(via Rebecca Runyon, Wolters Kluwer) The Medical Library Association (MLA) is pleased to invite you to a complimentary webinar sponsored by Wolters Kluwer. Membership in MLA is not required to attend. The webinar, titled “Raising and Communicating Your Strategic Value to Clinicians: A Panel Discussion with and for Hospital Librarians”, will take place on Monday,…
Registration Open for Next ACRL STS College Science Librarians Virtual Discussion (Thurs., Nov. 17, at 1:00 PM CDT)–Topic is “Creating Balance and Managing Expectations: Data, Instruction, & Outreach”
(via Elizabeth (Betsy) Sterner, formerly of Governors State University) Please join us for the next ACRL STS (Science & Technology Section) College Science Librarians Virtual Discussion on Thursday, November 17, starting at 1:00 PM CDT. Hear what is happening with colleagues from far and wide, and share strategies that have worked for you in the…
Call for Participation: Kennesaw State University Library System Survey on Work Experiences of Middle Managers at Academic Institutions
(via Kristina Clement, Kennesaw State University) The Kennesaw State University Library System would like to invite librarians and library staff members of academic institutions who consider themselves as “middle managers” to participate in a study examining the effects of “middleness”. Middle managers might experience degrees of middleness–that is, the point along the continuum of middle…
Reminder: Mentors Needed for Spectrum Scholars (Deadline Fri., Nov. 4)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Help support a diverse workforce in the next generation of academic librarians by mentoring an ALA Spectrum Scholar through the ACRL Dr. E.J. Josey Spectrum Scholar Mentor Program. This program links library school students and new librarians who are of American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Middle Eastern…
Reminder: Registration Open for IACRL Journal Club’s Next Meeting (Fri., Nov. 11, at 1:30 PM CDT)–Article to Discuss is “Zooming through crisis: Navigating the move to online programming”
(via Christina Norton, IACRL Secretary) The IACRL (Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries) C&CE (Conference & Continuing Education) Committee announces its 1st Journal Club of the fall! When: Friday, November 11, from 1:30 to 2:30 PM CDT Article to discuss: Droog, A, Shotick, K., Swope, K., Finley, W., McGowan, B. & McHone-Chase, S. (Spring 2020). Zooming through crisis: Navigating the move to…
Reminder: Seeking New Volunteers for 2023 Health Science Librarians of Illinois Conference Planning Committee (Please Express Interest by Thurs., Nov. 3)
Looking for an opportunity to increase your participation in HSLI, while collaborating and networking with your fellow librarians from across the state? Please consider volunteering for the 2023 HSLI Conference Planning Committee. This message applies to people who did not serve on the 2022 HSLI Conference Planning Committee. The Committee’s main responsibilities are to decide…
Registration Open for Upcoming E-Resources Learning Series in CARLI’s Professional Development Alliance Webinar Offerings (Part 2 of 2)
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) As part of the CARLI PDA (Professional Development Alliance) webinar offerings, the E-Resources Learning Series explores how library workers can troubleshoot e-resources, keep up with current trends in the field, and develop innovative methods of managing e-resources at their library. Library workers from all experience levels are invited to attend. Attendees will…
Registration Open for Upcoming E-Resources Learning Series in CARLI’s Professional Development Alliance Webinar Offerings (Part 1 of 2)
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) As part of the CARLI PDA (Professional Development Alliance) webinar offerings, the E-Resources Learning Series explores how library workers can troubleshoot e-resources, keep up with current trends in the field, and develop innovative methods of managing e-resources at their library. Library workers from all experience levels are invited to attend. Attendees will…
Registration Still Open, and Program Now Available, for Free Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries Virtual Symposium (Thurs., Nov. 17, 11:00 AM – 3:00 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 the program has now been posted for the second annual free virtual event, scheduled to take place on WebEx Thursday, November 17, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM CDT. …
Registration Open for Chicago Collections Consortium Webinar “A Discussion with Chicago’s New Directors” (Thurs., Nov. 3, at 6:00 PM CDT)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Registration is open for the Chicago Collection Consortium webinar “A Discussion with Chicago’s New Directors”. It will take place on Thursday, November 3, starting at 6:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more details, including the link to registration. Join Chicago Collections Consortium’s Board Chair, Ellen Keith, Director of Research…