A number of librarians from Illinois gave poster sessions at the Medical Library Association’s 2017 Annual Meeting. This year’s event took place in Seattle, from May 26 to 31. The theme was “Dream, Dare, Do”. The poster sessions are below. For those that included presenters not from Illinois libraries, just the Illinois ones are listed….
Category: Medical Library Association (MLA)
Illinois Librarians Presenting at MLA 2017
A number of Illinois librarians are presenting at the Medical Library Association’s 2017 Annual Meeting. This year’s event is taking place in Seattle, from May 26 to 31. The theme is “Dream Dare Do”. The presentations are below. For those that include presenters not from Illinois libraries, just the Illinois librarians are listed. Also, if…
Reminder: Deadline to Apply for Midwest Chapter/MLA Student Annual Meeting Grant is May 26
(via Matt Hoy, Mayo Clinic) Are you a library science student? Are you interested in medical libraries? Would you like to attend the Midwest Chapter Medical Library Association’s Annual Meeting in Ypsilanti, MI, from October 13 to 16? Apply for the Midwest MLA Student Annual Meeting Grant for FREE conference registration and $500 in expenses….
Nominations Sought for Midwest Chapter/MLA 2017 Distinguished Librarian of the Year Award
(via Nicole Theis-Mahon, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities) Please consider nominating one of your amazing colleagues for the Midwest Chapter/MLA 2017 Distinguished Librarian of the Year Award. The Distinguished Librarian of the Year Award recognizes chapter members who have made outstanding professional contributions to health sciences librarianship and the Chapter. This award will be announced…
Call for Submissions: Summer, 2017, Issue of MLA’s Consumer Connections Newsletter
(via Robin O’Hanlon, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) Do you have an interesting consumer health or health literacy initiative taking place at your library? Are you headed to MLA 2017 and plan on attending on sessions related to consumer health or outreach to patients? We want to hear from you! We need submissions…
Apply for the MLA/Midwest Chapter First-Time Attendee Grant
(via Abigail Goben, University of Illinois at Chicago) Are you thinking about attending your first MLA/Midwest Chapter meeting? If you have a master’s degree in library/information science and have never attended a Midwest Chapter Annual Meeting before, apply for the Midwest Chapter/MLA First-Time Attendee Annual Meeting Grant. Free full conference registration and a $500 award…
Call for Submissions: 2017 Midwest Chapter MLA & MHSLA Joint Annual Conference (Deadline July 1)
(via Lynne Frederickson, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor) The Program Committee of the 2017 Midwest Chapter MLA & MHSLA Joint Annual Conference invites paper and poster abstract submissions on any topic of interest to the health sciences library community. The conference will be held October 13-16 in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Paper sessions will be held Sunday, October 15, and…
Reminder: : UIC Peoria Hosting March 22 MLA Webinar on Finding Grey Lit. for Systematic Reviews
(via Deborah Lauseng, University of Illinois at Chicago Library of the Health Sciences – Peoria) Reminder: UIC Peoria hosting MLA Webinar on Finding Grey Lit on March 22 The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Library of the Health Sciences (LHS) – Peoria is pleased to be hosting the upcoming MLA Webinar Finding Grey Lit for…
2017 MLA Midwest Chapter Meeting to Be Held Oct. 13-16 in Michigan
(via Miranda Shake, HSLI President) Please save the dates of October 13-16 for the Joint Conference of the Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association (MLA) and the Michigan Health Sciences Libraries Association (MHSLA). This conference, being held at the Ann Arbor Marriot at Eagle Crest in picturesque Ypsilanti, offers numerous learning and networking opportunities. These include MLA CE…
Apply for MLA 2017 “Free Lunch” Award
(via Nicole Theis-Mahon, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities) Are you attending MLA’s 2017 Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA? If you are a member of the Midwest Chapter/MLA here is your chance to get a Free Lunch and have a lively discussion while attending the Chapter Sharing Roundtable of your choice. Apply for the Midwest Chatper/MLA’s “Free Lunch”…