All: Hope everyone had a safe eclipse-viewing experience last week. We all know that having the opportunity to view even a partial eclipse, let alone a total one, is a rare occurrence. What is not a rare occurrence, however, is the work that HSLI members put into making the organization succeed. You should all have…
Reminder: HSLI Holding Webinar “LibGuides: Show, Tell, Collaborate” on Thurs., April 4, 3:00-4:00 PM CDT-No Registration Required
(via Debra Smith and Stacey Knight-Davis, webinar presenters) The Health Sciences Librarians of Illinois (HSLI) invites you to attend a one-hour virtual discussion, entitled “LibGuides: Show, Tell, Collaborate”. Learn to apply design concepts and tech tricks led by a LibGuides “power user” and a systems librarian. These two experienced health sciences librarians will share experiences…
Final Reminder: Next HSLI Coffee & Conversation Online This Thursday, March 21, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM CDT
(via Frances Drone-Silvers, HSLI Secretary, and Peggy Carey, National University of Health Sciences) Network & Connect with HSLI Coffee & Conversation Join us for a virtual coffee break with colleagues from 3:00 to 4:00 PM CDT on Thursday, March 21. No agenda — Bring your Informal information sharing, NOT recorded Can’t make it this month? …
Legislative Update, 03/18/2024
Federal Artificial Intelligence Although Artificial Intelligence has received Federal scrutiny, states are pulling ahead in the effort to legislate the use/misuse of AI. Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Law Firm, Husch Blackwell, has assembled and summarized most of the proposed bills. For more insights into the need for federal input, read their February analysis: https://www.huschblackwell.com/newsandinsights/will-federal-initiatives-stave-off-disparate-state-level-regulation-of-artificial-intelligence Reproductive…
Reminder: Next HSLI Coffee & Conversation Online 3:00-4:00 PM Thurs., March 21
(via Frances Drone-Silvers, HSLI Secretary, and Peggy Carey, National University of Health Sciences) Join us for a virtual coffee break with colleagues. No agenda – Bring your Sessions will not be recorded. QUESTIONS? Contact frances.drone-silvers@carle.com
HSLI Holding Webinar “LibGuides: Show, Tell, Collaborate” on Thurs., April 4, 3:00-4:00 PM CDT–No Registration Required
(via Debra Smith and Stacey Knight-Davis, webinar presenters) The Health Sciences Librarians of Illinois (HSLI) invites you to attend a one-hour virtual discussion, entitled “LibGuides: Show, Tell, Collaborate”. Learn to apply design concepts and tech tricks led by a LibGuides “power user” and a systems librarian. These two experienced health sciences librarians will share experiences…
Frances Drone-Silvers is HSLI Member of the Quarter
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…
Legislative Update, 02/22/2024
State The Illinois Library Association is currently monitoring several bills moving through the state legislature. Visit https://www.ila.org/advocacy/illinois-legislative-issues/legislative-issues/bill-monitoring to see the full list. There are also some general medical legislative items that we may see at the reference desk:
Final Reminder: Next HSLI Coffee & Conversation Online 3:00-4:00 PM on Thurs., Feb. 15
(via Frances Drone-Silvers, HSLI Secretary, and Peggy Carey, National University of Health Sciences) Join us for a virtual coffee break with colleagues. No agenda – Bring your Sessions will not be recorded. QUESTIONS? Contact frances.drone-silvers@carle.com Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer, mobile app or room device Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 244…
Call for Papers and Special Issue Editors: Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy (Rolling Submissions)
(via Dr. Emily Knox–School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy announces a call for papers and special issue editors. The Journal of Intellectual Freedom & Privacy (JIFP), a double-blind peer reviewed publication, is topically focused on practical, moral, ethical, philosophical, and theoretical issues of intellectual freedom and informational privacy within the…