(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) If you are looking to re-energize your innovation and creativity, attend the first Unconference for library leaders on Friday, October 30, 9:30 a.m. – 3:45 p.m., at the Gail Borden Public Library District. Beck Tench, an educator, designer, and technologist, is the keynote speaker. For more information, see rechargecommittee.com.
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Call for Nominations: ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) Do you know the next ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year winner? ACRL is now accepting nominations for the ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year. This prestigious award recognizes an outstanding member of the library profession who has made a significant national or international contribution to academic or research librarianship…
Opening for Health Sciences Librarian at SIU Edwardsville
Lovejoy Library at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is seeking a Health Sciences Librarian. This is a full-time, 12-month faculty appointment that is tenure-track. The position’s primary responsibility will be serving as a liaison to the University’s Schools of Dental Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing, including teaching information-literacy sessions focusing on evidence-based practice. The individual will provide…
NLM Seeking Applicants for Traveling Exhibit on Native American Health
The National Library of Medicine, through the American Library Association’s Public Programs Office, is seeking applicants to host the traveling exhibit “Native Voices: Native Peoples: Concepts of Health and Illness”. The exhibit focuses on the impact of well-being and illness on the cultural lives of various Native American groups, including Alaskans and Hawaiians. In particular…
Conference Registration Information
(via Stacey Knight-Davis) Registration for the 2015 conference is available at http://old.ila.org/LibrariesIllinois/register HSLI is included in the member rate on the electronic registration form. If you need to submit the print form, choose SLA or IACRL and make a note that you are an HSLI member. If you have any questions, please contact Stacey Knight-Davis…
Call to Participate in a Study on Librarian Journal-Clubs
via Stacey Knight-Davis, HSLI Past President) An international team of librarians (consisting of Lorie Kloda, MLIS, PhD (McGill University, Canada); Andrea Miller-Nesbitt, MLIS (McGill University, Canada); and Megan Fitzgibbons, MLIS (University of Western Australia) is conducting a research study exploring the value of journal-club participation for librarians. As part of this research, the study coordinators…
Illinois Librarians Giving Poster Sessions at MLA – Midwest Chapter
The following Illinois librarians will be giving poster sessions at this year’s meeting of the Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association. The meeting will take place in Louisville, Kentucky, from October 2 to October 6. The posters will be on display on Sunday, October 4, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, and then from…
University of Maryland Report on the Future of the Library Science Degree
Last month, the University of Maryland’s iSchool and the University’s Information Policy & Access Center released a report on the future of the master’s degree in library science, at least in the degree’s current form. The report is the result of a year-long collaborative effort, including discussions with the broader community, to determine how an…
October 19 Workshop on Health Literacy
The Institute of Medicine’s Roundtable on Health Literacy (at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine) will be hosting an all-day meeting on health literacy this October. The event, titled “Integrating Health Literacy, Cultural, Competency, and Language Access Services”, will take place from 10:30 AM to 7:30 PM CST on Monday, October 19, and…
NLM and Mayo Clinic Libraries Seeking New Directors
Libraries at two of the nation’s major health organizations are seeking new leaders. The National Library of Medicine, at the National Institutes of Health, officially launched the search for a new Director last week. The person will succeed Dr. Donald Lindberg, who retired in March after spending 31 years at the helm and playing a…