(via Cynthia Reynolds, Health Science Librarians of Illinois President) Registration is now open for the UIC Library of the Health Sciences virtual symposium Designing Effective Health Infographics. It will take place on Friday, April 30, from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM CDT. Join us for this interdisciplinary event, at which three expert speakers will discuss…
Year: 2021
Registration Open for Webinar “Census Bureau Data Summit for Librarians” (Mon., May 3, at 1:00 PM CDT)–Capacity Limited
(via RAILS) Join the U.S. Census Bureau for “Census Bureau Data for Librarians” on Monday, May 3, at 1:00 PM CDT. Designed for the novice data user, the series will present a high-level overview of several data products and demonstrate how they can be used to assist libraries, schools and organizations identify data-driven solutions to…
Call for Participation: Survey on Library Staff Perceptions of Students’ Information Literacy Skills
(via Liz Miller, University of Arkansas at Little Rock) I am a doctoral candidate at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, currently conducting dissertation research regarding professional and paraprofessional library staffs’ perceived information literacy ability and skill expectations for students at the secondary and postsecondary educational levels. I am seeking your participation for this…
Call for Participation: Survey on Academic and Medical Librarian Instruction During COVID-19 (Deadline Mon., May 17)
(via Sally Pine, University of Washington) We are conducting a research survey of the medical and academic librarian community to find out lessons learned with regards to your library instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. The insight you provide will help us to better understand how to prepare for future potential challenges to make our institutions…
Call for Proposals — Together We RISE: Reaching Inclusivity for Student Excellence Online Conference (Fri., Oct. 15); Deadline Fri., June 4
(via Steve Brantley, Eastern Illinois University) A signature AAC&U initiative, Making Excellence Inclusive is designed to explore how colleges and universities can fully utilize the resources of diversity to achieve academic excellence for all students. The annual RISE conference (Reaching Inclusivity for Student Excellence) provides faculty and staff the strategies and tools to support students’ academic success….
Reminder: ACRL Distance and Online Learning Virtual Poster Session From April 26 to 30 (Mon.-Fri.)
(via ACRL) The ACRL Distance and Online Learning Section Instruction Committee invites you to participate in our 3rd annual Virtual Poster Session from April 26 to 30 (Monday-Friday). During this week, 32 posters about online teaching and learning practices are available to view and presenters are available to answer questions. There will be a wide variety…
Registration Open for Webinar on Applying for ALA COVID Library Relief Fund (Thurs., April 22, at 2:00 PM CDT)
(via Mariel Colbert, ALA) On Thursday, April 22, at 2:00 PM CDT, we will host an informational session to accompany The ALA COVID Library Relief Fund application form. If you are interested in applying for a grant for your public, school or academic library, we invite you to this free one-hour information session on the ALA COVID Library…
Legislative News, 04/20/2021
Federal news The Great Undoing: Which of Trump’s [Health] Policies Will Biden Reverse? [Kaiser Health News, 4/14/2021] Latest action: On April 14, HHS proposed new regulations that would return the Title X family planning program to the policies in effect pre-Trump. Biden’s first budget request goes big on science [Science, 4/9/2021] The National Institutes of…
Reminder to Register for HSLI Community Session: “What We Do To Survive (and Excel) in Our Organizations”
Register now for the HSLI Community Session on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, from noon to 1:00 PM CST for HSLI and SLA-IL networking. The topic is, “What We Do To Survive (and Excel) in Our Organizations”. Panelists will be: Brenda Stenger (American Hospital Association); Elizabeth (Betsy) Sterner (Governors State University); Debra Smith (College of DuPage)….
HSLI Community Session Re-cap: NNLM Contract Cycle (2021-26)
On Friday, April 16th, HSLI sponsored an online community session about the new NNLM contract (2021-2026). Thank you to Jacqueline Leskovec, Network Librarian, GMR, for providing an update and introducing her colleague, Nora Barnett, GMR Outreach Coordinator. Slides are available for those who missed the session and/or would like to review them. Re-cap of some…