(via Molly Olmstead, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region is offering eight unique funding opportunities for the May, 2017 – April, 2018, fiscal year. We will begin accepting applications on Saturday, April 1, and we will continue to accept, evaluate, and award applications…
ILLiad Users Group Holding May 3 Preconference at Colorado ILL Conference
(via Don Pawl, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs) An ILLiad Users Group preconference will take place on Wednesday, May 3, in advance of the 48th annual Colorado ILL Conference. The preconference is free and will occur from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM, in the Imperial Ballroom at the Beaver Run Resort in Breckenridge, CO. You can register for…
ALA’s International Relations Round Table Seeking Editor for International Leads
(via the the American Library Association’s International Relations Round Table) Want to contribute to the work of international librarianship and grow your network of colleagues across the globe? Become the Editor of International Leads, the International Relations Round Table’s quarterly newsletter. The application deadline is Friday, March 31. The IRRT Publications Committee is accepting applicants for this…
Illinois Fire Services Institute Library Among 30 Finalists for IMLS National Medal
(via the Institute of Museum and Library Services) The Institute of Museum and Library Services has announced 30 finalists for the 2017 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. Among them is the Illinois Fire Services Institute Library, the only finalist from Illinois. The National Medal is the nation’s highest honor given to museums and…
ILA’s Doyle Receives 2017 John Philip Immroth Memorial Award
(via the American Library Association) The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) announces that Robert P. Doyle is the recipient of the 2017 John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award. The Immroth Award recognizes Doyle’s defense of intellectual freedom in a library career spanning more than 30 years. Doyle has been the editor of…
Schonfeld to Speak at ISU on April 10 About Libraries’ Academic Support Roles
(via Dr. Dane Ward, Dean of Milner Library at Illinois State University) Mark your calendars. Illinois State University’s Bryant Jackson Lecture will take place at 10:00 AM on Thursday, April 13, in the Circus Room in the Bone Center. (Click here for a map of the ISU campus.) Our featured speaker this year will be Roger Schonfeld, Director of the…
Reminder: ILA Intellectual Freedom Committee Seeks Feedback on Collection Development by March 24
(via Tina Koleva, Illinois Library Association) Would you like to contribute to the discussion about intellectual freedom practices? The Illinois Library Association Intellectual Freedom committee has prepared a survey and welcomes input from people at all levels and from different types of libraries, who have any responsibility for collection development. The data and information received will…
NN/LM – Greater Midwest Region Funding Webinar (for Non-Health-Sciences Libraries) on Friday, March 24
Note: This event has already passed, but a recording should be available soon. (via Molly Olmstead, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) Partner with Us: When You’re Not a Health Sciences Library Webinar: Friday, March 24, 2017 9:00 AM CST Visit the GMR website to register and receive connection information Join the GMR…
Legislative Action Item: Support NIH and Library Funding
A “Dear Colleague” letter is being circulated by Reps. David McKinley (R-W.Va.), Andre Carson (D-Ind.), Peter King (R-N.Y.), and Susan Davis (D-Calif.) to support funding the NIH (at least $2 billion above the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 enacted level) for FY18. As reported in yesterday’s HSLI legislative blog post, the proposed FY18 budget would decrease NIH funding 18%,…
HSLI Endorses March for Science
Health Science Librarians of Illinois exists to support the dissemination and use of evidence-based scientific information. Health sciences librarianship is a profession that serves and supports science. HSLI endorses the National March for Science on April 22, 2017. HSLI endorses the satellite March for Science events in Illinois, which as of this writing include events…