For those of you heading out to Chicago next week, don’t forget to cheer on your MLGSCA colleagues who are presenting papers and posters. Here are a few of the presentations/posters:
Section Program — The Bridge Is Out: Better Learn How to Swim–Coping with Budget Cuts–Creative Solutions in Lean Times
High Tech High Touch: Sharing Staff at a Distance
Sharon Dennis, Technology Coordinator; Claire Hamasu, Associate Director, NN/LM MidContinental Region, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Heidi Sandstrom, Associate Director, NN/LM Pacific Southwest Region; Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Section Program — Forging Connections to Emerging Research
Seven-year Tune Up: How One Library Reinvigorated Their Single Service Desk
Susan McGuinness, Pharmacy Librarian; Jeff Williams, Head, Collections and Access Services; Alice Witkowski, AHIP, Interim Director; Biomedical Library, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Section Program — Liaisons: Our Live Links to Users
Nursing Liaison Team: Making Connections Across the Education and Practice Spectrum
Cheryl A. Bartel, Research, Instruction, and Collection Services; Emily Brennan, Health and Life Sciences Librarian; Andrea Lynch, Instruction Coordinator; Rikke S. Ogawa, AHIP, Emergent Technologies Coordinator; Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Poster Session 1
Connecting Health Sciences Students with MEDLINE through OvidSP: A Comparison of the Basic Search and Advanced Ovid Search Modes
Eileen Eandi, Acting Associate Director, Educational and Research Services Division, Norris Medical Library, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Poster Session 2
Bridging the Gaps in Access: Merging Two Library Catalogs into One
Robin Sewell, Head, Systems; Mary Holcomb, Head, Collection Services; Joan B. Schlimgen, Assistant Director of Resources; Arizona Health Sciences Library, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Poster Presentation
Live Well at the Library: Mayo Clinic Arizona Boosts Health and Wellness for Employees Carol Ann Attwood, AHIP, Medical Librarian, Patient and Health Education Library; Kay E. Wellik, AHIP, Director; Library Services, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
Renovations Improve the Look and Functionality of Old Spaces
Janis F. Brown, AHIP, Associate Director, Systems and Information Technology, Norris Medical Library; William Clintworth, Director; Health Sciences Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Using Pretests and Posttests to Assess Database Searching Instruction
Danielle M. Carlock, AHIP, Reference and Instruction Librarian and Health and Life Science Specialist, Library at the Polytechnic Campus; Jonna Anderson, Clinical Assistant Professor; College of Nursing and Healthcare Innovation, Arizona State University, Mesa, AZ
If your and MLGSCA member and your paper or poster isn’t mentioned here, please forgive the blog editors and post your presentation information below in the comments.
See you in Chicago!