A number of Illinois academic librarians will be presenting at the EBLIP (Evidenced Based Library & Information Practice) Conference 2017. This year’s event, the ninth annual gathering, will take place in Philadelphia from Sunday, June 18, to Wednesday, June 21. The theme is “Embedding and Embracing Evidence”. The keynote speakers are Dr. Alison Brettle, Professor…
UIUC’s Cooke Receives ALA 2017 Diversity Research Grant
(via the American Library Association) The American Library Association’s Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services has announced the recipients of the Diversity Research Grant for 2017-2018. The grants consist of a one-time $2,500 award for original research. Recipients will conduct their research over the course of the year, are expected to compile the results…
Reminder: Proposals Deadline for Library Marketing and Communications Conference is June 9
(via Mark Aaron Polger, College of Staten Island) There’s still time to submit your own proposal for a session at LMCC17. The call for proposals is open through 11:00 PM CST on Friday, June 9. This year, we are collecting proposal submissions to fill our seven selected tracks. the marketing cycle user-centered design all things…
Call for Volunteers and Appointments: Onsite Resume Review Service at ALA Annual
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) The NMRT Resume Review Service Committee is recruiting volunteer resume reviewers and booth greeters, and it is also taking resume review appointments for the 2017 ALA Annual Meeting. Visit our informational website for more details, or keep reading. Thank you to all those who’ve volunteered, so far! More information…
Registration Open for June 29 GMR Webinar, “Health Services Research & Public Health Information”
(via Molly Roberts, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region is offering the class “Health Services Research & Public Health Information: An Introduction to NICHSR ONESearch”. The webinar will take place on Thursday, June 29, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CST. To register,…
Illinois Librarians Presenting at Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference
A number of Illinois academic librarians will be presenting at the 2017 Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference. This year’s event will take place on Thursday, June 8, and Friday, June 9, in Oak Brook, IL. The theme of this year’s gathering is “Harnessing the Winds of Change!”. Corey Seeman, Director of Kresge Library Services at…
Registration Open for June 28 MLA Webinar, “Helping Patients and Health Care Consumers Understand Precision Medicine”
(via Barry Grant, Medical Library Association) The Medical Library Association is offering the webinar “Helping Patients and Health Care Consumers Understand Precision Medicine” on Wednesday, June 28. The event will take place from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CST and is worth 1.5 hours of MLA CE credit. To register, go here. More information about the event and the presenters…
Call for (Additional) Proposals: IACRL @ ILA–Deadline is June 30
(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL President) Did you miss the deadline to propose a program for the 2017 ILA Annual Conference? Good news: you have another chance! The ILA Conference Program Committee has reserved several spots for additional academic library programming. We are especially interested in programs related to the following topics. marketing and outreach programming…
Legislative Update, 06/05/2017
Federal News: Recently, both medical and library professional associations made statements regarding federal funding. The Medical Library Association (MLA) and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) recommended funding the NLM at levels of at least $412.1 million in FY18. Their justifications for these recommendations are outlined in this Statement, submitted to the Senate Subcommittee on…
Early-Bird Registration for Northwest ILL Conference Ends July 10
(via Jessica Bower, Chapman University) Early-bird registration ends Monday, July 10, for the 2017 Northwest Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Conference! Early-bird registration fee is $175; regular registration is $225. The conference will take place in Portland, Oregon on Thursday, August 10, and Friday, August 11, at Portland State University in downtown Portland. This year’s program includes the…