Wishes to all for a happy and healthy 2011! As I reflect on Winter, it’s the time to plan projects, meetings, presentations, read and connect. The newsletter highlights upcoming conferences, continuing education and networking opportunities for all our members. HSLI members who volunteer to exhibit for HSLI state or local exhibits will receive mileage reimbursement….
New ‘Member Publications Page’ on HSLI Website: Calling for Contributions
The HSLI Member Publications Page is in development for the HSLI website. If you have published articles, chapters, reviews, books, posters, presentations or obtained grants. Please send your bibliography to Stacey Knight-Davis at slknight@eiu.edu. Below are the guidelines to follow for submissions. HSLI Member Publications Listing – Inclusion Guidelines Citations shall be retained in the…
CE Hi-lites
Librarian Conferences coming up this year: The Medical Library Association 2011 Annual Conference, MLA 2011, “Rethink”, will be held in Minneapolis, MN May 13-18. The Illinois Library Association 2011 Annual Conference, “Bold Brilliant Brave” will be Oct. 18-20 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Rd., Rosemont, IL. The IACRL Annual Conference…
Member News
Lynne Ferrell, Librarian and Archivist, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Illinois completed moving the Schnepp library to the fifth floor of the Medical Arts building. The new location has a wonderful view of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Hopefully no more floods, Lynne!
President’s Message
PLEASE CLICK HERE for a video card with season’s greetings to the HSLI members from Fran Kovach, HSLI President!
Conference 2010: Overview of Evaluation Results
Thank you to members who turned in their post-meeting evaluations for the 2010 conference! Your opinion counts! Rather than giving out all the data collected from the evaluations, this article summarizes general rankings of events at the conference. The majority of attendees ranked the 2010 conference excellent, overall. The Conference Facilities ranked the highest on…
Syed Maghrabi Scholarship 2010: Conference Report from Erin Moore, M.A., M.S., M.L.I.S.
Erin Moore, M.A.,M.S.,M.L.I.S.,is an Information Specialist at the Center for Health Sciences Education, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa. She is one of the three winners of the Syed Maghrabi Scholarship for 2010. My very first Health Science Librarians of Illinois annual conference began like this. After I sat down with a fresh cup of coffee…
Syed Maghrabi Scholarship 2010: Conference Report from Clare Bonnema, M.L.I.S.
Clare Bonnema, M.L.I.S. is a medical librarian at Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey, Illinois and one of the three winners of the Syed Maghrabi Scholarship in 2010. Before describing a few of the highlights of this year’s HSLI Conference in Lisle, Illinois , I need to express my sincere thanks to the committee for their…
Syed Maghrabi Scholarship 2010: Conference Report from Karly Vesely, M.L.I.S.
Karly Vesely, MLIS is a medical librarian at MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn, Illinois and one of the three winners of the Syed Maghrabi Scholarship for 2010. The HSLI Annual Conference, Building Partnerships: Pathways to Library Opportunities, was my first conference experience as an Illinois librarian, and I definitely enjoyed it! Wisconsin has been my home state…
CE Hi-lites: MLA Webcast
MLA WEBCAST: ABCs of E-books: Strategies for the Medical Library INFORMATION: available here DATE: November 10, 2010 TIME: 1:00-2:30 pm, Central Time. CHICAGO AREA LOCATIONS: Joliet: Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center Chicago: University of Illinois at Library of the Health Sciences Rm 303 CONTACTS: Joliet: Virginia Gale: Virginia.Gale@Provena.org Please RSVP to Virginia by email. The…