(via Deborah Rhue, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center-Peoria) Join us for the Health Science Librarians of Illinois (HSLI) annual conference, from Wednesday, November 9, to Friday, November 11, in lovely St. Charles, Illinois! This is your chance to present your latest project in our poster session and network with other librarians. The theme of this year’s…
Journal of New Librarianship Call for Submissions
(via Dr. Dane Ward-Dean of Milner Library, Illinois State University) The Journal of New Librarianship is pleased to announce that it is accepting submissions for its inaugural issue, anticipated for the fall of 2016. Submissions may include, but are not limited to, solicited articles, scholarly articles, essays, experience and opinion pieces, media (i.e., podcasts, video, etc.) relevant…
RUSA Shared Collections Interest Group Twitter Chat on May 13
(via Tina Baich, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis) The RUSA Shared Collections Interest Group is hosting a Twitter chat this Friday, May 13, 2016, beginning at 11:00 AM CST. Join the conversation by using the hashtag #RUSASCIG. We hope you will drop in and share your thoughts! Possible topics of discussion include: What type of…
Dr. Patricia Brennan Chosen as New Director of National Library of Medicine
(via Jane Plass, RAILS) I am pleased to announce the selection of Patricia Flatley Brennan, R.N., Ph.D., as director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). She is expected to begin her new role in August, 2016. Dr. Brennan brings her incredible experience of having cared for patients as a practicing nurse, improved the lives…
Chicago-Area Distance Services Librarians Group Meeting June 9
(via Ariel Orlov, Dominican University) Are you a Chicago-area librarian that provides library services to students and faculty at a distance and online? Join us as we launch a local interest group to meet several times a year to share ideas and innovations. We’re holding a kick-off event on Thursday, June 9, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM at…
Deadline for ILA Awards Nominations is May 15
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) Do you have a colleague doing great work in an Illinois library? Nominate the person for an award! The deadline for Illinois Library Association award nominations is this Sunday, May 15. This includes the Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year, as well as many other awards. The nomination process is simple…
Chu Wins Distinguished Service Award from Chinese American Librarians Association
Dr. Clara M. Chu, Director and Distinguished Professor at UIUC’s Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, has been named the 2015 recipient of the Chinese American Librarians Association’s (CALA) Distinguished Service Award. The award, which is given annually, is the highest recognition granted by the organization. It recognizes an individual who has displayed exceptional leadership…
Illinois Faculty Summer Institute to Be Held May 24
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) This year’s Faculty Summer Institute (FSI) will take place on Tuesday, May 24, from 11:30 AM to 5:30 PM, at Urbana-Champaign’s iHotel. It will be our 20th year anniversary. The FSI is designed for faculty members and learning technology professionals, and as always, it is free to all faculty and staff at…
RUSA Virtual Town Hall June 15
(via the Reference and User Services Association) The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) is hosting a virtual Town Hall meeting on Wednesday, June 15, at 3:00 PM CST, to give all RUSA members (and prospective members!) a chance to ask questions about the organization and give input on our current and future directions. We invite…
LITA Webinar: Mindful Tech with David Levy
(via the Library Information Technology Association) Don’t miss the opportunity to participate in this well known program by David Levy on the timely topic of mindful tech. The popular interactive program will include exercises and participation now re-packaged into a two-part webinar format. Both parts will be fully recorded for participants to return to, or…