An update on activity in Illinois
Call for Topics: Next Meeting of Health Science Librarians of Illinois Journal Club (Thurs., May 25, at 3:00 PM CDT)–Deadline Thurs., April 20
(via Peggy Carey, National University of Health Sciences) Call for Topics The HSLI Journal Club plans to meet for an informal virtual discussion of a selected publication/podcast/blogpost/presentation and share our understanding and its implications for our work. Our next gathering is tentatively planned for Thursday, May 25, 2023 @ 3:00 PM CDT. Please post your suggestions for discussion to the HSLI webpage before Friday,…
Reminder: HSLI Holding First “Coffee and Conversation” Informal Virtual Gathering on Friday, March 31, at 3:00 PM CDT
(via Frances Drone-Silvers, HSLI Secretary) This is a reminder that HSLI members are invited to “Coffee and Conversation” – an informal, virtual gathering, on Friday, March 31, at 3:00 PM CDT, via Microsoft Teams. Please check your e-mail for access information. Hope you can join us!
President’s Message–March, 2023
All: It’s hard to believe that a quarter of 2023 is already gone. The HSLI committees have been very busy over these past few months, and I would like to highlight some of their ongoing activities. Before I do that, however, I would like to thank everyone who responded to the planning survey I sent…
Call for Participants: HSLI-Sponsored Panel Discussion on Systematic Reviews
(via Betsy Sterner, Northern Illinois University) As part of HSLI’s effort to offer more “ad hoc” programming opportunities, I am interested in hosting a panel discussion related to systematic reviews. The presenters would not necessarily need to be directly affiliated with HSLI, as long as they would be willing to share their knowledge and expertise free of charge. I’m looking for 2-3 volunteers…
HSLI Holding First “Coffee and Conversation” Informal Virtual Gathering on Friday, March 31, at 3:00 PM CDT
(via Frances Drone-Silvers, HSLI Secretary) Greetings, HSLI members! We’d like to invite you to “Coffee and Conversation” – an informal, virtual gathering, on Friday, March 31 at 3:00 PM CDT, via Microsoft Teams. Please check your e-mail for instructions to access the meeting. Hope you can join us!
Registration Open for Free Trauma Informed Care Training Symposium–Online Fri., March 31
(via Kelleen Maluski, University of New Mexico) We’re excited to be offering a Trauma Informed Care Training Symposium on Friday, March 31. This will be a day of free virtual engagement with and training on trauma informed care. This event is intended for educators and health care professionals and those at the intersection. Participants will…
Save the Date: STEM Librarians Collaborative 2023 Conference–Online Wednesday, July 26 – Friday, July 28
(via Elisabeth White, Towson University) STEM Librarians Collaborative 2023 Conference Save the date: July 26-28, 2023 (Wednesday-Friday) Times to be determined Place: Online virtual We are excited to announce the third annual STEM Librarians Collaborative virtual conference! Come be part of this experience. Science librarianship is changing. We need opportunities for professional development and networking…
Reminder: Proposals for Lightning Talks at Next IACRL Spark Event, “One Weird Trick” (Fri., May 19), Due Fri., Feb. 24
(via Christina Norton, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) If you haven’t already, it’s time to get in your proposals for a lightning talk at the Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries’s next Spark event, “One Weird Trick!”. It will take place on Friday, May 19. Proposals are due here by Friday, February 24. What’s your secret for making…
Call for Papers–“Comics on the Couch: Graphic Medicine and Psychoanalysis” Special Issue of American Imago (Deadline Fri., Sept. 15)
(via Matthew Noe, Harvard Medical School) The field of narrative medicine recognizes that stories articulate the language of the body. Rita Charon, the founder of the field of narrative medicine, brought both patient and practitioner to a fuller recognition of stories as a source of medical insight and intervention: stories that may take shape in words but originate…