Federal: With the 2016 U.S. presidential election cycle behind us, we can now look at near-future implications for healthcare legislation. President Elect Donald Trump has vowed to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and has proposed a replacement model that includes Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). Information regarding the Trump Administration’s healthcare reform is available at www.greatagain.gov/policy/healthcare.html….
Reminder: Registration Deadline for UIC Course on Evidence Based Practice is Nov. 28
(via Emily Johnson, UIC Library of the Health Sciences – Peoria) There are still seats available in “Evidence Based Practice: Online Continuing Education Course”, which is offered through the University of Illinois. Please submit the registration form by 9:00 AM CST on Monday, November 28. The course begins on Monday, December 5, and ends on Monday, January 23. More information about…
NN/LM – GMR Update at 2:00 PM on Monday, November 21
(via Molly Olmstead, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) Please join us for our monthly GMR Update on Monday, November 21, at 2:00 PM CST. Associate Director Liz Kiscaden will be giving updates about educational opportunities, the educational needs assessment, advisory groups, and more. To join, and participate in, the meeting, take the…
National Library of Medicine Seeking Feedback on Strategic Plan
(via Miranda Shake, Lakeview College of Nursing; original message from Dr. Stephen Greenberg, National Library of Medicine) The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is undertaking a strategic planning process and is soliciting input from its broad stakeholder community. NLM leadership recognizes that many of our stakeholders generously replied to the 2015 Request for Information (RFI), regarding…
Deadline to Apply for EBSCO/MLA Annual Meeting Grant is Now December 1
(via Jeanne Sadlik, Loyola University Chicago) In order to enable more librarians to attend Medical Library Association (MLA) Annual Meetings, EBSCO Information Services has generously donated money to the MLA Scholarship Endowment to provide stipends of up to $1,000.00 each. These stipends will cover travel and conference-related expenses for four librarians. The award shall be known…
Call for Submissions: Beta Phi Mu/LRRT Research Paper Award for 2017
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Nominations are being sought for the Beta Phi Mu/LRRT Research Paper Award for 2017. This award is being jointly presented by the Beta Phi Mu International Honor Societyand the American Library Association’s Library Research Round Table to recognize excellent research in progress into problems related to the profession of librarianship. Any ALA member…
Northwestern’s Galter Health Sciences Library Showing MLA Webinar “Setting Yourself Up for Success with Learning Assessment”
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library) Northwestern University’s Galter Health Sciences Library will host the Medical Library Association’s upcoming webinar “Setting Yourself Up for Success with Learning Assessment”. The webinar will take place on Tuesday, November 22, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CST. There is no cost to attend. The viewing will take place…
Health Sciences Library at Loyola University Chicago Seeking Part-Time Reference Specialist
(via Jeanne Sadlik, Loyola University Chicago) Loyola University Chicago Health Sciences Library, Maywood, IL, has an opening for a Part-Time Reference Specialist (20 hours per week). The successful candidate’s work will support the teaching and learning, research, and patient care needs of a busy and diverse health sciences campus, using the resources of an all-electronic library. The…
ACRL Seeking Applications for Immersion ’17
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) ACRL invites applications for the 2017 Information Literacy Immersion Program. Monday, December 5, is the deadline to apply to Immersion ’17 (Teacher and Program tracks). The ACRL Immersion Program provides instruction librarians the opportunity to work intensively for several days on all aspects of information literacy. Whether your institution is just beginning to…
Call for Proposals: 16th Annual Information Literacy Summit
via Jennifer Schwartz, DePaul University) DePaul University and Moraine Valley Community College will be co-sponsoring the 16th Annual Information Literacy Summit, themed “From Teaching to Learning: Context and Collaboration”. The event will take place on Friday, May 5, from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM, on the Moraine Valley Community College campus. Wendy Holliday, who is Head of…