At the 2011 HSLI Business meeting, the members voted to poll the membership about annual conference preferences.
The 2012 conference survey is linked to the HSLI homepage or link to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/M6RFH8F
Cast Your Vote Today About the 2012 HSLI Conference Preferences
by Beth Robb Posted: Tuesday, 11/1/2011Syed Maghrabi Scholarship 2011: Conference Report from Eric A. Edwards, M.S.L.I.S.
by Joyce Pallinger Posted: Tuesday, 10/25/2011
Eric A. Edwards, M.L.I.S. is the Public Services Librarian at the Charles E. Becker Library of Benedictine University in Springfield, Illinois, and one of the three winners of the Syed Maghrabi Scholarship for 2011.
I would like to thank Jerry DeWitt and the scholarship committee for their support. This was my first time attending a Health Science Librarians of Illinois annual conference. I do not work in a hospital setting (I am a public services librarian at a liberal arts university), but I still benefitted greatly from the conference sessions. The presentations applied to the entire library and information science profession, and not just to medical librarianship.
One of the sessions that I found particularly useful was “The Agile Librarian’s Guide to Thriving in Any Institution.” The focus of this presentation was the necessity for every librarian in the profession to understand the goals and responsibilities of both immediate and more distant colleagues in one’s institution, in order to interact better with those colleagues. This is especially relevant to my work in that Benedictine University at Springfield is a branch campus of Benedictine University in Lisle, and I have constant interaction with my colleagues there, including the library staff.
Another session that was especially helpful was “Information Anywhere: Mobile Technology, Libraries & Health.” Although the emphasis of this session was on primarily applications concerning medicine, the use of mobile technology generally is something with which I have been heavily involved, as the Benedictine University libraries recently acquired iPads for librarian use.
Once again, I would like to thank Mr. DeWitt and the scholarship committee. I found the HSLI 2011 Conference very worthwhile, and I look forward to participating in future HSLI events.
The HSLI Conference Planning Committee is looking for your comments and suggestions. Everyone who attended the HSLI 2011 conference, please complete the conference evaluation before November 12th, if you didn’t complete one at the conference.
The evaluation form is located on the conference web site home page http://hsli.org/conference/
Return the form to Virgina Gale email: Virginia.Gale@provena.org or Fax: 815-773-7755 or snail mail: Attn: Virginia Gale/Library and Media Services/Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center/333 N Madison St/ Joliet IL 60435
Don’t forget the deadline is November 12th.
Call for Participation – Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries – 2012 Conference
by Beth Robb Posted: Tuesday, 10/18/2011
The Programming Committee for the Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) is issuing a call for participation for its biennial conference to be held March 16, 2012, at the Doubletree Hotel in Oakbrook, Illinois. The conference is broadly themed as “Adapt, Adopt, Accelerate.”
In keeping with the theme, the programming committee is interested not only in traditional panel presentations (e.g. groups of four 15 minute papers), but also in “focused discussions” (groups of 5 minute (or less!)) position statements around a broad theme followed up by give-and-take between/ among audience and panel members) or in other non-traditional presentation formats. In short, we are actively encouraging people to explore new ways of sharing knowledge at the conference. Please submit your panel topics along with mode of presentation, abstracts of the papers (for traditional panels) or summaries of discussion positions (for focused discussions).
If you are interested in another presentation format, send us a summary of what you would like to do with one hour of the conference’s time that would enlighten, educate, amuse, infuriate, or otherwise intellectually stimulate your colleagues in the Illinois academic library community.
If you have topics you would like to hear about (but not present on yourself), please send them to Susan Swords Steffen at susanss@elmhurst.edu and we will do our best to find presenters. Think of this as “patron driven convention programming.”
To submit a conference proposal, visit
http://www.ila.org/events-and-exhibitors/iacrl-conference
Program Submission Deadline: October 31, 2011
Poster Session Submission Deadline: February 1, 2012.
You can still register to attend the HSLI 2011 Conference! All information is on the conference web site http://hsli.org/conference/. We are offering 3 MLA CE courses (you may attend 2), a nationally recognized keynote speake, Michelynn McKnight, a fun-filled Nancy’s Reception, one-on-one time with exhibitors http://hsli.org/conference/exhibitors.shtml, and a spectacular conference location.
If you are attending the CE “Citation Management on the Cheap”, visit conference web site for a list of recommended software to download to your laptop. http://hsli.org/conference/ce.shtml
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A silent auction to benefit the Syed Maghrabi Conference Scholarship fund will be held on October 13 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm during Nancy’s Reception at the HSLI 2011 Conference.
To donate any items for auction, please contact Jerry De Witt, Syed Maghrabi Scholarship Committee Chair or Fran Kovach, Silent Auction Coordinator.
Winners do not need to be present when the winning drawings are made and announced at the end of the auction.
Some of the prizes include: gift cards from restaurants, Scheels, Starbucks, Matthews Medical Bookstore, Applebarn candles, and a bed & breakfast package for a stay at Starved Rock; a 2012 poster calendar from the Library Resources Group; and a book, The Agile Librarian, authored by the conference keynote speaker, Michelynn McKnight.
Please come to the auction display and support this worthy cause. Payment by check will be accepted.
HSLI President, Fran Kovach, M.L.I.S, is the reference and education librarian at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.
As we enter the final quarter of 2011, we continue to reflect on our value, and October is National Medical Librarians Month. Let’s raise our voices by conducting elevator speeches about our services, find creative ways to communicate, sharpen our intellectual skills by participating in continuing education classes, and network with colleagues by attending the annual conference.
Below are two videos to help us celebrate and promote our expertise and services.
HSLI 2011 Conference — Maghrabi Scholarship recipients for 2011
by Beth Robb Posted: Monday, 9/19/2011The Maghrabi Scholarship recipients for 2011 are:
Karen Douglas, Passavant Area Hospital Jacksonville
Eric Edwards, Benedictine University Springfield
Carol Jeuell, Children’s Memorial Hospital Chicago
Congratulations to our recipients.
Jerry DeWitt
HSLI 2011 Conference – Star Fish Thrower Award – Call for Nominations
by Joyce Pallinger Posted: Monday, 9/19/2011The Star Fish Thrower Award is presented to a HSLI member who made a difference to the organization. The winner receives a trophy and is honored at the awards ceremony held during the HSLI 2011 Annual Conference in October.
Any HSLI member is eligible to nominate any other HSLI member for the award. The guidelines and nomination forms are at http://hsli.org/awards
To Submit a nomination, complete this official form and submit by mail, fax or email attachment to
Fran Kovach HSLI President
SIUSM Library
801 N. Rutledge
Springfield, IL 62794-9625
Fax: 217.545.0988
Email: fkovach@siumed.edu
HSLI 2011 Conference – Business Meeting and Call for Agenda Items
by Joyce Pallinger Posted: Friday, 9/16/2011The HSLI Business Meeting will conclude the 2011 conference and will be held Friday, October 14 from 12:00 – 1:30 pm. Please submit any agenda items to Fran Kovach fkovach@siumed.edu Looking forward to seeing everyone at Starved Rock!