(via Elena Rodriguez, College of Charleston) I am excited to invite chapter proposals for Teaching the Whole Student: Compassionate Instruction in the Academic Library, an edited volume to be published by ACRL. About the book:Compassion at its simplest definition is the “sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it” (Merriam-Webster). The cognitive,…
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Save the Date: Forward Libraries’ First Spring Forward Conference in March, 2024–Idea Forum Closes Fri., Sept. 29
(via Linnea Minich, University of the South) Announcing Forward Libraries’ first annual Spring Forward Conference, coming March, 2024! Calling all libraryland idea growers, gardeners, cultivators, and curators! We know the past few years have been a time of difficult change, but challenging times can lead to reimagined and reinvented library services, partnerships, and spaces. So we want…
Call for Submissions: September, 2023, ALA Social Responsibilities Round Table Newsletter Issue on “Library Labor and Unions”–Deadline Sat., Sept. 30
(via April Sheppard, Arkansas State University) The ALA SRRT (Social Responsibilities Round Table) Newsletter is always looking for good articles, essays, and letters to the editor. We invite submissions from library and information workers, students, educators, and all others who recognize the critical importance of libraries in addressing community and social issues. Our next theme is artificial intelligence. Submissions…
Submissions Deadline for HSLI Photo Contest Extended to Monday, September 11
Want to share a unique program, project, or event at your library? Need an opportunity to practice your photography skills? Consider submitting an image for the HSLI photo contest! The submission should adhere to the following guidelines. Please e-mail all submissions to Eric Edwards, at eedwards@ilsos.gov or president@hsli.org, by Monday, September 11. The membership will then have the chance to vote…
Final Reminder: HSLI Starfish Thrower Award Nominations Due Today, Wednesday, September 6
Know a Health Science Librarians of Illinois member who has made a lasting difference in the organization? Consider nominating the person for the 2023 Starfish Thrower Award! First presented in 2000, the Starfish Thrower Award is based on the story of the child who “makes a difference” by throwing stranded starfish back into the ocean…
Call for Discussion Topics: Next Meeting of HSLI Journal Club on Tues., Nov. 14, at 3:00 PM CDT–Deadline Fri., Oct. 6
(via Peggy Carey, National University of Health Sciences) Have you heard, read, or seen something that you’d like to discuss with your peers? Plan to join us for the next meeting of the HSLI Journal Club on Tuesday, November 14, at 3:00 PM CDT, via Zoom, for an informal discussion of a selected publication, podcast, blogpost, or presentation. Please post your suggestions…
Call for Presenters: ACRL Rare Books and Manuscripts Section’s Fall Webinar, “Cool Things We Cataloged”–Deadline Fri., Sept. 15
(via Andrea Schuba, University of Maryland) The Bibliographic Standards Committee of the ACRL Rare Books and Manuscripts Section is seeking presenters for our Fall Webinar, “Cool Things We Cataloged”. This will be the third year that we have hosted a webinar with this topic. We are looking for a broad range of presenters (catalogers, archivists,…
Call for Submissions Extended–DLFtoolkit V.4: Critical Digital Literacy (New Deadline Fri., Sept. 15)
(via Mackenzie Salisbury, School of the Art Institute of Chicago) The DLF (Digital Library Federation) Digital Library Pedagogy group (aka #DLFteach) invites contributions to Volume 4 of the #DLFteach Toolkit, an open access resource providing peer-reviewed lesson plans and concrete instructional strategies. Volume 4 of the #DLFteach Toolkit will be a resource for information professionals…
Call for Participation: Survey on Using ChatGPT for Information Literacy Instruction–Deadline Sun., Oct. 1
(via Melissa Del Castillo, Florida International University) If you currently use or plan to use the generative text tool ChatGPT in conjunction with your information literacy instruction, we want to hear from you! We hope to understand better how librarians use this artificial intelligence chatbot in their information literacy instruction and how they view the…
Call for Participation: ILA Annual Conference Community Project with Central Illinois Foodbank
(via the Illinois Library Association) In an effort to connect with local organizations and model collaboration for our attendees, the 2023 ILA Annual Conference will feature a community project. Our partner in this project, the Central Illinois Foodbank, is a non-profit organization addressing food insecurity in the central and southern Illinois area. In the last fiscal…