(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) Please join CARLI for an open Zoom session as we write our strategic initiatives, 2023-2025. You are also invited to complete a SurveyMonkey questionnaire. Make sure your voice is heard and you have a say in guiding the organization! Although the Zoom sessions are open and informal, following are…
2022 HSLI President’s Award Goes to Stacey Knight-Davis
Announcement from Cynthia Reynolds, HSLI President (2020-2022): For those of you who were unable to attend the HSLI 2022 Conference, I wanted to share with you the recipient of the President’s Award. This year’s recipient is Stacey Knight-Davis of Eastern Illinois University. Stacey is a mighty team of one. She is responsive to HSLI’s needs…
2022 HSLI Starfish Thrower Award Goes to Laura Wimmer
Announcement from Cynthia Reynolds, HSLI President (2020-2022): For those of you who were unable to attend the HSLI 2022 Conference, I wanted to share with you the recipient of the Starfish Thrower Award. This year’s recipient is Laura Wimmer of Ascension Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago. Four different HSLI members nominated Laura for this award….
Jonna Peterson Elected HSLI Treasurer for 2022-2024
Announcement from Elizabeth (Betsy) Sterner, HSLI Treasurer (2020- 2022): Thank you to HSLI members for participating in this year’s election for Treasurer. Congratulations to Jonna Peterson, Interim Director of the Loyola University Chicago, Health Sciences Library, who has been elected as HSLI Treasurer. She assumed the office at the close of the Annual Business Meeting…
Call for Participation: Survey on Feelings of Job Control and Burnout Among Academic Librarians with At Least Some Instructional Responsibilities
(via Matthew Johnson–University of California, Los Angeles) Matthew Johnson, MSLS, from the Library at the University of California, Los Angeles, is conducting a research study about feelings of job control and burnout among academic librarians who have at least some instructional responsibilities. If you are an academic librarian with at least some instructional responsibilities, I invite your…
Registration Open for Free 2022 Midwest Data Librarian Symposium (Hybrid Event Wed., Oct. 5 – Fri., Oct. 7, with In-Person Part in South Bend, IN)–Deadline Sun., Oct. 2
(via Chad Kahl, Illinois State University) Registration for the 2022 Midwest Data Librarian Symposium is open now through Sunday, October 2! Registration is free for all attendees-both virtual and in-person. About MDLS 2022 MDLS 2022 will be a hybrid event held from Wednesday October 5, to Friday, October 7. Wednesday’s activities will take place in…
Reminder: Registration Open for ALA 2022 Virtual Volunteer Fair (Wed., Sept. 14, 3:00-5:00 PM CDT)–Current ALA Membership Required to Participate
(via Emily Drabinski, City University of New York Graduate Center) The American Library Association (ALA) is pleased to announce its 2022 Virtual Volunteer Fair, to be held on Wednesday, September 14, from 3:00 to 5:00 PM CDT. The Fair will be an opportunity for ALA members to drop in and speak with committee members and staff…
Registration Open for NNLM Center for Data Services Webinar “Analyzing Health on the Local Level: Accessing State and Regional Substance Use Data” (Thurs., Sept. 22, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT)
(via Rebecca Brown, Network of the National Library of Medicine) Please join the NNLM Center for Data Services on Thursday, September 22, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT, for the webinar “Analyzing Health on the Local Level: Accessing State and Regional Substance Use Data”. The course is worth 1.50 credits for CHES and DSS. September is…
Call for Submissions: ACRL Community & Junior College Libraries Section Fall 2022 Newsletter (Deadline Thurs., Sept. 15)
(via Suzanne Bernsten, Lansing Community College) It seems like we just published our Spring 2022 Newsletter, and now it is time to get ready for our Fall 2022 Newsletter! We would love to publish articles by community college librarians about what it happening in your libraries and communities. Please submit any questions, as well as…
Registration Open for 7th Biennial Adaptive Umbrella Virtual Workshop on Accessibility (Thurs., Oct. 6, 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM CDT)
(via Jen Taggart, Bloomfield Township Public Library) Please join us online for the 7th biennial Adaptive Umbrella accessibility workshop on Thursday, October 6, from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM CDT. This biennial daylong workshop features interactive sessions about current accessibility topics, led by disability self-advocates and professionals working with the disability community. The day is…