(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is open for the NNLM webinar “Caring for the Mind: Providing Mental Health Information at Your Library”. It will take place on Wednesday, August 24, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. The class is worth 1.00 hour of CE credit. Please see below for more…
Call for Applicants: ALA “Libraries and Sustainability” Virtual Book Club (Deadline Fri., Aug. 19–Limited to 100 Spots)
(via Hannah Arata, American Library Association) ALA has announced the “Libraries and Sustainability” Virtual Book Club, a series of three virtual, interactive conversations about incorporating sustainability into librarianship to be held in November and December of 2022. More information about the program is available here. Library workers who would like to be considered for one of…
HSLI Member Michelle Nielsen Ott’s Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award Mentioned on Medical Library Association’s Homepage
(via the Medical Library Association) The Medical Library Association’s homepage includes an announcement on Michelle Nielsen Ott’s winning the Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award. She is also an MLA Research Training Institute Fellow. The article is available here. Again, congratulations!
Registration Open for ILA Noon Network Webinar “Disaster Planning and Response for Libraries of Any Size” (Mon., Aug. 22, 12:00-1:00 PM)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Registration is open for the ILA Noon Network webinar “Disaster Planning and Response for Libraries of Any Size”. It will take place on Monday, August 22, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more details, including the link to registration. This webinar will focus on practical steps…
Registration Open for MLA Webinar “Approaches to Trauma-Informed Medical Librarianship” (Wed., Aug. 17, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT)
(via the Medical Library Association) Registration is now open for the MLA webinar “Approaches to Trauma-Informed Medical Librarianship”. It will take place on Wednesday, August 17, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Abuse, neglect, and other traumatic life events are commonplace today. In this…
Registration Open for NIH Webinar on “Understanding the New NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy” (Thurs., Aug. 11, 12:30-2:00 PM CDT)
(via the National Institutes of Health) The NIH Office of Science Policy (OSP) and the Office of Extramural Research (OER) invite you to join them for an engaging and interactive webinar focused on the new DMS policy, which goes into effect on January 25, 2023. In this webinar, you will learn about DMS policy expectations,…
Registration Open for NNLM Webinar “Inclusive Disaster Planning: Considering the Needs of People with Disabilities” (Tues., Sept. 27, 1:00-2:15 PM CDT)
(via Rebecca Brown, Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is now open for the NNLM webinar “Inclusive Disaster Planning: Considering the Needs of People with Disabilities”. It will take place on Tuesday, September 27, from 1:00 to 2:15 PM CDT. This class will offer 1.25 MLA CE, qualifies for CHES credit and is…
Next ACRL Science & Technology Section Book Club Discussion on Fri., Sept. 30, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT–Selection Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
(via Hannah Gascho Rempel, Oregon State University) Interested in joining the ACRL STS (Science & Technology Section) Book Club? Feel free to join us for our next book, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law, by Mary Roach. More information about the book is available on the author’s website. We will take a different approach with this book…
Call for Mentors and Mentees: ACRL Science & Technology Section Mentoring Program
(via Kirstin Duffin, Eastern Illinois University) Would you like to expand your views on a science technology librarianship? Are you a library student or new librarian with lots of questions, and looking to find some insight into the profession and hear more advice? Are you considering a career change switching to STEM librarianship or looking…
Registration Open for Southeastern Resource Sharing Conference (Oct. 13-14, Thurs.-Fri., in Nashville, TN)–Early-Bird Deadline Sat., Sept. 10; Registration for Pre-Conference Session Closes Wed., Aug. 10
(via Margaret Ellingson, Emory University) Join us for the second Southeastern Resource Sharing Conference! The Conference will take place from Thursday, October 13, to Friday, October 14, at the Scarritt Bennett Center in Nashville, TN. Meet colleagues from across the Southeast and discuss ways to strengthen regional resource sharing in all its aspects and among all types…