Announcement from Cynthia Reynolds, HSLI President (2020-2022): For those of you who were unable to attend the HSLI 2022 Conference, I wanted to share with you the recipient of the President’s Award. This year’s recipient is Stacey Knight-Davis of Eastern Illinois University. Stacey is a mighty team of one. She is responsive to HSLI’s needs…
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2022 HSLI Starfish Thrower Award Goes to Laura Wimmer
Announcement from Cynthia Reynolds, HSLI President (2020-2022): For those of you who were unable to attend the HSLI 2022 Conference, I wanted to share with you the recipient of the Starfish Thrower Award. This year’s recipient is Laura Wimmer of Ascension Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago. Four different HSLI members nominated Laura for this award….
Jonna Peterson Elected HSLI Treasurer for 2022-2024
Announcement from Elizabeth (Betsy) Sterner, HSLI Treasurer (2020- 2022): Thank you to HSLI members for participating in this year’s election for Treasurer. Congratulations to Jonna Peterson, Interim Director of the Loyola University Chicago, Health Sciences Library, who has been elected as HSLI Treasurer. She assumed the office at the close of the Annual Business Meeting…
Call for Volunteers: Jira Scholarship Fund Working Group
(via Cynthia Reynolds, HSLI President) The Jira Scholarship Fund was established in 2013 with a gift from the Helen Knoll Jira family. The purpose of the Fund is to aid Illinois residents who are pursuing either an ALA-accredited graduate degree in library science, or another graduate degree in a field that benefits the profession of librarianship…
HSLI 2021 Election Results
Thank you to HSLI members for participating in this year’s election for President-Elect and Secretary. Congratulations to Eric Edwards, Interlibrary Loan Librarian at Illinois State Library in Springfield, and Frances Drone-Silvers, Biomedical Information Specialist at Carle Health in Urbana, who have been elected as HSLI President-Elect and Secretary, respectively. They will assume the offices at…
Reminder to Register for HSLI Community Session: “What We Do To Survive (and Excel) in Our Organizations”
Register now for the HSLI Community Session on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, from noon to 1:00 PM CST for HSLI and SLA-IL networking. The topic is, “What We Do To Survive (and Excel) in Our Organizations”. Panelists will be: Brenda Stenger (American Hospital Association); Elizabeth (Betsy) Sterner (Governors State University); Debra Smith (College of DuPage)….
Results of the HSLI Newsletter Survey 2019
HSLI members were invited to complete an online HSLI Newsletter Survey between June 11th and June 28th, 2019. The survey was intended to estimate the percentage of members who use the Newsletter, the ways members access the content, and whether content meets members’ information needs. Participation in the survey was excellent. The number of completed…
2019 HSLI Officers Election and Committee Chairpersons Update
Congratulations to elected officers and incoming or outgoing chairpersons of HSLI committees. Appreciation is extended to members who serve the organization in these roles. In the 2019 officers election, the total number of 54 votes was submitted via the online survey. Incoming are Cynthia Reynolds as president-elect, and JJ Pionke is continuing as secretary. Continuing…
Elizabeth Sterner – 2019 Syed Maghrabi Scholarship Recipient – Conference Report
Elizabeth (Betsy) Sterner, MS, MLIS, is the Health and Human Services librarian at Governors State University (GSU). Her report about her experience at the HSLI 2019 Conference is shared. I am grateful for the opportunity to attend the HSLI 2019 Conference, Going Forward, Looking Back, in Champaign, IL. I would like to thank the Conference…
Women in Medicine Summit – Chicago, IL – September 2019
Women In Medicine Summit: An Evolution in Empowerment will be a unification of women in healthcare, with the common goal of finding and implementing solutions towards gender equity. At the Drake Hotel in Chicago from September 20-21, attendees will hear from nationally renowned faculty. There will be breakout sessions with a focus on developing leadership…