(via Miranda Shake) If your library can’t afford to send you to the HSLI meeting at the “A Library State of Mind” joint conference, consider applying for the Syed Maghrabi Scholarship this year. We are offering one scholarship of $300 to a librarian in need. More information on the conference can be found here. Please fill…
Report on Libraries and Community Engagement
OCLC Research recently released the report IMLS Focus: Engaging Communities. The document is a summary of last summer’s Institute of Museum and Library Services conference, “Engaging Communities”. The conference drew participants from a wide cross-section of libraries-academic, government, public-and focused on a number of the current barriers to community engagement. Topics discussed included understanding the various…
Oktoberfest 2015 for HSLI Members from Rittenhouse & The R2 Library
Patron Driven Acquisition from the R2 Digital Library is a collection development tool that enables libraries to evaluate patron usage data at the resource level with no automatic or required purchases. With an intuitive workflow for administrators and easy integration into the user experience, Patron Driven Acquisition on the R2 Digital Library is a valuable…
Conference Scholarship Available
HSLI would like to offer our annual conference scholarship, the Syed Maghrabi Scholarship, to one member of HSLI this year to attend A Library State of Mind. More information on the conference can be found here: https://www.ila.org/events/annual-conference Please fill our the application form and submit it by October 16th. The scholarship committee will review all…
Applicants Sought for 2016 EBSCO/MLA Annual Grant
(via Jeanne Sadlik, Loyola University Chicago Health Sciences Library) In order to enable more librarians to attend Medical Library Association (MLA) annual meetings, EBSCO Information Services has generously donated money to the MLA Scholarship Endowment to provide stipends up to $1,000.00 each to four (4) librarians for travel and conference-related expenses, to be known as…
Webinar on Library Promotion of Public-Health Literacy
WebJunction will be hosting the free webinar “Public Health and Public Libraries: Librarians as Health Literacy First Responders”. It will take place on Wednesday, October 21, from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM CST. Although the webinar is aimed at public libraries, much of the information covered will likely prove useful to librarians working in academic…
Midwest Chapter of REFORMA to Hold Meeting October 9
(via Gwen Gregory, incoming IACRL President) For those interested in services to Latinos and the Spanish-speaking: FALL 2015 MEETING REFORMA MIDWEST CHAPTER LOYOLA UNIVERSITY INFORMATION COMMONS Held by conference call from different locations 6501 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago, IL 60660 3:00-4:30 PM CST on Friday, October 9, 2015 Conference Call Information: Dial-in Number: (712) 775-7031…
Opening for Reference Services Librarian at Advocate Health Care, Chicago
(via Lisa Jacob, Director of Advocacy Library Network) Reference Services Librarian full-time, Advocate Library Network based at Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL Position provides knowledge-based reference and research information services to physicians, residents, medical students, and associates in support of the clinical, educational, and research goals of Advocate Health Care. For full job description…
Submit an “Ignite” Session for ALA Midwinter
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL President-Elect) 2016 ALA Midwinter Meeting attendees have the chance to inspire and entertain colleagues in the popular five-minute “Ignite” sessions, always standing-room-only and high energy events. Session proposals are accepted now through the end of the day on Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. Find out more and submit proposals now<http://2016.alamidwinter.org/schedule-meeting>. Each five-minute Ignite…
Legislative Updates, 9/30/2015
Federal: Legislation to update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) is gaining ground in Congress this fall. ECPA is the principal law that controls when the government needs to have a search warrant to obtain the full content of electronic communications. It was enacted in 1986 and has not been updated since. There is now…