On Friday, April 16th, HSLI sponsored an online community session about the new NNLM contract (2021-2026). Thank you to Jacqueline Leskovec, Network Librarian, GMR, for providing an update and introducing her colleague, Nora Barnett, GMR Outreach Coordinator. Slides are available for those who missed the session and/or would like to review them. Re-cap of some…
Call for Applicants: NLM-AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program (Deadline Tues., June 15)–Informational Webinar on Tues., May 4, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT
(via Catherine Soehner, University of Utah) The National Library of Medicine (NLM) and Association of Academic Health Sciences Library (AAHSL) are pleased to announce the opening of applications for the 2021/2022 Leadership Fellows Program. The Leadership Fellows Program recognizes and values the importance of diversity and inclusion in enriching and supporting academic health sciences libraries’ mission and…
Reminder: Registration Open for CARLI Online Discussion on COVID-19 and Public Services (Fri., April 23, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM)–Deadline Thurs., April 22
(via CARLI) On Friday, April 23, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM , the CARLI Public Services Committee invites you to “Oops! The Pandemic Made Me Do It Again: Escape Rooms, Digital Displays, and More”, their ongoing informal discussion via Zoom about how public services have changed over the past year. The session will begin…
Registration Open for Ohio Health Sciences Library Association Online Course Drawn to Graphic Medicine (Fri., April 30, 9:30-11:00 AM CDT)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Have you ever thought of using comics as part of your job? The Ohio Health Sciences Library Association invites you to Drawn to Graphic Medicine: Bringing Comics into Medical Librarianship, a virtual CE course with instructors Kathryn Houk and Ariel Pomputius. The…
Registration Open for McGraw Hill Webinar “Lessons Learned from the 1918 Influenza and COVID-19 Pandemics” (Thurs., April 22, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT)
(via Ashley Weinheimer, McGraw Hill) Registration is now open for the webinar “Lessons Learned from the 1918 Influenza and COVID-19 Pandemics”, with Dr. Teri Shors of University of Wisconsin- Oshkosh. The event will take place on Thursday, April 22, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. A description is below. Are we living through unprecedented times?…
Call for Proposals: Chicago Research Summit (Online Fri., Oct. 15)–Deadline Tues., June 1
(via Arlie Sims, Columbia College Chicago) The Second Biennial Chicago Research Summit will be held online Friday, October 15. The theme for this year’s event is “Exploring Chicago’s Stories: Enhancing Student Learning Through Chicago-Based Research?”. The summit will bring together faculty, staff, administrators, librarians, and community partners to discuss strategies for enhancing student learning through…
Reminder: Registration Open for 2021 Urban Librarians Conference (Online Fri., May 7)
(via the Urban Librarians Conference organizers) Registration is still open for the 2021 Urban Librarians Conference. The event will take place online Friday, May 7. To see the list of presenters, and to register, please go here. Additional information is below. The 2021 Urban Librarians Conference will focus on librarians and library staff creating spaces…
Registration Open for MLA April Webinar “The Fundamentals of Library Program and Service Evaluation” (Tues., April 27, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT)
(via the Medical Library Association) Registration is now open for the Medical Library Association’s April webinar “The Fundamentals of Library Program and Service Evaluation”. The session will take place on Tuesday, April 27, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT. A description is below. Assessment of teaching activities is familiar to most librarians, but how to…
Reminder: Registration Open for CARLI Preservation Committee Webinar Incoming Library Collections: A Unified Approach to Newly Acquired Material (Tues., April 20, at 10:00 AM)
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) The CARLI Preservation Committee invites you to attend the webinar Incoming Library Collections: A Unified Approach to Newly Acquired Material, presented by Tonia Grafakos on Tuesday, April 20, at 10:00 AM CDT. More information is below. New collections come from a variety of sources. Whether a gift, donation, or acquisition, all…
Registration Open for 7th Annual Herbert Biblo Academic Libraries Invitational (Online Thurs., April 29, 8:45-11:00 AM CDT)
(via Sally Stieglitz, Long Island Library Resources Council) Registration is open for the 7th Annual Herbert Biblo Academic Libraries Invitational. The event will take place online Thursday, April 29, from 8:45 to 11:00 AM CDT. More information is below. Schedule 8:45 AM: Welcome and Introductions 9:00 AM: Dr. Judith Brown Clarke, Stony Brook University Presentation:…