(via the Medical Library Association) The deadline for submitting applications for MLA Awards, Grants, and Scholarships has been extended to Tuesday, December 2, 2025. This extension gives you extra time to apply for opportunities that recognize excellence and support professional development in health sciences librarianship. Each year, MLA offers more than 50 opportunities and over $95,000in funding for…
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Registration Open for NNLM Webinar “How PubMed Works: Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)”–Wed., Nov. 12, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT
Note: This webinar conflicts with one of the virtual days for the HSLI Annual Conference. (via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is open for the NNLM webinar “How PubMed Works: Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)”. It will take place on Wednesday, November 12, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT. Please see below…
Call for Applications: MLA Rising Star Program–Deadline Sat., Nov. 15
(via the Medical Library Association) Established in 2010, the MLA Rising Star program provides members with the opportunity to develop skills, knowledge, and personal characteristics needed to become a leader in MLA. The yearly leadership development program matches each Rising Star with a mentor in a curriculum that includes: Rising Star Criteria Rising Star Program…
Registration Open for MLA Webinar “Leveraging AI Tools to Summarize Research Articles”–Tues., Nov. 11, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT
Note: This webinar conflicts with one of the virtual days for the HSLI Annual Conference. (via the Medical Library Association) Registration is open for the MLA webinar “Leveraging AI Tools to Summarize Research Articles”. It will take place on Tuesday, November 11, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including…
HSLI Annual Conference to Include MLA CE Session “Navigating Wellness at Work: Using Mindfulness to Combat Burnout in Librarians”–Fri., Nov. 14, in Champaign
“Navigating Wellness at Work: Using Mindfulness to Combat Burnout in Librarians” MLA CE Credits: 2 (C Andresen) (R. Lubker) Instructor Names: Christine Andresen, MLS, MSIT Research and Education Informationist & Associate Professor Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Libraries & Irene “Rena” Machowa Lubker, PhD, MLS, MPH, RDN, AHIP Research and Education Informationist & Professor…
HSLI Annual Conference to Include CE Session “Magnet: Its Proven Worth” Online Wed., Nov. 12, 1:00-3:00 PM CDT
Magnet: Its Proven Worth–MLA CE Credits: 2 Helen-Ann Brown Epstein,MLS, MS, AHIP-D, FMLA, Informationist, Virtua Health Throughout her 51 year career, Helen-Ann has concentrated on hospital librarianship, especially clinical outreach, expert searching and teaching. Currently, Helen-Ann is the Informationist for Virtua Health, a 5-hospital community health system in southern New Jersey. Her totally digital library…
MLA User Experience Caucus Hosting EBSCOhost Idea Exchange Online Wed., Nov. 19, 12:00-1:30 PM CDT–No Registration Required
(via Hilary Kraus, Brown University) The Medical Library Association’s User Experience Caucus is holding an EBSCOhost Idea Exchange online Wednesday, November 19, from 12:00 to 1:30 PM CDT. Please see below for more information. Membership in MLA is not a requirement to participate. Many (if not most) libraries have moved to the new EBSCOhost user…
Registration Open for NNLM Region 6 Webinar “Scalability of Community-Based Participatory Research: Older Adults and Technology”–Thurs., Oct. 23, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is open for the NNLM webinar ” Scalability of Community-Based Participatory Research: Older Adults and Technology”. It will take place on Thursday, October 23, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. This webinar builds on…
HSLI Annual Conference to Include Online Panel Presentation “AI in Health Sciences Librarianship: The Future is Now”–Tues., Nov. 11
“AI in Health Sciences Librarianship: The Future is Now” Tuesday, November 11 Presentation Topic Title: Patron Data, Privacy Concerns, & Vendor Patron Data, Privacy Concerns, & Vendor AI Tools in Libraries Panelist: Scott Thomson Scott Thomson is the director of the library at Rush University Medical Center. He has been a medical librarian for over…
Registration Open for MLA Webinar “Predatory Publishing 101: What Every Medical Librarian Should Know”–Thurs., Oct. 23, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT
(via the Medical Library Association) Registration is open for the MLA webinar “Predatory Publishing 101: What Every Medical Librarian Should Know”. It will take place on Thursday, October 23, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Medical librarians and other information professionals will learn about…