(via Ramune Kubilius, Northwestern University’s Galter Health Sciences Library) Northwestern University’s Galter Health Sciences Library will host the Medical Library Association’s upcoming webinar, “Designing Online Instruction: It’s Not Just for Distance Education Anymore”. Information about the webinar can be found on the MLA website. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, October 26, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CST….
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Non-HSLI associations, consortiums, and systems for libraries/librarians
ACRL Launches Diversity Alliance
(via the Association of College and Research Libraries) The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is pleased to announce the launch of the ACRL Diversity Alliance. Approved by the ACRL Board of Directors at the 2016 ALA Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida, the ACRL Diversity Alliance program unites academic libraries who share a commitment…
ACRL Immersion Program Call for New Faculty
(via the Association of College and Research Libraries) ACRL is accepting applications for new faculty for the Immersion Program. Now in its seventeenth year, the Immersion Program brings together academic librarians for four to five days of intensive work in teaching and information literacy. With more than 2,000 graduates of previous national and regional sessions, the Immersion…
Call for Submissions and Nominations for PRIMO
(via Jennifer Sharkey, Illinois State University) The Peer Reviewed Instructional Materials Online (PRIMO) Committee of the ACRL Instruction Section invites you to submit your online information literacy tutorial, virtual tour, or other online library instruction project for review and possible inclusion in PRIMO: Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online. The deadline for nominations for the fall issue is Monday,…
Call for Nominations: ACRL Academic and Research Librarian of the Year
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) Do you know the next ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year winner? The Association of College and Research Libraries is now accepting nominations for the ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year. This prestigious award recognizes an outstanding member of the library profession who has made a significant national or international…
NN/LM – GMR Update at 2:00 PM on Monday, October 17
(via Molly Olmstead, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) Please join us for our monthly GMR Update on Monday, October 17, at 2:00 PM CST. If you have any questions in advance, go ahead and submit them with this form. Associate Director Liz Kiscaden will be sure to address all your questions during…
EBSCO/MLA Annual Meeting Grant
(via Jeanne Sadlik, Loyola University Health Sciences Library) In order to enable more librarians to attend the Medical Library Association’s Annual Meeting, EBSCO Information Services has generously donated money to the MLA Scholarship Endowment to provide stipends up to $1,000.00 each to four librarians for travel and conference-related expenses. This fund will be known as…
Free LLAMA Thought Leaders Webinar will Feature Megan Oakleaf
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President) The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA), a division of ALA, will present a free webinar featuring Megan Oakleaf. It will take place on Wednesday, November 9, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CST. This webinar is part in an ongoing series of free webinars featuring thought leaders from a wide variety…
ACRL Releases Updated Scholarly Communication Toolkit
(via Kara Malenfant, Association of College and Research Libraries) The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has released a new version of its popular Scholarly Communication Toolkit. The Toolkit has been updated with new and revised content and is now hosted through Springshare’s LibGuides. The Toolkit, developed and maintained by the ACRL Research and Scholarly…
Journal of the Medical Library Association Seeking Volunteer Editor
(via the Medical Library Association) The Medical Library Association (MLA) seeks applications for a new volunteer Editor of the Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) for a three-year term (renewable once) beginning at a mutually agreed date. The journal is the definitive source of information about the latest technologies, innovations, and research in the health information…