(via Anna Biszaha, The Ohio State University) Now is the time to apply for the Medical Informatics Career Development Grant from the Medical Library Association! The grant award provides one individual with up to $1,500 to support a career development activity that will contribute to the advancement of the field of medical informatics. If you…
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Call for Review Editors: Publication dh+lib (Deadline Fri., Sept. 23)
(via John Russell, Pennsylvania State University) The publication dh+lib, “digital humanities plus librarianship”, is looking to add to our team of Review Editors! Review editors take an active role in shaping the content that appears in the dh+lib Review, as well as contributing to strategic discussions about our workflows and future directions for the publication. Responsibilities include…
Registration Open for 32nd Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture at UIUC on Wed., Sept. 21 (Brown Bag Panel 12:15-1:15 PM in Person, Lecture “Immortalizing the Voiceless” 3:30-5:00 PM in Person and Online)
(via Dr. Clara Chu, Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor at Mortenson Center, UIUC Library) Please join the Mortenson Center at the University of Illinois’s Urbana-Champaign campus and partly online for the 32nd Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture on Wednesday, September 21. It will start with a Brown Bag Panel from 12:15 to 1:15 PM CDT (in person…
Call for Applications: Scholarships and Grants to Attend 2022 Midwest Chapter/MLA and IHSLA Annual Meeting (in Bloomington, IN, Oct. 22-24, Sat.-Mon.)–Deadline Fri., Sept. 30
(via Donald Pearson, Kent State University) The 2022 Midwest Chapter/MLA (Medical Library Association) and IHSLA (Indiana Health Sciences Librarians Association) Annual Meeting is taking place in Bloomington, Indiana, from Saturday, October 22, to Monday, October 24. The Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association Awards and Scholarships Committee has grants and awards available to give away for…
Reminder: Early-Bird Registration for Illinois Library Association Annual Conference (Oct. 18-20, Tues.-Thurs., in Rosemont) Closes Mon., Sept. 26
(via the Illinois Library Association) If you plan on attending this year’s ILA Annual Conference, why not save some money and register today to take advantage of the early-bird rate? You won’t want to miss this year’s Conference, which will feature speakers such as author and illustrator Angela Dominguez and Professional Development DEI Coordinator Elaina Norlin, along…
Registration Open for New Session of Online with the CMC Class “Cataloging Basics” (Mon., March 27 – Fri., May 5, 2023)
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Since the September “Cataloging Basics” Moodle course is full, Online with the CMC has created a second session in the spring. It will take place from Monday, March 27, to Friday, May 5, 2023. A crash course in basic cataloging with RDA, this six-week class covers MARC fields,…
IACRL Newsletter Compiling List of Librarians Who Have Accepted New Positions or Been Published Recently (Deadline Sun., Sept. 18)
(via Janis Shearer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The IACRL Communications Committee is highlighting recent career changes and publications by Illinois academic librarians in the next IACRL Newsletter. If you have: changed positions since March of 2022 published since March of 2022 and would like to be included in our Fall, 2022, Newsletter, please send your career…
Reminder: Registration Open for CARLI Webinars on Planning Strategic Initiatives for 2023-25 (Tues., Oct. 4, 2:00-3:00 PM CDT, and Wed., Oct. 5, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT); Survey Also Available Through Sat., Oct. 15
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) Please join CARLI for an open Zoom session as we write our strategic initiatives, 2023-2025. You are also invited to complete a SurveyMonkey questionnaire. Make sure your voice is heard and you have a say in guiding the organization! Although the Zoom sessions are open and informal, following are…
Call for Participation: Survey on Feelings of Job Control and Burnout Among Academic Librarians with At Least Some Instructional Responsibilities
(via Matthew Johnson–University of California, Los Angeles) Matthew Johnson, MSLS, from the Library at the University of California, Los Angeles, is conducting a research study about feelings of job control and burnout among academic librarians who have at least some instructional responsibilities. If you are an academic librarian with at least some instructional responsibilities, I invite your…
Registration Open for Free 2022 Midwest Data Librarian Symposium (Hybrid Event Wed., Oct. 5 – Fri., Oct. 7, with In-Person Part in South Bend, IN)–Deadline Sun., Oct. 2
(via Chad Kahl, Illinois State University) Registration for the 2022 Midwest Data Librarian Symposium is open now through Sunday, October 2! Registration is free for all attendees-both virtual and in-person. About MDLS 2022 MDLS 2022 will be a hybrid event held from Wednesday October 5, to Friday, October 7. Wednesday’s activities will take place in…