Hot Off the Press
Posted on | May 6, 2011 | 1 Comment
The Medical Library Association’s Master Guide to Authoritative Information Resources in the Health Sciences, Edited by Laurie L. Thompson .
MLGSCA member Kathy Zeblisky, Phoenix Children’s Hospital wrote sections on:
10.13. Pediatrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
10.13.1. Neonatology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
10.13.2. Perinatology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
The book is intended for both experienced practitioners and those new to the field. This unique guide will be an indispensable tool for librarians who must differentiate among the many choices of medical resources.
The book will be available at MLA booth #323 Neal Schuman or the publisher’s website.
ISBN: 9781555707194
Published: 2011
8.5 x 11 | 450 pp. | $295.00
Job Opening
Posted on | May 3, 2011 | No Comments
The Graff Library at City of Hope is recruiting for a clinical librarian to support evidence-based practice and effective clinical decision-making. City of Hope is a leading research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening diseases; it includes a clinical research hospital, basic science research institute, and graduate school offering PhDs in the biological sciences. This position would be a good fit for someone with experience in either a hospital or academic health sciences library.
Please visit the City of Hope website for more information about the position and City of Hope, including application instructions. If you have questions about the position or the library, please contact me. Also, I will be attending MLA and would be glad to meet informally with potential candidates at the conference.
Janet Crum, MLS, AHIP | Director, Library Services
jcrum@coh.org | 626-256-4673 extension 68614
Lee Graff Medical and Scientific Library
City of Hope | 1500 E. Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010-3000
UCLA awarded NN/LM Services contract for Pacific Southwest Region
Posted on | May 2, 2011 | No Comments
Submitted by Julie Kwan, Associate Director, NN/LM Pacific Southwest Region
Colleagues –
I am delighted to tell you that NLM has awarded the UCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library the NN/LM Services contract for the Pacific Southwest Region! The announcement was officially posted on the NLM web site late on Friday, April 30, 2011.
We plan to tell you about the details of the new contract very soon – and we look forward to working with all of you!
Here is the text of the press release.
Best Bytes: Using Instapaper with the Kindle
Posted on | May 2, 2011 | No Comments
Submitted by Nancy Stimson, University of California San Diego
Kindle owners are a loyal bunch who often prefer reading everything they can on the Kindle. Those of you who are Kindlephiles may be glad to learn that in addition to books, magazines and newspapers, you can also read saved web content on the Kindle.
A tool called Instapaper allows you to save web content (e.g., lengthy news articles, blog entries, or other web text) and read it later at your leisure – whether or not you have wireless access (e.g., on the bus, in a hammock, poolside). You can even save long email messages. PDFs, however, can be saved to Instapaper but can not be read on the Kindle. Instapaper is available on a variety of devices (e.g., computer, iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, and Kindle).
Congratulations Melissa Just
Posted on | April 28, 2011 | 1 Comment
Congratulations to Melissa Just, Director, Biomedical & Medical Center Libraries at the University of California San Diego. Melissa’s name will be included in the upcoming MLA election as the MLGSCA Nominee to the MLA Nominating Committee.
Melissa will join the following Chapter Council representatives:
- Jane Bridges – Southern Chapter
- Sherrilynne Fuller – Pacific Northwest Chapter
- Ana Cleveland – South Central Chapter
- Marcus Banks – Northern California and Nevada Medical Library Group
- Diana Cunningham – Upstate New York and Ontario Chapter
National Action Plan Virtual Meeting, Wednesday, May 4
Posted on | April 25, 2011 | No Comments
by Siobhan Champ-Blackwell – National Action Plan Virtual Meeting
The Institute for Healthcare Advancement (IHA) is holding a special pre-conference session on Wednesday, May 4, from noon to 1:30 pm Pacific Daylight Time on the National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy. This live interactive social media session can be accessed from your computer in the following ways on the day of the event:
- LIVE VIDEO If you cannot attend the conference, watch the session live. About a half-hour before the chat, and click on the link to the UStream live video. (Note: This link will NOT be up or working until just before the session)
- DISCUSSION BOARD: If you’re watching the live online video, click on the discussion board tab to the right and log in. You can post message about your work and respond to other’s posts. Read more
MedlinePlus makes appearance at AZ Science and Engineering Fair
Posted on | April 22, 2011 | No Comments
On April 12th more than 1400 K-12 students from across Arizona descended on the Phoenix Convention Center for the annual Arizona Science and Engineering Fair.
Yamila El-Khayat, Outreach Librarian, University of Arizona Tucson and I used an iPad to show students how easy it was to search for easy to understand medical and health information using the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health Medlineplus website . We encouraged the students to use the website to help them with their future science projects and papers and to continue to use the website to find videos, cool tools, games, interaction between drugs and herbal supplements and health topics. We also let them know that Medlineplus was available in English as well as Spanish and other languages. We were also given access to the judging areas where posters and projects were on display and were able to target high school students interested in pursuing health care professions after graduation.
We hope to continue this outreach to Arizona’s students interested in the health sciences. and also made very important contacts with the Arizona Science Teachers Association a chapter of the National Science Teachers Association.
Professional Development Award Winners !
Posted on | April 21, 2011 | No Comments
By Laura Stubblefield, Chair MLGSCA Awards Committee
MLGSCA provides monetary assistance to members who wish to update an old skill, add new skills or develop leadership skills.
The Awards committee is proud to announce that we were able to provide two awards this spring: Elisa Cortez (NLM Disaster Information Outreach Symposium and the 2011 ACRL meeting) and Erica Bass (Evidence-based Medicine Class by Connie Schardt to be held at MLA’s annual meeting).
Thanks to all who submitted and our next Professional Development Deadline is Sept 15. Applications can be found at the MLGSCA website.
Accepting Nominations for Paraprofessional of the Year Award
Posted on | April 21, 2011 | No Comments
By Laura Stubblefield, Chair MLGSCA Awards Committee
Consider submitting your high achieving library paraprofessional for the MLGSCA Outstanding Health Sciences Paraprofessional of the Year Award. Applicant, who is currently working in a health sciences library, is recognized for their critical role and important contributions to the development and evolution of modern health sciences libraries and librarianship.
Deadline for submission is July 1st.
Nominations can be made by any MLGSCA member to the Awards Committee chair. The nominee need NOT be a member of MLGSCA. Information and the nomination form can be found on the MLGSCA web site. Thank you.
Southern California SLA Conference, May 6th
Posted on | April 20, 2011 | No Comments
Find out how you can become Future Ready at the 2011 Southern California Chapter Special Library Association Professional Development Day Friday, May 6, 2011 – 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Boeing – 5301 Bolsa Ave – Building 28 Theater – Huntington Beach, CA.
We have a terrific line up of speakers to get you and your organization “Future Ready”… The day’s moderator will be Christian Gray, Business Development Specialist at Reprints Desk.
We will kick-off the day with 3 panelists:
1. Britt Foster, MLIS Student, Class of 2011, UCLA Title: The 2.0 Toolbox: Choosing the Right Web 2.0 Applications to Get the Job Done.
Thank you
Posted on | April 11, 2011 | No Comments
Dear Friends and Colleagues –
Receiving the Louise Darling MLGSCA Achievement Award this past Friday was both humbling and overwhelming! Those of you who know me know I am not often rendered speechless!!!
To be recognized by one’s peers is an honor, but the real reward is what MLGSCA has given me: personal and professional growth and satisfaction, and the opportunity to meet and work with the most fantastic group of people, many of whom have become close friends.
Thank you so much for including me in the list of such esteemed award recipients. It has truly been an honor and privilege to be part of MLGSCA.
My heartfelt thanks –
Ellen
Louise Darling Award Winner
Posted on | April 11, 2011 | No Comments
Ellen Aaronson (left) is the newest recipient of the Louise Darling Award. Ellen’s work on behalf of the MLGSCA chapter as president, treasurer, and finance chair as well as quad chair for the 2010 Joint Meeting in Glendale, Arizona makes her a great candidate for the award. Ellen also was involved in the selection of the new electronic registration system for membership, CE registration, and conference registration with our new vendor Cvent.
She also has contributed to the field of health sciences librarianship while working for Library Associates assessing resource needs for individual libraries and the communities they serve.
Currently Ellen is serving on the Emergency Preparedness and Response Advisory Committee through the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Southwest Region.
Congratulations Ellen !