President’s Column: Hard to Believe
By Eileen Wakiji, MLGSCA President 2010-2011 It was almost twelve months ago that I was pondering what to write about for The Link as my MLGSCA President term started. Need I say “My, how time flies.” At the recent June 3rd Advisory Council (AC) Transition Meeting, many items were discussed but of particular interest to […]
MLGSCA members receive MLA awards!
Contributed by Eileen Wakiji In addition to MLGSCA receiving the 2011 Majors/MLA Chapter Project of the Year Award (sponsored by J. A. Majors), the following MLGSCA members received awards at the MLA 2011 conference: MLA Rising Star Robert (Bob) Johnson Virgina L. and William K. Beatty Volunteer Service Award Kay E. Wellick Carla J. Funk […]
Newbies: Heather Hershey
Heather Hershey is a new Medical Librarian at Banner Good Samaritan Health Sciences Library in Phoenix. Heather has worked in a variety of library environments over the past seven years. Most recently she served as Library Director for Carrington College in Mesa, AZ and as the library director of the Ettrick Public Library in Wisconsin. […]
Nominate a paraprofessional!
Contributed by Laura Stubblefield, MLGSCA Awards Chair Have you considered honoring your high achieving paraprofessional? Once a year, MLGSCA gives out the “Outstanding Health Sciences Library Paraprofessional of the Year Award.” Get the nomination form, complete it, and mail or email to Laura Stubblefield, MLGSCA Awards Chair.
Share your news on the MLGSCA blog!
Do ever wonder how all those other members have news of their accomplishments published on the MLGSCA blog? Any member can send material to the blog committee chair, Amy Chatfield, at amychatf@usc.edu for posting. Material we post includes notifications of new jobs, honors, grants, and awards, and publications and presentations created by MLGSCA members.
Hot off the Press
MLGSCA member Marian A. Hicks collaborated on a shoulder systematic review study and contributed to an article published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics in June 2011. Congratulations, Marian! The full citation: Brantingham JW, Cassa T, Bonnefin D, Jensen M, Globe G, Hicks M, Korporaal C. Manipulative therapy for shoulder pain and disorders: […]
Calling All Tweeters!
Do you tweet on Twitter? If you do have a Twitter account, please consider following @MLGSCA. We are seeking to connect our medical library community for sharing cool tools, memes and anecdotes. Follow you back!
Free PDF books from National Academies Press
As of June 2, 2011, all PDF versions of books published by the National Academies Press will be downloadable to anyone free of charge. This includes a current catalog of more than 4,000 books plus future reports produced by the Press. Printed books will continue to be available for purchase through the NAP website and traditional channels. […]
Best Bytes: Collaboration tools to get the best from everyone
Submitted by Amy Chatfield, University of Southern California Coordinating schedules has never been harder, but collaboration is required in our jobs and our professional relationships, and sometimes just for fun. These free online tools make it easier to work with people across town or across time zones and gather, collate, and […]