(via ACRL) Nominations are open through October 1, 2018, for the I Love My Librarian Award. The I Love My Librarian Award encourages library users like you to recognize the accomplishments of exceptional public, school, college, community college, or university librarians. Each year 10 librarians are selected. Each librarian receives a $5,000 cash award, a…
Call for Applicants: Online CE Class “Biomedical and Health Research Data Management Training for Librarians” (Deadline 9/20)
(via Rebecca Brown, University of Utah) Applications for the next round of Biomedical and Health Research Data Management Training for Librarians are now open! Health sciences librarians are invited to apply for the online course, “Biomedical and Health Research Data Management Training for Librarians”, offered by the NNLM Training Office (NTO). Click here to find…
Call for Nominations: 2019 ALCTS Awards (Deadline 12/1/18)
(via Brooke Morris, Association for Library Collections & Technical Services) Nominations are being accepted for the 2019 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) awards for outstanding achievement and promise in the field of serials and continuing resources. The awards are presented by the Continuing Resources Section of ALCTS. One award honors an individual…
Registration Open for Something for Everyone – Michigan Health Sciences Libraries Association Conference in Traverse City, Michigan (Oct. 11-12)
(via Sandra Swanson, Michigan Health Sciences Library Association) Join us in beautiful Traverse City for the annual Michigan Health Sciences Libraries Association Conference on October 11-12, 2018. Here’s a sneak preview of what to expect during the two day fall color event: Enjoy dynamic keynote speaker Mary Ellen Bates as she discusses the true return…
HSLI 2018 Conference: Thursday Afternoon CE Course (Managing Your Scholarly Identity)
Did you know that the 2018 HSLI conference registration includes continuing education courses? Attendees are able to select one Thursday afternoon two hour course and one Friday morning four hour course at the time of registration. Spotlight on the Thursday afternoon course: Managing your Scholarly Identity One’s online scholarly presence can be critical for work…
Legislative Update, 09/07/2018
Federal: Funding for the National Library of Medicine increased by $13.5 million in the FY19 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill, which passed in the Senate on August 23, 2018. A final vote to approve the bill won’t occur until later this year. Read more at the District Dispatch. ALA and the Association of Research Libraries, along with…
HSLI 2018 Annual Conference: Keynote Speaker (Northwestern University’s Dr. Kristi Holmes)
The Health Science Librarians of Illinois Conference Planning Committee is pleased to announce the 2018 keynote speaker, Dr. Kristi Holmes. In her talk, “Thirsting for Knowledge: Opportunities for Librarians in the Age of Data” on Thursday, September 27th, she will discuss intersections between libraries and data, and will offer a range of practical ideas that…
Registration Open for MLA Midcontinental Chapter’s 2018 Virtual Conference on 10/4 and 10/5 (Deadline Extended to 9/15)
(via Rebecca Brown, University of Utah) The 2018 MCMLA Virtual Conference Planning Committee invites you to register for the annual conference on October 4th and 5th of this year. CE is included in your registration and will be offered on October 3rd. Stay tuned for more information. Early registration concludes at the end of the…
Call for Nominations: 2019 Ida and George Eliot Prize (Deadline 11/1/18)
(via Pamela Herring, University of Central Florida) Dear all, How do medical librarians make a difference? What are the standards for our profession…and where can we do better? Who has shown us the data that will help shape our future? The Ida and George Eliot Prize is presented annually for a work published in the…
Call for Proposals: Cultural Heritage and the Campus Community: Academic Libraries and Museums in Collaboration (Deadline Extended to 9/14)
(via Dr. Scott Walter, DePaul University) CFP: Cultural Heritage and the Campus Community: Academic Libraries and Museums in Collaboration [working title] Call for Chapter Proposals – Deadline Extended to September 14th Background In January 2016, a “working summit” was held at the University of Miami that brought together leaders from academic art museums and libraries…