(via Christina Norton, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) If you haven’t already, it’s time to get in your proposals for a lightning talk at the Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries’s next Spark event, “One Weird Trick!”. It will take place on Friday, May 19. Proposals are due here by Friday, February 24. What’s your secret for making…
Year: 2023
Call for Papers–“Comics on the Couch: Graphic Medicine and Psychoanalysis” Special Issue of American Imago (Deadline Fri., Sept. 15)
(via Matthew Noe, Harvard Medical School) The field of narrative medicine recognizes that stories articulate the language of the body. Rita Charon, the founder of the field of narrative medicine, brought both patient and practitioner to a fuller recognition of stories as a source of medical insight and intervention: stories that may take shape in words but originate…
Reminder: Registration Open for Upcoming NNLM Region 6 Speaker Spotlight Series Webinars on Tues., Feb. 21, and Wed., Feb. 22
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine – Region 6) Registration is open for the following NNLM Region 6 Speaker Spotlight Series webinars taking place in February. Please see below for webinar descriptions and registration links. Registering requires having an NNLM user account. Create one here. “Endocrine Disruptors in Environmental Health” Tuesday, February…
Call for Participation: Survey on Community College Libraries and Family-Friendly Library Spaces–Deadline Mon., Feb. 20
(via Jennifer Arnold, Director of Library Services at Central Piedmont Community College) The Central Piedmont Community College Library is gathering information on how community college libraries may be working to address the needs of student parents and caregivers through family-friendly library spaces. We invite you to participate in our survey of support spaces for student…
Call for Volunteers: Illinois Library Association Committees
(via the Illinois Library Association) Are you looking to develop or enhance your professional skills, broaden your network, increase your visibility in or give back to the profession? If so, volunteer to serve on an ILA committee! Feeling unsure? Here are a few reasons why you should volunteer: Professional Development: It provides opportunities for professional development,…
Registration Open for North American Virtual Reference Online Conference (Tues., Feb. 21 – Thurs., Feb. 23)
(via Sarah Kantor, University of Tennessee Chattanooga) COVID-19 and other global changes have affected the way libraries interact with their communities, and the way librarians view themselves. As our environment continues to change, we as library workers must adapt to those changes. Join us and other library professionals from across the continent to discuss the…
Legislative News, 02/17/2023
State: The Illinois Legislature is in session and our senators and representatives are busy introducing several new bills, resolutions, and amendments. Most are currently being sent to the Assignments Committee as the next step in the process. Stay tuned! In the meantime, sign up for the Illinois Library Association (ILA) advocacy opportunities starting Wednesday, February…
Reminder: Registration Open for HSLI Journal Club Meeting This Thursday, February 16, 3:00-4:00 PM CDT–Article to Discuss is “Why are they not accessing it? User barriers to clinical information access”
(via Peggy Carey, National University of Health Sciences) The meeting will take place on Thursday, February 16, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM CDT. Please see below for links to the article and registration. At least one of the authors will be joining us to virtually discuss the article: Why are they not accessing it? User barriers to…
Registration Open for Free LILi Show & Tell Webinar “Using ChatGPT to Engage in Library Instruction? Challenges and Opportunities”–Wed., Feb. 22, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT
(via April Sheppard, Arkansas State University) The LILi (Lifelong Information Literacy) Web Committee is excited to invite you to our next free Show & Tell webinar! Titled “Using ChatGPT to Engage in Library Instruction? Challenges and Opportunities”, it will take place on Wednesday, February 22, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. The presenter is Dr. Ray Pun. Arriving in November…
Registration Open for NNLM Webinar “The All of Us Researcher Workbench”–Thurs., Feb. 16, 2:00-3:00 PM CDT
(via Kristi Sadowski, Oak Ridge Associated Universities) Registration is open for the webinar “The All of Us Researcher Workbench”. It will take place on Thursday, February 16, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM CDT. The Network of the National Library of Medicine will host this webinar. Please see below for more details, including the link to registration. The All of…