Federal: The MLA encourages sending thanks to those senators who are members of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Their FY2018 bill funds the NLM at $420.9 million, more than the “at least $412 million” recommended by the MLA/AAHSL Legislative Task Force. Contact Illinois Senator Dick Durbin to thank him for his work on the FY2018 bill. The MLA…
Reminder: Dadline for Submissions for MLA 2018, “Adapting Transforming Leading”, is October 10
(via Ray Naegele, Medical Library Association) Your abstract for a contributed paper, poster, lightning talk, or special-content session that supports the theme “Adapting Transforming Leading” is due by 6:00 PM CST on Tuesday, October 10. To submit your abstract, review the instructions and the paper and poster FAQs, then begin the online submission process. Also, the MLA ’18 Schedule at a Glance is now…
Reminder: Early Registration for HSLI 2017 Annual Conference, Including Hotel, Ends October 10
(via Emily Johnson, University of Illinois at Chicago Library of the Health Sciences – Peoria) The early-registration and hotel reservation period for the Annual Conference of the Health Science Librarians of Illinois will end Tuesday, October 10. After that date, there will be a $25 late fee assessed to registration, and your hotel reservation will not be…
Call for Nominations: ACRL CJCLS/EBSCO Community College Learning Resources Program and Leadership Awards (Deadline Dec. 1)
(via Anne Sleeman, Community College of Baltimore County) The Community and Junior College Libraries Section (CJCLS) of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) is excited to now be accepting nominations for the annual EBSCO Community College Learning Resources Leadership Award and EBSCO Community College Learning Resources Program Award. The awards are sponsored by…
Call for Proposals: WILU (Workshop for Instruction in Library Use) 2018 Conference, “Information Into Action” (Deadline Nov. 13)
(via Patrick Labelle, University of Ottawa) The 2018 WILU (Workshop for Instruction in Library Use) meeting, themed “Information Into Action”, will take place from June 6 to June 8. The University of Ottawa Library-located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada-is proud to host Canada’s premier conference devoted to issues of teaching and learning in libraries. The Call for proposals is now…
Applicants Sought for Routledge Distance Learning Librarianship Conference Sponsorship Award (Deadline Dec. 1)
(via Chase Ollis, American Library Association) This conference sponsorship award honors any individual ACRL member working in the field of, or contributing to the success of distance learning librarianship or related library service in higher education. The award is administrated by the ACRL Distance Learning Section (DLS). Award A plaque to honor the winner’s achievements…
Nominations Sought for ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award (Deadline Dec. 1)
(via Chase Ollis, American Library Association) Established in 2015, this award is intended to recognize librarians, archivists or curators whose contributions to providing professional development opportunities for librarians have been especially noteworthy or influential. The effect of these contributions may be the result of continuous or distinguished service to the profession, but may also be…
Nominations Sought for Excellence in Academic Libraries Award (Deadline December 1)
(via Chase Ollis, American Library Association) Purpose To recognize academic librarians and staff who work together as a team to develop academic libraries that are outstanding in furthering the educational missions of their institutions. Award GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO’s sponsorship of the program supports three annual awards of $3,000 each by type of academic…
Call for Applications: 2018 Medical Informatics Section/MLA Career Development Grant (Deadline Dec. 1)
(via Rachel Helbing, University of Houston) The Medical Informatics Section (MIS) awards up to $1,500 to support a career development activity that will contribute to the advancement of the field of medical informatics. If you’ve been wanting to take a course or attend a conference related to medical informatics but haven’t had the funds, then…
Call for Nominations: MLA Thomson Reuters/Frank Bradway Rogers Information Advancement Award (Deadline Nov. 1)
(via Matt Hoy-Associate Director, Mayo Clinic Libraries) The Thomson Reuters/Frank Bradway Rogers Information Advancement Award is presented annually by the Medical Library Association (MLA) in recognition of outstanding contributions in the use of technology to deliver health sciences information, in the science of information, or in facilitating the delivery of health sciences information. The recipient…