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Latest NN/LM – Greater Midwest Region Funding Opportunities Now Posted
March 5, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Molly Olmstead, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region)  The GMR’s funding opportunities for the May 2017 – April 2018 fiscal year are now available on our funding page. The GMR will begin …
Register Now for CARLI Resource Sharing Open Houses
March 5, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Lorna Engels, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) Please share with anyone in your institution who may be interested. Thursday, April 6, 2017 9:30am to 3:30pm Resource Sharing Open house at University of Illinois, Chicago,…
CARLI Holding Informational Webinar for Committee Volunteers on March 8
March 5, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Lorna Engels, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) Have you ever considered volunteering for a CARLI committee? Not sure what all is involved? If so, please plan to join us on Wednesday, March 8, from 10:30−11:00…
Apply for MLA 2017 “Free Lunch” Award
March 5, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Nicole Theis-Mahon, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities) Are you attending MLA’s 2017 Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA? If you are a member of the Midwest Chapter/MLA here is your chance to get a Free Lunch and have a lively discus…
Survey to Identify Libraries Directly Serving Patrons with Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias
March 5, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Mary Beth Reidner, Chair of the Alzheimer’s and Related Interest Group) In 2015, the Alzheimer’s and Related Interest Group (IGARD) of the ASCLA division of ALA conducted its first National Survey of Current Practices (Exce…
ILA Intellectual Freedom Committee Seeks Information on Collection-Development Practices
March 5, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(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 f…
Loyola University Chicago Hosting “Finding Grey Lit for Systematic Reviews” Webinar on March 22
March 5, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Jeanne Sadlik, Loyola University Chicago)  Thanks to GMR funding, Loyola Health Sciences Library will host the March 22, 2017, MLA webinar on finding for grey literature in the systematic review search.  Please share wit…
“Healthy Aging at Your Library” Webinar at 2:00 PM on March 2
March 2, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Molly Olmstead, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) Join Community Engagement and Outreach Specialist Bobbi Newman for an informative webinar “Healthy Aging as Your Library: Connecting Older Adults to …
“Setting Up New Data Alerts with MyNCBI” Webinar on March 1
February 28, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via Elizabeth Kiscaden, Associate Director for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The next NCBI Minute webinar, “Setting Up New Data Alerts with MyNCBI”, will take place from 11:0…
Hensley Presenting in February 28 ACRL SLILC Forum: Global Perspectives on Information Literacy
February 26, 2017 - Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)
(via the Association of College and Research Libraries) The ACRL Student Learning and Information Literacy Committee (SLILC) is excited to announce the first in a series of programming and events related to the forthcoming white paper, Global Pe…
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