(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Share your best ideas and work with the national library community by presenting a poster session at the 2017 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago! The poster session committee encourages submissions from all types of libraries and on any topic relevant to librarianship. Submissions may include a description of an…
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NN/LM Webinar on AIDS Resources at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, Nov. 30
(via the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) AIDSource and AIDSInfo Wednesday, November 30, 2016, 2:00 PM CST Register Presenters Andrew Plumer, National Library of Medicine, Specialized Information Services Division / Alison McDougal, PMP, AIDSinfo Project Manager Description More than 1.2 million people in the United States are living with HIV….
EBSCO Offering Seven Scholarships to Attend 2017 ALA Annual Conference
The American Library Association (ALA) and EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) are partnering to offer seven scholarships for librarians to attend the 2017 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. The scholarship allows more librarians to take advantage of the opportunities for continuing education, meetings and interactions with colleagues at the meeting, which will take place from June 22-27, 2017. Each scholarship…
Recording and Slides from 2016 CARLI Annual Meeting Now Available
A link to the recording of the morning session of the CARLI Annual Meeting, held on Friday, November 18, along with the slides from the presentations, are available from the event page at https://www.carli.illinois.edu/2016-carli-annual-meeting. The recording will be available until December 17, 2016. Viewers will see a short advertisement before the video begins to play. Please…
National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region Seeking Feedback on Educational Needs
We need your input! Please take a few minutes to complete our Educational Needs Assessment. The GMR is increasing outreach to all types of libraries and health professionals, so we need your input so we can better meet your educational needs. Access the questions here.
Reminder: Nominations Sought for ACRL Awards
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) In addition to the ACRL Librarian/Researcher of the Year Award (I am on the committee), all of the ACRL award deadlines are rapidly approaching in early December. I encourage you and urge you to please encourage your groups to consider making nominations. It would be unfortunate to leave an…
NN/LM – GMR Update at 2:00 PM on Monday, November 21
(via Molly Olmstead, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) Please join us for our monthly GMR Update on Monday, November 21, at 2:00 PM CST. Associate Director Liz Kiscaden will be giving updates about educational opportunities, the educational needs assessment, advisory groups, and more. To join, and participate in, the meeting, take the…
Deadline to Apply for EBSCO/MLA Annual Meeting Grant is Now December 1
(via Jeanne Sadlik, Loyola University Chicago) In order to enable more librarians to attend Medical Library Association (MLA) Annual Meetings, EBSCO Information Services has generously donated money to the MLA Scholarship Endowment to provide stipends of up to $1,000.00 each. These stipends will cover travel and conference-related expenses for four librarians. The award shall be known…
Northwestern’s Galter Health Sciences Library Showing MLA Webinar “Setting Yourself Up for Success with Learning Assessment”
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library) Northwestern University’s Galter Health Sciences Library will host the Medical Library Association’s upcoming webinar “Setting Yourself Up for Success with Learning Assessment”. The webinar will take place on Tuesday, November 22, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CST. There is no cost to attend. The viewing will take place…
ACRL Seeking Applications for Immersion ’17
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) ACRL invites applications for the 2017 Information Literacy Immersion Program. Monday, December 5, is the deadline to apply to Immersion ’17 (Teacher and Program tracks). The ACRL Immersion Program provides instruction librarians the opportunity to work intensively for several days on all aspects of information literacy. Whether your institution is just beginning to…