HSLI Members, The office of Treasurer is open for election in August 2022. HSLI members are encouraged to consider running for office or nominating a colleague who is interested in being nominated. Self-nominations are welcome! This is a great opportunity for professional service and leadership development, and there are typically only two HSLI Board meetings…
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2022 HSLI Annual Conference (Online Wed., Sept. 7 – Fri., Sept. 9) Includes Institutional Repositories Panel Discussion from 1:30 to 3:30 PM CDT on Thurs., Sept. 8
(via the HSLI Conference Planning Committee) This year’s Health Science Librarians of Illinois (HSLI) Annual Conference will take place online from Wednesday, September 7, to Friday, September 9. Watch for registration to open within the next few weeks. In the meantime, please check the Conference website for the schedule. One of the continuing-education sessions at this…
Call for Nominations: I Love My Librarian Award (Deadline Fri., Sept. 30)
(via the American Library Association) The American Library Association is inviting library users across America to submit nominations for the I Love My Librarian Award through Friday, September 30. Ten outstanding librarians will receive $5,000 and the honor of a lifetime, including being celebrated on stage at ALA’s LibLearnX Conference in New Orleans in January,…
ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group Holding First Friday Forum “What’s in a One-Shot? Unpacking the Challenge of Health Sciences Library Instruction in the One Shot Format” (Online Fri., Aug. 5, at 11:00 AM CDT)
(via Anna Ferri, Roseman University of Health Sciences) Most instructional librarians have had the one-shot blues at some point. Let’s talk about it. How do we address the challenges of this instructional format? Does Zoom make it better or worse? How do we build to something stronger? Are there unique challenges and opportunities for health…
Registration Open for Free ACRL Presents Webcast “Ethical Engagement in Learning Analytics” (Fri., July 22, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via ACRL) Join us for the free ACRL Presents webcast “Ethical Engagement in Learning Analytics: Lessons Learned by Campus Colleagues” at 1:00 PM CDT on Friday, July 22. Is your library considering, initiating, or already engaging with campus partners in institutional learning analytics efforts? Are you concerned about negotiating new territory for students, establishing new…
Final Reminder: Nominations for JoVE Library Innovation Award in STEM Education and Research Due Mon., July 18 (Deadline Extension Possible)
(via Marita Eleftheriadou, JoVE) If you are a librarian who has supported STEM education and research at your institution using video resources, you could be the next JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) Librarian Innovation Award winner! All you need to do is the following. submit your essay in English (1000 words max) at the above link, describing…
Final Reminder: Paper, Lightning Talk, and Poster Proposals for 2022 MLA Midwest Chapter Annual Meeting (Sat., Oct. 22 – Mon., Oct. 24, in Bloomington, IN) Due Mon., July 18
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) It’s your last chance to submit an abstract for the Medical Library Association’s 2022 Midwest Chapter Annual Meeting. The event will take place in Bloomington, Indiana, from Saturday, October 22, to Monday, October 24. We are accepting research or program description abstracts…
HSLI Member Michelle Nielsen Ott is Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award Winner
(via the Illinois Library Association) HSLI member Michelle Nielsen Ott of Bradley University is the 2022 recipient of ILA’s Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award. Her involvement in HSLI includes serving as a member of the Conference Planning Committee, and she is also an active member of the newly-formed Journal Club. Among her other accomplishments,…
HSLI Member Stacey Knight-Davis Part of EIU Booth Library Team That Received 2022 Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award for Interlibrary Cooperation
(via the Illinois Library Association) HSLI member Stacey Knight-Davis of Eastern Illinois University is part of the Booth Library team that received the Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award for Interlibrary Cooperation. The Award recognizes sustained activity and contributions having a lasting impact on librarianship. More information about Booth Library’s project is below. In 2021, EIU’s Booth…
HSLI Member Laura Barnes Featured in ILA Member Spotlight
(via the Illinois Library Association) This week’s ILA Member Spotlight features Laura Barnes, who happens to be a member of HSLI, also. She is the sustainability information curator for the University of Illinois’s Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC), where she provides information services for ISTC’s engineers and scientists and coordinates ISTC’s strategic communications. She founded and…