Apply now for the Ysabel Bertolucci MLA Annual Meeting Grant!
Posted on | September 15, 2015 | No Comments
The Ysabel Bertolucci MLA Annual Meeting Grant recognizes Ysabel Bertolucci’s exemplary career as a members of the Medical Library Association and her many contributions to its Sections, Chapters and Board. Endowed in 2014, the Bertolucci Grant recognizes a health sciences librarian who is involved in nursing, allied health, consumer health or international librarianship. The recipient receives a certificate at the Association’s annual meeting and a stipend of up to $1000 to be used for travel and conference- related expenses for attending the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting.
For further information on criteria for eligibility and submission, please see https://www.mlanet.org/grants/bertolucci.html. The deadline for application is Dec 1, 2015.
Apply now for MLGSCA Professional Development Award!
Posted on | September 1, 2015 | No Comments
Purpose:
To support professional development activities including attendance at classes, conferences and meetings;
To provide MLGSCA members with the opportunity to increase their competence in the theoretical, administrative and/or technical aspects of librarianship.
Eligibity:
The applicant must:
- Be a regular member of MLGSCA;
- Hold a graduate degree in library/information science;
- Be a practicing medical librarian with at least two years of professional experience;
- Be willing to write at least a 500 word summary on the event for the MLGSCA blog;
- Not have received this award in the past three years.
Consideration will be given to outstanding candidates who do not meet all of the eligibility criteria.
Specifics:
Awards range from $100 – $500.
More than one award may be granted in a year.
Awards Committee screens applications and recommends candidate(s) to the Advisory Council of MLGSCA which has authority to grant the award(s).
Applications:
- Print out theapplication form and complete it.
(A paper copy of the form is printed in the MLGSCA Directory) - A MS Word version of the formcan be filled out online and submitted as an attachment to the Committee Chair, Laura Stubblefield (see address on form).
- Forms are also available from the chair of the Awards Committee, or from the Secretary of MLGSCA.
- Deadline: September 15th
Free CE Opportunity: Advanced PubMed Tips, Tricks, and Tools
Posted on | August 28, 2015 | No Comments
The National Library of Medicine Training Center will be offering a free, online class called Advanced PubMed(r) Tips, Tricks, and Tools: MeSH.
The class is scheduled for Wednesday, September 30, 2015.
Follow this URL to register: http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/class_details.html?class_id=917
Class Description
This class covers several advanced concepts in the use of Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) for searching via PubMed. Topics include annual updates to MeSH, the effective use of subheadings, free floating subheadings, and examples of commonly confused terms. This course is intended for those with at least beginning knowledge of PubMed and MeSH.
The class is worth 1.5 hours of MLA CE credit.
Agenda
What happens when MeSH terms are updated?
Commonly Confused Concepts
Which Filters restrict to MEDLINE citations?
Use subheadings to build a search strategy Free Float a Subheading Commonly Confused Subheadings
Questions? Email the NTC: ntc@utah.edu
Job Posting: Director of National Library of Medicine (Bethesda, MD)
Posted on | August 28, 2015 | No Comments
The National Institutes of Health has issued an announcement seeking candidates for the Director of the National Library of Medicine. Review of applications will begin October 20. For complete details, visit this posting, http://www.jobs.nih.gov/vacancies/executive/nlm_director.htm.
Job Posting: Executive Director of Mayo Clinic Libraries (Rochester, MN)
Posted on | August 28, 2015 | No Comments
Mayo Clinic seeks an accomplished and visionary leader for the position of Executive Director of Mayo Clinic Libraries. Reporting to the Division Chair of the Department of Education Administration, the Executive Director serves as the leader of the multi- campus Mayo Clinic Libraries. The Executive Director will work with diverse professional staff and library stakeholders to collaboratively create the vision for the Mayo Clinic Libraries of the 21st century which will continue our excellence in clinical practice, education, and research. Expertise in introducing innovative and effective technology in library services and a record of empowering staff members through a commitment to open communication and consultative leadership is foundational to this role. A substantial record of professional contributions as a respected library profession leader is expected.
See link below for complete job description and qualifications
Job is based in Rochester, MN
http://www.mayoclinic.org/jobs
Job posting number: 56532BR
Job Posting: Associate Director (Charleston, SC)
Posted on | August 28, 2015 | No Comments
The Medical University of South Carolina Library seeks an experienced, energetic and self-motivated individual to fill the position of Associate Director. This senior position, which reports to the Director, will manage a diverse staff of librarians, technologists, and support staff in programs including reference, the learning commons, evidence-based medicine/practice, the library’s primary website and focused portals, and the integration of information resources into the electronic medical record. The ideal candidate will bring substantial academic health sciences library knowledge and experience to the position. Building on the foundation in place, the Associate Director will be able to vision and implement new service opportunities, utilizing staff talents, interests and expertise to the best advantage and strengthening the library’s value and connections to the institution and the people we serve.
Find a complete position description, information about the MUSC Library program, and instructions for applying at http://jobs.library.musc.edu
The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
For more information, Contact:
Ms. Shannon D. Jones, MLS, M.Ed, AHIP
Director of Libraries
Medical University of South Carolina Library Department of Library Science and Informatics
171 Ashley Avenue
Suite 300, MSC 403
Charleston, South Carolina 29425-4030
(843) 792-8839 | joneshan@musc.edu
Job Posting: Medical Librarian (Palm Springs, CA)
Posted on | August 11, 2015 | No Comments
Desert Regional Medical Center (DRMC) is an acute care hospital owned and operated by the Tenet Healthcare Corporation. We have one common goal at Tenet, and that is to provide excellent care to our patients. Through our extraordinary caregivers who come to work every day and save lives, deliver babies, and take care of people when they need it most! Tenet’s hospitals aim to provide the best possible care to every patient, with a clear focus on quality and service. Focusing on quality is how we build sustainable value and growth over the long-term.
DRMC has provided a full range of quality medical care to one of the world’s most famous resort areas since 1951. Our 387-bed acute tertiary-care facility is fully accredited by the Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency. We are located in Palm Springs, CA, historically renowned as a legendary celebrity getaway and resort community.
DRMC is actively recruiting to contract a full-time medical librarian for the day shift. The medical librarian has advanced knowledge of library science and medical library operations and manages the activities related to the support of departments and physicians requiring patient care information, continuing education and research at DRMC.
Position Requirements:
Required: Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Sufficient technical expertise in research and methodology and medical care to evaluate research materials and provide effective assistance to researchers.
Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in library science or equivalent. Minimum 5 years’ work experience in the field of library science.
Interested applicants need to apply at www.desertregional.com and click on “careers”.
For more information, contact Dora Miller at Dora.Miller@tenethealth.com.
Job Posting: Clinical Librarian (Louisville, KY)
Posted on | August 10, 2015 | No Comments
The University of Louisville (UofL) Korhauser Health Sciences Library invites applications from creative and self-motivated candidates for the position of clinical librarian. This outgoing individual will help the Library expand its clinical librarianship program. The library provides information and research support to the students, staff, and faculty of the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, and Public Health.
This is a full-time, tenure-track position reporting to the Assistant Director of the Kornhauser Health Sciences Library. Minimum salary is $42,000. The anticipated initial rank is Instructor or Assistant Professor. The entry rank and salary of the successful candidate are dependent on experience and qualifications.
Responsibilities
• Building collaborative relationships within clinical departments to support information literacy and evidence based practice
• Engaging with users in their preferred environments, typically outside the library
• Providing evidence-based healthcare teaching sessions
• Collaborating with clinical faculty, residents or students on journal clubs, seminars, systematic literature review projects, and other clinical forums
• Providing timely information as requested using current technology and resources
• Keeping students, faculty, and staff in touch with emerging technologies and electronic information tools in the field of medicine
• Participating in the development of the Kornhauser Health Sciences Library’s clinical library services program
• Supporting KentuckyOne Virtual Library services as needed.
• Participating in the management of the library
• Providing service at library information desk
• Engaging in scholarship and activity in appropriate professional organizations
Required Qualifications
• Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited program or international equivalent in library or information science
• Knowledgeable about biomedical and evidence based practice literature, research, and clinical tools
• Excellent presentation and relationship building skills
• Demonstrated ability to think and react quickly in a clinical environment
• Demonstrated ability to learn and use new technologies
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in multiple formats to diverse audiences
• Demonstrated evidence of initiative and flexibility with planning and problem-solving
• Demonstrated ability to work creatively, collaboratively and effectively as both a team member and independently
• Demonstrated commitment to health sciences librarianship
• Potential to meet promotion and tenure requirements
Applications should be submitted electronically at https://highereddecisions.com/uofl/current_vacancies.asp. Completed applications should include a current curriculum vitae, a letter of interest detailing your relevant experience, strengths and accomplishments, and the contact information for three references. The Search Committee will begin a confidential review of completed applications on September 8, 2015; the position is open until filled. Questions about the position or application process may be addressed to:
Vida M Vaughn
Assistant Director
Kornhauser Health Sciences Library
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY 40292
(502) 852-5763
vmvaug01@louisville.edu
Job Posting: Health Services Librarian (Long Beach, CA)
Posted on | July 28, 2015 | No Comments
California State University Long Beach, University Library seeks an enthusiastic, adaptable, and learner centered librarian to serve as a full-time temporary (September 1, 2015 – July 31, 2016) Health Services Librarian. This librarian is the primary liaison to the Nursing, Health Care Administration, Kinesiology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Food Science, Physical Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology, and Health Sciences Departments. Primary duties include developing, designing, and delivering information literacy classes, collection development, reference, and participation in library-wide initiatives and governance.
See full responsibilities, minimum qualifications, and instructions on how to apply: http://web.csulb.edu/library/jobs/summer2015-librarian.html
My Experience at MLA Austin
Posted on | July 24, 2015 | 2 Comments
Norma Layton
This year the MLGSCA professional scholarship award gave me the chance to experience firsthand the conference that is dedicated specifically for librarians in the Medical profession. I had heard many interesting stories and adventures from my mentor, Lisa Marks, and now I could fully take it in.
While not a new comer to Library conferences, I am a new comer to the Medical Library Association conference. And while not a new comer to Texas, I’m a new comer to Austin. As a newbie I also decided to get out there and give a first time talk at this conference as well.
Arrived in Austin on a muggy and raining Friday afternoon and checked in to the hotel that a fellow MLGSCA member, who I’d met at the Quint meeting in Denver, was gracious enough to let me share a room with her. Soon hunger got the best of me and I went in search of food. Luckily for us we had a good view of the convention center and restaurants. Texas is considered part of the south so I thought some good soul food was in order and I found it at Gus’s World Famous Hot & Spicy Fried Chicken.
Then I headed on over to the convention center to check in and check things out. After checking in, I ran into a fellow MLGSCA member Rikke Ogawa who was manning the MLA Toronto booth and later found out that my roomie, Sunny McGowan would be manning the MLGSCA chapter’s booth during her attendance to the conference. MLGSCA not only has active members at the Chapter level but also at national level.
Saturday morning was spent exploring a little of Austin, which included the capital building but with the weather so humid, we weren’t inspired to do too much site seeing and we rested up before heading on over to the Exhibit hall for the Grand Opening of the Conference.
If you’ve never been to one of these conference, don’t let the Exhibit (namely vendors) scare you off. One vendor partnered with a local massage therapy place and offered free massages. One vendor, I hadn’t seen in a while and I actually needed to talk to them about some new products. I’ve come to look at the exhibit hall as a giant candy shop for library services. They have lots of shiny products, of which most of our institutions can’t afford, but it’s fun to play with as long as you can put it back.
You will also run in to former colleagues, other professionals you have met at previous conferences, or classes or perhaps even a few fellow MLGSCA members. They are always welcoming, and if they know you’re a first timer, they will gladly give you all the tips on vendors.
Librarian conference? Isn’t that boring? That was the reaction I got when I told people what I was doing. But after attending a few of the vendor sponsored events, I can say that is not the case. Like I said vendors are your friends. However, I will say that Ovid had the best BBQ in town.
Now, to the real reason we attend our conference. While you can feel overwhelmed by what is offered, I thought it’d be best to attend the meeting for New Members and First-Time Attendees. I’ve always been fascinated with how libraries and librarians came about and in all the library school classes I’d taken, I had never once felt I had a lightbulb moment, but this light bulb came on during the 30 minute talk that Lucretia McClure gave. She not only talked about the evolution of the medical library but reminded us of the innovations that took place that got us to the place we are today which included embracing fellow colleagues.
I also enjoyed the plenary speeches, but my favorite, which I think most agree, was Mae Jamison. While her talk was a bit over my head, what I did take away was that librarians, who are facing many challenges in our profession need to be open to “impossibilities”, use existing knowledge in new ways, and more importantly contribute if the medical library is to be sustainable for the future. Don’t just accept but be willing to take risks.
A few of my fellow MLGSCA members came and supported me during my lightening talk, and I learned quite a few things and idea from the other speakers as well.
MLA was a great experience, and much more manageable than ALA, but it gives you a better chance to network with fellow medical librarians across the nation, make new friends, meet old colleagues, and let our librarian hair buns down for a bit.
If you are a first time MLGSCA member or a recent Library school graduate, do try to get to at least one MLA conference during your career. You will be inspired.
Thank you to the Awards Committee for giving me this opportunity.
Job Posting: Director for Research & Instruction (Stanford, CA)
Posted on | July 24, 2015 | No Comments
Stanford University invites applications for the Director for Research & Instruction position at Lane Medical Library. The detailed job description is available by visiting http://jobs.stanford.edu and searching for job # 67674.
Description
Stanford University is seeking a Librarian 4 to be responsible for the Research & Instruction department and program in the Lane Medical Library. Reporting to the Associate Dean for Knowledge Management, Director of Lane Medical Library & Knowledge Management Center in the School of Medicine, the Director for Research & Instruction is responsible for the strategic direction of research and instructional services, the knowledge navigation and information literacy skills program, and the departmental liaison program. This position includes responsibility for identifying innovative user-centered service initiatives, supervising a staff of 3 FTE, collaborating with programs across Stanford Medicine and liaisoning with libraries on campus.
The Director for Research & Instruction is a member of Lane Medical Library’s senior management team which has the responsibility to create the overall vision and guide the process of setting priorities, develop appropriate strategies in achieving objectives, enable successful outcomes through the best use of library assets including, staff, funds, collections, technology and facilities, and ensure world class knowledge-based services in support of the School ’s research, clinical and educational mission. As the primary liaison for Medical Education, the Director for Research & Instruction is responsible for overall services and planning of research and instructional services, including curriculum development in information literacy skills and technology planning that ensures excellence in research and knowledge navigation services.
Job Posting: Library Technician (Bethesda, MD)
Posted on | July 24, 2015 | No Comments
An announcement for a Library Technician, GS-1411-07/08, has been posted on USAJobs and will close on Monday, July 27, https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/396265600. The position is in the Collection Management Unit (CMU), Preservation and Collection Management Section (PCM) of NLM’s Library Operation’s Public Services Division (PSD). The incumbent will work closely with the CMU Head and will perform a variety of library collection maintenance activities as well as assist with Library Operation’s digitization projects.
For further information about the position, please contact Mary Kate Dugan, Head, Collection Management Unit at 301-435-7113 or duganm@mail.nlm.nih.gov, or NIH Human Resources specialist Douglas Bruno at 240-406-8230.