UNYOC Annual Meeting registration is now available from our website. Also check out our Continuing Education offering for 2020. More information on our CE is coming soon! …read more
Category: Member News
UNYOC Professional Development Blog Post – Tami Hartzell
(The following is a blog post from Tami Hartzell, MLS, one of the 2019 winners of the UNYOC Professional Development award). Thanks to UNYOC, and the UNYOC/MLA Professional Development Grant for allowing me to attend “Transforming Healthcare Through Evidence-based Practice, the National Summit”. The Summit was presented by the Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute …read more
UNYOC Professional Development Blog Post – Liz Grace
(The following is a blog post from Liz Grace, MLIS, one of the 2019 winners of the UNYOC Professional Development Award). As a newly-appointed Head of Collections in an academic health sciences library, I am constantly seeking new educational opportunities. Attending the Charleston Library Conference: Issues in Book and Serial Acquisitions in Charleston, South Carolina …read more
IDEAL Conference Reflection
(The following is a blog post from Twanna Hodge, MLIS, one of the 2019 winners of the UNYOC Professional Development Award) On August 6 and 7 2019, the Ohio State University Libraries, the Association of Research Libraries, and the Association of College and Research Libraries hosted IDEAL ’19: Advancing Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in …read more
MLA ’19: A Refreshed and Renewed Recap
(The following is a blog post from Rachel Becker, MLIS, one of the 2019 winners of the UNYOC Professional Development Award). Maybe someday I’ll be jaded about attending MLA, but after my 3rd annual meeting I can confidently say I’m not there yet! Thanks to UNYOC’s Professional Development Award, I got another chance to spend …read more
First-time Attendance at MLA
(The following is a blog post from Darcey Mulligan, MLIS, one of the 2019 winners of the UNYOC Professional Development Award). As an early career librarian, my attendance at the annual MLA conference in Chicago was a whirlwind. I am so glad that I was able to attend and experience what so many others have …read more
Breakfast of Champions
Though I am late in submitting this report, my tardiness is not a reflection of my gratefulness to UNYOC for granting me the funding to attend the chapter’s 2018 annual conference in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. Conscious of the fact that the winter season has already inched well into February, moving me another month past this event …read more
UNYOC Professional Development Award Blog Post – Suzanne McCormack
UNYOC Professional Development Award winner Suzanne McCormack talks about her experience at the CHLA/ABSC 2018 in St. John’s, Newfoundland below. Introverts of the world, unite! or, go off and do your own thing… Thanks to UNYOC’s professional development award, I was able to attend my first-ever library conference, CHLA/ABSC 2018 in St. John’s, Newfoundland. As …read more
UNYOC Professional Development Award Blog Post – Olivia Tsistinas
UNYOC Professional Development Award winner Olivia Tsistinas talks about her experience at the MLA Annual Meeting in Atlanta below. Thank you for supporting my first MLA through the UNYOC Professional Development Grant. I learned so much while being immersed in the knowledge of my fellow medical librarians, and I’m excited to share that with you! …read more
Membership Renewal
As we begin a new year, UNYOC Membership Co-Chairs Elizabeth Stellrecht and Rita Ferri invite you to renew your UNYOC membership for 2018. Membership is based on the calendar year, January 1st through December 31st. Membership benefits include: Opportunity to apply for one of our professional development scholarships sponsored by the chapter; Continuing education courses; …read more