(via Frances Drone-Silvers, Carle Foundation Hospital) Happy New Year! I hope 2026 is off to a good start for you! Take some time to share goals / seek collaboration / find advice on challenges you’re facing at this “no agenda” discussion. Hope you see you next week! Microsoft Teams Need help? Join the meeting now…
Day: January 9, 2026
MLA Collection Development Caucus Holding Forum on Collection Development Policies, with Presenters Including HSLI Member Ramune Kubilius–Online Thurs., Jan. 29, at 12:00 PM CDT (No Registration Required)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library and Learning Center at Northwestern University) The Medical Library Association’s (MLA) Collection Development Caucus will be hosting a forum on collection development policies online Thursday, January 29, at 12:00 PM CDT. Please join us via Zoom here. No registration is necessary. The session will start with brief presentations from librarians who…
Call for Submissions: “eBookshelf” Column in Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries
(via Rachel Whitney, Medical University of South Carolina) As editor of the “eBookshelf” column for the Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries (JERML), I would like to extend an invitation to write for the column. As a peer-reviewed professional journal, JERML is devoted to the access, evaluation, and management of electronic resources in the medical library environment. The “eBookshelf” column reviews eBook platforms and related…
Call for Participation: Illinois Wesleyan University Survey on Art Collections in Academic Libraries–Deadline Fri., Feb. 27
(via Pete Steadman, Illinois Wesleyan University) The Ames Library at Illinois Wesleyan University is conducting research about art collections in academic libraries. We are seeking participation in the Art Collection Practices Survey from a variety of academic libraries on different facets of art collection management. These include how the institution came into stewardship of the…