Inspired by Daniel Burnham’s Plan for Chicago, Municipal Pier No. 2, as Navy Pier was originally known, was built beginning in 1914 and opened to the public in 1916. It was designed to serve as a huge freight terminal to encourage lake shipping and as a gathering place for the people of Chicago, with an auditorium and an open-air promenade where citizens could attend carnivals or even free lectures given by the City’s Health Department. Lake shipping never took off as the city had hoped, and in 1927, to honor those who served in the U.S. Navy during World War I, Chicago changed the name of Municipal Pier No. 2 to Navy Pier.

In 1941, just months before America entered the war, the U.S. Navy transformed the Pier into a Naval Training School where about 60,000 men were trained. Pilots would fly from Glenview Naval Air Station and practice landing on air craft carriers by the Pier. Among them was future president, George H. W. Bush. In1946, the Navy turned control of the Pier over to the City of Chicago and the University of Illinois.

In 1944 Congress passed the “Servicemen’s Readjustment Act,” better known as the G.I. Bill, which offered subsidies for home purchases, business startup costs, hospitalization, and education. To meet the demand for education in Illinois, a new branch campus of the University of Illinois opened on Navy Pier on  October 21, 1946. The Chicago Undergraduate Division (or CUD) was born.

A permanent campus was created at Harrison and Halsted, named the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle (UICC) and opened in February 1965. In 1982, the Medical Center and Circle Campus consolidated to form what we know today as the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC).

For more information about the history of the University of Illinois at Chicago, please see History of the University of Illinois at Chicago: http://www.uic.edu/depts/uichistory/index.html.

Photo Credit: Chuckman’s Collecction (Chicago Postcards) Volume 4: Navy Pier MID-1960s http://chuckmancollectionvolume4.blogspot.com/2011/11/postcard-chicago-navy-pier-as.html

This 90-minute webcast provides an opportunity to learn about the publishing cycle of biomedical journals, both in print and online. The complexities of publishing in a world of rapidly changing delivery formats and devices will be explored including the publishing challenges and opportunities posed by each.

The presenter is John Tagler of the Association of American Publishers, Inc., with moderation by Jean Shipman, Director of the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library and the NN/LM MidContinental Region and Training Center.

Participants will gain knowledge of the various roles and responsibilities of different players in the scientific publishing chain and of the international aspects of bioscience communication. All participants will have a chance to engage in discussions with the presenters. Key topics to be covered include:

• The Current Biomedical Publishing Landscape
• The Publishing Process
• Publication Ethics
• Production & Delivery
• Practical Considerations
• The Road Ahead

Please register for the webcast at http://nnlm.gov/pnr/training/register.html?schedule_id=1475 There is a limit of 120 connections and site registrations (one connection for a conference room) are encouraged. Priority will be given to participants in the states served by the Pacific Northwest Region (AK, ID, MT, OR and WA) and the Greater Midwest Region (IL, IN, IA, KY, MI, MN, ND, OH, SD, WI). You will receive confirmation of your registration or notification of placement on a waitlist within several days. Webcast connection instructions will be provided upon confirmation of your registration.

If you have additional questions about the webcast, please contact Holly Burt in the GMR (haburt@uic.edu) and Nikki Dettmar in the PNR (snydern@uw.edu). We look forward to seeing you there!

ILLINOIS
Chicago, IL: University of Chicago, John Crerar Library (contact: Deb Werner)
Springfield, IL: Illinois State Library (Registration: http://www.librarylearning.info/events/?eventID=12631 )

INDIANA
Indianapolis, IN: Indiana University School of Medicine, Ruth Lilly Medical Library (contact: Elizabeth Whipple)

IOWA
Des Moines, IA: Des Moines University Library (contact: Joyce Lindstrom)
Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences (Contact: Janna Lawrence)

KENTUCKY
Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky, Medical Center Library (contact: Susan Foster-Harper or Rick Brewer) Site: WT Young Library Auditorium
Louisville, KY: University of Louisville, Kornhauser Health Sciences Library History Room 301, (contact: Nancy Utterback)

MICHIGAN
Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Taubman Health Sciences Library (contact: Jean Song)
Grand Rapids, MI: Saint Mary’s Health Care (contact: Brett Powers)

MINNESOTA
Minneapolis, MN: Allina Hospitals and Clinics (contact: Andrew Crow) Site: Allina Commons, New Ulm Classroom (#006), 2925 Chicago Ave. S.

NORTH DAKOTA
Fargo, ND: University of North Dakota Harley E. French Library of the Health Sciences (contact: Mary Markland) Site: UND Medical Education Center, Southeast Campus
Grand Forks, ND: University of North Dakota, Library of the Health Sciences (contact: Theresa Norton)

OHIO
Dayton, OH: Wright State University (contact: Bette Sydelko)
Rootstown, OH: Northeast Ohio Medical University (contact: Elaine Forsch)

SOUTH DAKOTA
Sioux Falls, SD: University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine, Wegner Health Science Information Center (contact: Molly Youngkin)
Vermillion, SD: University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine (contact: Barbara Harvey) Site: Freedom Forum Conference Room, Al Neuharth Media Center

WISCONSIN
Fond du Lac, WI: Mercy Medical Center – Affinity Health System (contact: Michele Matucheski) Site: Moraine Park Technical College
Milwaukee, WI: Medical College of Wisconsin Libraries (contact: Felicia Vastalo)

• Mary Blackwelder, Medical College of Wisconsin Todd Wehr Library, Milwaukee, WI
• Jane Blumenthal, University of Michigan Taubman Medical Library,Ann Arbor, MI
• Pam Bradigan, Ohio State University Prior Health Sciences Library, Columbus, OH
• Arlis Dittmer, Blessing Health System, Blessing Health Professions Library, Quincy, IL
• Liz Fine (MN), University of Minnesota Health Sciences Libraries, Minneapolis, MN
• Martha Hardy, Metropolitan State University Library Services, St. Paul, MN
• Heather Holmes, Summa Health System Medical Library, Akron, OH
• Matt Hoy (WI), Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire Library and AV Services, Eau Claire, WI
• Rhona S. Kelley (IL), Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Library, Springfield, IL
• Joyce Lindstrom (IA), Des Moines University Medical Library, Des Moines, IA
• Mike McGraw (OH), Case Western Reserve University Cleveland Health Sciences Library, Cleveland, OH
• Cody McSellers-McCray, Westside Health Authority, Chicago, IL
• Barbara Platts (MI), Munson Healthcare Library Services, Traverse City, MI
• Elizabeth Rowan (KY), Shriners Hospital for Children Library/Learning Resource Center, Lexington, KY
• Travis Schultz (ND), Medcenter One Health Library, Bismarck, ND
• James Shedlock, Northwestern University Galter Health Sciences Library, Chicago, IL
• Elaine Skopelja (IN), Indiana University School of Medicine Library, Indianapolis, IN
• Corey B. Smith PhD, Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board, Northern Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center, Rapid City, SD
• Janet Stith,University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center Library, Lexington, KY
• Molly Youngkin (SD), Wegner Health Science Information Center, Sioux Falls, SD

• To place greater emphasis on engaging hospital librarians in the work of the Network, including assistance with professional development and capacity building;
• To develop programs that assist health professionals with integrating health information technologies into their clinical practice and research endeavors;
• To increase the health literacy of the public by developing programs for librarians, health professionals, and community health advocates that enhance public access to trusted health information resources that are culturally and linguistically appropriate.