(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine’s Region 6) Science is for everyone! Through citizen science and community-driven research, non-scientists can advance health and wellness in communities. Now you can explore citizen science through the lens of community and environmental health with a new edX course, “Citizen Science: Gearing Up for Discovery”, developed at…
Category: Professional Development
Registration Open for Library of Congress Historical Company Research Webinar (Wed., June 9, at 12:00 PM CDT)
(via the Library of Congress) The Library offers a number of orientations/classes and that includes Business Reference. We have given the in-person So…you want to research old companies at the Library of Congress before and because there was interest, we are doing it this time as a webinar! On Wednesday, June 9, starting at 12:00 PM CDT, we are…
CARLI Announces Professional Development Alliance Webinars for June (Part 2 of 2)
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) CARLI is pleased to share upcoming Professional Development Alliance events in June. “NCLPBH: Defining Library Accessibility: Services, Programs, & Technology” Monday, June 21, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT Two staff members from the North Carolina Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped will discuss how to ensure that library services, collections, technology, outreach…
CARLI Announces Professional Development Alliance Webinars for June (Part 1 of 2)
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) CARLI is pleased to share upcoming Professional Development Alliance events in June. “Black Lives Matter: Programming within an Equity Framework” Monday, June 7, 12:00-1:45 PM CDT An in-depth look at the Black Lives Matter public programming initiative launched by Charlotte Mecklenburg Library in September 2020. Learn how this program began, and…
Registration Open for Webinar “Census Bureau Data Summit for Librarians” (Mon., May 3, at 1:00 PM CDT)–Capacity Limited
(via RAILS) Join the U.S. Census Bureau for “Census Bureau Data for Librarians” on Monday, May 3, at 1:00 PM CDT. Designed for the novice data user, the series will present a high-level overview of several data products and demonstrate how they can be used to assist libraries, schools and organizations identify data-driven solutions to…
Reminder to Register for HSLI Community Session: “What We Do To Survive (and Excel) in Our Organizations”
Register now for the HSLI Community Session on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, from noon to 1:00 PM CST for HSLI and SLA-IL networking. The topic is, “What We Do To Survive (and Excel) in Our Organizations”. Panelists will be: Brenda Stenger (American Hospital Association); Elizabeth (Betsy) Sterner (Governors State University); Debra Smith (College of DuPage)….
HSLI Community Session Re-cap: NNLM Contract Cycle (2021-26)
On Friday, April 16th, HSLI sponsored an online community session about the new NNLM contract (2021-2026). Thank you to Jacqueline Leskovec, Network Librarian, GMR, for providing an update and introducing her colleague, Nora Barnett, GMR Outreach Coordinator. Slides are available for those who missed the session and/or would like to review them. Re-cap of some…
Registration Open for Ohio Health Sciences Library Association Online Course Drawn to Graphic Medicine (Fri., April 30, 9:30-11:00 AM CDT)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Have you ever thought of using comics as part of your job? The Ohio Health Sciences Library Association invites you to Drawn to Graphic Medicine: Bringing Comics into Medical Librarianship, a virtual CE course with instructors Kathryn Houk and Ariel Pomputius. The…
Registration Open for McGraw Hill Webinar “Lessons Learned from the 1918 Influenza and COVID-19 Pandemics” (Thurs., April 22, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT)
(via Ashley Weinheimer, McGraw Hill) Registration is now open for the webinar “Lessons Learned from the 1918 Influenza and COVID-19 Pandemics”, with Dr. Teri Shors of University of Wisconsin- Oshkosh. The event will take place on Thursday, April 22, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. A description is below. Are we living through unprecedented times?…
Registration Open for HSLI / SLA-IL Panel Presentation “What We Do To Survive (and Excel) In Our Organizations” (Wed., April 28, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Health Science Librarians of Illinois (HSLI) and the Special Library Association Illinois community (SLA-IL) are excited to offer a new panel presentation, entitled “What We Do To Survive (and Excel) In Our Organizations”. This event will take place on Wednesday, April 28,…