(via Anna Ferri, Colorado State University) Join the ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group for this First Friday Forum discussion on October 6, at 11:00 AM CDT. “Artificial intelligence in PubMed’s Best Match algorithm: Raising awareness about AI when using and teaching PubMed“ PubMed’s Best Match sorting algorithm became the default search method in 2020. Since…
Category: Webinars
HSLI Holding Next “Coffee and Conversation” on Friday, October 20, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM CDT–No Registration Required
(via Frances Drone-Silvers, HSLI Secretary) Please join HSLI members for a coffee (or your beverage of choice) and conversation on Friday, October 20, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM CDT via Microsoft Teams. Registration is not necessary; simply access the meeting at, or just before, the start time via the instructions below. This open forum is a chance to get…
Reminder: Deadline to Submit Discussion Topics for Next Meeting of HSLI Journal Club (Tues., Nov. 14, at 3:00 PM CDT) is Fri., Oct. 6
(via Peggy Carey, National University of Health Sciences) Have you heard, read, or seen something that you’d like to discuss with your peers? Plan to join us for the next meeting of the HSLI Journal Club on Tuesday, November 14, at 3:00 PM CDT, via Zoom, for an informal discussion of a selected publication, podcast, blogpost, or presentation. Please post your suggestions…
Registration Open for Upcoming CARLI Professional Development Alliance Webinar Offerings Starting in Early October
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) CARLI is pleased to share the following upcoming PDA (Professional Development Alliance) offerings. Library Carpentry Workshop Series Library Carpentry workshops focus on building software and data skills within library and information-related communities. Our goal is to empower people in libraries to use software and data in their own work and to…
Registration Open for Asynchronous ALA eLearning Course “Inside Interlibrary Loan: Basics for a New Millennium”–Mon., Oct. 30 – Fri., Dec. 1
(via the American Library Association) Registration is open for the asynchronous ALA eLearning Course “Inside Interlibrary Loan: Basics for a New Millennium”. It will last from Monday, October 30, to Friday, December 1. Please see below for more details, including the link to registration As library shelving and physical collections continue to diminish, electronic resource collections…
Reminder: Registration for Midwest Chapter of Medical Library Association Conference (Online Wed., Oct. 11 – Fri., Oct. 13) Closes Tues., Oct. 10, at 12:00 PM CDT
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Registration for the Midwest / MLA (Medical Library Association) 2023 Conference is now open. The meeting will take place online from Wednesday, October 11, to Friday, October 13. The keynote speaker is Kayte Spector-Bagdady, JD, MBe. She will speak on “Data Sharing for…
Registration Open for MLA – Ovid/Wolters Kluwer Webinar “Doing more while avoiding burnout: Helping medical librarians balance emerging demand”–Wed., Oct. 4, at 12:00 PM CDT
(via the Medical Library Association) Medical librarians contribute significantly to improved patient outcomes and overall healthcare quality. They play a critical role in ensuring clinicians have the latest evidence-based information needed to provide the best possible patient care. The volume of healthcare information grows daily, with estimates that by 2025, the compound annual growth rate…
Registration Open for Virtual Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries (MIRL) 2023–Thurs., Nov. 16, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM CDT
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The MIRL (Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries) symposium planning committee is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the third annual free virtual event, scheduled to take place via WebEx on Thursday, November 16, from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM…
Registration Open for Georgia Library Association’s Carterette Series Webinar “E-Resource Assessment: Flexible, Transparent, and Sustainable Strategies”–Wed., Oct. 25, at 1:00 PM CDT
(via Emily Williams, Georgia State University) Registration is open for the Georgia Library Association’s Carterette Series Webinar “E-Resource Assessment: Flexible, Transparent, and Sustainable Strategies”. It will take place on Wednesday, October 25, at 1:00 PM CDT. The webinar is free. Description: This webinar will discuss strategies for implementing an e-resource collection assessment plan that is…
Registration Open for Chicago Collections Webinar “A Discussion with Author Erik Rebain” on His Work Arrested Adolescence: The Secret Life of Nathan Leopold–Wed., Oct. 4, 6:00-7:00 PM CDT
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Registration is open for the Chicago Collections webinar “A Discussion with Author Erik Rebain”. It will take place on Wednesday, October 4, from 6:00 to 7:00 PM CDT. Join Chicago Collections Board Chair Ellen Keith, Director of Research and Access and Chief Librarian at the Chicago History Museum, in conversation with…