Federal: Rep. Tom Price will be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services under president-elect Donald Trump. Like Trump, Price has been critical of the Affordable Care Act. Price also favors changes to Medicaid and Medicare. While he made no direct comments regarding policy following his secretarial appointment, Price supports Medicaid being converted…
Call for Proposals: NASIG 32nd Annual Conference in Indianapolis (June 8-11)
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) The NASIG (formerly, North American Serials Interest Group, Inc.) 32nd Annual Conference, themed “Racing to the Crossroads”, will take place from Thursday, June 8, to Sunday, June 11, in Indianapolis, IN. Publishers, vendors, librarians, and others in the fields of electronic resources and serials are encouraged to submit proposals…
Call for Posters: Feb. 6 Summit on Libraries Serving Refugees and Asylum Seekers
(via Dr. Clara M. Chu, Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor, Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The Mortenson Center for International Library Programs and the American Library Association invite you to the Project Welcome: Libraries Serving Refugees and Asylum Seekers Summit on Monday, February 17, in Chicago. At the meeting,…
Registration Still Open for Dec. 7 Webinar “Scaling Up: Rebuilding An Instruction Program With Limited Resources”
(via Debbie Campbell, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) Think your library instruction program may need to change in response to changes at your institution? The CARLI Instruction Committee wants to help! Our theme for this year is “Evolving Library Instruction: Negotiating Change in Uncertain Times”. Because of current trends and challenges in…
National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region Update (Dec. 2)
(via Molly Olmstead, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) We Were at RSNA! Jacqueline, Derek, and Liz traveled to Chicago for the Radiological Society of North America conference, where they offered PubMed consultations and one-on-one instruction. Check out our Facebook to see photos from the exhibit booth. Year Two Awards are Under Development…
Galter Health Sciences Library Showing Dec. 7 MLA Webinar on Systematic Reviews
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library at Northwestern University) Galter Library will be hosting a group viewing of the MLA webcast Beyond Systematic: The Librarian’s Role in Shaping Reviews next Wednesday, December 7 from 1:00-2:30pm. More information including a link to register can be found here: https://galter.northwestern.edu/News/beyond-systematic-the-librarian-s-role-in-shaping-reviews-mla-webcast. This should be a good be an interesting program whether…
Recording of November 21 GMR Update Available
(via Molly Olmstead, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) Here is a YouTube recording of our most recent GMR Update, which was presented on November 21, 2016. Below is an annotated list of topics covered in the update. Each link will take you to the specific point in the video when each…
21st Annual Illinois Community College Assessment Fair on February 24
(via Carolyn Ciesla, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) Prairie State College is excited to host the 21st Annual Illinois Community College Assessment Fair on Friday, February 24, 2017. This year’s theme is Assessment: Just and Fair and the keynote speaker will be Norbert Elliot, Professor Emeritus at New Jersey Institute of Technology. The title of his presentation is “Ethical…
Call for Proposals: Poster Sessions at ALA Annual 2017 in Chicago
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Share your best ideas and work with the national library community by presenting a poster session at the 2017 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago! The poster session committee encourages submissions from all types of libraries and on any topic relevant to librarianship. Submissions may include a description of an…
2017 Great Lakes Science Boot Camp to Be Held July 19-21
(via Bethany S. McGowan, Purdue University) Please save the date (July 19-21, 2017) for the Great Lakes Science Boot Camp for Librarians! This immersive 2-day conference offers librarians an opportunity to learn about current research advancements in science. The Great Lakes Science Boot Camp will strive to cultivate an ongoing learning community of academic and…