Frances Drone-Silvers is the HSLI Member of the Quarter! Frances is currently Biomedical Information Specialist at Carle Library in Urbana. She is also the Secretary of HSLI. How have you applied your undergraduate degree in mathematics to your career in librarianship? Indirectly! Having a math and science background landed me a couple of jobs early…
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January Issue of JMLA Includes Articles by Illinois Authors: PubMed Search Filters for Immigrant Populations and Book Review
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The January, 2024, issue of the Journal of the Medical Library Association has been posted in the MLANET site and is available for anyone to view (soon, it will also be in PubMed Central). Vol. 112 No. 1 (2024): January 2024 |…
Betsy Sterner is HSLI Member of the Quarter
Elizabeth (Betsy) Sterner is the HSLI Member of the Quarter! Betsy is currently Health Sciences & Science Librarian and Assistant Professor at Northern Illinois University’s Founders Memorial Library. She is also the President-Elect of HSLI. How did your 16 years as a high school teacher prepare you for working with college students in a library…
Roy Jones Receives 2023 HSLI President’s Award
Royden “Roy” Jones, who retired in 2015 as Library Manager at OSF St. Francis Medical Center and served as HSLI Secretary (1996-97) and President (2018-2020), is the 2023 recipient of the HSLI President’s Award. The President’s Award recognizes an HSLI member who has made a significant and lasting contribution to the organization. The current HSLI…
Jonna Peterson Receives 2023 HSLI Starfish Thrower Award
Jonna Peterson, Interim Director of Loyola University Chicago’s Health Sciences Library and the current HSLI Treasurer, is the 2023 recipient of the HSLI Starfish Thrower Award. The Starfish Thrower Award recognizes an HSLI member who has made a difference to the organization. Please see below for the statement of nomination. Jonna Peterson is a worthy…
Cara Forster is HSLI Member of the Quarter
Cara Forster (they/them) is the new HSLI Member of the Quarter! Forster is currently the Research & Learning Librarian and a liaison for Nursing, Public Health and Applied Health Sciences, and Biology at Loyola University Chicago. They studied neuroscience as an undergraduate and spent the subsequent four years as a Clinical Genetic Counseling Assistant. Their…
CARLI Announces Results of 2023 Governance Board Election–New Directors Include HSLI Member Geoff Pettys
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) The election and appointment process for the new members of the CARLI Governance Board is now complete. Directors elected to 3-year terms are: Directors appointed to one-year terms are: All newly elected and appointed terms will begin on July 1, 2023. Please join us in welcoming these new members…
Deborah Lauseng is HSLI Member of the Quarter
Congratulations to Deborah Lauseng, who is the initial HSLI Member of the Quarter! Her involvement in HSLI includes serving on the Conference Planning Committee. Please see below for her responses to some questions, ranging from her academic background and her time working at the University of Michigan’s Taubman Health Sciences Library, to who her favorite…
2022 HSLI President’s Award Goes to Stacey Knight-Davis
Announcement from Cynthia Reynolds, HSLI President (2020-2022): For those of you who were unable to attend the HSLI 2022 Conference, I wanted to share with you the recipient of the President’s Award. This year’s recipient is Stacey Knight-Davis of Eastern Illinois University. Stacey is a mighty team of one. She is responsive to HSLI’s needs…
2022 HSLI Starfish Thrower Award Goes to Laura Wimmer
Announcement from Cynthia Reynolds, HSLI President (2020-2022): For those of you who were unable to attend the HSLI 2022 Conference, I wanted to share with you the recipient of the Starfish Thrower Award. This year’s recipient is Laura Wimmer of Ascension Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago. Four different HSLI members nominated Laura for this award….