Mental health in libraries is an issue that has perhaps not received its fair share of attention, but that is increasingly relevant in today’s world. Learn the latest strategies for addressing this problem in the “Mental Health Awareness Training for Library Staff” workshop. This event will take place at the Charleston (IL) Carnegie Public Library…
MeSH Terminology Changes for 2016
The National Library of Medicine has announced its annual updates to the MeSH terminology system. (MeSH is a controlled-vocabulary thesaurus that is used to index articles in the MEDLINE/PubMed database, and to catalog materials in the NLM’s collection.) The annual review is part of an ongoing effort to make the NLM’s databases more accessible and…
Consumer Health Libraries Webinar December 17
(via Jacqueline Leskovec, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) Join us for our next GMR monthly Lake Effects webinar TOMORROW, Thursday, December 17th, at 1:00 pm Central Time. Title: Spotlight on Consumer Health Libraries in the GMR Presenters: Mindy Egeland, MA, Director at Patients’ Library, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics and…
Opening for Director, American Dental Association Library and Archives
(via Cecilia N. Boyle, American Dental Association) Promote strong oral health and your professional success. Headquartered in downtown Chicago, the American Dental Association (ADA) serves the professional needs of more than 157,000 U.S. and internationally educated dentists. Within a stimulating, engaging work environment, our team advances the profession through a commitment to our members and…
IACRL 2016: Poster Session Proposals Are Open!
(via Andrew Lenaghan, IACRL Past-President) The IACRL 2016 Conference is now accepting proposals for poster sessions. The Conference will be held on Friday March 18th, 2016 at the Chicago Marriott O’Hare. Deadline for submissions is Saturday February 6th, 2016. Notification will be given by Saturday February 20th, 2016. Raise your voice by submitting a poster…
Call for Proposals: Illinois Information Literacy Summit
(via Jennifer Schwartz, DePaul University Libraries) 15th Annual Information Literacy Summit Shifting Perspectives: Developing Critical Approaches in Information Literacy Friday, April 29, 2016, 8:30am-3:30pm Presented by DePaul University Library and Moraine Valley Community College Library Located at the Moraine Valley Community College campus http://informationliteracysummit.org/call-for-proposals/ Keynote Address “Critical Pedagogy in a Time of Compliance” Emily Drabinski,…
NASIG 2016 Grants, Awards, and Scholarships
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) NASIG (formerly the North American Serials Interest Group, Inc.) is pleased to announce the beginning of the application cycle for its 2016 grants, awards, and scholarships to be awarded at the 31st Annual Conference, being held in Albuquerque, NM, June 9-12, 2016. The application deadline is January 29, 2016. Please…
NN/LM – GMR Regional Advisory Council Focused Discussion on Outreach (Part 2 of 2)
(via Laura Wimmer, Presence Resurrection Medical Center) November 19, 2015 Findings by Group Red group: * Provide document delivery/interlibrary loan for unaffiliated health professionals. * Build on train-the-trainer models; more broadly stated share ideas and successful projects. Green group: * Assist people without computers. [Sidebar 1] * Improve communication, build on and share ideas. Blue…
NN/LM – GMR Regional Advisory Council Focused Discussion on Outreach (Part 1 of 2)
(via Laura Wimmer, Presence Resurrection Medical Center) November 19, 2015 Synopsis and Data The group was asked to “Think of an example about the Outreach Library activities that you think shows outreach at its best”, using the 1-2-4-All process, where individual reflected on the question, then shared their thoughts with a second person, that group…
November 19 Meeting of NN/LM – GMR Regional Advisory Council (Part 3 of 3)
(via Laura Wimmer, Presence Resurrection Medical Center) Note: This is the “official” version of the minutes, separate from last month’ss posts covering the RAC meeting. The GMR Outreach Library Program Beth Layton outlined the Outreach Library Program and shared information from the 2014-15 annual reports. The presentation covered topics such as the library Outreach Committees,…