(via Lindsay Harmon, incoming IACRL Vice-President) The ALA New Members Round Table (NMRT) offers training, opportunities, and a wide variety of programs on the national, state and local levels to assist, encourage, and educate those new to the association and the profession. Now is the opportunity for you or a librarian you know to take…
Category: Professional Development
University of Maryland Report on the Future of the Library Science Degree
Last month, the University of Maryland’s iSchool and the University’s Information Policy & Access Center released a report on the future of the master’s degree in library science, at least in the degree’s current form. The report is the result of a year-long collaborative effort, including discussions with the broader community, to determine how an…
NLM and Mayo Clinic Libraries Seeking New Directors
Libraries at two of the nation’s major health organizations are seeking new leaders. The National Library of Medicine, at the National Institutes of Health, officially launched the search for a new Director last week. The person will succeed Dr. Donald Lindberg, who retired in March after spending 31 years at the helm and playing a…
Resources for Promoting Health Literacy
For anyone who is not familiar with it, the health.gov website has a useful page on health literacy. The page discusses the Health Literate Care Model, a strategy for making health literacy an organization-wide priority that is part of all elements of operations and planning. Following the guidelines in the Care Model, the page recommends…