I want to thank the committee for awarding me one of the Syed Maghrabi Scholarships for the 2013 Joint Midwest Chapter MLA/HSLI Conference. This assistance allowed me to attend the conference as a participant as well as a member of the planning committee. I attended the Saturday morning CE Planning, Conducting, & Publishing Research. Our instructors, Nancy…
Category: Conferences
Conference Report – Michael Wold
“The Practice of Medicine is an art, not a trade, not a business, but a calling in which your heart will be exercised equally with your head.“-William Osler, MD, 1849-1919. I think this quote could read “The Practice of Medical Librarianship is an art.”This conference, Navigating a River of Information, reflected so many talented, innovative, progressive,…
All for One Conference, 2015
The dates have been set for October 21-24, 2015 at the Peoria Civic Center for the All for One conference. This will be a joint meeting of academic, public, school and special library associations.
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…
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…
Save the Date: Midwest Chapter Medical Library Association (MLA) Annual Chapter Meeting, East Peoria, IL, October 4-8, 2013
HSLI is pleased to be hosting the Midwest Chapter MLA Annual Chapter Meeting will be held in East Peoria, IL from October 4 to 8, 2013. At Midwest 2013, participants will focus on “Navigating a River of Information”, appropriately accompanied by the scenic Illinois River that the East Peoria Embassy Suites East Peoria – Hotel…
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…
HSLI 2012 Annual Conference: Syed Maghrabi Scholarship Winners
The HSLI Awards Committee is pleased to announce three winners of the Syed Maghrabi Scholarship 2012. The Scholarship was created in honor of dedicated HSLI member Syed Maghrabi, and it supports HSLI members’ participation in the HSLI Annual Conference. Please join in congratulating the winners and welcoming them at the conference. Clare Bonnema, M.L.I.S., Medical Librarian…
HSLI 2012 Conference Star Fish Thrower Award:Send Your Nomination by October 19
Do you know someone you think deserves special recognition a difference she/he has made to the HSLI organization? Nominate them for the Star Fish Thrower Award. The winner will receive a trophy and be honored at the awards ceremony held during the HSLI 2012 Annual Conference in November. Any HSLI member is eligible to nominate…