Patron Driven Acquisition from the R2 Digital Library is a collection development tool that enables libraries to evaluate patron usage data at the resource level with no automatic or required purchases. With an intuitive workflow for administrators and easy integration into the user experience, Patron Driven Acquisition on the R2 Digital Library is a valuable…
Conference Scholarship Available
HSLI would like to offer our annual conference scholarship, the Syed Maghrabi Scholarship, to one member of HSLI this year to attend A Library State of Mind. More information on the conference can be found here: https://www.ila.org/events/annual-conference Please fill our the application form and submit it by October 16th. The scholarship committee will review all…
Applicants Sought for 2016 EBSCO/MLA Annual Grant
(via Jeanne Sadlik, Loyola University Chicago Health Sciences Library) 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 up to $1,000.00 each to four (4) librarians for travel and conference-related expenses, to be known as…
Webinar on Library Promotion of Public-Health Literacy
WebJunction will be hosting the free webinar “Public Health and Public Libraries: Librarians as Health Literacy First Responders”. It will take place on Wednesday, October 21, from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM CST. Although the webinar is aimed at public libraries, much of the information covered will likely prove useful to librarians working in academic…
Midwest Chapter of REFORMA to Hold Meeting October 9
(via Gwen Gregory, incoming IACRL President) For those interested in services to Latinos and the Spanish-speaking: FALL 2015 MEETING REFORMA MIDWEST CHAPTER LOYOLA UNIVERSITY INFORMATION COMMONS Held by conference call from different locations 6501 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago, IL 60660 3:00-4:30 PM CST on Friday, October 9, 2015 Conference Call Information: Dial-in Number: (712) 775-7031…
Opening for Reference Services Librarian at Advocate Health Care, Chicago
(via Lisa Jacob, Director of Advocacy Library Network) Reference Services Librarian full-time, Advocate Library Network based at Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL Position provides knowledge-based reference and research information services to physicians, residents, medical students, and associates in support of the clinical, educational, and research goals of Advocate Health Care. For full job description…
Submit an “Ignite” Session for ALA Midwinter
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President-Elect) 2016 ALA Midwinter Meeting attendees have the chance to inspire and entertain colleagues in the popular five-minute “Ignite” sessions, always standing-room-only and high energy events. Session proposals are accepted now through the end of the day on Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. Find out more and submit proposals now<http://2016.alamidwinter.org/schedule-meeting>. Each five-minute Ignite…
Legislative Updates, 9/30/2015
Federal: Legislation to update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) is gaining ground in Congress this fall. ECPA is the principal law that controls when the government needs to have a search warrant to obtain the full content of electronic communications. It was enacted in 1986 and has not been updated since. There is now…
Twiss-Brooks Chosen as Mentor for Leadership Fellows Program
Andrea Twiss-Brooks (MS, MSLS), who is Co-Director of the Science Libraries Division and the Head of Collection Services at the University of Chicago’s John Crerar Library, has been chosen as a mentor for the 2016 class of NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows. Twiss-Brooks is one of 10 participants in this year’s program (five fellows and five mentors),…
Susan Singleton Retiring as CARLI Executive Director
(via Susan Singleton) At the meeting of the CARLI Board of Directors this morning (Friday, September 25), I announced to my decision to retire as Executive Director of CARLI in July 2016. This was a difficult decision for me, reached after much consideration. The July 2016 timeline should allow for ample time to conduct a…