(via Elizabeth Kiscaden, Associate Director for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) Greater Midwest Region (GMR) holds a monthly webinar series titled, Kernel of Knowledge. This month, the session will feature Stephanie Morrison, MPH, the Team Coordinator for the National Library of Medicine’s Genetics…
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Registration Open for CARLI Collections Care Workshop on April 10
(via Elizabeth Clarage, CARLI) Registration is now open for the Collections Care Workshop, sponsored by the CARLI Preservation Committee. The Workshop will be held at Illinois State University?s Milner Library on Monday, April 10, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The instructor for the day will be Jennifer Hunt Johnson, Conservation and Preservation Specialist at…
Reminder: IACRL Seeking Candidates for 2017-18 Officers
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Would you like to get more involved with your library colleagues in Illinois? Do you want to meet fun and interesting people while improving academic librarianship? The Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) wants you! IACRL is accepting nominations for Secretary/Treasurer and Vice-President/President-Elect for 2017-18, with the…
Next NN/LM – GMR Update is Tuesday, February 21
(via Molly Olmstead, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The next GMR Update will be held on Tuesday, February 21, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM CST. (Note that the GMR Office will be closed on Monday, February 20, for President’s Day.) Register for the update here. If you have questions that you would like…
NN/LM – Greater Midwest Region Forming Quarterly Journal Club
(via Elizabeth Kiscaden, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region Associate Director) The Greater Midwest Region office of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine is organizing a Quarterly Journal Club for health information professionals. This club is held entirely online via web-conferencing software-you can participate from your desk. There are four…
Galter Library Hosting February 8 MLA Webinar, “Searching with Ease”
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library at Northwestern University) This week, Galter Health Sciences Library is hosting a free viewing of the MLA webinar, “Searching with Ease: A Guide to Effective and Efficient Searches”. The webinar is on Wednesday, February 8, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CST, in the Galter Admin Conference Room. More information, including…
2017 ALA Annual (Chicago) Poster Session Deadline is Friday, Feb. 3
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Share your best ideas and work with the national library community by presenting a poster session at the 2017 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago! The poster session committee encourages submissions from all types of libraries and on any topic relevant to librarianship. Submissions may include a description of an…
Proposals Deadline for CARLI Forum on Collections Data Analysis and Maintenance Extended to Feb. 10
(via Elizabeth Clarage, CARLI) The deadline for proposals has been extended to February 10th. Please consider sharing your knowledge and experience with your CARLI colleagues! Call for Proposals: CARLI Forum on Collections Data Analysis and Maintenance / jointly sponsored by the CARLI Collection Management and Technical Services Committees The CARLI Technical Services and Collection Management…
Loretta Parham Named 2017 ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Loretta Parham, CEO and Director of the Atlanta University Center (AUC) Robert W. Woodruff Library, is the 2017 Association of College and Research Libraries’ (ACRL) Academic/Research Librarian of the Year. The award, sponsored by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO, recognizes an outstanding member of the library profession who has…
“Rise Up!”: Official Call for ILA 2017 Conference Proposals
(via Sarah Sagmoen, University of Illinois Springfield) As the co-chair of the 2017 ILA Conference planning committee, I want to personally invite you to submit a proposal for a conference session. As an academic librarian myself, I would love to see more academics represented at ILA. We do amazing work for our campuses and communities…