The American Library Association is proud to announce its partnership with the Canadian Library Association (CLA) and the University of Toronto iSchool in offering its popular MOOC (Massively Open Online Course), entitled “Library Advocacy Unshushed: Values, Evidence, Action”, beginning February 1, 2015. Offered through the EdX consortium, in which the University of Toronto collaborates with…
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Value Study as a Tool for Library Advocacy Webinar
The Value Study as a Tool for Library Advocacy, a presentation of the results of the Value Study and discuss how results are being used by librarians across the country. Presenters: Joanne Gard Marshall, Distinguished Research Professor, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Julia Sollenberger, Associate Vice President…
Measuring What Matters to Stakeholders – Notes from the class
On March 20, 2014, HSLI sponsored the CE class “Measuring What Matters to Stakeholders” as a pre-conference to the Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries conference. The session sparked a lively discussion between academic and hospital libraries about what to assess, how to assess it, and how to effectively communicate assessment results. The class…
IACRL Conference Open to HSLI Members
Register Now for the IACRL Conference Advance Registration Closes Friday, March 14 Register today for the 2014 IACRL Conference, which will be held Friday, March 21, at the Chicago Marriott Oak Brook.IACRL President Pattie Piotrowski, Illinois Institute of Technology, hosted an informational webinar on the conference last Friday. You can access the webinar recording here for full details. Attendees…
Measuring What Matters to Stakeholders -Thursday, March 20, 2014
Join us Thursday, March 20, 2014, from 1:00pm-5:00pm for “Measuring What Matters to Stakeholders.” This continuing education session will be taught by Ruth Holst, Associate Director of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Greater Midwest Region. Participants are eligible to receive 4 hours of Medical Library Association credit. This is a free session, but…
ILEAD U: Illinois Libraries Explore, Apply and Discover, The 21st Century Technology Tools
The State Library will host ILEAD U: Illinois Libraries Explore, Apply and Discover, The 21st Century Technology Tools Institute for Illinois Library Staff at the University of Illinois Springfield on March 24-27, June 23-26 and October 27-30, 2014. The ILEAD U Steering Committee is looking for participants, mentors and instructors to implement web technologies that…
Ready, Set, Influence! Participating in the Business of Your Health Care Organization
MLA’s webinar “Ready, Set, Influence! Participating in the Business of Your Health Care Organization,” is scheduled for Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 1:00pm-2:30pm, Central Time. There are two locations in Illinois for viewing the webcast. The Illinois State Library will be a site. Online registration is available at http://www.librarylearning.info/events/?eventID=16586 Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center, 333 N….
MLA Webinar Host Sites
There are two opportunities to attend Medical Library Association Educational Webinars next month. Wednesday, November 6 Topic: Understanding the Business of Your Organization Presenter: Kristen DeSanto, AHIP, Clinical and Research Library, Children’s Hospital Colorado — Aurora Hosted by: The Chicago and South Consortium at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center, Joliet, IL. Also to be hosted…
Syed Maghrabi Scholarship Winners’ Reports on the Annual Conference (Nov. 1-2, 2012)
Winners: Clare Bonnema, M.L.I.S., Medical Librarian at Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey, Illinois Elissa M. Cochran, B.A., M.L.S., Medical Librarian at Presence Covenant in Urbana and Presence United Samaritan in Danville, Illinois. She is also a teaching assistant at the UI-Chicago College of Medicine. Sarah Isaacs, M.L.I.S., Head Librarian at the Illinois Early Intervention Clearinghouse in Champaign,…
Past President’s Message – How Can We Be Agents of Change?
I attended the BioMedical Informatics course at the Marine Biological Laboratory(MBL), in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, September 16 – 22, 2012 with 16 librarians, 7 physicians, 6 administrators, and 1 vendor. The most important trend was the integration of the (electronic health record) EHR into the duties of the librarian. Before this class, I did not…