Congratulations to Jaedyn Maltimore, Reference & Education Services Librarian at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Library in Springfield, who is the 2025 recipient of the Syed Maghrabi Scholarship to attend the HSLI Annual Conference. Read Jaedyn’s reflections below on attending her first HSLI conference, including what she learned from both presenters and her…
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Reminder: Applications for 2025 Syed Maghrabi Conference Scholarship Due Fri., Oct. 3 (Limited to Current HSLI Members)
(via Miranda Shake, Maghrabi Scholarship Committee Chair) Syed Maghrabi, a dedicated member of HSLI, was born February 17, 1945 in Aurungabad, India. He immigrated to the USA in November 1968. Syed worked at Louis Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago. He received the Pride Handelman Award from Weiss Hospital in 1995, which was a source of…
Call for Applications: 2025 Syed Maghrabi Conference Scholarship–Deadline Fri., Oct. 3 (Limited to Current HSLI Members)
(via Miranda Shake, Maghrabi Scholarship Committee Chair) Syed Maghrabi, a dedicated member of HSLI, was born February 17, 1945 in Aurungabad, India. He immigrated to the USA in November 1968. Syed worked at Louis Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago. He received the Pride Handelman Award from Weiss Hospital in 1995, which was a source of…
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…
Deadline to Apply for Syed Maghrabi Conference Scholarship Extended to August 4
The deadline to apply for this years Syed Maghrabi Conference Scholarship has been extended until Sunday, August 4, at midnight. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Syed Maghrabi Scholarship Committee would like to welcome HSLI members to submit their applications for the 2019 Scholarship. Applicants must be current members of HSLI (2019 dues paid). Applicants must write a short…
Reminder: Application Deadline for Syed Maghrabi Scholarship to Attend Health Science Librarians of Illinois 2019 Annual Conference is Friday, July 26
(via Miranda Shake, HSLI Past President) The Syed Maghrabi Scholarship Committee would like to welcome HSLI members to submit their application for the 2019 Scholarship. The deadline to apply is Friday, July 26. More information is below. Applicants must be current members of HSLI (2019 dues paid). Applicants must write a short essay entitled, “I would…
Call for Applicants: Syed Maghrabi Scholarship to Attend HSLI 2019 Annual Conference (Deadline July 26)
(via Miranda Shake, HSLI Past President) The Syed Maghrabi Scholarship committee would like to welcome HSLI members to submit their application for the 2019 scholarship. Applicants must be current members of HSLI (2019 dues paid) Applicants must write a short essay entitled, “I would like a Syed Maghrabi Conference Scholarship because…” Each scholarship recipient must…
Evelyn Cunico – 2018 Syed Maghrabi Scholarship Recipient – Conference Report
Evelyn Cunico, MA, MS/LIS, is the creator and editor of the monthly blog at https://chimeconsumerhealth.wordpress.com Her report about her experience at the HSLI annual conference is shared. Thank You As a recipient of the Health Science Librarians of Illinois (HSLI) 2018 Syed Maghrabi Scholarship, I would like to thank the HSLI 2018 Conference Planning Committee, the…
The Conference Process, the Return of the A/V Elf, and the Importance of Shims
The Conference Planning Process The HSLI conference planning process starts a few weeks after the last conference ends. The past year’s committee looks over the feedback on the conference to make decisions on the next conference. This is why it is important to submit your evaluation. Sometimes we pick the city based on the conference…
Kirstin Duffin – 2018 Syed Maghrabi Scholarship Recipient: Conference Report
Kirstin Duffin, MS, MLIS, is a reference librarian in Booth Library of Eastern Illinois University. Her report about her experience at the HSLI annual conference is shared. ________ As a recipient of the 2018 Syed Maghrabi Scholarship to attend the HSLI conference this year, I would like to offer my thanks: to the scholarship review…