(via Ramune Kubilus, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University, on behalf of the Medical Library Association) “Hospital libraries and library staff are essential partners in providing excellent health care and achieving optimal patient outcomes,” begins MLA’s new advocacy statement. Titled “Partner with Hospital Libraries to Improve Patient Care”, the Hospital Library…
Category: Calls and Requests
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Call for Participation: Scoping Review of Academic Health Sciences Libraries’ Outreach and Engagement with Indigenous Communities
(via Allison Cruise, University of New Mexico) The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center is conducting a scoping review of academic health sciences libraries’ outreach and engagement with Indigenous communities across Canada, the United States, and Mexico. We know that libraries conducting this type of work may not always publish their work…
Call for Participation: Survey on the Role of COVID-19 in Burnout Among Health Information Professionals
(via Angela Spencer, Saint Louis University) We invite you to take our survey on the role of COVID-19 in burnout among health information professionals. This survey is a follow up to our burnout project presented at the 2019 Medical Library Association Annual Meeting and is based on the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory. The survey was adapted…
Call for Participation Among Library Administrators: Research Project on Student Success in Academic Libraries
(via Mallory Jallas, Illinois State University) Academic librarians in the United States and Canada that are currently working as library administrators (Deans, directors, middle management, etc.) are invited to participate in an hour-long focus group on student success in academic libraries. In appreciation for your participation in the focus group you will be provided with a $20…
Save the Date: STEM Librarians South Conference (July 28-29; Format TBD)
(via Justin Hayward, University of Texas at San Antonio) The STEM Librarians South Conference convenes July 28-29 (Thursday-Friday). Prospective attendees are encouraged to respond to a poll gauging interest in an in-person event in Downtown San Antonio, or in a virtual conference setting. For more information visit the conference website (lib.utsa.edu/stem22). Now in its 12th year, STEM…
Call for Self-Funded Fellows: 2022 IDEA Institute on Artificial Intelligence (Currently In-Person July 10-15)–Deadline Fri., March 4
(via Dr. Clara Chu, Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor at Mortenson Center, UIUC Library) We invite applications for self-funded Fellows for the second IDEA (Innovation, Disruption, Enquiry, Access) Institute on Artificial Intelligence (AI). We are seeking library and information professionals and educators interested in enhancing their knowledge of AI to participate in the Institute. The IDEA Institute…
IACRL Newsletter Seeking Information on Academic Librarians Who Have Accepted a New Position or Had Work Published Recently (Deadline Fri., March 4)
(via Jill Harper, Heartland Community College) 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 September, 2021 been published since September, 2021 and would like to be included in our Spring, 2022, issue, please send your career and/or publication information to Jill Harper, at jill.harper@heartland.edu, by Friday, March 4.
Call for Applicants: At-Large RAILS Board Seat for Term Ending June 30, 2024 (Deadline 5:00 PM on Wed., Feb. 23, 2022)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Due to a resignation from the RAILS Board, we have an opening for an at-large seat for a term ending on June 30, 2024. Any individual representing a RAILS academic, public, school, or specialized library is eligible to self-nominate for this seat by Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at 5:00 PM CDT….
Call for Posts Related to Academic Libraries: RAILS My Library Is … Blog (RAILS Membership Not Required)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The My Library Is … advisory group is looking for blog posts related to academic libraries. The blog, accessible here, is managed by RAILS, but you don’t have to be at a RAILS member library to participate. The post can be about a program or service, your library’s marketing or communications, or other…
Reminder: Proposals for 2022 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference (Series of Online Events from Late March to June) Due Fri., Feb. 11–Extension Available Through Wed., Feb. 16
(via Carmen Byg, OCLC) OCLC is excited to announce the 2022 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference, a virtual event. Because of your very positive feedback from the RSC21 web series, we will host another series of free virtual events that will focus on topics of interest to the interlibrary loan community. The events will take place from late…