Ysabel Bertolucci Annual Meeting Grant Fund
Posted on | April 8, 2014 | No Comments
The MLGSCA Advisory Council recently voted to donate $500 to the Ysabel Bertolucci Annual Meeting Grant Fund. This donation has already been made, and we received a nice thank you from Carla Funk and the MLA Board of Directors for the donation.
Ysabel was a valued and loved member of NCNMLG & many MLA Sections for many years and was actively involved in many of the MLGSCA/NCNMLG Joint Meetings. If you would personally like to contribute to this grant fund, you may do so online or by making a monetary donation at the Scholarship Booth while attending MLA and designating it for this fund. More information about this grant is available at http://scouncil.mlanet.org/blogs/news/ysabel-bertolucci-mla-annual-meeting-grant/.
MLA Seeks Applications for JMLA Editor
Posted on | April 3, 2014 | No Comments
Help shape the direction of and document advances in the health sciences library profession as JMLA editor. MLA’s peer-reviewed, scholarly journal seeks a new volunteer editor for a three-year term starting at the May 2014 annual meeting with responsibility for issues published in 2015-2017.
JMLA is the definitive source of information about the latest technologies, innovations, and research in the health information field. The editor provides leadership to a team of volunteer associate editors and editorial board members and peer reviewers to publish the best in health sciences library research and scholarship. JMLA and its predecessor publications have been published continuously since 1898. JMLA is published quarterly with online portions published in advance of full journal content.
JMLA is an open access journal with digital archives available on PubMed Central. Health information professionals depend on this valuable forum for current research and information about biomedical library management, technology, administration, and issues of importance to health sciences librarianship. Regular features include comment and opinion, book reviews, and electronic resources reviews. Headquarters staff assists the editor in the logistics of manuscript review and oversees all copy editing, production, and mailing functions.
View the full job description for details. Applications should be emailed to Elizabeth Lund by April 21. If you have questions, please contact Elizabeth Lund (312.419.9094 x23).
Message from President-Elect Kathleen Carlson
Posted on | March 31, 2014 | No Comments
Thank you all for placing your faith in me and the running of MLGSCA. I hope I can fulfill the expectations that you have in the chapter presidency. With the help of more than two hundred dedicated members MLGSCA continues to assist librarians and other, information professionals and to promote excellence in professional achievement and leadership. Our organization is dedicated to supporting health sciences research and patient care, and to enhance the quality of health care, education and research. MLGSCA is one of the 13 MLA chapters that make up the larger parent organization. MLGSCA can only be valuable if its members continue to volunteer their time, expertise and to contribute to the organization’s success. I understand that most MLGSCA members have positions in hospitals, universities and colleges and that is their primary focus, but I call on MLGSCA’s silent majority, and those new to the profession, to volunteer as chair persons, to work on committees and workgroups, and to continue to make MLGSCA a strong chapter. I look forward to working with you in the upcoming months. Please do not hesitate to contact me via email kncarlso@email.arizona.edu if any concerns or ideas that you may have.
*Note for clarification: Kathleen Carlson is the current President-Elect. The current election for President-Elect is for the upcoming 2014-2015 term, when Kathleen will be President of MLGSCA.
Professional Development Awards
Posted on | March 26, 2014 | No Comments
Congratulations to those awarded a Professional Development Award at yesterday’s spring Business Meeting! Each award was for $500.
- Mary White: tuition for Supporting Clinical Care: An Institute in EBP for Medical Librarians
- Sue Espe: to help cover classes/expenses at MLA 2014
- Megan Rosenbloom: research on death from a history of medicine perspective for a forthcoming book, plus a keynote speaking engagement at Death Salon UK
- Hella Bluhm-Stieber: attendance at Quint Meeting in October 2014 in Denver
The Awards Committee would like to thank all applicants for an excellent group of submissions. The deadline for the next round of Professional Development Awards is September 15, 2014, so start thinking about your applications!
Job opportunity – Information Services Coordinator (Pomona, CA)
Posted on | March 25, 2014 | No Comments
Information Services Coordinator
Full-time
Under the direction of the Associate Director of Information Services, catalogs books, serials, media, and maintains the electronic resources collection.
Education: Bachelor’s degree or any combination of education and/or experience equivalent to a bachelor’s degree with emphasis in biological science and any combination of education, training or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Experience: Two – three years cataloging experience using Library of Congress/NLM classification.
Preferred Qualifications: Master of Library and Information Science degree preferred. Knowledge of medical terminology, human anatomy, and body systems is desirable. Experience with SirsiDynix ILS is preferred.
Open until filled.
View complete job description: https://jobs.westernu.edu/postings/2022
Outstanding Paraprofessional of the Year
Posted on | March 10, 2014 | No Comments
Rosemarie Murray (Left), Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery Library Specialist for Cedars-Sinai Medical Library, is our Outstanding Paraprofessional of the Year for 2013. Her manager Janet Hobbs nominated her for her excellent services to her customers. Recentl,y the library added a new service involving podcasting. Its success is due largely to Rosemarie, who assists in the cataloging, copyright, and overall process. Her manager stated, “Rosie is professionally curious and always has ideas for improvement, either in time or cost savings.” The MLGSCA Awards Committee would like to congratulate Rosemarie in all her achievements and for being our Outstanding Paraprofessional for the Year!
Spring business meeting
Posted on | March 10, 2014 | No Comments
Please join us for our Spring Business Meeting on March 25th, 9:30am – 12:30pm! It is likely we will finish early
A webex will be set up for individuals who would like to call in to the meeting. The webex information will be distributed on March 17th.
You are also welcome to join us in person at:
Kaiser Permanente Medical Offices, conference room 2F
12254 Bellflower Blvd.
Downey, CA 90242
Please contact Mary.E.White@kp.org to RSVP and for a map of the available parking lots.
We have not yet found a location in Arizona to host the meeting, so please let us know if you have a room available.
Last chance to renew MLGSCA membership!
Posted on | February 27, 2014 | No Comments
The 2014 MLGSCA membership renewal registration is now open! Please renew online at http://bit.ly/1aalwbA.
Benefits for maintaining your MLGSCA membership include:
- Announcements on job postings, networking opportunities, professional and social events, and more through the MLGSCA Listserv
- Discounted registration rates for continuing education courses, as well as the Annual Joint Meetings
- The MLGSCA Member Directory – updated annually
- Free access to MLGSCA’s SurveyMonkey subscription
- MLGSCA scholarship, grants, and awards
- Mentor/mentee program
- Opportunity to serve as an elected official or volunteer on committee(s)
- Eligibility to vote in the upcoming MLGSCA Advisory Council election. Must renew by March 1, 2014!
- Regional affiliation with the Medical Library Association
Electronic payment is preferred, but if paying by check, please complete the entire registration form online and mail the printed confirmation page along with payment to Janet L. Hobbs, MLGSCA Treasurer.
Janet L. Hobbs, MLGSCA Treasurer
Cedars-Sinai Medical Library
8700 Beverly Boulevard South Tower, 2815
Los Angeles, CA 90048
If you have any questions regarding your MLGSCA membership, please contact the Membership Co-chairs:
Sunny Sritongsook, MLIS, AHIP
Medical Librarian
Scripps Mercy Hospital
(619) 260-7024
sritongsook.sunny@scrippshealth.org
Lori Tagawa
Community Outreach Coordinator
NN/LM Pacific Southwest Region
(310) 794-6572
ltagawa@library.ucla.edu
Nominating Committee Seeks Candidates
Posted on | February 18, 2014 | No Comments
The Nominating Committee is looking for eligible candidates for the 2014 election.
Although we have ideas about candidates, we would like to hear from you – either through self-nomination or sharing a member’s name for possible inclusion on the upcoming ballot.
This year we are seeking:
- President-Elect/Continuing Education & Program Chair – Three (3) year term (President-Elect, President, Immediate Past-President)
- Secretary – One (1) year term
- MLGSCA Nominating Committee – Two year term
In addition to the above elected positions, the Nominating Committee will also be looking for MLGSCA’s nominee for the MLA Nominating Committee.
Contact us directly or via e-mail with the subject line: Nominating.
Thank you,
MLGSCA 2013-2014 Nominating Committee
Patient Experience and Engagement Symposium at MLA ’14
Posted on | February 18, 2014 | No Comments
Saturday, May 17th, 2014, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Cost: $200.00 (nonmember, $380)
MLA CE Contact Hours: 4
Libraries and librarians have long been providing services and health information to patients and their families in the healthcare setting and in the community. With health care reform and the complexity of the entire health care system increasing, the move toward patient-centered care has reached the consciousness of almost every health care professional and institution.
The Patient Experience and Engagement: Improving Patient Centered Care One Person at a Time Symposium is designed for librarians and other information professionals working with patients, case managers, consumers and librarians on clinical care and health education teams.
Through this symposium participants will gain a better knowledge of the many definitions of patient engagement and discuss and explore new and existing methods of how to connect the public and providers with quality health information resources and tools, including the Patient Engagement Framework.
This half day long symposium will consist of:
- Keynote speaker, Stephen Wilkins, author of the blog Mind the Gap, which discusses evidence-based insights on how physicians and patients communicate and engage with each other.
- A panel of invited speakers who will provide their perspectives based on the role they play in their institutions or through their own experiences as patients. Panel speakers include T. Scott Pulchack, Associate Professor and Director, Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Ruti Volk, a patient education librarian, and Judy C. Stribling, Assistant Librarian at Weill Cornell Medical College and Manager of the Myra Mahon Patient Resource Center (MMPRC).
- Small breakout sessions to discuss different patient engagement strategies introduced in the Symposium and those shared by the symposium participants.
Click here<http://mla2014symposium.libguides.com/patientengagement> for additional information.
Nominate a Colleague – STAT!
Posted on | February 13, 2014 | No Comments
The Louise Darling Award deadline is coming up on February 15!
There are currently no nominations, so please nominate an awesome colleague who:
- Contributed significantly to the advancement of health sciences librarianship through service, publications, presentations, or projects
- Is a current MLGSCA member and has been a member for at least 2 years
Please submit your nomination forms by February 15.
Save the Date: QuintEssential 2014
Posted on | February 5, 2014 | No Comments
Save the date!
Quintessential 2014: Convergence & Collaboration Sunday, October 12 – Thursday, October 16, 2014 Denver Marriott Tech Center, Denver, Colorado. The convergence of five local MLA chapters (Midcontinental, Southern California/Arizona, Northern California/Nevada, Pacific Northwest, and South Central) promises to be something special.
Visit the website at: http://quint2014.mlanet.org
Program outline, location information and hotel registration links are now available on the website. Check back often for more information and updates.
*** Coming soon ***
Check out the blog tab later this Spring. There will be a series of trivia questions and the grand prize will be a CE class of the winner’s choice!
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