(via Brenda Fay, Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center) EBSCO Information Services and the MLA Scholarship Endowment Fund offer travel grants of up to $1000 to enable members to attend the MLA annual conference. Up to four awards are granted each year to assist those who would otherwise be unable to attend the conference in person….
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Registration Open for Free NNLM Region 4 Webinar “Library Telehealth Partnerships: Lessons Learned and Looking Ahead”–Wed., Jan. 31, 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….
Call for Proposals: Second Cohort of “Lessons for Librarians in Open Science Principles and Methods”–Deadline Wed., Jan. 31
(via Annis Lee Adams–California State University, East Bay) The University of California, Los Angeles, Library is excited to announce a call for proposals for the second year (2024) cohort of “Lessons for Librarians in Open Science Principles and Methods”. This two-year project (2023-2024), funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), aims to develop and…
Illinois Heartland Library Sytem’s Cataloging Maintenance Center Now Has Cataloging Request Form Available
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) The mission of the Cataloging Maintenance Center (CMC) is to provide cataloging support to Illinois library system-member libraries. You may be eligible to receive free cataloging services from the CMC if your library is a library system member with items or collections such as Illinois authors, genealogy, local…
Call for Volunteers: Illinois Library Association Forums
(via the Illinois Library Association) Are you a member of ILA seeking to become more involved? If you’re a current member seeking increased engagement, or considering joining ILA for a more active role in the Illinois library community, take advantage of the opportunities on ILA’s Forums! Participating in Forums offers you a glimpse into working alongside professionals…
Betsy Sterner is HSLI Member of the Quarter
Elizabeth (Betsy) Sterner is the HSLI Member of the Quarter! Betsy is currently Health Sciences & Science Librarian and Assistant Professor at Northern Illinois University’s Founders Memorial Library. She is also the President-Elect of HSLI. How did your 16 years as a high school teacher prepare you for working with college students in a library…
Call for Nominations: Vacant at-Large Seat on RAILS Board for Term Ending June 30, 2024–Deadline Thurs., Dec. 28, at 5:00 PM CDT
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Due to a resignation from the RAILS Board, we have an opening for an at-large seat for a term ending on Sunday, June 30, 2024. Any individual representing a RAILS academic, public, school, or specialized library is eligible to self-nominate for this seat by Thursday, December 28, 2023, at 5:00 PM…
Call for Participation: Survey on Leadership Emergence of Librarians and Archivists–Deadline Fri., Dec. 15
(via Dr. Ashley Todd-Diaz, Towson University) Thank you to everyone who has participated in my survey thus far! If you haven’t yet, I would like to invite you to consider participating in a short survey that focuses on the leadership emergence of librarians and archivists. Librarians and archivists share many professional values, priorities, and education. However, research has shown there…
Call for Proposals: C&RL News “Perspectives on the Framework” Column–Deadline Wed., Dec. 20 (Informational Session Mon., Dec. 4, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Gina Kessler Lee, Saint Mary’s College) College & Research Libraries News and ACRL’s Student Learning and Information Literacy Committee invite your proposals for the publication’s “Perspectives on the Framework” column. This bimonthly column provides a forum for librarians to share practices and perspectives related to the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. Now…
Call for Proposals: Lifelong Information Literacy “Show & Tell” Presentations for 2023-24
(via Esther Grassian, University of California – Los Angeles) Free LILi (Lifelong Information Literacy) “Show & Tell” presentations are beginning again for the 2023-2024 year! We are now accepting proposals. Each Show & Tell will feature a 20-40-minute demonstration by one or two information professionals demonstrating a tool or theory related to teaching information literacy….