(via Cristina Colquhoun, Oklahoma State University) You are invited to submit a proposal for the Journal of New Librarianship‘s “Innovation in Libraries” column. Rogers (2003) defined innovation as an “idea, practice, or object that is perceived as new by an individual or other unit of adoption” (p. 12). With advancements in technologies, ideas, and processes such as…
Reminder: Survey on Practices and Perceptions of Librarians/Information Specialists Working with Physician Assistant Programs Closes Fri., April 21
(via Michelle Nielsen Ott, Bradley University) If you have not done so already, please take our survey. You are invited to participate in the research project about librarians/information specialists who work with Physician Associate (Assistant) (PA) programs. The purpose of this research study is to explore the practices and perceptions of librarians/information specialists who are…
Registration Open for ACRL Instruction Section Framework for Information Literacy Sandbox Committee’s Upload-a-thon (Online Wed., April 19, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT)
(via ACRL) So much of what we do in classrooms, workshops, and one-on-one depends on good learning materials. Do you have information literacy instruction materials you’ve made that would benefit others? The ACRL Instruction Section Framework for Information Literacy Sandbox (FILS) Committee will be hosting a Sandbox Upload-a-thon on Wednesday, April 19, from 1:00 to 2:00…
Call for Participation: Survey on Academic Librarians’ Use and Engagement with Social Media in Teaching and Research (Deadline Sun., April 30)
(via Hui-Fen Chang, Oklahoma State University) Dear Colleagues, We would like to invite you to participate in a study designed to examine academic librarians’ use and engagement with social media in teaching and research. Your participation and responses will offer valuable insight into how social media adds value to librarians’ teaching and research roles and…
Plan to Attend the 2023 HSLI Annual Conference and Mini-Retreat!
Are you looking for a natural setting to retreat to from pandemic stress? Plan to attend the Health Science Librarians of Illinois (HSLI) 2023 Annual Conference, “Stepping Out of the Pandemic: Improvement and Strength”, on Friday, September 22, 2023. The in-person conference hours are from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM CDT, with a “happy hour”…
Episode 6 of NNLM Discovery Podcast, “Medical Librarians”, Available from Region 7
(via Martha Meacham, NNLM Program Director) Episode 6 of the NNLM Discovery Podcast, is “Medical Librarians” from Region 7. Very few people know what a medical librarian is or does. You don’t find medical librarians portrayed on Chicago Hope, or House, or ER. Hollywood is missing out on some great storylines! On this episode of the NNLM Discovery Podcast,…
Call for Applications: NNLM Region 6’s Illinois SAG Outreach Award (Deadline Mon., May 15)–NNLM Membership Required
(via Jacqueline Leskovec, Network of the National Library of Medicine – Region 6) NNLM Region 6 is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity, the Illinois SAG Outreach Award. Each state in Region 6 has a State Advisory Group (SAG). The SAG charge is two-fold: SAG Illinois members discussed health information needs in the State of…
RSVP for Northern Illinois Regional History Conference, Themed “At the Crossroads of the Urban-Rural Divide” (in DeKalb on Sat., April 22, from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM)–Deadline is Sat., April 15
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The NIU Libraries Regional History Center will host the inaugural Northern Illinois Regional History Conference on Saturday April 22, from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM, at the Holmes Student Center Heritage Room on NIU’s campus in DeKalb. The Conference theme is “At the Crossroads of the Urban-Rural Divide“, and the…
Call for Submissions: ACRL STS Virtual Lightning Talks (Tuesday, June 20) and Research Forum (Wednesday, June 21)–Deadline Fri., April 28
(via Jeanne Hoover, East Carolina University) The Research Committee of the ACRL Science and Technology Section (STS) will host two sessions coinciding with the 2023 American Library Association Annual Conference to highlight research and practitioner projects related to science and technology librarianship. The committee is seeking proposals to present at the Annual STS Virtual Research…
Join NNLM for Black Maternal Health Week 2023 (Tues., April 11 – Mon., April 17) Online Events
(via Bobbi Newman, National Network of the Library of Medicine – Region 6) Join NNLM for Black Maternal Health Week 2023! Black women are more than three times as likely to die from pregnancy-related complications as white women, regardless of their income or education. NNLM aims to advance the progress of medicine and improve public health,…