All: While another calendar year soon comes to a close, another HSLI year is already underway. All current members should have received a reminder from Membership Committee Chair Jonna Peterson to renew their membership. Please consider doing so, if you have not already. More importantly, consider encouraging someone who is not currently a member to…
Category: President’s Message
President’s Message–October, 2023
All: Since the HSLI Business Meeting took place on September 26, another “HSLI year” has now come to a close, along with my first year as President. This is a period of transition, so it is time to look back, but also a chance to look forward to 2023-24. First of all, I would like…
President’s Message–June, 2023
All: Hope the summer months are giving everyone a chance to reflect on how their 2023 has progressed so far. With this message, I would like to take the time to reflect upon ways in which HSLI members can become more active in the organization, while also recognizing those efforts. As you all know, we…
President’s Message–March, 2023
All: It’s hard to believe that a quarter of 2023 is already gone. The HSLI committees have been very busy over these past few months, and I would like to highlight some of their ongoing activities. Before I do that, however, I would like to thank everyone who responded to the planning survey I sent…
President’s Message–December, 2022
All: It’s hard to believe that we have almost reached the end of another calendar year. I think this is a good time to reflect on what HSLI has accomplished in 2022 and what we have planned for 2023. This is my first “President’s Message”, and I plan to post one quarterly. I want to…
President’s Message
The past three months since my last report have been full of HSLI committee business. As conference planning chair, most of my time has gone into meeting planning. The committee has put together a great program and made extra efforts to reach out to non-HSLI members. We did attract some non-members this year, so please…
Measuring What Matters to Stakeholders – Notes from the class
On March 20, 2014, HSLI sponsored the CE class “Measuring What Matters to Stakeholders” as a pre-conference to the Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries conference. The session sparked a lively discussion between academic and hospital libraries about what to assess, how to assess it, and how to effectively communicate assessment results. The class…
President’s Message
Happy National Medical Librarians Month! I was wonderful to see so many of you at the Midwest Chapter/HSLI joint conference in East Peoria. Thanks to the 2013 conference planning committee for putting together a great event. Be sure to read Michael Wold’s article on the conference in the HSLI Newsletter and keep an eye out…
National Library Week 2013: HSLI is YOUR Community
Communities Matter is the theme for National Library Week 2013, and I want to thank all HSLI members for being part of our Illinois library community. As a community, we are stronger than as individuals. As a community, we support each other, celebrate the good times, and offer support in the hard times. As a…
President’s Message: Spread the Word About HSLI
Spring has finally sprung, and we are surrounded by new growth and freshness. You will also notice that the HSLI website has a fresh new look. Whether you monitor is big or small, the HSLI website will be front and center and ready to provide you with information. While all the information form the old…