MLGSCA members receive MLA awards!
Posted on | June 28, 2011 | No Comments
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 Governmental Relations Award
J. Michael Homan
2010-11 Hospital Libraries Section Professional Development Award
April Aguinaga
Kathy Zeblisky
2010-11 Medical Library Education Section New Voices Paper Award
Katia G. Karadjova (2011 MLGSCA Student Scholarship recipient)
Congratulations!
Newbies: Heather Hershey
Posted on | June 21, 2011 | No Comments
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.
Heather has a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Art History from Arizona State University and a Master of Arts in Information Resources and Library Science from the University of Arizona.
Nominate a paraprofessional!
Posted on | June 17, 2011 | No Comments
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!
Posted on | June 14, 2011 | No Comments
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
Posted on | June 13, 2011 | No Comments
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: expansion of a systematic review. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2011;34(5):314-346.
Calling All Tweeters!
Posted on | June 10, 2011 | No Comments
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
Posted on | June 9, 2011 | No Comments
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. The free PDFs are available exclusively from the NAP’s website, and remain subject to copyright laws. PDF versions exist for the vast majority of NAP books. Exceptions include some books that were published before the advent of PDFs; books from the Joseph Henry Press imprint; and in cases where contractually prohibited, such as reference books in the Nutrient Requirements of Domestic Animals series.
Read more about this decision and availability from the National Academies press release.
Best Bytes: Collaboration tools to get the best from everyone
Posted on | June 6, 2011 | 1 Comment
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 present the best ideas from everyone.
Crocodoc is a free website made for gathering comments on visual materials. If you can display it on a computer screen, you can upload it to Crocodoc– it supports common file types like PPT, PDF, text, .doc, .xls, and .jpg, and if your native file type isn’t supported, you can upload a screenshot of your file. Each uploaded document receives a unique URL and can be password protected (free registration is required to use the password feature). Viewers of your document can edit text (underline, strikeout, add new text, highlight) and add boxes, comments, notes, and draw on the document. Each annotator’s comments and changes appear in different colors, making it easy to see individual contributions. This is especially useful for collaborating on graphic materials– make a poster or flyer, design a webpage, or perfect the layout of your newsletter. Crocodoc files can also be embedded into static webpages to add interactive functionality and gather comments from anonymous contributors.
Job Opening: Trainer/Curriculum and Content Specialist NTC
Posted on | May 11, 2011 | No Comments
I am delighted to pass on this job opportunity. All of you who have taken NLM PubMed classes either here at the RML or at other sites throughout the Region know what important work these trainers do. Please share this announcement with friends and colleagues who thrive in knowing the ins and outs of all things PubMed (plus other NLM databases).
Julie Kwan, Associate Director
NN/LM Pacific Southwest Region
Posting provided by Sharon Dennis, who is the new Assistant Director of the National Training Center.
The National Library of Medicine® Training Center (NTC) of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) at the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, invites applications and nominations for a Trainer/Curriculum and Content Specialist non-tenured research faculty position. The Trainer/Curriculum and Content Specialist is responsible for developing, supporting and teaching in-person and e-learning classes on NLM electronic resources throughout the United States.
Join an MLGSCA Committee
Posted on | May 10, 2011 | No Comments
Dear MLGSCA members:
It’s time to form the MLGSCA Committees for 2011-2012! Committees of MLGSCA are key to the organization. Without the dedication, interest, and hard work of our members, MLGSCA could not function like it does.
Please consider volunteering to serve on an MLGSCA committee. We need your talent and skills!
Please fill out the attached form and return to me by May 31st.
MLGSCA COMMITTEE INTEREST FORM 2011 rev
Thank you,
Rebecca Birr
MLGSCA President-elect 2010-2011
rebecca.birr@mihs.org
602/344-5197
ASU Nursing Dean Bernadette Melnyk recommended as new Dean of Nursing at Ohio State University
Posted on | May 10, 2011 | No Comments
The Arizona State University Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Dr. Bernadette Melnyk is being recommended as the new dean at the college of nursing at Ohio State University.
News from Stat!Ref
Posted on | May 6, 2011 | 1 Comment
McGraw Hill has decided to pull their publications from STAT!Ref, just as they did with Knovel. Also like Knovel, STAT!Ref has solicited several other publishers and societies to try to provide comparable content.
John Schwartz has left STAT!Ref to pursue another employment opportunity, and his final day with STAT!Ref was Friday, April 30th.
The regional sales representative with StatRef! responsible for the Southwestern USA is Debbie Balaguer.
Samantha Tucceri, is the NEW STAT!Ref Account Manager (Internal Customer Service & Customer Support representative). Sam is located at the STAT!Ref corporate office in Jackson, Wyoming. Prior to her promotion to the Account Manager position, Sam served as the Marketing Administration Coordinator as a member of the STAT!Ref Marketing Team.
Contact information is:
Debbie Balaguer, Regional Sales Director – Southwestern USA
dbalaguer@statref.com
Cell: 512-970-4700
Samantha Tucceri, Account Manager, Western Territory – UT, CA, HI, AZ, NV
stucceri@statref.com
Phone: 800-901-5494