(via Maura Smale, Chief Librarian at New York City College of Technology, City University of New York) With the new academic year coming up soon (or perhaps, for some of you, already begun!), we’re looking to bring on a few new bloggers here at ACRLog. We’d like to thank Dylan Burns and Lily Troia for…
Author: Eric Edwards
Survey on Hospital Library Benchmarking Open (Deadline Friday, Sept. 8)
(via Angela Spencer, St. Luke’s Hospital in Chesterfield, MO) We invite you to participate in a survey on hospital library benchmarking. The link is here. The survey will remain open until 3:00 PM CST on Friday, September 8. More information, including background on the impetus for the survey, is below. The last benchmarking survey was conducted in 2006. Since…
Next NN/LM – Greater Midwest Region Update on Monday, Aug. 21 (2:00-3:00 PM CST)
(via Elizabeth Kiscaden, Associate Director for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) I’d like to invite you to join our quarterly broadcast from the GMR office, intended to update you on office activities, programs, and new opportunities coming your way. The next GMR Update will take place on Monday, August…
ACRL Program Proposals for 2018 ALA Annual Conference Due Tuesday, Sept. 5
(via Megan Griffin, American Library Association) As a reminder, ACRL program proposals for the 2018 ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans are due Tuesday, September 5. The ACRL Professional Development Committee will review proposal and select 2018 Annual Conference programs, with notifications issued in October 2017. ACRL invites its committees, sections, interest groups, and individual members…
Call for Nominations: HSLI President-Elect and Secretary
(via Molly Horio, OSF Healthcare Saint Francis Medical Center) The HSLI Board of Directors is seeking nominations of current HSLI members to be candidates for election to two offices: HSLI President-Elect and Secretary. The President Elect will serve a one-year term that begins after the 2017 Annual Business Meeting in October, and ends at the close…
IACRL Seeking Committee Volunteers
(via Carolyn Ciesla, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) Are you looking for an opportunity to connect with your library peers at the state level? Do you want to play an important role in helping the Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries fulfill its mission? Then consider volunteering for an IACRL committee! All of the organization’s committees–Awards, Communications,…
Reminder: Register Now for International Clinical Librarian Conference (Sept. 21-22 in Leicester, England, UK)
(via Keith Nockels, University of Leicester in England, UK) Are you a Clinical Librarian, Informationist, Embedded Librarian, or Outreach Librarian? Or, are you a healthcare librarian interested in one or more of the following areas? literature searching working closely with clinicians/healthcare managers to provide the latest evidence providing current awareness services to healthcare staff supporting…
NNLM Public Health Digital Library Quick Starter Course on August 24
(via the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) This class will cover the topics in the Quick Starter course for the Public Health Digital Library subscribers. Please note the session will not have captioning on unless specifically requested. Please see this link for details on how to sign up for My…
Free NNLM – Pacific Northwest Region Webinar “Calling BS in the Age of Big Data” on August 16
(via Carolyn Martin, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Pacific Northwest Region) We have a great webinar session coming up that you will find lively and informative. Earlier in the year the new University of Washington course webpage, “Calling Bullshit”<http://callingbullshit.org/index.html>, went viral. Professors Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West, wanted a course that would teach…
Call for Proposals: RSR Special Issue on Emergent Literacies
(via Tammy Ivins, University of North Carolina Wilmington) Reference Services Review (RSR) is seeking authors to write on the theme of emergent literacies in academic libraries. Articles in this issue will explore emergent literacies, intersections of multiple literacies, and ideas around the language used to describe, implement, and assess these literacies. We are interested in innovative…