(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is open for the next Online with the CMC webinar, “Collected Moments: Creating Bibliographic Records for Personal Collections and Scrapbooks”. It will take place on Thursday, March 14, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. Do you need help determining where to start when cataloging special collections? What material type…
Call for Proposals: 2024 Special Libraries Association Midwest Symposium (Fri., June 7, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM CDT)–Deadline Mon., April 1
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The 2024 SLA (Special Libraries Association) Midwest Symposium will take place on Friday, June 7, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM CDT. This year, the planning committee is looking for proposals on a wide variety of topics related to specialized libraries including, but…
Reminder: Registration Open for ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group’s Next (First) Friday Forum, on Evidence-Based Research Practice–Fri., March 8, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT
(via Anita Kuiken, Syracuse University) Just a reminder that the ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group is again offering our popular (First) Friday Forum Series. The next one will be held on Friday, March 8, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT. Please join us on Zoom for a discussion of evidence-based research practices. You do…
Reminder: Registration Open for IACRL Webinar “Kickstart OER with Grant Funding, aka ‘So, I’ve been named Project Director/Manager…What Does That Mean?'”–Thurs., March 7, at 12:00 PM CDT
(via IACRL) Join the IACRL Conference and Continuing Education Committee for a one-hour discussion on initiating or advancing Open Educational Resources (OER) initiatives with a focus on the Illinois State Library Grant for OER. Titled “Kickstart OER with Grant Funding, aka ‘So, I’ve been named Project Director/Manager…What Does That Mean?’”, the webinar will take place…
Frances Drone-Silvers is HSLI Member of the Quarter
Frances Drone-Silvers is the HSLI Member of the Quarter! Frances is currently Biomedical Information Specialist at Carle Health in Urbana. She is also the Secretary of HSLI. How have you applied your undergraduate degree in mathematics to your career in librarianship? Indirectly! Having a math and science background landed me a couple of jobs early…
Registration Open for Free MLA Fireside Chat “AI in Action: How Librarians are Implementing and Supporting AI in Their Institutions”–Tues., March 5, at 3:00 PM CDT
(via the Medical Library Association) Registration is open for the next Medical Library Association Fireside Chat, “AI in Action: How Librarians are Implementing and Supporting AI in Their Institutions”. It will take place on Tuesday, March 5, at 3:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Artificial intelligence (AI)…
Registration Open for Free ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee Webinar “Information privilege: Beyond the individual and into the collective”–Wed., March 6, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via Anna Sandelli–University of Tennessee, Knoxville) Registration is open for the free webinar ACRL University Libraries Section Professional Development Committee webinar “Information privilege: Beyond the individual and into the collective”. It will take place on Wednesday, March 6, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration….
Registration Open for Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students Conference (Online Tues., March 12, and Wed., March 13, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM CDT)–Capped at 110, Closes No Later Than Fri., March 8
(via Rhiannon Jones, University of Calgary) Registration for the TLGS (Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students) 2024 virtual conference is now open. The conference focuses exclusively on working with graduate students, graduate faculty, graduate programs, and on the professional development of graduate librarians. Registration is capped at 110, and will close when filled or on Friday,…
Final Reminder: Registration Open for Network of the National Library of Medicine’s Social Determinants of Environmental Health Webinar Series (Tuesdays and Wednesdays from Tues., March 5, to Tues., April 2)
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine – Region 6) Please mark your calendars for the upcoming NNLM webinar series Social Determinants of Environmental Health. The series will be held weekly on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, from Tuesday, March 5, to Tuesday, April 2, and features guest speakers discussing a variety of topics surrounding…
Registration Open for CARLI Webinar Series Get to Know the New, Upcoming Illinois SCOERs Open Educational Resources–Mon., March 4; Wed., March 6; and Thurs., March 7, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM CDT Each Day
Note: HSLI is a project partner. Join CARLI and the Open Educational Resource Committee as we celebrate a series of programs highlighting the upcoming publications of Illinois SCOERs Round Two and Three awardees. The Illinois SCOERs awards are made possible because of a generous grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE)…