Newbies: Lisa Federer
Meet Lisa Federer. I am an MLIS candidate at UCLA. I currently work as a Public Service Assistant at the UCLA Biomedical Library and have recently completed an internship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. I’m interested in electronic health records, clinical medical librarianship, and translational medicine. When I’m not doing library things, you might find me surfing, baking treats, or just […]
Newbies: Kathy Elliot
Greetings from Kathy Elliott! I’m a full-time student in my second semester in the online MLIS program at San Jose State University. This is my third career adventure. After earning an M.S. in biological sciences, I taught high school biology for two years and then worked for more than 20 years as a molecular biologist, […]
MLGSCA Student Scholarships
Medical/Health Sciences Library School Students! By Laura Stubblefield, Chair of MLGSCA Awards Committee Each year, MLGSCA awards scholarships to library students from Arizona & Southern California. Three scholarships of $1000 are awarded annually to excellent library/information science students! In addition, one scholarship of $1000 is awarded to a Library Paraprofessional student. All four successful individuals […]
President’s Column – Message from Incoming President
By Eileen Wakiji, California State University, Long Beach, MLGSCA President Happy New Year!* A new year has begun and the Advisory Council (AC) is already in motion to accomplish some things, engaging MLGSCA’s Financial Advisor to conduct a financial review and discussing the future of Joint Meetings. MLGSCA’s membership is based on a calendar year (January […]
Newbies: Kathleen Shepler
Meet Kathleen Shepler. I’ve been at the Health Sciences Library at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ for 20 years. My life has multiple connections with Good Sam. Until my father’s death here in 1978, it wasn’t unusual for me to join him when he made pastoral calls here. A decade later I […]
Professional Development Awards
By Laura Stubblefield, Chair of MLGSCA Awards Committee Are you looking to improve your skills, update yourself, or take a leadership development course? The MLGSCA offers financial assistance in the amounts of $100 to $500 through Professional Development Awards. The awards can be used for attending courses, meetings, travel expenses, conferences or other educational activities […]
Calling all MLGSCA members!
Are you a “newbie” wanting to get your foot in the door of the Southern California /AZ Health Sciences Libraries scene? Or a “veteran” willing to share your wealth of knowledge? Maybe you’re a mid-career professional in a special niche or especially inclined toward giving back to the profession! Please consider participating in MLGSCA’s Mentoring Program. MLGSCA […]
Newbies: Janet Crum
Janet Crum is Director of Library Services at City of Hope in Duarte, a position she has held since May of this year. Before that, she was at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, where she held a variety of positions in systems and management for 14 years. Janet lives in Glendora, CA with her […]
Calling All Writers !
Submited by Rikke Ogawa, Emergent Technologies Coordinator, UCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library The MLA Books Panel is always looking for publication topics and proposals from the members of the Medical Library Association. The MLA Books Panel wants to provide the texts that enhance the knowledge and skills of librarians. The submission problem for the […]
MAC/MLA Annual Meeting: Save the Date – Oct. 13-15, 2010 !
By Beverly Murphy, Duke University A New Vision for Health Sciences Libraries October 13-15, Chapel Hill, NC Online Registration To register for the 2010 meeting in Chapel Hill, NC, connect to the conference Website click here. Register by the August 27th deadline and save $50 ! E-Science Symposium If you are registering for the meeting […]
3rd Annual I Love My Librarian Award
I Love My Librarian Award Home | About | Promotional Tools for Librarians | 2008 Winners | 2009 Winners Nominate your librarian for the third year of the Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award! Nominations for 2010 stay open through September 20. Nominate a librarian in a: School Library Public […]
Best Bytes: Screenr
Technology: Screenr Submitted by Kathleen Carlson, MLGSCA Link Chair This is the inaugural column called Best Bytes. This blog feature will look at the latest technology and software that MLGSCA members are using and/or talking about. I am going to introduce you to a screen video capture program called Screenr. The parent company is Articulate […]