Join us for this year’s Health Science Librarians of Illinois (HSLI) Annual Conference. The conference will take place online from Tuesday, November 11, to Thursday, November 13 and in person, Friday, November 14. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN on the conference website — https://www.hsli.org/newsletter/2025-conference-registration/ . A printable form is also available here — https://www.hsli.org/newsletter/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/HSLI-Registration-Form-2025.pdf . Registration deadline…
Month: September 2025
Peggy Carey is HSLI Member of the Quarter
Peggy Carey is the HSLI Member of the Quarter for September! She works in Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery/Circulation Assistance at National University of Health Sciences. How did you go from working in retail to becoming a librarian, and have you noticed similarities between the two fields? Having left retail employment, I did a lot of job…
Registration Open for Library Accessibility Alliance Webinar “Building Accessible LibGuides: A Panel on Policies, Workflows, and the ADA Update”–Thurs., Oct. 23, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT
(via the American Library Association) As libraries prepare for the upcoming ADA law update, accessibility is more urgent-and more achievable-than ever. Remediating existing LibGuides for accessibility and updating internal LibGuide workflows are an essential part of ensuring compliance with the updated ADA regulations. Join the Library Accessibility Alliance (LAA) online Thursday, October 23, from 10:00…
Call for Proposals: ACRL Delaware Valley Chapter’s Online Fall Event, “Empowering Library Student Workers” (Wed., Nov. 5, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT)–Deadline Tues., Sept. 30
(via Jessica Brangiel, Swarthmore College) The Delaware Valley Chapter of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL DVC) is pleased to announce our fall event, “Empowering Library Student Workers”, which will be held online Wednesday, November 5, from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT. Founded in 1951, ACRL DVC is the oldest local ACRL chapter and serves library and information…
Call for Participation: Survey on Current Credit-Bearing Instruction Practices Within Higher Education–Deadline Fri., Oct. 31
(via Kat Phillips, Penn State University) My name is Kathleen (Kat) Phillips, and I am the Nursing & Allied Health Librarian at Penn State University. As part of my sabbatical research, I am conducting a survey to benchmark current credit-bearing instruction practices within higher education in the United States and Great Britain. Individuals who either…
Registration Open for The Ohio State University Libraries Webinar “Teaching Research Practices: Clarifying Expectations for Research Assignments”–Thurs., Oct. 9, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT
(via Jane Hammons, The Ohio State University) Registration is open for the webinar “Teaching Research Practices: Clarifying Expectations for Research Assignments”. It will take place on Thursday, October 9, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT. Communicating expectations for students’ performance on research assignments can be challenging, because students, as novice researchers, and instructors, as…
Registration Open for OLC Webinar “AI in Assessment: Enhancing Integrity, Equity, and Innovation in Digital Learning”–Wed., Oct. 1, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via the Online Learning Consortium) Registration is open for the Online Learning Consortium webinar “AI in Assessment: Enhancing Integrity, Equity, and Innovation in Digital Learning”. It will take place on Wednesday, October 1, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. AI is reshaping how assessments are designed, delivered, and protected in online and hybrid learning environments….
Call for Applications: 2025 Syed Maghrabi Conference Scholarship–Deadline Fri., Oct. 3 (Limited to Current HSLI Members)
(via Miranda Shake, Maghrabi Scholarship Committee Chair) Syed Maghrabi, a dedicated member of HSLI, was born February 17, 1945 in Aurungabad, India. He immigrated to the USA in November 1968. Syed worked at Louis Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago. He received the Pride Handelman Award from Weiss Hospital in 1995, which was a source of…
Registration Open for NNLM Webinar “Health Programming at your Library”–Wed., Oct. 1, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is open for the NNLM webinar “Health Programming at your Library”. It will take place on Wednesday, October 1, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Join us for ideas on how to create health…
MLA Hospital Library and Collection Development Caucuses Holding Online Discussion on Hospital Library Collection Development–Thurs., Oct. 9, at 1:00 PM CDT (No Registration Necessary)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The Medical Library Association’s (MLA) Hospital Library and Collection Development Caucuses invite you to join an informal discussion and forum on hospital library collection development. It will take place online Thursday, October 9, at 1:00 PM CDT. Join the meeting here. Registration…