding the…
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Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming MLA Publication Artificial Intelligence in Health Sciences Librarianship: Innovations, Challenges, and Opportunities
(via Lauren Cantwell-Jurkovic, Corado Mesa University & CMUTech) The launch of ChatGPT-3 in late 2022 unleashed a transformative wave of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and technologies that have revolutionized the way we create, acquire, manage, analyze, and disseminate information. We are working on a book proposal for the Medical Library Association Books Panel for Artificial Intelligence…
Call for Participation: Libraries as Partners for Emergency Preparedness Survey
(via Heather Jagman, Illinois Library Association Past President) The Illinois Library Association invites you to participate in a survey which investigates how libraries of all types (including academic libraries) partner with emergency response organizations during community-wide crises from natural disasters such as extreme weather or flooding, to pandemics, water crises, homelessness and other emergency situations….
Call for Proposals: 22nd Annual Illinois Information Literacy Summit (Fri., April 19, at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn)–Deadline Wed., Feb. 1
(via Sveta Stoytcheva, DePaul University) We are pleased to announce that DePaul University Library and the College of DuPage Library are once again partnering to co-host the 22nd annual Illinois Information Literacy Summit. This year, the Summit will be held on Friday, April 19, at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, IL. I hope you’ll…
Call for Presentation Proposals: 2024 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference Virtual Web Series–Deadline Fri., Jan. 26
(via Carmen Byg, OCLC) We’re excited to announce the 2024 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference (RSC24) virtual web series. Each year, RSC unites the global resource sharing community, letting us connect with one another. This online conference fosters learning, enabling us to collaborate on new ideas as well as share best practices and innovative approaches. The…
Call for Participation: Survey on Student Learning Assessment Practices That Health Science and Hospital Librarians Use–Deadline Wed., Dec. 20
(via Heather Brown, University of Nebraska Medical Center) We invite you to participate in an online survey on student learning assessment practices used by health science & hospital librarians. This survey aims to gather information on which assessment tools/resources health sciences librarians use, methods to encourage students to complete assessments, and how the assessment data…
Call for Volunteers: 2024-25 ACRL Division, Section, and Representative Appointments–Deadline Wed., Feb. 28, 2024
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) What would ACRL do without, You? Really! We are excited to extend this opportunity for you to expand your professional network, help shape ACRL by advancing its strategic plan, commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), and influence the direction of academic and research librarianship. Serving on a committee…
Reminder: Submissions for 2024 IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing Due Fri., Feb. 9, at 5:00 PM CDT
(via the Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries) Submissions are now being accepted for the 2024 IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing. The IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing was established in 2020. This award gives academic and research librarians throughout Illinois the opportunity to read and evaluate scholarly works by their peers and then…
Medical Library Association’s Collection Development Caucus Holding Online Discussion “Keeping Up with New Health Sciences Resources” on Tues., Jan. 23, at 1:00 PM CDT–No Registration Required
(via Karen Gau, Virginia Commonwealth University) The MLA Collection Development Caucus will be starting the new year with an informal discussion on “Keeping Up with New Health Sciences Resources”! Join us on Tuesday, January 23, at 1:00 PM CDT, via this Zoom link. The discussion will be facilitated by Iris Kovar-Gough, Liaison Librarian to the…
Call for Applications: Ysabel Bertolucci MLA Annual Conference Grant (MLA Membership Required)–Deadline Wed., Jan. 31
The Ysabel Bertolucci MLA Annual Conference Grant recognizes Ysabel Bertolucci’s exemplary career as a member of the Medical Library Association (MLA) and her many contributions to its sections, chapters, and board. Endowed in 2014, the Bertolucci Grant recognizes a health sciences librarian who is involved in nursing, allied health, consumer health or international librarianship. The…