This is a reminder that the 2023 Health Science Librarians of Illinois Business Meeting and Organization Updates will take place online Tuesday, September 26, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT. All HSLI members should have received an e-mail with the meeting agenda and access information; no registration is necessary. Thank you to HSLI Treasurer Jonna Peterson…
ILA Annual Conference Buddy System Returns–Deadline to Sign Up is Friday, October 6
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Buddy System is BACK! Having debuted with such success at the 2019 ILA Annual Conference, the 2023 ILA Conference Program Committee decided to bring it back. It can be intimidating or even a bit lonely attending a large conference alone or only knowing one or two other people there. With this…
Call for Institutional Applicants: National Library of Medicine’s All of Us Data Training and Engagement for Academic Libraries Program–Deadline Fri., Sept. 29, 10:59 PM CDT
(via the National Library of Medicine) The All of Us Data Training and Engagement for Academic Libraries Program (hereafter referred to as the “Academic Libraries Program”), supported by the National Library of Medicine, aims to help campus libraries learn to use the All of Us Researcher Workbench platform and equip them with the skills to teach others to use it. …
Reminder: Proposals for Upcoming ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee Online Programs Due Fri., Sept. 29
(via Alicia Vaandering, University of Rhode Island) The ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee (PDC) welcomes proposals for online programs that further ACRL members’ professional development, knowledge, and practice. Proposals should be grounded in theory and/or practice. We encourage the use of panels and multiple presenter models to convey a variety of viewpoints. Presenters are responsible for recruiting…
Registration Open for Digital Accessibility in Academic Libraries Webinar “How to navigate the academic library: empowering blind scholars on their quest for knowledge”–Mon., Oct. 16, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT
(via Karen Grondin, Arizona State University) The Digital Accessibility in Academic Libraries (DAAL) community of practice, which is part of the Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (CAPAL), is hosting a webinar that is open to the public. “How to navigate the academic library: empowering blind scholars on their quest for knowledge” Abstract: In this…
Registration Open for Upcoming Webinars in NNLM – Region 6 Speaker Series (Thurs., Oct. 12; Thurs., Oct. 19; and Fri., Nov. 17)
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine – Region 6) NNLM – Region 6 Speaker Series is an irregularly scheduled webinar series from NNLM – Region 6, featuring expert guest speakers presenting on topics of interest to all our users, from librarians to public health practitioners, educators, clinicians, and others who work with…
ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group Holding Next First Friday Forum Discussion on Oct. 6, at 11:00 AM CDT–Topic is “Artificial intelligence in PubMed’s Best Match algorithm: Raising awareness about AI when using and teaching PubMed”
(via Anna Ferri, Colorado State University) Join the ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group for this First Friday Forum discussion for the ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group on October 6, at 11:00 AM CDT. Artificial intelligence in PubMed’s Best Match algorithm: Raising awareness about AI when using and teaching PubMed PubMed’s Best Match sorting algorithm became the…
Reminder: ILA Annual Conference Holding Community Project with Central Illinois Foodbank
(via the Illinois Library Association) In an effort to connect with local organizations and model collaboration for our attendees, the 2023 ILA Annual Conference will feature a community project. Our partner in this project, the Central Illinois Foodbank, is a non-profit organization addressing food insecurity in the central and southern Illinois area. In the last fiscal…
Call for Participation: Survey for Association of Mental Health Librarians on Needs of Those Interested in Professional Associations, Along with Mental Health Information Resources and Sharing
(via Perry Weidling, student at Simmons College GSLIS) I am conducting a survey as a part of an environmental scan for the Association of Mental Health Librarians (AMHL). As part of this scan, I have created a survey to better understand a) the needs of those interested in professional associations and b) mental health information…
Registration Open for 2023 CARLI Annual Meeting and Governing Directors Meeting (Both on Thurs., Nov. 16, in Champaign)–Deadline Tues., Nov. 7
(via Michelle Haake, CARLI) Please join us for the 2023 CARLI Annual Meeting, to be held Thursday, November 16, from 10:15 AM to 3:00 PM CDT at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign. We are excited to announce our keynote address: “Are ‘Lazy Girl Jobs’ the Future of Work, or a Silent Rebellion Against…